Justin Tuck

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that the Oakland Raiders are afraid defensive end Justin Tuck suffered a torn pec against the Denver Broncos in Week 5.

Fantasy Impact

Tuck played 67 percent of the Raiders defensive snaps. He started every game and led the team's defensive line in fantasy points. Tuck had 10 tackles and one sack through Week 5. Mario Edwards is the likely candidate to replace him in base sets.

Oakland Raiders defensive end Justin Tuck had two solo tackles and one sack against the Chicago Bears.

Fantasy Impact

The Raiders linebackers and cornerbacks were in this one. The Bears rushed the ball 27 times. The defensive line had very few tackles. Tuck played 90.9% of his snaps from the left side, but earned a negative grade from Pro Football Focus.

Oakland Raiders defensive end had three tackles and two assists against the Baltimore Ravens.

Fantasy Impact

Oakland Raiders Justin Tuck was the team's most productive defensive lineman in IDP formats and continues to lead the defensive line in total fantasy points. He played a total of 66 snaps against the Baltimore Ravens. Tuck is currently a top 10 IDP defensive linemen in tackle heavy scoring systems through two weeks.

Justin Tuck finished week one against the Cincinnati Bengals with five tackles.

Fantasy Impact

Justin Tuck received an overall positive grade from Pro Football Focus. He played 44 snaps that produced one quarterback hurry, two batted passes, four solo tackles, and one defensive assist. Tuck had a solid 18.8 stop percentage via Pro Football Focus on his 16 run snaps. He was not as effective rushing the passer. FantasyPros' expert consensus rankings has him as the 33rd defensive lineman.

In his post game press conference, Justin Tuck said he thinks Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers could be a "blood bath".

Fantasy Impact

That's a bold prediction by the veteran leader, whose defense just gave up 52 points to Shaun Hill's St. Louis Rams. The Raiders have nothing but their pride left and play the 49ers this week, who failed to score a touchdown in week 13 against the Seahawks. Tuck will try to motivate the defense to pick themselves back up after their embarrassing showing, and could come out firing in Sunday's battle for California bragging rights. This would obviously be a huge risk, but Oakland is almost certainly available in any fantasy league.