Las Vegas Raiders DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers caught just four of his 10 targets for 38 yards in Week 12. You shouldn't care. He'll face a tough Kansas City Chiefs defense in Week 13. You shouldn't care about that either. He'll also have to adapt to another change in his team's starting quarterback position -- Aidan O'Connell (thumb) will be the team's signal-caller on Friday. You still shouldn't care at all because Bowers is one of the best tight ends in the league, and he should continue to earn massive target volume and produce mightily for fantasy managers. Lock him into your starting lineups. He could still finish as the TE1 on the year. He's a beast, and you're lucky or just plain smart if you drafted him.

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker (hip) was cleared from the team's injury report, and will suit up in his Week 13 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It's not a great matchup, at least not if you look at season-long stats. Curiously, though, the Chiefs have allowed 44.3 PPR fantasy points per game to opposing WRs in their last three matchups. That's second-most in the NFL to only the Atlanta Falcons. Tucker hasn't had many good games this season, though. He had seven catches for 82 yards last week, but will now have yet another starting quarterback change, as QB Aidan O'Connell (thumb) is set to return. Tucker is a risky player to trust in fantasy starting lineups. He's best left on the bench for now.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah could have another chance to dominate the backfield work for his team. LV will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13. Team lead RB Alexander Mattison (ankle) is questionable for Friday's game with an ankle injury, and his backup, Zamir White (quadricep), has been ruled out. Abdullah surprisingly had a good outing in Week 12, scoring 17.5 PPR fantasy points by rushing eight times for 28 yards and catching five passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. He has a brutal matchup ahead of him, though -- Kansas City allows the least PPR fantasy points per game to opposing running backs. They've done well at stymying tailback receiving production as well. He's an okay-ish RB3/FLEX option in PPR leagues with 12 or more teams.

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (thumb) is set to return to play in Week 13, when he'll take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Interestingly, he led (sort of) his team to a victory over KC last season, though it was an odd, flukey game that saw him pass for only 62 yards. This season, things will be different. We can expect him to have more production, as he'll have elite tight end Brock Bowers and an excellent wide receiver in Jakobi Meyers to throw to. The run game hasn't been very good, though. The team is just 2-9, with virtually zero chance of making the playoffs, and the offense hasn't played very well this season. In fantasy football, AOC is a decent starting option in 2QB/Superflex leagues. In the rest, he should be benched, but is a decent stash.

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker (hip) has been removed from the final injury report despite logging another limited practice on Thursday. Tucker was limited all week long, but the Raiders have evidently decided he's healthy enough to play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday without any sort of limitations or injury designation. The 23-year-old is coming off one of his best games of the season in which he caught seven passes for 82 yards. Tucker has low-end WR3/FLEX appeal in deeper fantasy leagues during Week 13.