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Chiefs vs Raiders Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Darren Waller, Isiah Pacheco, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Derek Carr, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Travis Kelce - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Welcome back fellow RotoBallers to Week 5 and our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article! It's been an exciting and wild Week 5 of NFL and fantasy football action, filled with plenty of booms, busts, and injuries, and now we get one more game on Monday night to finish it off.

Below you will find our matchups analysis for the Monday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders.

Read our fantasy football breakdowns for these games -- the recommended starts, sits, and matchups we love heading into the Week 5 matchups. Good luck RotoBallers!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2024:

 

Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - 8:15 pm ET 

Spread: Chiefs -7.0
Implied Total: Raiders (22) vs. Chiefs (29)
Pace: Raiders (13th) vs. Chiefs (21st)
Raiders Off. DVOA: 1.0% Pass (21st), -0.8% Rush (13th)
Chiefs Off. DVOA: 35.0% Pass (7th), -6.5% Rush (17th)
Raiders Def. DVOA:
15.0% Pass (22nd), -7.9% Rush (16th)
Chiefs Def. DVOA: 13.5% Pass (21st), -22.8% Rush (5th)

 

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Monday Night

Matchups We Love:

Patrick Mahomes (QB, KC)

Mahomes had no issues against the Buccaneers' defense, torching them for 249 yards and three touchdowns, plus it actually could have been more if not for two rushing touchdowns scored by the offense. He gets an even easier matchup now against the Raiders, vaulting him into the top 10.

Travis Kelce (TE, KC)

Kelce is averaging 8.5 targets per game and has scored in three of four weeks. He's right there with Andrews as the TE1, making him a must-start again in a plus matchup.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB, KC)

Edwards-Helaire just continues to get the job done. This week he did his damage on the ground with 19 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown. Isiah Pacheco had 11 carries of his own but did not take away from Edwards-Helaire.

The usage is not elite but the results have been, which is a scary train to ride but a necessary one on an elite offense as the lead back. He's a top-24 play against the Raiders, who have allowed the 10th-most points to running backs.

Davante Adams (WR, LV)

Josh McDaniels realized they needed to make Adams the focal point, resulting in Carr targeting him 13 times, which coincided with their first win of the year. There projects to be a lot of points scored in this matchup, making Adams is a great bet for a touchdown. He jumps back into the top 12 against the Chiefs.

Josh Jacobs (RB, LV)

Jacobs went full beast mode in this one against a typically stout defense. He had 28 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns, to go along with five receptions for 31 yards.

He has the seventh-highest elusive rating and is making a case to be viewed as a workhorse back with top-12 upside in an above-average offense. The Chiefs have made a concerted effort to force teams to throw against them but are still giving up the fifth-most fantasy points to running backs, making Jacobs a top-24 back.

Darren Waller (TE, LV)

His output hasn't been quite what we hoped, with only 175 total yards and one touchdown in the first four weeks but he has had five or more targets in every game this season. He finds himself in a plus matchup, with a high over/under, which makes him a top-10 play this week.

Derek Carr (QB, LV)

Carr had thrown for 250-plus yards and two touchdowns in three straight weeks entering the matchup against the Broncos. He played pretty well from an NFL standpoint but the rushing attack dominated in that game. Carr faces an easier defense this week, in a potential shootout, making him a top-15 option.

 

Matchups We Hate:

None

 

Other Matchups:

Chiefs Wide Receivers

As per usual, Mahomes, Kelce, and Edwards-Helaire carried the offense. JuJu Smith-Schuster led all receivers with eight targets but finished five for 46, Marquez Valdes-Scantling was next up with five targets, finishing three for 63, and Skyy Moore was next with four targets, finishing two for 31.

The highest finish over the first four weeks for any receiver was actually Justin Watson who finished as the WR26 because he had a 41-yard touchdown. Smith-Schuster has the next-highest finish as the WR34 in Week 3.

There is no reason to force any Chiefs receiver into your lineup, despite the opportunity they all have.

Hunter Renfrow (WR, LV)

Renfrow is set to return from his concussion, which is good news for Derek Carr and the offense as a whole. He'll have to contend with Mack Hollins, who filled in admirably while he was out the past two weeks. As the third option behind Adams and Waller, he's more of a flex play with minimal upside given his role.

 

Key Injuries:

None



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