Gruden: Carr 50-50 for Week 16 due to groin injury

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is 50-50 to play in next Saturday's game against the Miami Dolphins due to a groin injury, head coach Jon Gruden announced Friday, per Tashan Reed of The Athletic.

Carr suffered the injury early in Thursday's overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Marcus Mariota will again take over starting duties if Carr is unable to play in Week 16.

While Carr will try to play against Miami, the quarterback's recovery timeline is expected to be 10-14 days, a source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Mariota performed well in his first action for the Raiders. He threw for 226 yards and one touchdown against one interception, adding another 88 yards and a score on the ground.

Las Vegas' chances of making the postseason are all but over thanks to the defeat Thursday. FiveThirtyEight gives the AFC West club - which missed the playoffs in each of Gruden's first two seasons - a 2% chance of earning a wild-card berth, pending the rest of Week 15's games.

But Gruden isn't calling time on the Raiders' season just yet.

"Anybody who thinks we are out of (the playoff race) is mistaken," said Gruden, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic. "It would be great if some of these teams lose and if some of these officiating calls go our way, too."

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