The Las Vegas Raiders are making an improbable playoff push.
The Raiders (5-7) started the season with just two wins from their first nine outings, but a three-game winning streak sees them closing the gap on the final playoff spot in the AFC. There's still a lot of work to be done — heading into tonight's contest with the Los Angeles Rams, the Raiders have two other teams between themselves and the seventh-placed New York Jets (current holders of the conference's final postseason berth).
However, a "Thursday Night Football" meeting with the struggling Rams (3-9) presents another opportunity for the Raiders to inch towards the playoffs. Having just played on Sunday, the Raiders' short rest may be the biggest obstacle in front of them.
For Las Vegas head coach Josh McDaniels, the quick turn around can be mitigated.
“Combining the preparation and information that you absolutely need to know with managing the rest, recovery and energy that you're going to need. I think that's the trick," McDaniels said. "You're playing a game [tonight] and we just got done playing Sunday.
"And so, you obviously have a lot of information to take in, in a short period of time. But you have to be able to make a good decision about when enough is enough, and let's just cut it there, and we don't need anything else. And at some point, you've got to just make a call on: ‘Alright, that's enough to go play the game.’ If we need to make some adjustments in the game, then we will go ahead and do it."
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the Raiders vs. Rams game in Canada.
What time is the Raiders vs. Rams game?
Date: Thursday, Dec. 8
Kickoff time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The Raiders lead the all-time series, 8-6-0.
How to watch Raiders vs. Rams: TV, live stream in Canada
Live stream: DAZN
Like every NFL game during the 2022 season, Raiders vs. Rams is available on DAZN Canada.
DAZN Canada is the only place to watch NFL Game Pass, with access to every regular-season NFL game (including Monday, Thursday, and Sunday afternoon via NFL Sunday Ticket and Sunday night games) and every playoff matchup. Each game is available live and on demand.
DAZN Canada is also where NFL fans can watch RedZone — every touchdown, every game, every Sunday.
The game between the Raiders vs. Rams is also available on TSN 1 and CTV2.