The Las Vegas Raiders go into their Week 16 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars and are posed with a decision to make. While the season is now focused on g

LAS VEGAS — Aidan O’Connell will likely be back under center as the Raiders’ starting quarterback when the 2-12 team hosts the Jaguars (3-11) on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.

For Ridder, the start comes against his old team, who drafted the Cincinnati product in the third round of the 2022 draft. He compiled an 8-9 record as a starter over two seasons in Atlanta before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals in March. Las Vegas signed Ridder off of Arizona’s practice squad in October.

Raiders QB Desmond Ridder is expected to start tonight vs. the Falcons, per sources. Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell is listed as questionable and is expected to work out pregame to see if he can play, but Ridder is expected to start for now.

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce said QB Aidan O’Connell should be “good to go” for Week 16 and is expected to start, per Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. O’Connell suffered a bone bruise in his left knee, which enabled Desmond Ridder to start their last game against the Falcons.

Aidan O’Connell will likely be back under center as the Raiders’ starting quarterback when the team hosts the Jaguars on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Coach Antonio Pierce said Friday morning O’Connell had a few good days of practice and would be on track to return as long as things went well later in the day.