Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders

Spread: Chiefs -2.5

Total: 52.5

Injuries

No Notable Injuries

DVOA Defensive Rankings

Chiefs

vs Pass: 27th

vs Run: 29th

Raiders

vs Pass: 5th

vs Run: 14th

**Please note that players not listed below are not necessarily a complete fade and any player listed can certainly be used as the MVP/Captain. These are merely suggestions for players to use when setting Showdown lineups.

MVP/CPT

Darren Waller, TE LV - Waller is coming off one of his best games of the season in which he caught nine of 11 passes for 92 yards. He has just one game of 100-yards but that could change tonight as the Chiefs come to town. While the Chiefs offense has struggled lately, we are looking at a high game total and one that suggests we could be looking at a high scoring, back and forth, type of game between these two divisional rivals.

Patrick Mahomes, QB KC - Has he figured it out yet? Mahomes has struggled over the past few weeks and certainly hasn't been worth the price tag but few in this league that play this position have his type of upside. Once the Chiefs offense starts clicking then Mahomes is as capable of throwing for 3-to-5 touchdowns in any game as any quarterback in the league.

Tyreek Hill, WR KC - Opposing defenses have done a good job at preventing Hill from making the big play in recent weeks but he is as explosive of a player as their is in this matchup. We have seen him have games of 197 and 186 yards receiving already this year.

Kenyan Drake,  RB LV - Dart throw MVP play. Drake has gone for 21.3, 16.9 and 16.0 DK points over the last three weeks. With this game expected to be one where the Raiders will be throwing and throwing often then we should see Drake get his usual workload if not more. Drake finished last week with four carries for 30 yards while adding six catches on eight targets for 70 yards. He is an explosive player that can take one to the house any time he gets the ball in space.

UTIL

Hunter Renfrow, WR LV - If he doesn't score a touchdown then his overall upside is capped but in PPR formats you can lock Renfrow in for his seven catches for 50 yards give or take a few of each. Last week he did find the end zone for his third touchdown of the year.  There is going to be plenty of volume going his way tonight.

Darrell Williams, RB KC - Williams is going to lead the team in carries and get the passing down work for the Chiefs tonight. The Raiders run defense is their “weak” point as they rank 14th in DVOA but Williams isn't the most efficient runner. That said, if the Chiefs get into the red zone, he does have multi-touchdown upside.

Josh Jacobs, RB LV - I almost fell asleep typing out his name. Jacobs does nothing great but everything well enough that he has to be in lineups tonight against this awful Chiefs defense. If the Raiders jump out to any sort of lead they will lean on Jacobs to control the clock and keep the Chiefs off the field. I have no issues using BOTH Raiders backs tonight.

Derek Carr, QB LV - Carr is certainly a viable play as both a CPT/MVP or UTIL/FLEX but given the salary I tend to lean more towards the UTIL/FLEX side of things. Carr has been good this season and this is certainly a matchup that is setting itself up to be a high scoring battle and there fore the QB's should be very productive.

Travis Kelce, TE KC - Kelce has been a bit underwhelming at times of late and while he did find the end zone last week that touchdown was only his fifth of the year, we generally expect more, and Kelce is expensive so you really need that top end production tonight. I'd rather use him as a FLEX/UTIL slot but again, he is someone that is MVP/CPT viable.

Mecole Hardman, WR KC - In years past I always considered Hardman to be a dart throw player but this season he has been far more reliable and someone that is playing enough snaps that he can be used as a safer option in your UTIL/MVP slot.

Dart Throw

Kickers - Both Harison Butker and Daniel Carlson are among the best kickers in football this season. They both have a big enough leg to hit the 50-plus yard field goals which is key when you want to roster a kicker. Given the high game total both should expect plenty of extra point opportunities and maybe a few field goal tries as well.

Raiders D/ST - I know it feels crazy to play a defense against the Chiefs but man their offense just looks all out of whack lately. Mahomes himself is turning the football over at a rate higher than we have ever seen before. If that trend continues the Raiders defense may actually be a sneaky option tonight.

DeSean Jackson, WR LV - He is active and expected to make his debut for the Raiders tonight. Last week we saw Zay Jones play 90-percent of the offensive snaps following the release of Henry Ruggs. Jackson is a better option than Zay Jones and while I don't think Jackson goes out there and plays 90-percent of the snaps, I do think he is out there for enough snaps that he could be a nice dart throw if he and Carr connect on some big downfield plays. You can also consider Bryan Edwards here as well though I think I lean Jackson more for the upside.

Byron Pringle / Demarcus Robinson, WR KC - You know one of these two is likely going to find the end zone and have everyone in fantasy pounding the desk when it isn't one of the core plays. Just know they are always an option in this Chiefs offense that spreads the ball around.