Brock Bowers did not practice Thursday, per the Raiders ' injury report , but coach Pete Carroll said he expects the star tight end will play in Week 2 against the Chargers on "Monday Night Football."

"[Linebacker Elandon Roberts ] is not looking at this game like he can't play, just like Brock," Carroll said Thursday before Las Vegas' practice began. "They're not looking like that at all. They think they're playing, so we'll see what happens, but they gotta practice through the week and make it through it."

Carroll plans to take both injury situations day by day and that he expected both to practice before the week was over.

Bowers, 22, struck a similar tone , per ESPN's Ryan McFadden.

"I'm not sure," Bowers said. "We'll see how its feeling throughout the week, but I'm hop

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