2023 Las Vegas Raiders season

The 2023 season is the Las Vegas Raiders' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their fourth in Las Vegas, and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.

2023 Las Vegas Raiders season
OwnerMark Davis
General managerDave Ziegler
Head coachJosh McDaniels
Home fieldAllegiant Stadium
Results
Record3–4
Division place2nd AFC West
Uniform

The season is the first since 2013 without longtime quarterback Derek Carr on the opening day roster, as he was released on February 14.[1] The Raiders will attempt to improve on their 6–11 record from the previous year, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, and end their 20-year AFC West title drought.

Offseason

Notable free agent acquisitions
Position Player Age 2022 team
QB Jimmy Garoppolo[2] 31 San Francisco 49ers
WR Jakobi Meyers[3] 26 New England Patriots
TE Austin Hooper[4] 28 Tennessee Titans

Trades
March 15[5] To Las Vegas Raiders
2023 compensatory 3rd round pick
(Tre Tucker)		 To New York Giants
Darren Waller

Notable players released
Position Player Age 2023 team
QB Derek Carr 31 New Orleans Saints

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Las Vegas Raiders Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
17 Tyree WilsonDETexas Tech
235 Michael MayerTENotre DameFrom Indianapolis
370 Byron YoungDTAlabama
100 Tre TuckerWRCincinnatiFrom Kansas City via NY Giants[upper-alpha 1]
4104 Jakorian BennettCBMarylandFrom Houston
135 Aidan O'ConnellQBPurdueFrom New England
5170 Christopher Smith IISGeorgiaCompensatory pick
6184 Traded to the New England Patriots[upper-alpha 2]
203 Amari BurneyLBFloridaFrom NY Giants
7231 Nesta Jade SilveraDTArizona StateFrom New England[upper-alpha 2]

Notes

  • On March 10, 2023, complete list of Raiders' draft picks was released.[6]
  1. The New York Giants traded a third-round selection originally acquired from Kansas City in the Kadarius Toney trade to Las Vegas in exchange for tight end Darren Waller.
  2. Las Vegas traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for quarterback Jarrett Stidham and a seventh round pick.
2023 Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
David Agoha DL N/A* [7]
McClendon Curtis G Chattanooga
Jaydon Grant S Oregon State
Azizi Hearn CB UCLA
Brock Martin DE Oklahoma State
Jordan Perryman CB Washington
Adam Plant DE UNLV
John Shenker TE Auburn
George Tarlas DE Boise State
Drake Thomas LB NC State
Dalton Wagner T Arkansas

*Signed as a part of the International Player Pathway Program from Nigeria.

Staff
Las Vegas Raiders staff
Front office
  • Owner – Mark and Carol Davis
  • President – Sandra Douglass Morgan
  • General manager – Dave Ziegler
  • Assistant general manager – Champ Kelly
  • Senior vice president/director of football administration – Tom Delaney
  • Vice president of football operations – Tom Jones
  • Director of pro personnel – Dwayne Joseph
  • Director of football systems – Brad Goldsberry
  • Director of college scouting – Brandon Yeargan
  • Senior personnel advisor – Shaun Herock
  • Senior national scout – DuJuan Daniels
  • Senior national scout – Lenny McGill
  • National scout – Andy Dengler
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Football Research and Strategy
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – A. J. Neibel
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – D'Anthony Batiste
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rick Slate

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster
Las Vegas Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 25, 2023

53 active, 7 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 San Francisco 49ers W 34–7 1–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–17 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–31 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos W 17–16 1–0 Empower Field at Mile High CBS Recap
2 September 17 10:00 a.m. at Buffalo Bills L 10–38 1–1 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 24 5:20 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers L 18–23 1–2 Allegiant Stadium NBC Recap
4 October 1 1:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers L 17–24 1–3 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 9 5:15 p.m. Green Bay Packers W 17–13 2–3 Allegiant Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap
6 October 15 1:05 p.m. New England Patriots W 21–17 3–3 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 10:00 a.m. at Chicago Bears L 12–30 3–4 Soldier Field Fox Recap
8 October 30 5:15 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field ESPN/ABC
9 November 5 1:25 p.m. New York Giants Allegiant Stadium Fox
10 November 12 5:20 p.m. New York Jets Allegiant Stadium NBC
11 November 19 10:00 a.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium CBS
12 November 26 1:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Allegiant Stadium CBS
13 Bye
14 December 10 1:05 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Allegiant Stadium Fox
15 December 14 5:15 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Allegiant Stadium Prime Video
16 December 25 10:00 a.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS/Nick
17 December 31 10:00 a.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Denver Broncos Allegiant Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 0717
Broncos 6 7 0316

