Milestones Still Within Reach for Raiders This Season

With five games remaining in the regular season, the Las Vegas Raiders still have a few players who can reach some big milestones in the franchise record books.

At this point in the season, winning is all that matters for the Las Vegas Raiders.

While that is always the objective, it's also interesting to be on the look out for history as it happens. With five games left in the regular season, three Raiders have realistic chances to move up in the Silver and Black record books.

Let's take a look.

Josh Jacobs, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns

Raiders All-Pro running back Josh Jacobs has continued to break record after record, particularly throughout this season and last.

Jacobs has 5,511 career rushing yards, which puts him third in franchise history. With 397 more rushing yards this season, the two-time Pro Bowler would pass two-time Super Bowl champion fullback Mark van Eeghen for second on the list.

Hall-of-Fame running back Marcus Allen holds the No. 1 spot with 8,545 rushing yards as a Raider.

Jacobs could also move to No. 2 on the franchise's all-time rushing touchdown list. He needs two more rushing touchdowns to pass Pete Banaszak. Allen also is No. 1 in this category with 79 rushing touchdowns.

Maxx Crosby sacks

Defensive end Crosby is having the best season of his career, and with a convenient bye week, that will allow him to rest his knee and give him an excellent opportunity to finish strong.

With five more sacks this season, Crosby would move into the top-five all-time franchise sack leaders, passing former Raiders All-Pro defensive tackle Bill Pickel. Crosby has 49 in his career, including 11.5 this season.

As a reminder, sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982.

Daniel Carlson, total points and field goals made

While Carlson is having what might be considered a down season, he continues to climb the ladder in all-time franchise points.

The All-Pro kicker has 666 points in his career, one shy of the fourth-place mark that former Raider All-Pro kicker Jeff Jaeger holds.

Carlson also will move into second place on the franchise's all-time field goals made list at 164 by making one more. He would pass two-time Super Bowl champion, Chris Bahr. 

Raiders legend Sebastian Janikowski is No. 1 in franchise history in both field goals made (414) and total points (1,799).

The Raiders' all-time career leaders can be viewed here.

The Silver and Black will return home to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, December 10, at 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST.

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