Rookie quarterback Cook primed for playoff spotlight

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(Reuters) - Oakland Raiders' Connor Cook will command much of the spotlight this weekend when he becomes the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first career start in the postseason. Cook gets the starting nod as the team's third choice in a National Football League wild card clash with the Texans (9-7) in Houston on Saturday, following the absence through injury of Derek Carr and Matt McGloin. Most valuable player (MVP) candidate Carr broke his leg two weeks ago while journeyman replacement McGloin injured his non-throwing shoulder last week.

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