Key numbers from Washington’s fourth-straight win

The Good: Gutsy play to bounce back from mistakes

6th: With the win, Washington has moved into the sixth seed in the NFC, which will definitely help with playoff positioning as the team enters the final stretch of the season.

2: Washington’s offense started quickly, scoring on its first drive of the game with a nine-play 75-yard touchdown drive. This is only the second time this season that Washington has scored a touchdown in the first quarter.

249: Although the defense was far from perfect, it held Derek Carr to 249 passing yards. Why is that significant? Well, when Carr passes for over 300 yards, the Raiders are 6-0, when he doesn’t, the team is now 0-6.

100%: Washington came into the game second to last in red zone scoring percentage (TD only), while the Raiders came in with the worst defensive red zone scoring percentage (TD only). On Sunday, Washington won out, going 100% in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on a one-handed grab by Logan Thomas, and on a screen pass from Heinicke to Antonio Gibson.

3.5:1: Heinicke didn’t play a perfect game by any means, but he completed 76% of his passes, finishing with 196 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and a 101.5 passer rating. During the four-game winning streak, Heinicke has seven touchdowns compared to two interceptions, or a 3.5:1 TD to INT ratio. During the four-game losing streak, he had a 0.5:1 TD to INT ratio so he has vastly improved. And he continues to show his ability to escape week after week, although this play would have been 100 times better if his throw had been a bit more on-target.

71.4: Over the three-game winning streak, Washington had the sixth-best third-down conversion percentage, 48.89%. Against the Raiders, the team went 7-of-13 on third downs and converted 71.4% of 3rd downs with five or fewer yards to go, including on the touchdown from Heinicke to Gibson.

9-9: New kicker, Brian Johnson, came in with 37 seconds left to attempt a 48-yarder to give Washinton the lead. He knocked it through and is now 9-for-9 on field goals this season, and has two game-winning field goals this season.

The Bad: Missed tackles and a potential season-ending injury for Logan Thomas

4: Jamin Davis had an uneven day. He had four missed tackles on the day but also came up with a big tackle on 2nd and 9 to limit a screen pass and help hold the Raiders to a field goal after Heinicke’s interception.

5: The offensive line had a poor showing as Heinicke was harassed throughout the game, with the Raiders getting five QB hits and one sack. Cornelius Lucas struggled the most and gave up four pressures and the sack, according to PFF.

9: Washington’s defense made Hunter Renfrow look like an All-Pro receiving allowing him to get a career-high nine receptions for 102 yards, his second straight 100+ yard receiving game this year, with seven of his nine receptions leading to first downs.

100: If you were hoping Kendall Fuller would follow up on his performance from last week, where he had a huge interception to prevent the Seahawks from tying the game, you were left wholly disappointed. Fuller was targeted eight times and allowed eight receptions (100% success rate for the offense).

Passing Woes: There’s no number to associate here specifically, but Heinicke struggled in this game, constantly throwing passes high and throwing off his back foot. On his interception, his arm was hit and the ball floated on him. Heinicke also nearly threw a pick-six on the game-winning drive, which would have all but ended the game for Washington. He has done well overcoming his mistakes and will need to continue to do that if Washington is to succeed.

189: After allowing only 110 total yards during the entire first half and forcing the Raiders to punt on the first drive of the second half, Washington’s defense allowed the Raiders to score on three consecutive drives. The Raiders easily moved the ball down the field on those drives, with 189 yards of offense and 12 points.

148: Washington had two 75-yard touchdown drives, one in each half. Outside of that, Washington only had 148 yards of offense the rest of the game. In the first half, Washington’s first drive went for 75 yards and the team only had 75 yards the remainder of the half. In the second half, the team only had 73 yards outside of its touchdown drive. That’s not a formula for long-term success.

Logan Thomas Injury: It was refreshing seeing Logan Thomas back with his one-handed touchdown reception and his 35-yard pass and catch down the sideline. But it sounds like it will be short-lived as Thomas suffered a potentially serious injury on a cheap low block by Yannick Ngakoue.

With five straight NFC East games, Washington is entering a crucial stretch of the season that will make or break its playoff hopes. Will Washington continue to overcome its injuries and play resiliently?

We’ll have the answer starting this week against the Cowboys.