The 2025 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their sixth in Las Vegas, their first under general manager John Spytek and their only season under head coach Pete Carroll. Unable to improve on their 4–13 record from 2024, the Raiders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season (the 21st time in 23 seasons), and instead went 3–14 for their fourth consecutive losing season (their 18th losing season in 23 years). Their .176 winning percentage was their worst since 2006 when they were based in Oakland. This season began with the team's fourth head coach and offensive coordinator in five seasons, their third general manager in four seasons, their third head coach in as many seasons, and their fourth quarterback to start opening day in as many seasons. The Raiders failed to win the AFC West for the 23rd consecutive season. On January 5, the day following the conclusion of the season, the Raiders fired Carroll, marking the third consecutive season the team fired its head coach.[1] For the second season in a row, the Raiders failed to win a single game on the road against the Broncos, Chiefs, or Chargers. In their season finale, they did, however, end a streak of 7 consecutive losses at home to the Chiefs. The Raiders got rid of Patrick Graham as defensive coordinator after four seasons.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Following the end of the 2024 season, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce.[2] Two days later, general manager Tom Telesco was also fired.[3] Owner Mark Davis said that new part owner of the team, Tom Brady, would play a role in the selection of a new head coach and general manager.[4] On January 22, 2025, the team named Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager, John Spytek as the team's new general manager.[5] Spytek had a long relationship with Brady going back to college and the two were teammates with the Buccaneers in their 2020 Super Bowl winning season.[5] On January 25, the Raiders named former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll the team's new head coach.[6]
On January 31, the team announced that defensive coordinator Patrick Graham would remain on the staff in the same position.[7] Ohio State offensive coordinator and former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly was named the new offensive coordinator on February 2.[8] On February 3, it was reported that Carroll would hire his son, Brennan, as the team's new offensive line coach.[9] On November 23, the Raiders fired Kelly as offensive coordinator.[10]
Player trades
Players additions
Players lost
Draft
Draft trades
- ^ The Raiders traded this third-round selection (92nd overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for QB Geno Smith.[11]
- ^ The Jets traded a 2024 fourth-round selection (126th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a third-round selection (92nd overall).[12]
- ^ The Raiders traded WR Davante Adams to the New York Jets in exchange for this third round selection (being conditional at the time of the trade) The condition – that Las Vegas would receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Adams was named to the 2024 All-Pro Team during the 2024 NFL season or Adams was designated as an active player on the Jets' roster for the AFC Championship Game or Super Bowl LIX – was not met when the Jets were eliminated from playoff contention and Adams was not named to the 2024 All-Pro Team, eventually receiving the Jets' third round selection previously acquired from the Lions (92nd overall).[13]
Staff
2025 Las Vegas Raiders staff
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Front office
- Owner – Mark Davis
- President – Sandra Douglass Morgan
- General manager – John Spytek
- Assistant general manager – Brian Stark
- Senior vice president/director of football administration – Tom Delaney
- Senior vice president of football operations and strategy – Mark Thewes
- Senior personnel executive – Anthony Patch
- VP, player personnel – Brandon Hunt
- VP, football research and development – David Christoff
- Director of football systems – Brad Goldsberry
- Director of college scouting – Brandon Yeargan
- Assistant director of college scouting – Johnathon Stigall
- Assistant director of pro scouting – Ben Chester
- Senior national scout – Andy Dengler
- Senior national scout – Lenny McGill
- Senior vice president of coaching operations – Matt Capurro
- Head coach research specialist – Ryan Paganetti
- Coaching analyst – Kenan Clarke
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham
- Run game coordinator/defensive line – Rob Leonard
- Assistant defensive line – Kenyon Jackson
- Linebackers – John Glenn
- Defensive backs – Marcus Robertson
- Pass game coordinator/defensive backs – Joe Woods
- Defensive assistant/linebackers – Tyrone McKenzie
- Defensive assistant – Rip Rowan
- Defensive quality control – Beyah Rasool
Special teams coaches
- Interim special teams coordinator – Derius Swinton II
- Assistant special teams – Kade Rannings
Strength and conditioning
- Head strength and conditioning – A. J. Neibel
- Assistant head strength and conditioning – Rick Slate
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Matthew Fyle
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Haley Roberts
- Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden
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Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at New England Patriots
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First quarter
Second quarter
- NE – Andrés Borregales 35-yard field goal, 1:57. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:45.
