Only one team in the league has a worse run defense than the Raiders. That team is the Bengals who moved squarely into that last spot because last weekend Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson gouged them for 119 yards on 26 rushes. That’s crazy rushing numbers for even a running back, let alone a quarterback.
Containing the former Heisman Trophy winner is going to be a point of emphasis for the Raiders when they face Jackson and the Ravens on Sunday. The problem is three-fold.
Firstly, that was Jackson’s first NFL start, so the Raiders don’t have a lot of tape on him with which to study.