Michael Mayer Week 8 Preview vs. the Jets

Las Vegas Raiders receiver Michael Mayer has a difficult matchup in Week 8 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), facing the New York Jets. The Jets are conceding the fifth-fewest passing yards in the league, 187.7 per game.

Mayer has 298 receiving yards on 31 grabs (37 targets), with one TD, averaging 42.6 yards per game.

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Mayer vs. the Jets

• Mayer vs the Jets (since 2021): No games
• New York's defense has not let a player pick up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2026 season.
• The Jets have allowed 10 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• New York has given up at least two TD receptions to only one opposing player on the season.
• The 187.7 passing yards the Jets give up per contest makes them the fifth-ranked pass defense in the league this season.
• Opponents of the Jets have put up 11 touchdowns through the air (1.6 per game). The Jets' defense is 18th in the league in that category.

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Mayer Receiving Insights

• Mayer, in four of seven games, has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Mayer has received 13.9% of his team's 266 passing attempts this season (37 targets).
• He has been targeted 37 times, averaging 8.1 yards per target (54th in NFL).
• In one of seven games this year, Mayer has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, registered a multiple-TD effort.
• He has 5.3% of his team's 19 offensive touchdowns this season (one).
• Mayer (two red zone targets) has been targeted 4.9% of the time in the red zone (41 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Mayer's Recent Performance