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The Las Vegas Raiders Defense is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for the D/ST position. Target them as a free agent add off waivers for Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: The Raiders have been a different team since Antonio Pierce took over as interim head coach, and their defensive coordinator, Patrick Graham, has taken the defense from 26th in points allowed in 2022 to eighth through 16 weeks in 2023. They come into Week 17 as the hottest DST in the league.
DYNAMIC DUO: Malcolm Koonce and Maxx Crosby since Week 8 for the #Raiders
- 74 pressures
- 14 sacks
- 17 TFL
- 32 QB Hits
- 4 FF
- 43 StopsLas Vegas has got two SUPERSTARS 👀
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 27, 2023
The Raiders have been among the top-scoring DSTs for two straight weeks, and what they were able to accomplish against Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City has this unit in must-start territory unless in an extremely negative matchup. The Colts have a negative POA allowed on the season (-0.5 PPG), but their offense has sputtered as of late, with a positive POA allowed in two of the last three games, including a POA allowed of +5.9 points to the Falcons in Week 16. The Colts are a slightly positive matchup, which is enough for us to pin our league championship hopes on the Raiders in Week 17.
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