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Week 13 Reality Checks: Washington at Las Vegas

By Tim Payne

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Football Team prepares for the snap in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField on November 29, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Football Team prepares for the snap in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField on November 29, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 26: Quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders prepares to greet teammates running onto the field for warmups before a game against the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium on December 26, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Dolphins defeated the Raiders 26-25. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 26: Quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders prepares to greet teammates running onto the field for warmups before a game against the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium on December 26, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Dolphins defeated the Raiders 26-25. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

2. The Reality Is, the Raiders won’t lose 17-15.

Washington beat Seattle because of dominating the time of possession. They almost ended up in overtime against Seattle because they failed to capitalize on enough long drives. To hold the ball for 40 minutes and only score 17 points is absurd. If the WFT expects to come home from Vegas with a win this week, they are going to have to put up more points. And against this defense, they should be able to.

In the their last three games, the Raiders are the league’s worst defense. In that same span, they’ve scored 36 points in a win and 13/14 respectively in two losses. Washington won’t beat the Raiders in a low-scoring affair. They’ll either put up a lot of points en route to a shoot-out win/loss, or they’ll put up a lot of points in a rout, or they’ll get blown out. So, if they want to WIN, they have to put up 24+ points.

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