Depending on your point of view, the Washington Commanders are falling out of the elite teams , or the fraud-watch narrative is overblown . But what matters in the NFL is the next game. And here are the bold predictions for the Commanders' contest against the Raiders in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season.

The Commanders are 1-1, coming off a beat-down loss to the Packers. And they may be without the services of quarterback Jayden Daniels. He suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter against Green Bay.

It’s difficult to make bold predictions without knowing whether Daniels will play. But since he hasn’t practiced this week, we’ll make predictions with the idea that he won’t be in the lineup.

Commanders QB Marcus Mariota will account for 3 scores

This may seem overly bold, but follow

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