The balls were spread around for the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, with nine different players catching passes and no one going for more than 46 receiving yards. Wide receivers James Jones and Rod Streater were the biggest beneficiaries, with each managing a touchdown in the team's 19-14 loss to the New York Jets.
James Jones, Rod Streater both score for Raiders, fantasy owners
Neither of the Raiders wide receivers had much in the way of yardage, but both found the end zone Sunday. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Streater caught five passes on 46 yards in the game, scoring his touchdown on a 12-yard pass late in the first quarter. Jones, meanwhile, had three catches for 34 yards, with his score coming inside the game’s last two minutes on a 30-yard completion, giving the Raiders late hope.
Fantasy impact: Mychal Rivera caught three passes for 31 yards. Denarius Moore had two catches for eight. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew had two catches, as did fullback Marcel Reece. Brian Leonhardt, Gabe Jackson and Darren McFadden all caught a pass apiece.
Basically, the team wasn't focusing on Jones or Streater -- Moore actually led the team in targets, with eight -- so much as rookie quarterback Derek Carr looked for everyone, and those two were the ones who found the end zone. It might bode well for the team at large -- an ability to spread the ball around can only help an offense -- but it means that no Raiders pass-catcher is likely to put up regular big performances.
