It looks like the Raiders’ bid to end their losing streak against the Chiefs will unfold without the help of running back Josh Jacobs.

Jacobs was listed as questionable for the Christmas game in Kansas City and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that he will be inactive for the game. Jacobs has a quad injury and an illness.

Related players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden

Monday’s game would be the second in a row that Jacobs has missed. It's a tough break for owners who waited with hope that Jacobs would play as all the reports leading up to today seemed positive. It looks like White, Abdullah and Bolden will split up the RB duties today in a tough matchup against the Chiefs.

Antonio Pierce said if he was a betting man, he would bet that both Raiders RB Josh Jacobs and LT Kolton Miller are back for the Chiefs game on Monday.

Related Players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah

Zamir White did a good job of holding down the fort last week, notching 16 half-PPR points on 20 opportunities. He will likely return to clean-up duties with Josh Jacobs returning to his bellcow role, making Jacobs an easy click if he is cleared.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, listed as questionable with a quad, is going to be out tonight vs the Chargers. Jacobs didn’t practice this week.

Zamir White is slated to be the starter.

Related Players: Ameer Abdullah, Zamir White, Brandon Bolden

With Jacobs out, we would more than likely see a heavy rotation that will feature three backs, with Zamir White leading the way. White should be considered a desperation play as an RB3.

Josh Jacobs has been dealing with a quad injury all week, stemming from last week's game. He did not practice at all this week. His status is very much in doubt.

Related Players: Ameer Abdullah, Zamir White, Brandon Bolden

With Jacobs out, we would more than likely see a heavy rotation that will feature three backs, with Zamir White leading the way. That doesn't instill enough confidence to start any of their pieces here in the fantasy playoffs.

Running back Josh Jacobs (quad) remained out of practice Tuesday.

Related players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden

Jacobs misses another day. As we reported from ESPN, the Raiders aren't planning on adding a RB before Thursday game. But, it's unclear if the team is expecting Jacobs to play or if they will roll with a committee of White and Abdullah.

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs left Sunday’s game with what was reported by the team as a knee injury. But he was listed as a non-participant in Monday’s walkthrough with a quad injury.

Related players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden

He played 34 of 54 snaps before walking to the training room in the fourth quarter. ESPN reported earlier today that the Raiders didn't plan to add another running back before their Week 15 game, which is Thursday night against the Chargers. The DNP certainly doesn't start the week off well for owners, but we'll likely have to wait another day or two to get a better idea about Jacobs' status for TNF.

Josh Jacobs (knee) limped gingerly to the locker room in the fourth quarter of Vegas' Week 14 loss.

Related players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah

ESPN's Josina Anderson reported the Raiders aren't planning to sign or call up another back ahead of Thursday's game. Obviously that could mean one of two things, they are comfortable with White and Abdullah likely splitting the workload if Jacobs can't play, or Jacobs will be OK to play. We'll have to wait for the injury report to come out, but obviously the timing isn't good at all with a Thursday game and the fantasy playoffs getting under way.

The simplest answer? The Raiders offensive line has to block better. According to Next Gen Stats, Josh Jacobs’ average yards per carry before contact is -0.1, which is the second-worst mark in the league among players with at least 40 carries. That means, on average, Jacobs is getting hit before he even gets to the line of scrimmage. Jacobs is adept at breaking tackles and making defenders miss — he’s averaging 2.5 yards per carry after contact (15th) — but there’s only so much he can do.

Despite leading the league in rushing last season, Jacobs is also to blame for the lack of success so far. As the story said, his holdout in camp cost him valuable time getting on the same page with his offensive line. Jacobs feels good physically, according to the story, but he acknowledged that time away has hampered his ability to read blocks early in the season. Jacobs and the offensive line have been in constant communication in an effort to get past the hiccups.

Is there enough practice time available to get Josh Jacobs ready for the season opener in less than two weeks at the Denver Broncos on Sept. 10?

“It’s going to be hard for me to say that until I have an opportunity to see him,” Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said after his team's preseason finale at the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. “Obviously, his conditioning and just the way his body feels will play a role in that, too. The goal will be to get him in and get going and we’ll do the right thing -- whatever the right thing is.

“If there needs to be a [set] number of plays early in the season, then that’s it. If there’s not, then there’s not. I don’t think any of us will know the answer to that yet.”

Related players: Zamir White, Damien Williams, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden

In Jacobs' absence, second-year back White got the bulk of the first-team reps and carries, finishing the preseason with 86 yards and a touchdown while averaging 3.3 yards per carry. The Raiders also added Williams in training camp, and the eight-year veteran responded with 54 rushing yards on six carries with a 24-yard TD in the exhibition finale at Dallas, perhaps giving the Raiders staff something else to think about as cutdown day looms, the story said. The RB room that also includes vets Abdullah and Bolden as well as youngsters Sincere McCormick, Brittain Brown and Darwin Thompson. It remains to be seen, but White could be in store for a few extra touches at least early on in the season.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $12 million Saturday.

Welcome back, Josh. The move allows the star running back to end his holdout and return to the Raiders. The deal is similar to that of Giants RB Saquon Barkley but instead of incentives, Jacobs gets a boost in his base value for the season, though the deal does also include $200,000 in incentives. The reigning rushing leader goes right back to bring a safe RB1 option, right around the top five at the position.