Alexander Mattison Week 8 Outlook - Chiefs at Raiders

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Last week, Mattison fully took over the Raiders' backfield with a 70% snapshare, 26 touches, and 123 total yards. Across the last two games, he has played at least 68% of the snaps weekly while averaging 22.5 touches and 94 total yards. Mattison has a story similar to Kareem Hunt's. He's getting workhorse treatment, but his tackle-breaking isn't anything to write home about. Mattison has a 13% missed tackle rate and 2.28 yards after contact per attempt. Both of these values are snooze-worthy and have backup-level quality. Mattison should retain his heavy workload this week but don't expect results similar to those in Week 7. Kansas City has one of the best run defenses in the NFL, allowing the fourth-lowest explosive run rate, the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game, and the fifth-lowest yards after contact per attempt.