Jacksonville Jaguars Vs. Oakland Raiders

Right after the loss of within tragic last mere seconds of the game previous week, the Oakland Raiders will now get one other chance to ease their body as they host gloomy Jacksonville Jaguars at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California on Sunday, October 21, 2012.The two teams have been sporadic this season. Presently standing at 1-4, both of the teams have lagged primarily because of their poor offense. Jaguars’ offense has become the most troubled thing about their game. It is presently placed last in the league, covering simply 241.2 total yards for each game. Jaguars also possess the minimum average of passing yards covered with 142.8 yards in each game. QB Blaine Gabbert has been criticized for absence of leadership on the play. Gabbert and company have abandoned nine sacks in their latter games. RB Maurice Jones-Drew happens to be the only person in the Jaguars offense who has been regularly giving a very good performance. Referring to the team’s offensive problems, Jones-Drew said, “It’s been the same thing for five years. Obviously, we're not working hard enough. I don't know. We're just not playing well right now. We have to figure something out.” Raiders’ offense is mostly reliant on the outcome of star RB Darren McFadden, who has not achieved much success this season, especially due to weak performance from offensive linebackers. Similar to the offense, the defense has not been also capable to carry out well for the Jaguars. They have made just three sacks which are the lowest in the league in this season. The jaguars’ defensive line will be increased by the comeback of linebacker Daryl Smith. Providing his opinions about the team’s weak play, Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey told, “I think the answers are all here, and we've just got a find a way to get those to transfer over to games so we can play complete games and play like we're capable of playing." Raiders’ defense also made four sacks so far this season. If their star linebacker Aaron Curry is capable to play on Sunday their defensive issue could possibly end. Curry has been away since hurting his knee during the off-season. He is nevertheless listed in the injured reserve even though he had begun mild exercise. Discussing about the possibilities of playing Curry against the Jaguars, head coach Dennis Allen of Raiders told, "We're going to get him out there and let him run around, see where he's at and begin the evaluation process to figure out if and when he's going to be available on the roster." So it can be said that Raiders’ running defense will influence the final result of the game. If they can show their performance like 6 weeks before, the result will be in their favor.