Las Vegas @ Baltimore preview

Last Meeting ( Oct 8, 2017 ) Baltimore 30, Oakland 17

The Baltimore Ravens have an extremely loose hold on a wild-card spot in the AFC and hope to strengthen it when they host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Baltimore currently owns the second wild card via tiebreaker, as it shares a 5-5 record with four other teams in the conference.

The Ravens again will turn to rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson to help produce a victory as veteran Joe Flacco is expected to miss his second straight contest due to a right hip injury. Jackson performed well in his first career start last week as Baltimore recorded a 24-21 triumph over Cincinnati. Oakland is coming off just its second win of the season, a 23-21 victory at Arizona that halted its five-game slide. Both of the Raiders' triumphs have come by way of field goals on the final play of the game, as they got past Cleveland 45-42 in overtime on Sept. 30 thanks to Matt McCrane's 29-yard kick.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Ravens -10.5. O/U: 43

ABOUT THE RAIDERS (2-8): McCrane was a participant in last week's victory, although he was a member of the Cardinals as Daniel Carlson - who replaced him on Oakland's roster in late October - booted a 35-yard game-winning field goal. Carlson was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after going 3-for-3 on field goals and converting both of his extra-point attempts. Derek Carr threw eight interceptions in his first five games of the season but has gone five straight contests without being picked off.

ABOUT THE RAVENS (5-5): Jackson, who was the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, threw for 150 yards against the Bengals and ran for 119 while fellow rookie Gus Edwards rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. The youngsters became the first rookie quarterback and rookie running back teammates to gain at least 100 yards on the ground in the same game in NFL history. Alex Collins' 7-yard touchdown run on Sunday capped an opening drive that consisted of 11 rushes, making Baltimore the third team since 1999 to score a TD on a first possession that featured at least 10 running plays and no pass attempts.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Collins has rushed for a TD in three straight contests overall and has recorded eight scores on the ground in has last nine home games.

2. Oakland placed WR Brandon LaFell (Achilles) on injured reserve, promoted WR Johnny Holton from the practice squad and signed WR Keon Hatcher from Green Bay's practice squad.

3. Jackson's 117 rushing yards last week were the most by a quarterback in franchise history.

PREDICTION: Ravens 33, Raiders 17