Seahawks QB Geno Smith threw for just 206 yards and 1 TD in Sunday's win over the Jets. His team netted only 259 yards, benefiting from DL Leonard Williams' 92-yard INT return for a TD in the middle of the second quarter.
Raiders TE Brock Bowers went off for 10 catches, 140 yards, and 1 score in Friday's loss to Kansas City. He tallied a game-high 14 targets.
The Raiders are preparing QB Aidan O'Connell to start Friday's game vs. the Chiefs, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. O'Connell is working back from a broken thumb, returning to practice on Monday and taking the first-team reps, per Pelissero. The second-year QB threw for 227 yards, one TD, and one INT vs. Pittsburgh in his only full game this season. TE Brock Bowers caught nine of 10 targets for 71 yards in that one. (WR Jakobi Meyers did not play.) We're not considering O'Connell an upgrade or downgrade from QB Gardner Minshew or QB Desmond Ridder.
Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell is expected to return "in a week or two," per beat writer Vic Tafur. The 26-year-old remains on IR with a broken thumb. Given Gardner Minshew’s struggles, it’s quite possible the team goes back to O’Connell when healthy. He’s worth stashing in deep superflex formats.
Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert suffered a hip injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Raiders and is officially questionable to return. His absence leaves Miami's backfield to De'Von Achane and Jaylen Wright. We'll update Mostert's status when we know more.
Update: Mostert returned in the second quarter.
Raiders TE Michael Mayer has been activated from the NFI list, setting him up to play against the Dolphins on Sunday. Mayer has been out for personal reasons since Week 3. He totaled just four catches on seven targets over the first three games of the season and shouldn't be in fantasy lineups. TE Brock Bowers ran a route on just 66% of pass plays with Mayer to start the season, spiking to 83% without Mayer over the last six games. But we suspect that was more a case of the Raiders easing Bowers in early in his rookie campaign. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but we're not expecting Mayer to impact Bowers' playing time.
The Raiders are expected to start QB Desmond Ridder vs. the Dolphins this weekend, according to The Athletic's Vic Tafur. The news is buried in an article about the general state of the Raiders -- and we haven't seen it reported anywhere else. But we'll go with it for now.
Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert didn’t receive a carry in Monday’s upset win over the Rams. He played just 15% of the snaps and ran a route on 7 of his 8 total snaps. Previously, Mostert saw 6+ carries in each game.
The Raiders fired OC Luke Getsy, offensive line coach James Cregg, and QBs coach Rich Scangarello, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Vegas ranks 29th in yards per game, 29th in yards per play, and 26th in points per game through Week 9. Getsy has never brought much to the table as a play caller, but personnel is a bigger issue for the Raiders.
Raiders TE Brock Bowers had a prime match-up against the Bengals and was pretty quiet until garbage time where he scored a TD. Bowers ended up catching five of eight targets for 45 yards and that lone score.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers caught eight passes on 11 targets for 105 yards in the Raiders loss. As the de facto top WR on the team after the Davante Adams trade, Meyers is seeing the targets with the Raiders defense giving up points early.
Raiders RB Zamir White (quad) is active for today’s game vs. the Bengals. He’s totaled just five carries and one target over the last two weeks and is not a fantasy option.
Raiders RB Zamir White (quad) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Bengals. He was a full-go in Friday’s practice, so he figures to play. White, who’s totaled just five carries and one target over the last two weeks, is well off the fantasy radar.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Chiefs. He missed the past two games but racked up 19 total targets in the previous two without WR Davante Adams. Meyers is a nice volume bet today in a game that figures to find the Raiders playing from behind.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) is expected to play vs. the Chiefs today, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. This was expected after Meyers was a full-go in Friday's practice. He missed the last two games but totaled 19 targets in his two games without WR Davante Adams this season. Meyers is a volume-based WR3 option for fantasy lineups today.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Chiefs. He went from a limited practice on Wednesday to no practice on Thursday to a full practice on Friday. That should have Meyers on track to play in this one, but we’ll look for further updates on his status. We won’t get Vegas’ inactives until a little before 3 pm ET on Sunday.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) did not practice on Thursday. That follows a limited practice on Wednesday -- and obviously does not bode well for his chances of playing vs. the Chiefs this weekend. We'll see if Meyers gets back on the field on Friday and how he's listed on the final injury report.
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) got in a limited practice on Wednesday. It was his first practice since the Friday before Week 6. We'll see if Meyers can make it back for Sunday's game vs. the Chiefs. When healthy, he should be at least a WR3 option for fantasy squads. He totaled 19 targets in two games without WR Davante Adams this year.
Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with his broken thumb, according to NFL Network. He'll be placed on IR but should be able to return this season. Vegas will now turn back to QB Gardner Minshew, who's completed 65.5% of his passes at 6.7 yards per attempt with four TDs and eight INTs this season. Consider it a lateral move for the Raiders offense.
Rookie Raiders TE Brock Bowers caught 10-of-14 targets for 93 yards. He failed again to find the end zone, but rewarded fantasy managers as one of the top scoring TEs again this week.
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