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With Gardner Minshew suffering a season-ending injury during Sunday’s loss to the Broncos, Las Vegas is going to turn back to Aidan O’Connell.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Raiders are preparing to start O’Connell against the Chiefs on Friday afternoon.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

We reported Monday that Raider beat reporters were saying O'Connell would play in this week's Black Friday game against the Chiefs. O’Connell replaced Minshew in the starting lineup in Week 6, but suffered a broken thumb in the loss to the Rams in Week 7. O’Connell had been sidelined ever since, but Las Vegas opened his 21-day practice window on Monday, the story said.

Can confirm that Raiders QB Gardner Minshew has a broken collarbone and is done for the season. Tashan Reed and I expect Aidan O'Connell to be back for Friday's game against the Chiefs.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

O'Connell can come off the IR with his thumb issue and the timing works out pretty well for the Raiders if this is true. We'll wait for the team to make an official announcement, but Tafur is pretty dialed in on everything Raiders, so it looks like O'Connell will be back under center. It's a special Black Friday game against the Chiefs.

Raiders RBs Alexander Mattison (ankle) and Zamir White (quad) will also be OUT vs Broncos. "[Ameer] Abdullah will be the starter," said LV coach Antonio Pierce

Related Players: Dylan Laube, Sincere McCormick

This is a stay-away situation for any manager who isn't *deeply* desperate this week, as the Raiders play a very good Broncos defense. Ameer Abdullah is an RB3 at best in Week 12.

The Raiders made a big change to their offense when they fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy last week, but they aren’t planning any big moves this week.

Head coach Antonio Pierce said at his Monday press conference that Gardner Minshew will remain the team’s starting quarterback against the Broncos in Week 12. Minshew was 30-of-43 for 282 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Sunday’s 34-19 loss to the Dolphins.

Related players: Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell

Pierce said he thought the passing offense was “more efficient” and “more crisp” in Scott Turner’s first week calling the offensive plays, the story said. He added that Minshew did a “good job of managing” the offense and keeping the ball out of harm’s way before being picked off while trying to push for a comeback late in the fourth quarter, the story added. O'Connell won't come off the IR for another week but could very well jump back into the starting role once he's ready to go.

Forgotten moment from yesterday in the aftermath of the worst loss in franchise history: Jaguars WR Gabe Davis left the locker room on crutches with his left leg in a brace. Suffered a knee injury during the game against Lions.

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr., Christian Kirk, Parker Washington, Austin Trammell, Tim Jones, Elijah Cooks, Devin Duvernay

UPDATE: It's been reported Davis has a torn meniscus. It hasn't yet been determined if Davis will need a trim or a full repair, according to reports. Pro Football Talk reports Davis would be done for the season needing a full repair. However, with the Jags at 2-9 and coming off a horrible loss to the Lions, there is really no need to bring Davis back. It looks like Thomas will remain the team's top target at WR but with Kirk and Davis now potentially done for the year, Washington moves up the depth chart.

Gardner Minshew will start at QB for Raiders, says coach Antonio Pierce.

Related Players: Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell

Minshew is —quite impressively— the QB38 in FPPG (8.3), with four separate performances under 8 fantasy points. He can remain on benches in all formats.

The quarterback play has been terrible, and the Raiders are expected to make the change to Desmond Ridder after Gardner Minshew II was benched for a third time this season.

Related players: Aidan O'Connell, Jakobi Meyers, Brock Bowers

O'Connell is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and is on IR. He could return in December based on that timeline, but for Week 11, it looks like the Raiders are going with Ridder against the Dolphins. Ridder was just recently signed off the wire and made his debut in relief of Minshew when we last saw the Raiders in Week 9. Ridder likely won't make an impact as the starter, but the hope is the offense continues to target Bowers at TE and Meyers at WR so their fantasy stock remains steady.

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce said he wouldn't name a starting QB moving forward.

Related players: Gardner Minshew, Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell, Carter Bradley

The Raiders are fresh off firing some coaches to start the week, including their OC Luke Getsy. Pierce hasn't yet decided on a play caller, and so an announcement at QB may come after that decision. The Raiders have a bye in Week 10 so they will have some time to sort everything out. With O'Connell on IR, there isn't much reason to stick with Minshew, however the team just recently signed Ridder, so it's possible he gets a chance with the offense once the team is back in action in Week 11.

Doug Pederson says Brian Thomas Jr is a game-time decision vs. Eagles.

"He's not going to be 100%, but no one is at this time... we also don't want any set backs."

Travis Etienne is "another one who is probably a game-time decision."

Related Players: Tank Bigsby, Parker Washington, Tim Jones, Evan Engram

In a follow-up tweet, O'Brien mentions that Gabe Davis is also a game-time decision, so the Jaguars offense is in abject ruin right now. Engram might very well get 12-15 targets in Week 9, while Tank Bigsby should have a locked-in workload as well.

Raiders TE Brock Bowers had an X-ray after Sunday's game but coach Antonio Pierce said the rookie checked out fine and there are no worries there.

Related Players: Harrison Bryant

Bowers, the team's de facto WR1, should be jammed into any and all lineups in Week 9.