Third quarter
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 3-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 9:39. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:35.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 51-yard field goal, 0:52. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:35.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 40-yard field goal, 6:46. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:47.
- NE – Andrés Borregales 44-yard field goal, 0:19. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 1:29.
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 24/34, 362 yards, TD, INT
- NE – Drake Maye – 30/46, 287 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
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The Raiders won their first game in New England since 1994 when they were based in Los Angeles.[15] This was also the Raiders third win over New England since 2022. Geno Smith had a swell performance by throwing 362 yards, one touchdown, and completed 70.6 percent of his passes to go with his 102.8 passer rating, but he also threw an interception.
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
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First quarter
- LAC – Cameron Dicker 38-yard field goal, 13:47. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:02.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 54-yard field goal, 9:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 4:41.
- LAC – Keenan Allen 10-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 0:20. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:14.
Second quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 40-yard field goal, 9:58. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 5:26.
- LAC – Quentin Johnston 60-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 1:51. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:43.
Third quarter
- LAC – Cameron Dicker 20-yard field goal, 7:33. Chargers 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:30.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 37-yard field goal, 11:19. Chargers 20–9. Drive: 22 plays, 67 yards, 11:15.
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Top passers
- LAC – Justin Herbert – 19/27, 242 yards, 2 TD
- LV – Geno Smith – 24/43, 180 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
- LAC – Justin Herbert – 9 rushes, 31 yards
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 11 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
- LAC – Quentin Johnston – 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
- LV – Jakobi Meyers – 6 receptions, 68 yards
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Head Coach Pete Carroll and Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh rekindled their rivalry for the first time since 2014, as the Chargers' defense dominated the Raiders' offense, leading to a loss for Las Vegas.[16] Geno Smith had an extremely poor performance by throwing 180 yards, no touchdowns, three interceptions, and completed just 55.8 percent of his passes to go with his 37 passer rating.
Week 3: at Washington Commanders
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First quarter
- WAS – Marcus Mariota 2-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 11:51. Commanders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 3:09.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 37-yard field goal, 9:46. Commanders 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:05.
Second quarter
- WAS – Matt Gay 46-yard field goal, 9:56. Commanders 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 5:20.
- LV – Tre Tucker 10-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:20. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.
- WAS – Jeremy McNichols 60-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 3:31. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:49.
- WAS – Matt Gay 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Commanders 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 0:27.
Third quarter
- WAS – Jaylin Lane 90-yard punt return (Matt Gay kick), 9:35. Commanders 27–10.
- WAS – Jacory Croskey-Merritt 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 3:03. Commanders 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:20.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Tre Tucker 10-yard pass from Geno Smith (run failed), 12:57. Commanders 34–16. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:06.
- LV – Tre Tucker 61-yard pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith–Brock Bowers pass), 3:42. Commanders 34–24. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 0:38.
- WAS – Luke McCaffrey 43-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Gay kick), 2:05. Commanders 41–24. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:37.
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 19/29, 289 yards, 3 TD
- WAS – Marcus Mariota – 15/21, 207 yards, TD
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 17 rushes, 63 yards
- WAS – Jeremy McNichols – 4 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Top receivers
- LV – Tre Tucker – 8 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD
- WAS – Terry McLaurin – 3 receptions, 74 yards
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Geno Smith had a masterful performance by throwing 289 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, and completed 65.5 percent of his passes to go with his 132.7 passer rating. Despite that, he could not succeed at helping the Raiders win.
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 4: Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,642
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
Second quarter
- CHI – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 4:22. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, -1 yard, 4:26.
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 64-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:03. Raiders 14–6. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:19.
