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Capers flirted with the Bengals about their defensive coordinator opening, but he reportedly turned down the job. The ex-Packers DC will instead help coach one of the most talented defenses in the league. It is likely the 68-year-old makes another run at a coordinator job next January.

The addition of Brock Bowers to the Las Vegas offense has pushed Mayer, a former second-round pick, to the periphery. He has just three receptions through two weeks and is not on the fantasy radar heading into Week 3.

Otton was targeted twice, but had no catches. Tampa Bay had only 19 pass attempts, though one of them was an incompletion that bounced off Otton’s hands in the end zone. He was asked to block for some of the game as the offensive line needed help with Aiden Hutchinson, who had five sacks. Even if Otton had caught the short touchdown, he’s hardly viable in an offense with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan and two pass catching running backs. Tampa Bay will face the Broncos at home in Week 3.

Meyers led the Raiders in receiving yards last week on the back of a 33-yard reception, but he still saw just three looks in total. The lack of a long gain made his lack of volume much more glaring in Week 2. Rookie tight end Brock Bowers has already blown by Meyers in the pecking order for targets in Las Vegas, out-targeting the veteran wideout 17-8 through two games. Meyers will top out at at WR5 fantasy ranking heading into Week 3.

Mattison scored once on nine touches in Week 1 and got his second touchdown on the year on just four touches this week. Zamir White has easily out-touched Mattison in both games, but the Raiders staff seems to trust the latter near the goal line and on passing downs. Mattison will be a touchdown-or-bust RB5 for his Week 3 matchup with the Panthers.

Rachaad White briefly left the game in the first quarter with a groin injury, but came back after only missing a few plays. Irving would be next in line to take advantage if White were to miss time. He’s cut into White’s rushing workload as it is as White only out-carried Irving 10-7 against the Lions. White had the only running back target, but Tampa Bay ran so few plays it’s hard to draw much from this usage. Irving is already playing a decent amount, but would need an injury or official demotion for White to become a top 24 running back. Not much has changed with his role going into Week 3’s home matchup with the Broncos.

White out-carried backup Alexander Mattison 9-4 in this game. Mattison didn’t see a target while drew four looks. Despite being the clear RB1 in the backfield, White had a one-yard score vultured by Mattison in the second half. The backup runner caught a touchdown pass last week and White is still looking for his first score of the year. White loose grip on a low-value backfield makes it impossible to trust him for fantasy purposes. He’s at risk of slipping out of the RB3 ranks if he posts another dud in Week 3 versus the Panthers.

It was a “20 percent target share,” with the bad news being Justin Herbert attempted just 20 passes. Quentin Johnston hauled in five of them for 51 yards and two scores, putting him ahead of McConkey after the rookie won the Week 1 battle. The real takeaway is that no Chargers wideout is posting impressive box scores despite back-to-back wins to begin the season. This is the Jim Harbaugh offense we feared/expected. Props to Harbaugh on its real-life effectiveness, but it’s not to produce positive fantasy results until a good team actually pushes the Bolts. That is unlikely to be the Steelers next Sunday.

Osborn now has four grabs for 28 yards in two games. Osborn will undoubtedly pop up for the occasional five-catch game, but it’s not worth trying to predict when in this highly-limited offense.

Bowers led the Raiders’ in targets in his first NFL game and trailed only Davante Adams in targets versus Baltimore. He also came tantalizingly close to his first career touchdown this week. Bowers caught a deep shot from Gardner Minshew and fought through tacklers to the one-yard line before being brought down. Alexander Mattison punched in the goal line attempt one play later. Bowers is already being peppered with targets and showed his ability to pick up chunk games this week. He is moving up the TE1 ranks ahead of his Week 3 date with the Panthers.

Chandler out-rushed Aaron Jones 82 to 32 yards on the day, but lost out to Jones on pass-catching duties. Chandler looked spry and explosive on his ten attempts, ripping off a 25-yarder in the fourth quarter as the Vikings bled the clock with a lead. Chandler may have played his way into a shared backfield ahead of the team’s Week 3 matchup with Houston.