ALAMEDA – Raiders running back DeAndre Washington’s number was called on second-and-goal from the Kansas City 4-yard line. That’s typically a spot where Marshawn Lynch works his magic.
Lynch was in the Oakland Coliseum stands at the time. He got ejected from Thursday night’s game for making contact with an official after joining an on-field scuffle from the sideline.
The situation demanded a power run, even without the Raiders’ power runner. Washington gave them one. The second-year pro channeled his inner Marshawn running to his left. He slammed a shoulder into one defender at the line of scrimmage, kept his balance, bowled through another to reach the end zone.