(WR Davante Adams – USA Today Sports)
Key Players Returning:
QB Aidan O’Connell, RB Zamir White, WR Davante Adams, WR Jakobi Meyers, TE Michael Mayer, OC Andre James, OG Dylan Parham, OT Kolton Miller, DE Maxx Crosby, DE Malcolm Koonce, DE Tyree Wilson, DT Adam Butler, DT John Jenkins, LB Divine Deablo, LB Robert Spillane, CB Jack Jones, NB Nate Hobbs, FS Marcus Epps, SS Tre’von Moehrig, PK Daniel Carlson, and PT A.J. Cole.
Key Players Departing:
QB Jimmy Garoppolo (Rams), RB Josh Jacobs (Packers), OG Greg Van Roten (UFA), OT Jermaine Eluamunor (Giants), DT Bilal Nichols (Cardinals), CB Marcus Peters (UFA), and CB Amik Robertson (Lions).
Key Players Added:
QB Gardner Minshew II (Colts), RB Alexander Mattison (Vikings), WR Michael Gallup (Cowboys), TE Harrison Bryant (Browns), OG Cody Whitehair (Bears), and DT Christian Wilkins (Dolphins).
(TE Brock Bowers – USA Today Sports)
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 013 – TE Brock Bowers (Georgia)
Round 2: Pick 044 – OG Jackson Powers-Johnson (Oregon)
Round 3: Pick 077 – OT DJ Glaze (Maryland)
Round 4: Pick 112 – CB Decamerion Richardson (Mississippi State)
Round 4: Pick 148 – LB Tommy Elchenberg (Ohio State)
Round 6: Pick 208 – RB Dylan Laube (New Hampshire)
Round 7: Pick 223 – FS Trey Taylor (Air Force)
Round 7: Pick 229 – CB MJ Devonshire (Pittsburgh)
2023 Results:
W01 @ Broncos W 17-10
W02 @ Bills L 10-38
W03 STEELERS L 18-23
W04 @ Chargers L 17-24
W05 PACKERS W 17-13
W06 PATRIOTS W 21-17
W07 @ Bears L 12-30
W08 @ Lions L 14-26
W09 GIANTS W 30-6
W10 JETS W 16-12
W11 @ Dolphins L 13-20
W12 CHIEFS L 17-31
Bye Week
W14 VIKINGS L 0-3
W15 CHARGERS W 63-21
W16 @ Chiefs W 20-14
W17 @ Colts L 20-23
W18 BRONCOS W 27-14
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 8-9 (2nd in AFC West)
Home: 6-3
Away: 2-6
West: 4-2
AFC: 6-6
NFC: 2-3
Head Coach: Corey Mace
Las Vegas: 0-0
Career: 0-0
Playoffs: 0-0
(WR Jakobi Meyers – USA Today Sports)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Aiden O’Connell (213-343, 2218 yards, 62.1%, 6.5 avg., 12 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing: Zamir White (104 car., 451 yards, 4.3 avg., 1 TD)
Wide Receivers: Davante Adams (103 rec., 1144 yards, 11.1 avg., 8 TD)
Yards After Catch: Davante Adams (336)
TD’s Scored: Jakobi Meyers (10)
Sacks: Maxx Crosby (14.5)
Tackles: Robert Spillane (148)
Interceptions: Robert Spillane (3)
Pass Deflections: Tre’von Moehrig (8)
Tackles For Loss: Maxx Crosby (22)
Forced Fumbles: Malcolm Koonce (3)
Kick Returns: None
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: Daniel Carlson (26-30 fg/fga., 87%, 32-32 xp-xpa., 110 pts.)
Punting: AJ Cole (75 punts, 3783 yards, 50.4 avg., 34 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 15 Garnett Minshew II
RB: 35 Zamir White
TE: 89 Brock Bowers |R|
WR: 17 Davante Adams
WR: 16 Jakobi Meyers
TE: 87 Michael Mayer
LT: 77 Kolton Miller
LG: 70 Jackson Powers-Johnson |R|
OC: 68 Andre James
RG: 66 Dylan Parham
RT: 77 Thayer Munford Jr.
KR: 11 Tre Tucker
PK: 2 Daniel Carlson
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 98 Maxx Crosby
DT: 94 Christian Wilkins
DT: 95 John Jenkins
DE: 51 Malcolm Koonce
LB: 41 Robert Spillane
LB: 5 Divine Deablo
NB: 39 Nate Hobbs
CB: 18 Jack Jones
CB: 0 Jakorian Bennett
FS: 1 Marcus Epps
SS: 7 Tre’von Moehrig
PR: 11 Tre Tucker
PT: 6 AJ Cole
(DE Maxx Crosby – USA Today Sports)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: C
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/08 @ Chargers | Las Vegas leads the series 66-49-2. The Raiders are 10-10 since 2014, and their last series regular season road win (35-32) was in 2021.
09/15 @ Ravens | Las Vegas trails the series 4-9. The Raiders are 3-2 since restarting the series in 2015, and they won (33.27) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
09/22 PANTHERS | Las Vegas leads the series 4-3. The Raiders won (34-30) the last meeting between teams in 2020, and their last series loss (6-17) was in 2012.
09/29 BROWNS | Las Vegas leads the series 17-10. The Raiders are 4-1 since 2014, and they won (16-14) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/06 @ Broncos | Las Vegas leads the series 66-50-1. The Raiders are 13-7 since 2014, and their last series road loss (15-16) was in 2019.
10/13 STEELERS | Las Vegas leads the series 17-15. The Raiders are 2-3 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series win (26-17) was in 2021.
10/20 @ Rams | Las Vegas leads the series 8-7. The Raiders are 0-3 since 2014, and they won (16-14) the last meeting between teams in 2022.
10/27 CHIEFS | Las Vegas trails the series 51-65-2. The Raiders are 4-16 since 2014, and their last series home win (31-30) was in 2017.
11/03 @ Bengals | Las Vegas leads the series 21-13. The Raiders are 1-4 since restarting the series in 2015, and they lost (19-26) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
11/17 @ Dolphins | Las Vegas leads the series 21-20-1. The Raiders are 2-4 since 2014, and the last series win (31-28) was in 2021.
11/24 BRONCOS | The Raiders last series home loss (10-16) was in 2015.
11/29 @ Chiefs | The Broncos last series road loss (29-30) was in 2022.
12/08 @ Buccaneers | Las Vegas leads the series 7-4. The Raiders lost (20-45) the last meeting between teams in 2020, and their last series win (30-24) was at the prior meeting in 2016.
12/16 FALCONS | Las Vegas trails the series 7-8. The Raiders lost (6-43) the last meeting between teams in 2020, and their last series win (41-14) dates back to 2000.
12/22 JAGUARS | Las Vegas trails the series 4-6. The Raiders lost (20-27) the last meeting between teams in 2022, and their last series win (33-16) was in 2016.
12/29 @ Saints | The series is tied 7-7-1. The Raiders lost (0-24) the last meeting between teams in 2022, and their last series win (34-24) was at the prior meeting in 2020.
01/05 CHARGERS | The Raiders last series home loss (27-30) was in 2020.
Predictions:
Home: 3-5
Road: 2-7
West: 2-4
AFC: 3-9
NFC: 2-3
Overall: 5-12 (4th in AFC West)
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 2024, the game will be listed under the 2023 season.
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