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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Raiders wide receiver Jacoby Ford made it through a third straight practice without any setbacks and expects to play in Oakland's regular-season finale against San Diego.
That would be a big boost to the Raiders, who need to beat the Chargers on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive. Oakland can get in either as the AFC West champion or as a wild card, though it would need help from other teams for that to happen.
It's a game Ford doesn't plan to miss.
"We know what type of game it is, it's a big game," Ford said Friday. "But we're not looking at it as something to put pressure on ourselves. Then you'll be uptight and you won't play loose and relaxed. We're just going to go out there and play the game the way we need to go out there and play."
Ford hasn't played since injuring his left foot after making a catch in the first quarter of Oakland's 24-17 win in San Diego on Nov. 10. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound receiver was averaging 15.3 yards a catch before getting hurt and has been one of the Raiders' two deep threats with rookie Denarius Moore.
Moore, who is averaging a team-high 17.2 yards per catch, also recently returned to Oakland's lineup after missing three games with a foot injury.
That would be a big boost to the Raiders, who need to beat the Chargers on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive. Oakland can get in either as the AFC West champion or as a wild card, though it would need help from other teams for that to happen.
It's a game Ford doesn't plan to miss.
"We know what type of game it is, it's a big game," Ford said Friday. "But we're not looking at it as something to put pressure on ourselves. Then you'll be uptight and you won't play loose and relaxed. We're just going to go out there and play the game the way we need to go out there and play."
Ford hasn't played since injuring his left foot after making a catch in the first quarter of Oakland's 24-17 win in San Diego on Nov. 10. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound receiver was averaging 15.3 yards a catch before getting hurt and has been one of the Raiders' two deep threats with rookie Denarius Moore.
Moore, who is averaging a team-high 17.2 yards per catch, also recently returned to Oakland's lineup after missing three games with a foot injury.
