Philip Rivers Has Decent Matchup Versus Raiders
Philip Rivers has a decent Week 14 matchup against the Raiders. The Raiders defense has allowed 20 touchdown passes, the ninth-most passing yards, and a passer rating of 89.6 on the season. Rivers has played well over his last four games with at least 285 passing yards in each contest and averaging two touchdowns per game during that span. However, Rivers has not put up the best stats against the Raiders over his career. In 28 career games, he is averaging 21 completions for 254 passing yards and 1.7 touchdowns per game. He is likely a bottom-tier QB2 this week.
Source: Pro-Football Reference
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Source: Pro-Football Reference
Philip Rivers Would Consider Returning To Play For Saints
Philip Rivers said that he hasn't heard from the New Orleans Saints, but he would consider coming out of retirement to play for them if they were interested. Jameis Winston (knee) suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the Week 8 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Saints will have to choose between Taysom Hill (concussion) -- who has missed the last two games with a concussion -- or Trevor Siemian to lead their offense heading into a Week 9 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. The 39-year-old Rivers has very little left, but he did throw 24 touchdowns to 11 interceptions with the Indianapolis Colts last year, and he might be an improvement over Hill/Siemian, at least in the passing game. This will probably amount to nothing, but it's an intriguing possibility if the Saints aren't sold on the Hill/Siemian combination.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Sam Farmer
Retired quarterback Source: Los Angeles Times - Sam Farmer
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