Las Vegas Raiders DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is the team's clear No. 1 receiver, and he'll continue to fill in that role when he takes on the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13. While he has significant target competition from tight end Brock Bowers, who's elite in his own right, there are plenty of targets to go around for each of them. Meyers is coming off a huge game in Week 12 that saw him catch 10 of his 15 targets for 121 yards. That amounted to 22.1 PPR fantasy points. The opposing Denver Broncos defense made a point of bracketing Bowers, limiting his production severely. The Chiefs actually played him similarly in Week 8, and the Chiefs have given up a ton of points to receivers the last few games. Meyers should be started in all PPR leagues, though, regardless of matchup. He's an extremely skillful wideout.

Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson is one of the league's most accurate players at his position. He's hit the bullseye on 91.7% of his kick attempts and has yet to miss an extra point try this weekend. He hasn't been a great starting option due to the lack of opportunities he's gotten this season. The Raiders offense is pretty anemic overall. However, he's made the most of them. He did score 10 fantasy points against the Chiefs just a few weeks ago. While every game script is different, KC allows the 10th-fewest fantasy points to opposing kickers this season. Carlson doesn't have a ton of upside even though he maximizes his opportunities well. He's a risky start, even in deeper fantasy leagues. It's better to stick to reasonably accurate kickers on more consistent offenses.

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 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.