Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders: 5 takeaways from Week 4

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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Marshawn Lynch #24 of the Oakland Raiders outruns Genard Avery #55 of the Cleveland Browns at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 30, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Beast Mode can’t be stopped

The Browns had no answers for Marshawn Lynch as he was able to rack up 130 yards on 20 carries. Lynch’s touches have been steadily increasing each game and he in return has looked better with every week.

Hopefully, Jon Gruden will fully stop with the Doug Martin experiment and continue giving Lynch a lion share of the carries. Because even at age 32, Lynch is still the hardest runner in the game and a chore to bring down. Of his 300 rushing yards this season, 254 of them have come after contact according to PFF.

And if the refs hadn’t screwed him over on the early blown whistle during a run in the second quarter, that number would be even higher.

Watching him run is a treat, and if the Raiders want this offense to reach its full potential, Lynch needs to continue getting around 20 carries a game.

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