San Francisco Chronicle

Raiders (3-5) at Dolphins (4-3)

- — Matt Kawahara

When: 5:30 p.m. TV/Radio: !38 / 95.7, 98.5, 102.9 Spotlight on: Raiders right guard. Either a hobbled Gabe Jackson (questionab­le, ankle) or his backup Jon Feliciano figures to have his hands full with Dolphins bull-rusher Ndamukong Suh. Suh is a big reason Miami’s run defense has jumped from 30th to eighth this year. Derek Carr, incidental­ly, has a 37.8 passer rating when pressured this season with no touchdowns and three intercepti­ons. Injury notes: Raiders — CB David Amerson (foot), CB Gareon Conley (shin), CB Demetrius McCray (knee) are out. Jackson (ankle), LB Cory James (knee), S Karl Joseph (groin), LB Marquel Lee (ankle), LB Nicholas Morrow (ankle) and FB Jamize Olawale (hamstring) are questionab­le. Dolphins — DE Andre Branch (groin), G Jermon Bushrod (hand), QB Jay Cutler (ribs), DE William Hayes (hamstring) and WR DeVante Parker (ankle) are questionab­le.

THE BIG 3

The Raiders rank 28th in turnover margin and gave the ball away four times last Sunday. They don’t have an intercepti­on through eight games. Miami’s Jay Cutler has led the league in intercepti­ons twice in his career, though this season he has thrown just five in 180 attempts.

Amari Cooper, who grew up in Miami, said it has “always been a dream” of his to play in an NFL game in his hometown.

Miami’s league-worst offense ranks 31st in converting third-down chances (29.5 percent). The Raiders’ defense ranks 28th in getting off the field on third down (46.1 percent conversion rate).

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