- CHI – Cairo Santos 52-yard field goal, 0:53. Raiders 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:10.
Third quarter
- CHI – Rome Odunze 27-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:38. Bears 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:04.
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 9-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:23. Raiders 21–16. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:15.
Fourth quarter
- CHI – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 11:38. Raiders 21–19. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 4:29.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 29-yard field goal, 6:45. Raiders 24–19. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:53.
- CHI – D'Andre Swift 2-yard run (pass failed), 1:34. Bears 25–24. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:11.
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Top passers
- CHI – Caleb Williams – 22/37, 212 yards, TD, INT
- LV – Geno Smith – 14/21, 117 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
- CHI – D'Andre Swift – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 21 rushes, 138 yards, TD
Top receivers
- CHI – Rome Odunze – 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD
- LV – Brock Bowers – 5 receptions, 46 yards
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The Raiders attempted to score a game winning field goal, but it was blocked by Chicago, resulting in the Raiders falling to 1–3.
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
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First quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 24-yard field goal, 3:21. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 9:50.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (pass failed), 6:54. Colts 26–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:03.
- IND – Ameer Abdullah 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:49. Colts 32–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:30.
- IND – Jonathan Taylor 6-yard run (Jonathan Taylor run), 2:27. Colts 40–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:20.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 37-yard field goal, 11:39. Colts 40–6. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:48.
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 25/36, 228 yards, 2 INT
- IND – Daniel Jones – 20/29, 212 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 14 rushes, 67 yards
- IND – Jonathan Taylor – 17 rushes, 66 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
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The Raiders failed to record a sack for the first time in 40 games, ending the league's longest active streak.[18] With the blowout loss, the Raiders suffered their worst loss since falling 48–9 to the Chiefs in 2021, falling to 1–4.
Week 6: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 6: Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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First quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 50-yard field goal, 4:07. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 8:44.
Second quarter
- LV – Michael Mayer 4-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:13. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:55.
Third quarter
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 3-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 7:04. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:56.
- TEN – Matthew Wright 46-yard field goal, 1:06. Raiders 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 5:58.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 29-yard field goal, 7:14. Raiders 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 5:32.
- TEN – David Martin-Robinson 1-yard pass from Cam Ward (Matthew Wright kick), 3:03. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:11.
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Top passers
- TEN – Cam Ward – 26/38, 222 yards, TD, INT
- LV – Geno Smith – 17/23, 174 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- TEN – Tony Pollard – 10 rushes, 34 yards
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 23 rushes, 75 yards, TD
Top receivers
- TEN – Van Jefferson – 4 receptions, 75 yards
- LV – Tre Tucker – 5 receptions, 70 yards
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Both offenses struggled, combining for just 2.39 yards per play in the first half, the lowest in an NFL game since Baltimore and Jacksonville averaged 1.80 yards per play on October 24, 2011.[19] This was the Raiders' first win against the Titans since 2017 when they were based in Oakland, as well as their first win against them at home since 2004, again, when they were based in Oakland.[20]
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
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First quarter
Second quarter
- KC – Hollywood Brown 8-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 9:17. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 17 plays, 84 yards, 8:40.
- KC – Rashee Rice 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:10. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 16 plays, 94 yards, 6:22.
Third quarter
- KC – Isiah Pacheco 7-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:00. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:00.
- KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 2:36. Chiefs 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:26.
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 10/16, 67 yards
- KC – Patrick Mahomes – 26/35, 286 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 6 rushes, 21 yards
- KC – Isiah Pacheco – 15 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
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With their first shutout loss since 2023 the Raiders fell to 2–5,[21] and extended their losing streak in Kansas City to 2 games, their losing streak to the Chiefs to 3 games, their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams on the road to 4 games, and their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams to 8 games. This is now the Raiders' 13th consecutive season not sweeping the Chiefs.
Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 9: Jacksonville Jaguars at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,080
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
Second quarter
- LV – Brock Bowers 7-yard pass from Geno Smith (kick failed), 0:35. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 5:04.
