2023 Las Vegas Raiders season
OwnerMark Davis
General managerDave Ziegler (fired October 31)
Champ Kelly (interim)
Head coachJosh McDaniels (fired October 31, 3–5 record)
Antonio Pierce (interim)
Home fieldAllegiant Stadium
Results
Record5–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Uniform

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 and final under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.

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.

On October 31, following a Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.[2] The Raiders named linebackers coach Antonio Pierce interim head coach,[3] and assistant general manager Champ Kelly interim general manager.[4]

Offseason

Notable free agent acquisitions

Position Player Age 2022 team
QB Jimmy Garoppolo[5] 31 San Francisco 49ers
WR Jakobi Meyers[6] 26 New England Patriots
TE Austin Hooper[7] 28 Tennessee Titans

Trades

March 15[8] 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

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.[9]
  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. 1 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* [10]
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
  • Interim 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
  • Defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham
  • Senior defensive assistant – Rob Ryan
  • Defensive line – Rob Leonard
  • Defensive backs – Chris Ash
  • Defensive backs/pass game coordinator – Jason Simmons
  • Defensive assistant/pass rush specialist – Matt Edwards
  • Defensive quality control – Matt Feeney
  • Defensive quality control – Keith Heyward
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
  • 38 Brittain Brown RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 58 Darien Butler OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Brandon Facyson CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 43 Kana'i Mauga OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 78 Dalton Wagner T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 32 Austin Walter RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated November 27, 2023

51 active, 6 inactive, 17 practice squad

→ 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 L 14–26 3–5 Ford Field ESPN/ABC Recap
9 November 5 1:25 p.m. New York Giants W 30–6 4–5 Allegiant Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 12 5:20 p.m. New York Jets W 16–12 5–5 Allegiant Stadium NBC Recap
11 November 19 10:00 a.m. at Miami Dolphins L 13–20 5–6 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 26 1:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 17–31 5–7 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap
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 for games in Weeks 16 and 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.

Game summaries

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.[11]

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 7 7014
Lions 3 13 7326

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)
  • Game attendance: 66,774
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. New York Giants

Week 9: New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 066
Raiders 7 17 3330

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,082
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

Week 10: New York Jets at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 3 0312
Raiders 3 3 3716

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,383
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

Week 11: Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 3 0013
Dolphins 7 7 6020

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,026
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 14 71031
Raiders 7 7 3017

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,441
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 000
Raiders 0 0 000

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • TV: Fox
  • Preview

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 8 3 0 .727 3–1 6–1 256 181 W1
Denver Broncos 6 5 0 .545 1–2 3–4 246 280 W5
Las Vegas Raiders 5 7 0 .417 1–2 3–5 202 256 L2
Los Angeles Chargers 4 7 0 .364 1–1 2–4 269 258 L3

Conference

AFC
Place # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division
leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 9 3 0 .750 3–2 6–3 .500 .465 W2
2[lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West 8 3 0 .727 3–1 6–1 .556 .495 W1
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Jacksonville Jaguars South 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 .549 .506 W2
4[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Miami Dolphins East 8 3 0 .727 3–1 6–2 .419 .311 W2
Wild
cards
5[lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 7 4 0 .636 3–1 5–3 .561 .506 W1
6[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Browns North 7 4 0 .636 3–2 5–3 .552 .519 L1
7[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 6 5 0 .545 2–2 4–3 .484 .388 W3
In the
hunt
8[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Houston Texans South 6 5 0 .545 1–2 3–3 .488 .463 L1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West 6 5 0 .545 1–2 3–4 .516 .522 W5
10 Buffalo Bills East 6 6 0 .500 2–2 3–5 .474 .420 L1
11 Cincinnati Bengals North 5 6 0 .455 0–4 1–6 .548 .466 L3
12 Las Vegas Raiders West 5 7 0 .417 1–2 3–5 .489 .375 L2
13[lower-alpha 7] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 7 0 .364 1–1 2–4 .556 .404 L3
14[lower-alpha 7] Tennessee Titans South 4 7 0 .364 0–2 2–5 .500 .341 W1
15[lower-alpha 7] New York Jets East 4 7 0 .364 1–3 2–6 .540 .565 L4
16 New England Patriots East 2 9 0 .182 2–2 2–4 .548 .435 L4

Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]

  1. 1 2 3 Kansas City wins tie break over Jacksonville and Miami based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over Miami based on strength of victory.
  3. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on division record.
  4. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Denver based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Houston (see below).
  5. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  7. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Tennessee and NY Jets are ranked 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. ↑ "Raiders fire head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager David Ziegler". nfl.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Raiders name Antonio Pierce as Interim Head Coach". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Raiders name Champ Kelly as Interim General Manager". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "End of an era: QB Jimmy Garoppolo to sign with Raiders". Niners Wire. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jakobi Meyers signing with Las Vegas Raiders". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Gossen, Rachel (March 10, 2023). "A look at the Las Vegas Raiders' full 2023 NFL Draft order". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "All Matchups, Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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