The Bears will be without nickelback D.J. Moore for the second straight week with an ankle injury.

Moore hasn’t been able to practice all week.

WR/KR Devin Hester didn’t practice this week for precautionary reasons with his shin injury.

He is expected to play and get more time on offense. He will be a key on special teams for the Bears all day long.

The Bears opponent this Sunday are the first place Raiders and they are pretty banged up right now. They will be without wide receiver Jacoby Ford (foot), running back Darren McFadden (foot), and defensive end Jarvis Moss (hamstring).

Nine players are questionable, six of them are starters. DT Richard Seymour (knee), WR Derrius Heyward-Bey (neck), WR Denarius Moore (foot), DE Lamarr Houston (knee), safety Michael Huff (ankle), and cornerback Chris Johnson (hamstring/groin) are all questionable.

The other three players are RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), safety Michael Mitchell (ankle) and running back Manase Tonga (knee) are all questionable.

The Bears should take advantage of the numerous injuries the Raiders have on both sides of the ball.

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