- JAX – Cam Little 68-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
- JAX – Cam Little 33-yard field goal, 9:53. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 4:15.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Raiders 9–6. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:27.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Trevor Lawrence 7-yard run (Cam Little kick), 14:50. Jaguars 13–9. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:36.
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 15-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 9:38. Raiders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:12.
- JAX – Bhayshul Tuten 1-yard run (Cam Little kick), 4:06. Jaguars 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:32.
- LV – Brock Bowers 27-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:52. Raiders 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:14.
- JAX – Cam Little 48-yard field goal, 0:16. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 1:36.
Overtime
- JAX – Trevor Lawrence 1-yard run (Cam Little kick), 3:24. Jaguars 30–23. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 6:36.
- LV – Brock Bowers 2-yard pass from Geno Smith (pass failed), 0:16. Jaguars 30–29. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:08.
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Top passers
- JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 23/34, 220 yards, INT
- LV – Geno Smith – 29/39, 284 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
- JAX – Parker Washington – 8 receptions, 90 yards
- LV – Brock Bowers – 12 receptions, 127 yards, 3 TD
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The Raiders took a 23–20 lead with less than two minutes remaining. However, they allowed the Jaguars to march down the field, and Jacksonville kicker Cam Little, who had made a 68-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to set a new NFL record, converted a 48-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Although the Jaguars scored a touchdown on their opening drive in overtime, the new overtime rules allowed the Raiders to respond. They marched down the field and scored a touchdown with 16 seconds left when Geno Smith connected with Brock Bowers for a 2-yard score. Opting to go for a two-point conversion to win the game, Smith’s pass was batted down by Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton, sealing a one-point loss for the Raiders. With the overtime loss, Las Vegas fell to 2–6 and 1–2 against the AFC South.[22]
Week 10: at Denver Broncos
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- DEN – Wil Lutz 32-yard field goal, 0:05. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:24.
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 16/26, 143 yards, INT
- DEN – Bo Nix – 16/28, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
- DEN – J. K. Dobbins – 18 rushes, 77 yards
Top receivers
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With their third consecutive loss to the Broncos, the Raiders fell to 2–7 and extended their losing streak against their fellow AFC West teams to nine games, their losing streak in Denver to two games, and their losing streak against their fellow AFC West teams on the road to five games.
Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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First quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 35-yard field goal, 7:55. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:16.
- DAL – Brandon Aubrey 50-yard field goal, 5:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:19.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 45-yard field goal, 2:02. Raiders 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:34.
Second quarter
- DAL – CeeDee Lamb 18-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 14:51. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:11.
- DAL – Jake Ferguson 5-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 5:16. Cowboys 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:33.
- DAL – George Pickens 37-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 1:11. Cowboys 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:14.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
- DAL – Ryan Flournoy 2-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 6:19. Cowboys 31–9. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:07.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Tre Tucker 6-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 13:22. Cowboys 31–16. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:57.
- DAL – Ashton Jeanty loss of 1-yard for a safety, 11:39. Cowboys 33–16.
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Top passers
- DAL – Dak Prescott – 25/33, 268 yards, 4 TD
- LV – Geno Smith – 27/42, 238 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- DAL – Javonte Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards
- LV – Geno Smith – 4 rushes, 14 yards
Top receivers
- DAL – George Pickens – 9 receptions, 144 yards, TD
- LV – Brock Bowers – 7 receptions, 72 yards
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With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–8 and 0–2 against the NFC East. Both teams paid tribute to Cowboys' defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by apparent suicide on November 6.[23]
Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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First quarter
- CLE – Quinshon Judkins 8-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 8:24. Browns 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:48.
- CLE – Quinshon Judkins 2-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 0:48. Browns 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:22.
Second quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 41-yard field goal, 9:12. Browns 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Andre Szmyt 53-yard field goal, 12:08. Browns 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:45.
- CLE – Dylan Sampson 66-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Andre Szmyt kick), 8:18. Browns 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:03.
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 5-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:11. Browns 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:07.
