5 bold predictions for Raiders against Washington Football Team

4. Josh Jacobs breaks the century mark on the ground vs. Washington

Though it has not happened yet, what better time than right now? Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is coming off easily his best game of the season for the Silver and Black. He had a season-best 22 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown. He went over the century mark in all-purpose yards with two catches for an additional 25. So why not make it over 100 on the ground, straight-up?

Playing indoors will help with the speed of the game. Playing a team with a better defense than offense certainly helps, as does Washington coming off a short week with the Raiders being well-rested for this one. It may take until the final possession, but if the Raiders have the lead, it will be Jacobs and Kenyan Drake closing out the game for Derek Carr. It is better than victory formation.

So how many carries will Jacobs need to break the century mark? His yards per carry average of 3.78 suggests he needs about 27 to pull that off. However, one should not expect this game to be heading to overtime like the one in Dallas. So if Jacobs has roughly 22 carries and averages close to five yards per carry vs. Washington, that should be enough to give him 100 yards on the day.

Look for Jacobs to have 23 carries for 105 yards and a rushing touchdown on Washington.