From Week 7 through Week 10 Derek Carr ranked second among all quarterback in fantasy points scored and likely helped propel his owners to the playoffs. Unfortunately since that point, he ranks 18th among quarterbacks in fantasy points scored.

If you've held on to him on your roster despite his struggles, he deserves consideration for your starting spot again this week. Carr and the Raiders will host the Green Bay Packers and their mediocre pass defense -- the Packers rank 15th in terms of our Adjusted Defensive Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play metric.

While the Packers don't appear to be the best matchup on paper fantasy-wise -- they rank 11th in fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks -- a deeper look paints a different picture. They have been lucky to have faced only three quarterbacks that are ranked in the top-15 of our Passing NEP metric all season. Against those three quarterbacks, they've allowed an average of 335 passing yards and 2.33 touchdowns per game.

At home, with a decent over/under of 47 points this week, Carr has some upside in this matchup.