Las Vegas Raiders will place Pro Bowl tight end Brock Bowers on IR due to a knee injury, according to NFL media. With two weeks left before transition, the Raiders (2-13) are long out of the playoff race.
Bowers, 23, suffered a PCL injury and bone bruise in his left knee during a season-opening win in Las Vegas over the New England Patriots. He played through the injury in the team's next three games before missing three games while trying to recover from the injury. In his first game back from that absence, he registered 12 catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns.
Overall, Bowers finishes the season with 64 receptions for 780 yards and seven touchdowns, all team records, but the first two categories are well below his historic debut season of 112 catches and 1,194 yards. Bowers' 112 receptions were a rookie record, and his 1,194 yards were a rookie record.
The Raiders end the season with games against New York Giants and against Kansas City Chiefs. The Week 17 matchup in New York is important as both teams have 2-13 records, their worst of the season. NFL. The loser of this game will take first place in the standings. NFL Draft order.
The Raiders also placed safety Jeremy Chinn on IR, also ending the season.
