Perhaps the biggest concern this season for the Las Vegas Raiders was the hasty execution. The Raiders were at the bottom of the National Football League in yards in terms of yards and knew that if they wanted to get this team where they think they could be, the rushing game had to get on track.

Sunday’s win against the Cleveland Browns proved they are moving in the right direction in that category. In the first three games combined, the Raiders had rushed for 153 yards. In Sunday’s game, they nearly matched that number by accounting for 152 yards on the ground.

The main reason for the success behind these numbers is the unique play and formations that Raiders offensive coordinator Luke Getsy designed for this Browns defense. He got his playmakers the ball into space and gave Raiders carries a chance to make something happen.

Tight end Brock Bowers got involved in a jet sweep on the outside early, while Tyreik McAllister got a few carries in space to utilize his elusive athleticism. Raider Nation knows that Zamir White and Alexander Mattison will get the majority of the reps, but adding more weapons to the arsenal will only benefit this team for the rest of the season.

Reverse handoffs and jet sweep touchdowns were some new wrinkles in the offense that the Raiders benefited from immensely. Those plays put points on the scoreboard as Tre Tucker ran into the end zone, and so did DJ Turner later in the game.

As the game progressed, so did the production of the rushing attack. Mattison broke for a few long runs and White took the majority of the carries as he had 17 in total on the day.

However, one of his rushing attempts resulted in a fumble that was returned for a touchdown for the Browns. Even with that negative play, it was an improved performance from the previous games this season.

Coach Antonio Pierce was happy with the direction the rushing game took today.

“These guys ran hard, I thought we were the more physical team as the game went on,” Pierce said.

The players indeed ran fast and it was noticeable. White finished with 50 yards on 17 carries, Mattison with 60 yards on five carries and Mcallister with 11 yards on two carries. Bowers, Turner and Tucker all made impressive plays on their only carries of the day.

As the season progresses, Raider Nation hopes to continue producing the running game.

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