Washington has a huge rest advantage after playing Thursday Night Football in Week 2, while Las Vegas will be on a short week following a Monday Night Football game. Of course, the Raiders will also have a cross-continent trip for an early road game, so I expect the Commanders to rebound with a comfortable Week 3 win at home.
With Jayden Daniels banged up and Austin Ekeler done for the year with a torn Achilles, rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt could see his number called even more against the Raiders. The seventh-round pick is averaging 7.1 yards per carry heading into Week 3, and I expect Kliff Kingsbury to center the red-zone game plan around him, taking the ball out of Marcus Mariota's hands inside the 20s.