Week 13 NFL mismatches: Why Mahomes, Jackson may sizzle on Sunday

Yardbarker's Michael Nania analyzes the biggest positional mismatches each week during the NFL season. GLOSSARY:  DVOA (Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average): A method of evaluating teams, units or players in a comparative fashion. It takes every play during the NFL season and compares each to a league-average baseline based on situation. EPA (Estimated Points Added): The measure of a play’s impact on the score of the game. It represents the difference between a team's "expected points value" (the net point value a team can expect given a particular combination of down, distance and field position) before and after a play. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes vs. Raiders defense Why Raiders are overmatched: Oakland struggles against the pass, ranking 28th in net yards per pass attempt (7.3), 29th in opponent passer rating (104.7), and 30th in pass defense DVOA. They are especially awful on the road, where the Raiders have allowed 32.2 points per game and a passer rating of 120.1, the worst marks in the NFL. Oakland has

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