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Top passers
- CLE – Shedeur Sanders – 11/20, 209 yards, TD, INT
- LV – Geno Smith – 30/44, 285 yards, TD
Top rushers
- CLE – Quinshon Judkins – 16 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 17 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
- CLE – Dylan Sampson – 2 receptions, 59 yards, TD
- LV – Tyler Lockett – 4 receptions, 62 yards
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The Raiders' offensive line struggled again, allowing ten sacks. The loss eliminated the Raiders from contention for the AFC West title for the 23rd consecutive year.
Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was fired hours after the game and replaced by quarterbacks coach Greg Olson.[24]
Week 13: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 13: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- LAC – Kimani Vidal 59-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 14:03. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:57.
- LAC – Ladd McConkey 7-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 2:23. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 5:02.
Fourth quarter
- LAC – Cameron Dicker 56-yard field goal, 14:49. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:02.
- LV – Brock Bowers 6-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 7:49. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:00.
- LAC – Jaret Patterson 2-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 1:55. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:54.
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Top passers
- LV – Geno Smith – 18/23, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT
- LAC – Justin Herbert – 15/20, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 15 rushes, 31 yards
- LAC – Kimani Vidal – 25 rushes, 126 yards, TD
Top receivers
- LV – Brock Bowers – 4 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
- LAC – Ladd McConkey – 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
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With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–10 and extended their losing streak to the Chargers on the road to five games, their losing streak to the Chargers regardless of location to four games, their losing streak to their fellow AFC West opponents on the road to six games, and their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams to 10 games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,442
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty and AJ Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
Second quarter
- DEN – Marvin Mims 48-yard punt return (Wil Lutz kick), 6:29. Broncos 14–7.
Third quarter
- DEN – RJ Harvey 3-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 4:05. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 9:13.
Fourth quarter
- DEN – Wil Lutz 23-yard field goal, 3:56. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 19 plays, 90 yards, 10:17.
- LV – Shedrick Jackson 25-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Daniel Carlson kick), 2:17. Broncos 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:39.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 0:58.
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Top passers
- DEN – Bo Nix – 31/38, 212 yards
- LV – Geno Smith – 13/21, 116 yards, TD
Top rushers
- DEN – RJ Harvey – 17 rushes, 75 yards, TD
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 10 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
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With their 11th consecutive divisional loss, the Raiders fell to 2–11. This marked the first time since 2013–2014 the Raiders were swept by Denver in back-to-back years.
Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles
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First quarter
Second quarter
- PHI – Jake Elliott 27-yard field goal, 12:49. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:27.
- PHI – Saquon Barkley 2-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 1:57. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:07.
Third quarter
- PHI – Dallas Goedert 4-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 4:52. Eagles 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 6:27.
Fourth quarter
- PHI – A. J. Brown 27-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 14:54. Eagles 31–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:49.
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Top passers
- LV – Kenny Pickett – 15/25, 64 yards, INT
- PHI – Jalen Hurts – 12/15, 175 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 9 rushes, 35 yards
- PHI – Saquon Barkley – 22 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Top receivers
- LV – Brock Bowers – 6 receptions, 28 yards
- PHI – Dallas Goedert – 6 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD
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The Raiders’ offense was shut out by the Eagles’ defense in their second shutout loss of the season. They secured a last place finish in the AFC West for the second consecutive season.
Las Vegas was limited to 75 total yards, their fewest since gaining 58 yards against the San Diego Chargers in the 1961 season.[25] The game lasted just two hours and 31 minutes, the fastest game in franchise history, and the second fastest game on NFL record, behind a 1996 meeting between the Chargers and Colts that took 2 hours and 29 minutes to finish.[26][27]
Week 16: at Houston Texans
Week 16: Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,160
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty and AJ Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
Second quarter
- LV – Brock Bowers 7-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 12:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:40.
- HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 55-yard field goal, 9:12. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:13.
- HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 50-yard field goal, 0:50. Texans 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:29.
Third quarter
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 60-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 9:44. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:28.
- HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 49-yard field goal, 3:08. Texans 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:53.
