After a truly horrific offensive showing in a 23-6 loss on Monday Night Football to the Buffalo Bills, the Minnesota Vikings seemingly had to make a trade for a starting QB before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. And they did just that, dealing a third-round pick for Las Vegas Raiders QB Kirk Cousins.

That leaves No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza as the new potential starter the Raiders — and sportsbooks have installed him as the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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Mendoza — who has only played sparingly at the end of a 45-17 loss in Week 5 against the New England Patriots — went from 20-1 odds to the +300 favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook. He surpassed Cleveland Browns wideout Denzel Boston (+500), who had been the favorite as of Tuesday morning.

Denver Broncos RB Jonah Coleman (+600), Tennessee Titans WR Carnell Tate (+600) and Browns WR KC Concepcion (+650), are the only other players with single-digit odds. Arizona Cardinals RB Jeremiah Love — who opened as the favorite at +300 — has 70-1 odds and is on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain.

If Mendoza starts this week, it would be at home against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks. The line on the game moved from an opening number of Seahawks -3 to Seahawks -6.5.