The 6-2 Raiders host the 6-2 Broncos on Sunday Night Football.
Denver cornerback Aqib Talib will not be playing because of an ailing back, the Broncos announced on Friday.
"What's going on right now [is that] he has good days and bad days," head coach Gary Kubiak told reporters. "He's going to get an injection today -- he may have already had it as we're speaking -- and we're letting it calm down over the weekend.
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"But he's doing good. So we feel good moving forward."
Talib has been to the Pro Bowl three straight years, and he has three interceptions already this season.
He did not play last week against the Chargers.