"It was 2nd-and-10 from Washington's 41-yard line. The Commanders were up 34-10. Jeanty took the handoff from Geno Smith for a simple off-tackle run to the left. But Javon Kinlaw and Jalyn Holmes converged to stuff his lane four yards behind the line of scrimmage. Jeanty is a great runner, so he was able to bounce back to the right. Unfortunately, Washington's run-stopping machine Bobby Wagner was waiting for him."
"But he is a stalwart edge-setting run defender, and everyone knew Pete Carroll would want to run his prized rookie Jeanty as much as possible. Who would step up for Washington? Turns out, the answer was everyone. Jacob Martin was the first man up. The pass rush specialist looked surprisingly active against the run. When he came out, a steady stream of fresh players stepped in without ever missing a beat."
On a fourth-quarter play, Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty received an off-tackle handoff, was initially met four yards behind the line, bounced outside, and then was met by Bobby Wagner and others to gain only one yard. Concerns about losing Deatrich Wise Jr. to run defense proved unfounded as the Commanders rotated versatile defenders who maintained edge setting and gap discipline. Jacob Martin, Javon Kinlaw, Jalyn Holmes, Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Tyler Owens, Frankie Luvu, Jeremy Reaves, Daron Payne and intermittent snaps from Von Miller combined to plug lanes, swarm the ball, and sustain a stout run defense.
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