3 teams to root for in Week 14 as the Raiders continue playoff push
By Brad Weiss
The Las Vegas Raiders need to take care of business against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but they also need some help from other teams.
The Las Vegas Raiders will take on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 14, in a game that will go a long way in deciding the playoff picture in the AFC. The Colts are currently one spot ahead of the Raiders, sitting as the No. 7 seed in the AFC, so a win on Sunday would help the Raiders’ playoffs chances grow immensely.
In addition to winning their own game, the Raiders need help if they want to continue their playoff push, and here are three teams outside of the Silver and Black you should be rooting for in Week 14, even if it kills you to do so.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams play host to the New England Patriots on Thursday night to kick off the Week 14 slate in a game that could have AFC Wild Card implications. The Patriots are red-hot coming into this game and just had a blowout victory at SoFi Stadium, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 45-0.
The Rams are a much better team than the Chargers and will present Bill Belichick and his squad with a harder task than the one they had in Week 13. After starting the season out at 2-5, the Pats have won four of their last five, and have looked dominant at times.
Jared Goff and company must help the Raiders out by keeping the Patriots out of the playoff picture, especially considering the Pats have a win in hand against the Raiders this season, a 36-20 victory that saw them take away star tight end Darren Waller.