The Las Vegas Raiders (3-12) are just 1.5-point favorites against the New Orleans Saints (5-10) on Sunday, December 29, 2024.NFL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 2:55

The Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints both find themselves out of playoff contention as we hit the penultimate week of the regular season, and now with two key members of the Saints offense missing, Sunday’s game in New Orleans has become a tough one to call.

The Raiders and Saints have little to play for in this Week 17 showdown, but this game can have consequences on the top of the NFL Draft this spring. Las Vegas won at home last week against the Jaguars,

Miami quarterback Cam Ward sat out the second half of Saturday's Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, creating a flurry of controversy over the signal caller not finishing the game. Ward captured the NCAA Division 1 record for touchdowns thrown in a career during the contest but didn't return to action after halftime.

Cam Ward took a bite out of the record books on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. The superstar Miami quarterback threw for his 156th passing touchdown, making him the Division I record-holder. Ward put his name atop the list in the second quarter when he faked a handoff on first-and-goal from the 4-yard line and threw a lob into the back of the end zone that was corralled by Jacolby George.