Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders: 3 players to watch in Week 7
By Alex Perl
The Las Vegas Raiders welcome Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to town on Sunday night. Here are three Raiders to keep an eye on.
Week seven for the Las Vegas Raiders is a week chalked full of story lines. The return of the Raiders after the bye week, and a huge win in Kansas City, all signs looked to be pointing in the right direction.
That was until Wednesday, when Trent Brown was placed on the COVID-19/reserve list, the entire starting offensive line was sent home, and Johnathan Abram had to go home as well. This was supposed to be a Raiders team getting back to full health, but now everything is up in the air.
However, we will learn more on Thursday, and as of now, the game is scheduled to be played in the current Sunday night timeslot. With that being said, there are a few players who can make the difference for the Raiders between a win or a loss. Let’s take a look.
Kolton Miller
The blindside tackle will play a key role here, especially with Trent Brown now placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, marking him out for Week 7. Kolton Miller will feel the heat to lead the line in what has been a shaky year so far in terms of keeping Derek Carr clean.
With no Brown, Miller will be forced to anchor a line that is going up against one of the top pass rushing defenses in all of football, so he should have his hands full. If he can perform above expectations along with the rest of the line, this should be a major key to victory.