NFL Preview: Washington Football Team (5-6) at Las Vegas Raiders (6-5)

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SUNDAY, DEC. 5, 2021 // 4:05 PM ET // ALLEGIANT STADIUM // REFEREE: ADRIAN HILL

ON THE AIRWAVES

TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 137 (Was.), 83 (LV) | XM: 385 (Was.), 225 (LV) | SXM App: 831 (Was.), 816 (LV)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Raiders lead all-time series, 7-6
STREAKS: Washington has won past 3
LAST GAME: 9/24/17: Raiders 10 at Washington 27
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/29/13: Washington 24, Raiders 14 (Oakland)

 

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM  LEADERS  LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

W 17-15 vs. Seattle (Mon.) LAST WEEK W 36-33 at Dallas (OT, Thanksgiving)
Ron Rivera: 1-1 COACH VS. OPP. Rich Bisaccia: 0-0
20.8/25.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.5/26.8
349.9 OFFENSE 385.6
Taylor Heinicke: 224-363-2,613-16-10-91.3 PASSING Derek Carr: 278-413-3,414 (1L)-17-9-97.3
Antonio Gibson: 183-712-3.9-5 RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 111-420-3.8-6
Terry McLaurin: 58-786-13.6-5 RECEIVING Hunter Renfrow: 64-658-10.3-4
359.3 DEFENSE 360.5
Jonathan Allen: 6 SACKS Yannick Ngakoue: 8
William Jackson, Bobby McCain: 2 INTs Four tied: 1
-4 (12/16) TAKE/GIVE 0 (12/12)
Tress Way: 48.6 (42.8) PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 51.2 (42.8)
Brian Johnson: 29 (5/8 PAT; 8/8 FG) KICKING Daniel Carlson: 95 (23/25 PAT; 24/27 FG)

 

WASHINGTON NOTES

• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE completed 27 of 35 atts. (77.1 pct.) for TD vs. INT & 90.5 rating last week. Aims for his 4th start in row with 70+ comp. pct. & 7th start in row with TD pass.

• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had career-high 146 scrimmage yards (season-high 111 rush, 35 rec.) & career-high 7 receptions last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Needs 95 scrimmage yards for 2nd-consecutive season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. RB J.D. MCKISSIC had 5 catches & 2nd-career game with both rush & rec. TD last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 5th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Since 2020, leads all RBs with 123 receptions & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (986).

• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had team-high 51 rec. yards in Week 12. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 5 catches in his only career game vs. LV (9/13/20 w/ Car.). TE LOGAN THOMAS has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.

• CB KENDALL FULLER had season-high 3 PD last week & had 10+ PD (11) for 4th time in past 5 seasons. Had sack in his last game at Raiders (9/15/19 w/ KC). LB COLE HOLCOMB had 1st-career FR last week. Needs 8 tackles for 2nd-career 100+ tackle season. S LANDON COLLINS led team with 7 tackles & had 7th-career FF last week. Has 5+ tackles in 9 of his past 10 games. S KAMREN CURL had 3rd-career sack last week. Aims for his 6th in row on road with 5+ tackles.

 

RAIDERS NOTES

• QB DEREK CARR passed for 373 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 101.8 rating last week, his 4th game with 350+ pass yards this season, tied with TOM BRADY for most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ rating. Has 300+ pass yards & 100+ rating in 2 of 3 games vs. NFC East this season. Has 30,310 career pass yards, 4th-most ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons.

• RB JOSH JACOBS had season-high 112 scrimmage yards (season-high 87 rush, 25 rec.) & rushed for TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with 95+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC East. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 6+ rush TDs in each of past 3 seasons. RB KENYAN DRAKE rushed for 86 yards in his last game vs. Was. (9/20/20 w/ Az.). Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 games vs. NFC East this season.

• TE DARREN WALLER is 1 of 3 TEs (MARK ANDREWS & TRAVIS KELCE) with 600+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. WR HUNTER RENFROW set career highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (134) last week. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 at home. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC East with 7+ catches. WR DESEAN JACKSON had 102 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 12. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. Was.

• DE YANNICK NGAKOUE aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 5 sacks in 3 games vs. NFC East this season. LB DENZEL PERRYMAN had 7 tackles last week & ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 121 tackles this season. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 at home. S JOHNATHAN ABRAM aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles.