Raiders likely to have Jacobs, Brown, Abram vs. Colts

The Raiders have no intention of making it official, but indications are they’ll be facing the Indianapolis Colts with running back Josh Jacobs, right tackle Trent Brown and safety Johnathan Abram in the starting lineup.

If the trio is anywhere near 100 percent, it dramatically changes the look of a team that has lost two of the last three games and at 7-5 is a game behind Indianapolis (8- 4) in the wildcard race heading in to Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium.

Jacobs practiced for the first time Thursday after missing last week as well as a 31-28 win over the New York Jets with an ankle injury, which occurred on his final carry in a 43- 6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Brow n, who ha sn’t played since going the entire game on Oct. 11 against Kansas City, not only participated on back-to-back days, but was a full participant in practice and isn’t even listed on the daily injury report.

Abram, a safety and defensive leader, stayed at home along with Jacobs when the Raiders traveled to face the Jets. He has practiced both days this week.

While careful not to say outright Jacobs and Brown would play, offensive coordinator Greg Olson’s tone was optimistic.

“It’s good to have ’em both out there,” Olson said in a teleconference. “They look good in the roles that they played this week in practice and we’re hoping to get ’em up on Sunday.”

INOOLI IS RAIILRS’ WALTLR PAYTON AWARI NOMINLL >> Fullback Alec Ingold is the Raiders’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, given annually to a player for community service endeavors as well as excellence on the field.

Adopted at birth, Ingold has used his platform to spread awareness about the need for foster and adoptive families through different programs in the Las Vegas area.

Included among Ingold’s crowded schedule of works in the community: Posting “Mindset Monday” on Instagram, a weekly series of inspirational messages for youth to maximize potential; encouraging voting in the “Get Out and Vote” campaign; participating in a fall fitness program with members of the Special Olympics; working with Las Vegas high school students in teaching personal finance; and raising funds for a local Las Vegas food bank that distributed more than 31,000 healthy meals to families in need.