New York @ Las Vegas preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 10, 2013 ) Oakland 20, N.Y. Giants 24

With their season a lost cause, the New York Giants made the extremely controversial decision to make a quarterback switch for their game against the host Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Veteran Eli Manning, who has started 210 consecutive contests, will see his streak - the second-longest for a quarterback in NFL history - come to an end as he rides the bench in favor of Geno Smith.

"It's hard," the 36-year-old Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP, told reporters. "I'll be a good teammate. I don't like it, but it's part of football. You handle it." New York fell to 1-5 on the road with last week's 20-10 loss in Washington but hopes to register its fourth straight win over Oakland, which is in the thick of the race for first place in the AFC West. Despite their sub-.500 record, the Raiders are just one game behind Kansas City for the top spot in the division after topping Denver 21-14 last Sunday. Oakland's defense played a huge role in the victory, registering five sacks while limiting the Broncos to just 219 total yards.

TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Raiders -9. O/U: 41.5

ABOUT THE GIANTS (2-9): Smith has not started a game since Oct. 23, 2016, when he suited up for the New York Jets against Baltimore. The 27-year-old, who was a second-round pick out of West Virginia in 2013, completed 501-of-866 passes for 5,962 yards with 28 touchdowns and 36 interceptions while going 12-18 as a starter over four seasons with the Jets. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins (ankle) became the 19th member of the team overall - and fifth this week - currently on injured reserve and was replaced on the roster by defensive tackle Khyri Thornton, who played in four games for Detroit this season before being released on Nov. 21.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS (5-6): Derek Carr likely will be without his top two receivers this week as Michael Crabtree serves his league-imposed one-game suspension while Amari Cooper nurses a concussion and an ankle injury, which have kept him out of practice this week. Crabtree was given a two-game ban for violating the NFL's unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness rules in the win over the Broncos but had it cut in half. Marquette King is tied for the league lead with 13 punts inside the 10-yard line after delivering four against Denver.

EXTRA POINTS

1. New York also signed LBs Ray-Ray Armstrong and Jeremy Cash, as well as DBs Darryl Morris and Brandon Dixon, this week.

2. With its receiving corps depleted, Oakland signed WR Isaac Whitney from the practice squad.

3. The Giants have not visited Oakland since Dec. 31, 2005, when they posted a 30-21 victory.

PREDICTION: Raiders 33, Giants 13