For a team like the Las Vegas Raiders, there are no easy matchups during the 2025 NFL season. At 2-5 with a -77 point differential, it has been tough sledding for the Silver and Black, but fortunately, reinforcements are coming for their Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Brock Bowers is returning to the lineup after missing the last three games, Jakobi Meyers will be back on the field after missing Week 7, and Maxx Crosby, Adam Butler and Isaiah Pola-Mao will all be active after getting hurt during the last game before the bye.
While getting these players back is a major advantage for the Raiders, especially considering the Jaguars have injuries to key players like Travis Hunter, Jacksonville may have the recipe to slow down Bowers, in particular, which could spoil his much-anticipated return if Las Vegas is not prepared.