Raiders-Bengals Playoffs: Johnathan Hankins is active

Johnathan HankinsThe Las Vegas Raiders will play their first playoff game in five years with a healthy 53-man roster.

The only injury question heading into Saturday’s Super Wild Card game at the Cincinnati Bengals was the health status of defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins. He was listed as questionable with a back injury. However, Hankins is active and will play Saturday. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. PT.

Hankins’ activation is not a surprise. He did practice some Thursday, the final practice day of the week after sitting out practice Tuesday and Wednesday. Hankins’ presence is important in the game. He is a strong run stuffer and the Raiders will be playing without fellow defensive tackle Darius…