Kirk Cousins, who leads the NFL in touchdown passes, and the Raiders visit a Jets team losers of two straight at MetLife Stadium.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | MetLife Stadium |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | New York Jets -1.5 | O/U 45.5 (market view) |
| Las Vegas Raiders record | 3-4 |
| New York Jets record | 2-5 |
Overview
The Las Vegas Raiders stumble into Week 8 at 3-4 and losers of four straight, having scored 183 points while allowing 197. The skid has been ugly and varied: a 21-35 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7, a 30-33 defeat to the Buffalo Bills in Week 6, a 17-45 blowout loss at the New England Patriots in Week 5, and a 27-30 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. Their last win came in Week 3, a 35-27 road victory over the New Orleans Saints.
The New York Jets sit at 2-5 and have dropped two in a row, with 137 points scored against 150 allowed. New York fell 25-28 to the Miami Dolphins in Week 7 and 19-26 at the Patriots in Week 6, with their lone recent bright spot a 17-12 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 5 sandwiched between losses to the Chicago Bears (12-23) and Detroit Lions (24-31).
Both teams are stuck in long losing streaks, but Las Vegas has the more explosive pieces through the air with Cousins and Brock Bowers clicking at a high level. The Jets get the market nod as 1.5-point home favorites, which says plenty about how close this one looks on paper despite the Raiders' four-game slide.
Key players
Kirk Cousins leads the NFL in touchdown passes with 16 and ranks third in the league in passing yards with 1,877, coming off a 295-yard, two-touchdown outing in Week 7, and he's the only quarterback with 240-plus passing yards in six games this season.
Brock Bowers caught six passes for 73 yards last week and ranks second among all tight ends in receiving yards with 455, and he's chasing his fourth straight road game with a touchdown catch.
Ashton Jeanty piled up 76 scrimmage yards, including a receiving touchdown, in Week 7 and has topped 75 scrimmage yards in four of his last five games.
Tre Tucker hauled in five catches for 103 yards and a touchdown last week and is chasing his third straight game with five-plus catches, 95-plus receiving yards and a touchdown catch.
Matt Gay projects for 8.6 DraftKings points as the Raiders' kicker in a game with a 45.5-point total on the board.
Keys to the game
Feed Jeanty near the goal line early and often; he scored last week and a third straight game with a touchdown keeps the Jets defense honest inside the twenty.
Keep funneling the ball to Bowers in scoring position, he's a matchup nightmare for any linebacker or safety trying to cover him near the end zone.
Get pressure up front with Maxx Crosby and Tonka Hemingway, both found ways to disrupt last week and need to make Geno Smith uncomfortable before he can finish drives.
Fantasy angles
Start Kirk Cousins with confidence, he leads the league in touchdown passes and is projected for 17.0 DraftKings points against a Jets defense that's allowed plenty of scoring.
Brock Bowers is a must-start at tight end, his 15.0 projection and role as a red-zone target make him a weekly lock in good matchups.
Ashton Jeanty is in play as a strong RB start at 13.5 projected points, especially with his recent streak of big scrimmage-yard games and goal-line touchdown involvement.
Tre Tucker makes sense as a flex start at 12.5 points, he's coming off back-to-back strong outings and is chasing a third straight game with a touchdown catch.
Matt Gay is a fine streaming option at kicker given his 8.6 projection in a game with a total set at 45.5 points.
Prediction
The market has this one at Jets 24, Raiders 22, and that lines up with two offenses that have had trouble finishing drives this season. Cousins and Bowers give Las Vegas enough firepower through the air to keep it a one-score game, but the Jets' home line and the Raiders' four-game skid make this a coin-flip finish that could go either way late.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Runyon | TE | Out |
| Patrick Johnson | DE | Out |
| Jack Bech | WR | Questionable |
| Jackson Powers-Johnson | OG | Questionable |
| Eric Stokes | CB | Limited in practice (no game status yet) |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Las Vegas Raiders |
|---|---|
| QB | Kirk Cousins |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty |
| FB | Connor Heyward |
| WR | Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Cody White |
| TE | Brock Bowers |
| LT | Kolton Miller |
| LG | Spencer Burford |
| C | Tyler Linderbaum |
| RG | Caleb Rogers |
| RT | DJ Glaze |
Defense
| Pos | Las Vegas Raiders |
|---|---|
| LDE | Folorunso Fatukasi |
| NT | Adam Butler |
| RDE | Tonka Hemingway |
| WLB | Maxx Crosby |
| LILB | Nakobe Dean |
| RILB | Quay Walker |
| SLB | Kwity Paye |
| LCB | Eric Stokes |
| RCB | Darien Porter |
| NB | Taron Johnson |
| SS | Jeremy Chinn |
| FS | Treydan Stukes |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Las Vegas Raiders | Wk7 L 21-35 vs Los Angeles Rams, Wk6 L 30-33 vs Buffalo Bills, Wk5 L 17-45 vs New England Patriots |
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.