DeAndre Washington Week 16 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Tue, Dec 17th 2019, 8:36pm EST

After pushing Josh Jacobs out there to play last week, Jon Gruden said on Tuesday it's unlikely that Jacobs will play this week. Because of that, we should plan for Washington to get the start against the Chargers. He did a great job filling in Week 14 when he tallied 96 total yards and a touchdown on 20 touches against the Titans, which isn't exactly a great matchup, either. The Chargers pass defense has been on-point for most of the year, so the way to move the ball has been on the ground, which is why they've allowed the 11th-most points to running backs. The biggest issue against the Chargers is lack of plays, as their games net a league-low 120 plays per game, while the Raiders' games have netted just 121.9 plays, which is the third-lowest mark. Still, opponents have decided to pass the ball on just 54.7 percent of plays against the Chargers because they know it's not as efficient. In the first meeting between the two teams, we saw the Raiders backfield combine for 74 yards and a touchdown on the ground, while racking-up a massive 10 catches for 101 yards and another touchdown through the air. All-in-all, the running backs alone scored 39.5 PPR points. While Washington isn't quite on Jacobs' level, he should net 15-plus touches and deliver a low-end RB2/high-end RB3-type performance.