Is Brock Bowers playing today? Why Raiders TE is off to slow start in Week 16

Mike Moraitis

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It has been a tough season for second-year Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.

Not only did he miss multiple games due to injury, but the Raiders' offense has been a mess, especially at quarterback, and that has limited Bowers.

And it's more of the same in the Week 16 game against the Houston Texans, as Bowers is off to a slow start. Here's what's up.

Is Brock Bowers playing today?

Yes, Bowers is active and healthy, he just hasn't been targeted yet, which is criminal.

We would like to say this is an outlier for Bowers, but Geno Smith's ineptitude makes it unsurprising.

Bowers is going to get a catch at some point, but how many he ultimately tallied remains to be seen.

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