The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 4 Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers Monday Night Football game.
| Las Vegas | Rank | @ | LA Chargers | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Spread | -3.5 | ||
| 24.5 | Implied Total | 28 | ||
| 30 | 6 | Points/Gm | 22.3 | 19 |
| 24 | 15 | Points All./Gm | 20 | 7 |
| 75 | 1 | Plays/Gm | 67 | 7 |
| 67 | 24 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 61.7 | 14 |
| 6.3 | 8 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.9 | 13 |
| 5.3 | 9 | Def. Yards/Play | 6 | 24 |
| 36.00% | 24 | Rush% | 34.83% | 27 |
| 64.00% | 9 | Pass% | 65.17% | 6 |
| 37.31% | 10 | Opp. Rush % | 47.57% | 26 |
| 62.69% | 23 | Opp. Pass % | 52.43% | 7 |
- The Raiders have 12 more plays of 20-plus yards gained than their opponents, the highest differential in the league.
- Derek Carr leads the league in percentage of pass attempts over 15 yards downfield (25.2%).
- Opposing passers have completed a league-low 11.1% (1-of-9) passes over 15 yards downfield against the Chargers.
- Justin Herbert leads the league with a 73.3% completion rate (11-of-15) on passes over 15 yards downfield.
- Derek Carr leads the league in yards per pass attempt (11.6 Y/A) and first down rate (44.1%) on negative passing situations (non-first downs needing seven or more yards to go).
- The Raiders are 32nd in explosive yardage allowed rushing per game (77.6 yards) while the Chargers are 30th (75.1 yards).
- The Chargers are averaging -82.7 fewer rushing yards per game than their opponents, the largest differential in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Justin Herbert: The touchdown regression came for quick for Herbert. After having high yardage with scoring issues through two weeks, Herbert tossed four touchdowns Sunday and was the QB2 (30.8 points). Herbert is now fourth in the NFL in passing yards (956) through three weeks.
Herbert and the Chargers get a plucky Raiders defense that early in the season has pressured the quarterback on 29.4% of the dropbacks (ninth) despite blitzing just 10.3% of the time (31st). The Raiders have allowed just 0.32 passing points per attempt on the season (eighth) against Lamar Jackson, Ben Roethlisberger, and Jacoby Brissett. Herbert is a clear tier(s) above those passers at this stage. In two games against the Raiders as a rookie, Herbert was the QB10 (23.4 points) and QB6 (28 points). This will be the first true test for the Raiders pass defense, keeping Herbert as a QB1.
