2017 · Week 3

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

10·27

Commanders

Washington

QB Kirk Cousins

FedExField · outdoors · grass · 76°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

OAK -3.5

Total

53

Model margin

+1.3est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Commanders
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Commanders winsRaiders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

WAS lead 5–1 since 1999

WAS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 41.3 points. WAS are 5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W3LV @ WAS2441WAS
2021 · W13WAS @ LV1715WAS
2013 · W4WAS @ OAK2414WAS
2009 · W14WAS @ OAK3413WAS
2005 · W11OAK @ WAS1613RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins25/3036530

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Samaje Perine19492.60
Chris Thompson8384.80
Mack Brown6274.50
Kirk Cousins122.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -3.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

7.19%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.4%

Expected total

43.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.49
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.25

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.