Las Vegas @ Chicago
Team Totals: Bears 20, Raiders 17.5
Missing Jimmy Garoppolo (back), the Raiders will turn to either 38-year-old Josh McDaniels crony Brian Hoyer or fourth-round rookie Aidan O’Connell in Week 7. My bet is on O’Connell getting the nod, even after the Purdue alum went 24-of-39 passing (61.5%) for 238 scoreless yards and a pick while absorbing seven sacks and fumbling three times in Week 4 against the Chargers. The good news is O’Connell would be facing the Bears, who’ve allowed the NFL’s fifth-most fantasy quarterback points and rank bottom two in sacks (9). In a week with six teams on bye, O’Connell is playable in two-QB/Superflex formats. … Josh Jacobs should remain the centerpiece of Las Vegas’ offense; opposing RBs have throttled Chicago for an average of 135 total yards and eight all-purpose TDs in six games. An extreme-volume bellcow just like last year, Jacobs enters Week 7 averaging 22 touches per game. He’s on pace for a career-high 71 catches.
O’Connell’s 2023 target distribution: Davante Adams 13; Jacobs 11; Jakobi Meyers and Hunter Renfrow 4; Austin Hooper 2; Michael Mayer 0. … This is a green-light #SqueakyWheel spot for Adams, who has campaigned publicly and aggressively for more targets after drawing just nine combined over Vegas’ last two games. O’Connell targeted Adams heavily in his Week 4 start, while no part of the Bears’ secondary inspires fear.
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