5 bold predictions for Broncos against Raiders

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DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 3: Noah Fant #87 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after a first quarter touchdown catch as Brandon Stephens #21 of the Baltimore Ravens covers the play at Empower Field at Mile High on October 3, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

Noah Fant scores touchdown against Raiders

Broncos fans (and fantasy football players) now just how streaky tight end Noah Fant is for the team. In Week 4, Fant caught 6-of-10 targets for 46 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens. In Week 5, Fant hauled in three receptions for 20 yards on four targets. Furthermore, Fant has scored a touchdown in all even weeks and held without an end zone reception in odd weeks.

Fant is in an even week. He will get a touchdown.

Besides the odd-even week coincidence, he faces a Raiders defense that has surrendered a touchdown to a tight end in the past two weeks (Jared Cook in Week 4, Jesper Horsted in Week 5).

Denver’s wide receivers could be in for a rough day, considering Las Vegas has allowed an average of 217.2 yards per game to pass-catchers, which is the fourth-fewest in the entire NFL. If Teddy Bridgewater and the running game can lead the Broncos in the red zone, you can bank on Fant logging a touchdown reception.

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