Overview
- Washington broke off a 33-yard run and finished with a game-high 56 yards on nine carries in Thursday’s 22-20 preseason win over the Texans, adding to a 53-yard burst in the opener that has turned heads.
- Raiders coach Klint Kubiak and teammates praised Washington’s playmaking but stressed he must improve pass protection and receiving reliability before earning an expanded role.
- A miscommunication with rookie QB Fernando Mendoza produced a first-quarter pick-six that highlighted Washington’s timing and route‑running issues in the passing game.
- Las Vegas logged nine penalties for 83 yards in the game, a repeat of the prior week’s discipline problems that Kubiak said are his responsibility to fix.
- The push from Washington updates the preseason depth-chart picture that favored Ashton Jeanty as the bellcow and could give the Raiders a fresh backup option in a run-focused offense built around new offensive-line additions.