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

To commence their 2023 season, as well as the post-Derek Carr era, the Las Vegas Raiders traveled to Empower Field at Mile High to face one of their longtime AFC West rivals, the Denver Broncos. It took newly-acquired Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo only one drive and 3 passes to pass a touchdown, as he hit Jakobi Meyers with a 3-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up, 7-0. Less than a minute later, Russell Wilson hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the Raiders' lead to 7-6, since they couldn't get the extra point.

In the second quarter, Daniel Carlson booted a 24-yard field goal to push the Raiders' lead up to 10–6. However, Vegas trailed for the first time when Russell Wilson hit Courtland Sutton with a 5-yard touchdown pass to put Denver up, 13–10, at the half.

In the third quarter, neither team could score any points; the score stayed 13–10 in favor of the Broncos.

In the fourth quarter, Wil Lutz booted a 24-yard field goal and extended the Broncos' lead to 16–10. However, the Raiders would shove back, with Garoppolo hitting Jakobi Meyers with a 6-yard touchdown pass to reach the final score of 17–16, in favor of Vegas.

With the win, the Raiders started the season 1–0, and were the only AFC West team that won their season opener.

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Week 2: Las Vegas Raiders at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 0010
Bills 7 14 71038

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 6 10023
Raiders 7 0 01118

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 4: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 3717
Chargers 7 17 0024

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 70,240
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 0 10013
Raiders 0 10 0717

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

The victory was the Raiders' first over the Packers since 1987 when the team was based in Los Angeles.[8]

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots
Week 6: New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 7717
Raiders 3 10 3521

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 7: at Chicago Bears
Week 7: Las Vegas Raiders at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 0912
Bears 7 7 7930

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 8: at Detroit Lions
Week 8: Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 000
Lions 0 0 000

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
  • Preview

Division
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 178 105 W6
Las Vegas Raiders 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 112 161 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 144 155 L2
Denver Broncos 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 148 217 W1

Conference
AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 .468 .425 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 .396 .242 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 .545 .548 W2
4[lower-alpha 1] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 .551 .500 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 .575 .556 W2
6[lower-alpha 2] Cleveland Browns North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 .564 .500 W2
7 Buffalo Bills East 5 3 0 .625 1–2 2–3 .473 .457 W1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .600 W1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .595 .591 W2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 .487 .400 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 .587 .526 L2
12[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Raiders West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 .404 .300 L1
13[lower-alpha 6] Tennessee Titans South 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 .513 .417 L2
14[lower-alpha 6] Los Angeles Chargers West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .575 .429 L2
15[lower-alpha 7] New England Patriots East 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 .604 .571 W1
16[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 .511 .308 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville are ranked based on conference record.
  2. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Houston and NY Jets win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record. Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  4. NY Jets wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  5. Indianapolis wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  6. Tennessee wins tie break over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  7. New England wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  8. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References
  1. Gordon, Grant (February 14, 2023). "Derek Carr released by Raiders after nine seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. "End of an era: QB Jimmy Garoppolo to sign with Raiders". Niners Wire. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. "Jakobi Meyers signing with Las Vegas Raiders". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. "2023 NFL free agency: Raiders sign former Titans TE Austin Hooper to one-year deal worth reported $3.5M". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. "Darren Waller trade grades for Giants, Raiders: Daniel Jones gets new top weapon, Las Vegas moves on from TE". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. Gossen, Rachel (March 10, 2023). "A look at the Las Vegas Raiders' full 2023 NFL Draft order". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  8. "All Matchups, Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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