Fourth quarter
- HOU – Dalton Schultz 1-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 7:41. Texans 23–14. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:54.
- LV – Ashton Jeanty 51-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:24. Texans 23–21. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:17.
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- LV – Geno Smith – 16/23, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
- HOU – C. J. Stroud – 23/35, 187 yards, TD
Top rushers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 24 rushes, 128 yards, TD
- HOU – Jawhar Jordan – 15 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
- LV – Ashton Jeanty – 1 reception, 60 yards, TD
- HOU – Nico Collins – 4 receptions, 59 yards
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With their ninth straight loss, the Raiders fell to 2–13, tied with the Giants for the worst record in the NFL, and finished 1–3 against the AFC South. They also finished 1–7 on the road. This marked the first time in franchise history the Raiders had back-to-back seasons with at least 13 losses.
Week 17: vs. New York Giants
Week 17: New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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Second quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 42-yard field goal, 9:41. Giants 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:19.
- NYG – Jaxson Dart 12-yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 5:56. Giants 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:45.
- NYG – Ben Sauls 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:45.
Third quarter
- NYG – Ben Sauls 23-yard field goal, 7:17. Giants 20–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:35.
- LV – Tyler Lockett 4-yard pass from Geno Smith (Daniel Carlson kick), 0:31. Giants 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:46.
- NYG – Deonte Banks 95-yard kickoff return (Ben Sauls kick), 0:18. Giants 27–10.
Fourth quarter
- NYG – Jaxson Dart 2-yard run (Ben Sauls kick), 3:40. Giants 34–10. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:49.
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- NYG – Jaxson Dart – 22/30, 207 yards
- LV – Geno Smith – 20/28, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
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Both teams entered the game with matching 2–13 records and nine-game losing streaks, marking the fourth time that the two teams with the league’s worst outright records have met in the final two weeks of a season. The previous occurrence came in 1981, when the 1–14 Baltimore Colts faced the 2–13 New England Patriots.[28]
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–14 for the first time since 2006 and finished 0–5 against the NFC.
Week 18: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 18: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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First quarter
- KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 4:58. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:33.
Second quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 32-yard field goal, 7:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:17.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 23-yard field goal, 1:52. Raiders 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
- KC – Harrison Butker 40-yard field goal, 4:11. Tied 6–6. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 7:33.
Fourth quarter
- LV – Daniel Carlson 55-yard field goal, 13:16. Raiders 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 5:55.
- LV – Shane Buechele sacked in the end zone for a safety, 4:37. Raiders 11–6.
- KC – Harrison Butker 47-yard field goal, 3:33. Raiders 11–9. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:57.
- KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 1:01. Chiefs 12–11. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22.
- LV – Daniel Carlson 60-yard field goal, 0:08. Raiders 14–12. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:53.
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- KC – Shane Buechele – 7/14, 88 yards
- LV – Aidan O'Connell – 10/22, 102 yards
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The Raiders clinched the first overall pick in the draft following the Giants’ victory over the Cowboys.[29] Daniel Carlson kicked a 60-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining to give the Raiders a win, snapping both a 10-game losing streak and an 11-game division losing streak. The victory also marked their first win against the Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium.[30] The Raiders ended their season at 3–14 (1–5 against the AFC West) and they finished 2–7 at home.
The following day, the Raiders fired head coach Pete Carroll.[31]
Standings
Division
Conference
Notes
- ^ a b Denver finished ahead of New England based on common games (Denver 6–0 to New England 5–1 against: Cincinnati, Las Vegas, NY Giants, NY Jets and Tennessee).
- ^ a b Houston finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory.
- ^ a b Indianapolis finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record (Indianapolis 6–6 to Baltimore 5–7).
- ^ a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Kansas City based on conference record (Cincinnati 5–7 to Kansas City 3–9).
- ^ a b c Las Vegas finished ahead of NY Jets and Tennessee based on conference record (Las Vegas 3–9 to NY Jets 2–10 and Tennessee 2–10).
- ^ a b NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on strength of victory (NY Jets .373 to Tennessee .275).
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