This game’s spread indicates an extreme passing game script for the Raiders, who are big -10.5-point underdogs.
Our trusted projections expect Davante Adams to notch 11.0 targets in this week’s game, on balance, placing him in the 100th percentile when it comes to wideouts.
Davante Adams has put up a massive 121.0 air yards per game this year: 98th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.
Davante Adams’s 83.0 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that assesses high-value offensive involvement) has been substantially better this year than it was last year at 75.0.
The Las Vegas Raiders O-line ranks as the 6th-best in football this year in protecting the QB, which has a positive effect on all air attack stats across the board.
Cons
The projections expect the Raiders to be the least pass-focused team in the NFL (context-neutralized) at the moment with a 57.2% pass rate.
As far as a defense’s influence on pace, at 28.57 seconds per play, the model projects the Raiders as the most sluggish in the league (adjusted for context) at the moment.
Opposing teams have averaged 32.9 pass attempts per game versus the Chiefs defense this year: fewest in the NFL.
Davante Adams’s 73.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this year indicates a noteworthy reduction in his receiving ability over last year’s 89.0 figure.
Davante Adams’s 7.5 adjusted yards per target this year represents a noteable regression in his receiving proficiency over last year’s 9.0 figure.