(Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
Key Players Returning:
QB Derek Carr, RB Josh Jacobs, WR/PR Hunter Renfrow, WR Henry Ruggs, TE Darren Waller, OG Richie Incognito, OG Denzelle Good, OT Kolton Miller, DE Maxx Crosby, DE Clelin Ferrell, DE Carl Nassib, DT Johnathan Hankins, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, LB Cory Littleton, LB Nicholas Morrow, CB Nevin Lawson, CB Trayvon Mullen, SS Johnathan Abram, SS Jeff Heath, KR Jalen Richard, PK Daniel Carlson, and PT A.J. Cole.
Key Players Departing:
WR Nelson Agholor (Patriots), OC Rodney Hudson (Cardinals), OT Trent Brown (Patriots), DT Maurice Hurst (49ers), NB Lamarcus Joyner (Jets), and FS Erik Harris (Falcons).
Key Players Added:
RB Kenyan Drake (Cardinals), WR John Brown (Bills), WR Willie Snead (Ravens), OC Nick Martin (Texans), DT Soloman Thomas (49ers), NT Quinton Jefferson (Bills), LB Yannick Ngakoue (Ravens), and FS Karl Joseph (Browns).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 017 – OT Alex Leatherwood (Alabama)
Round 2: Pick 043 – FS Trevon Moehrig (TCU)
Round 3: Pick 079 – LB Malcolm Koonce (Buffalo)
Round 3: Pick 080 – LB/S Divine Deablo (Virginia Tech)
Round 4: Pick 143 – SS Tyree Gillespie (Missouri)
Round 5: Pick 167 – CB Nate Hobbs (Illinois)
Round 7: Pick 230 – OC Jimmy Morrissey (Pittsburgh)
2020 Results:
W01 at Carolina Panthers W 34-30
W02 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W 34-24
W03 at New England Patriots L 20-36
W04 BUFFALO BILLS L 23-30
W05 at Kansas City Chiefs W 40-32
W07 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS L 20-45
W08 at Cleveland Browns W 16-6
W09 at Los Angeles Chargers W 31-26
W10 DENVER BRONCOS W 37-12
W11 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L 31-35
W12 at Atlanta Falcons L 6-43
W13 at New York Jets W 31-28
W14 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L 27-44
W15 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS L | OT 27-30
W16 MIAMI DOLPHINS L 25-26
W17 at Denver Broncos W 32-31
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 8-8 (2nd in AFC West)
Home: 2-6
Away: 6-2
West: 4-2
AFC: 6-6
NFC: 2-2
Head Coach: Jon Gruden
Las Vegas: 59-53
Career: 121-114
Playoffs: 5-4
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Derek Carr (348-517, 4103 yards, 67.3%, 7.9 avg., 27 TD, 9 INT)
Rushing: Josh Jacobs (273 car., 1065 yards, 3.9 avg., 12 TD)
Wide Receivers: Darren Waller (107 rec., 1196 yards, 11.2 avg., 9 TD)
Yards After Catch: Darren Waller (583)
TD’s Scored: Josh Jacobs (12)
Sacks: Maxx Crosby (7)
Tackles: Johnathan Abram (86)
Interceptions: Jeff Heath (3)
Pass Deflections: Trayvon Mullen (14)
Tackles For Loss: Nicholas Morrow (9)
Forced Fumbles: Clelin Ferrell/Nevin Lawson (2)
Kick Returns: Jalen Richard (10 ret., 240 yards, 24.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Henry Renfrow (23 ret., 265 yards, 11.5 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Daniel Carlson (33-35 fg/fga., 94%, 45-47 xp-xpa., 144 pts.)
Punting: A.J. Cole (44 punts, 1939 yards, 44.1 avg., 20 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 4 Derek Carr
RB: 28 Josh Jacobs
WR: 11 Henry Ruggs III
WR: 89 Bryan Edwards
WR: 13 Hunter Renfrow
TE: 83 Darren Waller
LT: 77 Kolton Miller
LG: 64 Richie Incognito
OC: 68 Andre James
RG: 71 Denzelle Good
RT: 70 Alex Leatherwood |R|
KR: 30 Jalen Richard
PK: 2 Daniel Carlson
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 96 Clelin Ferrell
NT: 90 Johnathan Hankins
DT: 97 Quinton Jefferson
DE: 91 Yannick Ngakoue
LB: 50 Nicholas Morrow
LB: 44 Nick Kwiatkoski
LB: 42 Cory Littleton
CB: 27 Trayvon Mullen
CB: 20 Damon Arnette
FS: 25 Trevon Moehrig |R|
SS: 24 Johnsathan Abram
PR: 13 Hunter Renfrow
PT: 6 A.J. Cole III
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: A
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/13 BALTIMORE RAVENS | Las Vegas trails the series 3-9. The Raiders lost (17-34) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series win (28-27) was in 2016.
09/19 at Pittsburgh Steelers | Las Vegas leads the series 16-13. The Raiders won (24-21) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (35-38) was in 2015.
09/26 MIAMI DOLPHINS | Las Vegas trails the series 20-19-1. The Raiders are 1-5 since 2011, and their last series win (27-24) was in 2017.
10/04 at Los Angeles Chargers | Las Vegas leads the series 63-46-2. The Raiders are 9-11 since 2011, and their last series road loss (10-26) was in 2018.
10/10 CHICAGO BEARS | Las Vegas leads the series 8-7. The Raiders won (24-21) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/17 at Denver Broncos | Las Vegas leads the series 60-50-1. The Raiders are 8-12 since 2011, and their last series road loss (15-16) was in 2019.
10/24 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | Las Vegas trails the series 6-7. The Raiders lost (10-19) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/07 at New York Giants | Las Vegas leads the series 8-5. The Raiders won (24-17) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/14 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | Las Vegas trails the series 50-60-2. The Raiders are 6-14 since 2011, and their last series home win (31-30) was in 2017.
11/21 CINCINNATI BENGALS | Las Vegas leads the series 21-11. The Raiders won (17-10) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series loss (16-30) was in 2018.
11/25 at Dallas Cowboys | The series is tied 6-6. The Raiders lost (17-20) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/05 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | Las Vegas leads the series 8-6. The Raiders lost (10-27) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/12 at Kansas City Chiefs | The Raiders last series road loss (9-40) was in 2019.
12/19 at Cleveland Browns | Las Vegas leads the series 16-10. The Raiders are 4-2 since 2011, and their last series loss (13-23) was in 2014.
12/26 DENVER BRONCOS | The Raiders last series home loss (10-16) was in 2015.
01/02 at Indianapolis Colts | Las Vegas leads the series 10-9. The Raiders lost (27-44) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series win (31-24) was in 2019.
01/09 LOS ANGELS CHARGERS | The Raiders last series home win (26-24) was in 2019.
Predictions: Home: 7-2
Away: 6-2
DIV: 4-2
AFC: 10-2
NFC: 3-2
Overall: 13-4 (1st in AFC West – Eliminated in Divisional by Browns)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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