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PositiveRoleOct 31, 2026Silver And Black Pride
Adam Schefter is in the minority but would rather see the Raiders hold onto Cousins even if Fernando Mendoza is playing. While Adam Schefter loves the idea of getting more picks as a draft freak, holding Cousins preserves the rationale for having him be Mendoza's mentor. Adam Schefter believes it is valuable for the rookie to have a peer as a sounding board when things go wrong during his first handful of starts, especially since Cousins has seen it all in the NFL. The two have been forming a big brother-little brother type of relationship over the last six months.
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PositiveProjectionOct 31, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Cousins is QB11 in fantasy points per game and leads the NFL in passing touchdowns with 16. Among 34 qualifying passers, he ranks 3rd in passing yards, 14th in yards per attempt, 22nd in highly accurate throw rate, 27th in catchable target rate, and 22nd in hero throw rate. Against the Jets, who have allowed the 13th-most yards per attempt, 8th-highest passing touchdown rate, 5th-highest passing success rate, and 7th-most EPA per dropback over their last five games, Cousins should have another QB1 outing.
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NegativeMatchupOct 30, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
The 38-year-old Raiders quarterback ranks third in passing yards (1,877) and leads the league with 16 touchdowns thrown, but faces a stingy Jets pass defense ranked fifth-best in passing yards allowed (1,314) and sixth-best in passing attempts allowed (213). Cousins has been sacked 10 times this season (23rd least) but is in danger of being grounded by the Jets' talented pass rush led by David Bailey (5.5 sacks) and a secondary that includes cornerback Brandon Stephens (39 targets, 17 completions, 43.6 percent) and safeties Andre Cisco and Dane Belton who also have sacks.
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NegativeMatchupOct 30, 2026Silver And Black Pride
Raiders QB Kirk Cousins ranks third in passing yards (1,877) and leads the league with 16 touchdowns, but faces a stingy Jets pass defense ranked fifth-best in passing yards allowed (1,314) and sixth-best in passing attempts allowed (213). Cousins has been sacked only 10 times (23rd-least), but the Jets' aggressive blitz package—featuring talented rookie David Bailey (5.5 sacks, doubtful), Kingsley Enagbare (2.5 sacks), and defensive backs including safeties Andre Cisco and Dane Belton—poses a significant threat. Jets cornerback Brandon Stephens has allowed just 43.6% completion rate on 39 targets, while younger corners Azareye'h Thomas and Jarvis Brownlee hold their own in coverage.
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PositiveProjectionOct 29, 2026RotoWire
Bold prediction: 300+ passing yards, 3 TDs, and a top 10-12 QB finish this week against the Jets; the source ranks Cousins way too low by consensus and projects him to become the first QB this year to pass for 300 yards against New York. Cousins leads the NFL in touchdown passes and is positioned as a strong streaming option despite being a short underdog; the source expects him to win and extend his starting time in Las Vegas. The source notes Cousins will face San Francisco next week after the Jets matchup.
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PositiveProjectionOct 29, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins leads the Raiders passing game, which ranks second-best in yardage (1,883 yards through seven games) and atop the league with 16 passing touchdowns. Despite the team's overall struggles, Cousins' aerial attack is producing at an elite level, though the offense is one-dimensional with 266 passing attempts (sixth-most) compared to only 174 rushing attempts (16th-most). Cousins remains the starting quarterback going forward with rookie Fernando Mendoza as backup.
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PositiveProjectionOct 29, 2026Silver And Black Pride
QB Kirk Cousins is leading an elite passing attack despite the Raiders' overall offensive struggles; through seven games, the Raiders passing game is the second-best group in terms of yardage (1,883) and atop the league with 16 touchdowns. Cousins remains the starting QB vs. the Jets and continues to produce in one-dimensional fashion as the team attempts to find offensive balance. The disparity in production shows Las Vegas is sixth with 266 passing attempts compared to 16th in rushing attempts with 174 totes.
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PositiveMatchupOct 29, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Cousins faces the Jets, who are pretty soft defensively. They allowed Malik Willis to win his first game on the back of a QB4 overall finish, and Drake Maye was the QB4 as well the week prior, even with A.J. Brown dropping the ball all game long. The Raiders have a solid 22.0-point team total (16th) as slight road underdogs, and the Jets offense is good enough to put up points on the Raiders, so this has some sloppy shootout appeal.
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PositiveProjectionOct 29, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Kirk Cousins is QB11 in fantasy points per game and leads the NFL in passing touchdowns with 16; he ranks third in passing yards among 34 qualifying passers, 14th in yards per attempt, 22nd in highly accurate throw rate, 27th in catchable target rate, and 22nd in hero throw rate. The Jets have allowed the 13th-most yards per attempt, eighth-highest passing touchdown rate, fifth-highest passing success rate, and seventh-most EPA per dropback over their last five games. Cousins should have another QB1 outing this week.
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PositiveProjectionOct 29, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Kirk Cousins is QB11 in fantasy points per game and leads the NFL in passing touchdowns with 16. Among 34 qualifying passers, Cousins ranks third in passing yards, 14th in yards per attempt, 22nd in highly accurate throw rate, 27th in catchable target rate, and 22nd in hero throw rate. The Jets have allowed the 13th-most yards per attempt, eighth-highest passing TD rate, fifth-highest passing success rate, and seventh-most EPA per dropback over their last five games, supporting another QB1 outing.
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NegativeRoleOct 28, 2026Silver And Black Pride
Facing significant structural constraints: offensive line provides only 2.0 seconds of pocket time (20th in league, .1 seconds below average); defenses have blitzed him in obvious passing downs for four straight weeks, forcing off-platform throws and restricting field-scanning ability; missing open receivers and locking in on targets between the hashes due to declining pocket time, causing receivers to take hits and leading to drops; defensive coordinators have studied his tendencies and found ways to neutralize him while games remain competitive.
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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Silver And Black Pride
Leading the NFL in passing touchdowns with 16 at week 8; completing 161 of 257 passes (62.6%) with only 5 interceptions; 151 on-target throws rank 9th in the league despite 60.9% on-target percentage ranking 27th, indicating high-volume efficiency; 14.1% bad throw metric ranks 17th (just .1% above league average) with 35 bad throws ranking 7th worst, suggesting inconsistency offset by volume and receiver talent concentration.
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PositiveNewsOct 28, 2026SleeperNFL
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