The Raiders will be rolling out backup QB Brian Hoyer in this week's game, which usually means fewer pass attempts and more rushes.The Chicago Bears defense has been a well-known pass funnel this year, enticing opposing offenses to attempt the 9th-most passes in football (37.5 per game) this year.The predictive model expects Josh Jacobs to garner 4.6 targets in this contest, on average, placing him in the 92nd percentile among RBs.When it comes to air yards, Josh Jacobs ranks in the towering 96th percentile among running backs this year, accumulating an astounding 7.0 per game. (as a result of being targeted behind the line of scrimmage, that is much more noteworthy than it appears since most RBs have negative air yards).Josh Jacobs's 27.9 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that assesses high-value offensive involvement) has been quite a bit higher this season than it was last season at 17.6.
|