5 bold predictions for Raiders against Bengals
By John Buhler
4. Raiders will approach 100 combined rushing yards on the ground
Among the many reasons why the Raiders were pitiful vs. the Chiefs last week on Sunday Night Football, the Silver and Black could not get much of anything going on the ground. The Raiders amassed a grand total of 50 rushing yards against a Chiefs defense that is far from elite. To make matters even worse, Derek Carr led the Raiders in rushing with 18 yards on three carries Sunday.
Though they may not break the 100-yard rushing threshold vs. the Bengals, the Raiders will be closer to the century mark on the ground than they will be to the 50 rushing yards they had against the Chiefs defense. If the Raiders do break 100 total team yards rushing, that will be a strong indicator that they are playing with a lead throughout, perhaps indicating that they will win.
Though Josh Jacobs, Kenyan Drake, or Carr for that matter, will not have banner days individually on the ground, collectively, it will be a better effort out of this bunch. Again, the rushing yards from last week were suppressed due to the Raiders being so far behind the eight-ball vs. the Chiefs in primetime. If the Raiders approach 100 yards rushing vs. the Bengals, they can improve to 6-4.
Look for the Raiders to have around 90 rushing yards vs. the Cincinnati defense Sunday afternoon.