Las Vegas Raiders schedule 2025: Dates & times for all 17 games, strength of schedule and predictions
The Las Vegas Raiders are undergoing significant changes for the 2025 season after a disappointing 4-13 record in 2024, including hiring Pete Carroll as head coach and acquiring quarterback Geno Smith. Their schedule, determined by a formulaic process, involves competing against strong division rivals and a challenging NFC East lineup, including the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Eagles. Despite the league's 16th-hardest schedule, the team hopes to capitalize on offseason additions like running back Ashton Jeanty and tight end Brock Bowers to improve their performance. The Raiders' success will largely depend on their performance in divisional matches against the Chiefs, Broncos, and Chargers. With a prediction of a 7-10 record, the team aims for their first playoff appearance since 2021, though challenges remain in a competitive AFC West division.
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The Las Vegas Raiders are undergoing significant changes for the 2025 season after a disappointing 4-13 record in 2024, including hiring Pete Carroll as head coach and acquiring quarterback Geno Smith. Their schedule, determined by a formulaic process, involves competing against strong division rivals and a challenging NFC East lineup, including the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Eagles. Despite the league's 16th-hardest schedule, the team hopes to capitalize on offseason additions like running back Ashton Jeanty and tight end Brock Bowers to improve their performance. The Raiders' success will largely depend on their performance in divisional matches against the Chiefs, Broncos, and Chargers. With a prediction of a 7-10 record, the team aims for their first playoff appearance since 2021, though challenges remain in a competitive AFC West division.
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The Raiders hired former Seahawks Super-Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll and traded for quarterback Geno Smith to lead the team, aiming for a stronger performance in 2025 after a 4-13 season in 2024.
Las Vegas' 2025 schedule is tough, featuring matchups against the AFC West and the NFC East, including games against the Super Bowl champion Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, and Commanders, all with playoff aspirations.
Despite a challenging schedule, the Raiders are banking on new offensive talents, such as first-round draft pick running back Ashton Jeanty and tight end Brock Bowers, to lift their gameplay.
The Raiders have the league's 16th-hardest schedule, with opponents holding a .502 winning percentage from the previous season, indicating a balanced mix of strong and weak adversaries.
Key to the Raiders' success will be their ability to win divisional games, particularly against the Chiefs, who have shown consistent Super Bowl appearances, and other AFC West rivals like the Broncos and Chargers.
Matchups against teams like the Browns, Titans, Patriots, Colts, and Jaguars may offer some relief, given these teams' struggles in the previous season, but they still present potential hurdles.
The prediction for the Raiders' 2025 season stands at a 7-10 record, with hopes of securing a wild card playoff spot if they can secure victories in critical divisional games.
The Raiders are set to look a whole lot different in 2025 compared to 2024.
Following a 4-13 season that left them at the bottom of the AFC West, the Raiders went out and hired a new head coach, selecting the former Seahawks Super-Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll for the job. More moves followed after Carroll's arrival, as Las Vegas traded for a new starting quarterback in Geno Smith, drafted star running back Ashton Jeanty in the first round, and extended star pass rusher Maxx Crosby.
With a new-look offense in Las Vegas for 2025, the hope is that the team will become a more serious playoff threat while competing with the Chiefs, Broncos, and Chargers in the division. In 2025, the Raiders will still face each of those teams, all 2024 postseason squads, two times as divisional foes. However, the rest of Las Vegas' schedule is set to bring some intrigue, as well.
Members of the AFC West will face the NFC East in 2025, meaning the Raiders will have dates with the reigning Super Bowl champions Eagles, as well as the Cowboys, Giants, and Commanders — all of whom have realistic hopes to compete for an NFC playoff spot. If the Raiders are going to make their first postseason trip since 2021 behind Carroll, they'll have some tough games to win.
With a revamped offense, Las Vegas is ready to make some more noise in the AFC. Astonishingly, the team hasn't won the AFC West division since 2002, a 22-year drought. Could this be the season the Raiders finally break through?
Here is a complete breakdown of the Raiders' 2025 schedule, including dates, start times, and analysis for all 17 games.
Las Vegas Raiders schedule 2025
Every NFL team's 2025 opponents are predetermined. The Raiders' full 2025 NFL schedule with dates, times, and TV networks will be updated below when the NFL schedule is announced at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14.You can find more information on Raiders tickets here.
Week Date Opponent Kickoff time (ET) TV Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Raiders strength of schedule
Since a 4-13 season in 2024 concluded, the Raiders have known their opponents for the 2025 season due to the formulaic process the NFL uses involving divisions. Las Vegas' strength of schedule for 2025 is purely based on the results of the 2024 season — meaning that while it is a strong indication of how hard a team's schedule will be, it won't be perfect. Some teams will improve or get worse from last year.The Raiders have the 16th-hardest (or easiest) strength of schedule for 2025. Their opponents had a combined .502 winning percentage last season, making their schedule the closest thing to balanced in the league when it comes to stronger vs. weaker opponents.
Toughest tests: Being a member of the AFC West is an annual test in itself as long as the Chiefs are in it. Kansas City made the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season in February, showing no signs of its dynasty slowing down. The Raiders' home and away matchups against Patrick Mahomes will naturally be difficult, as will facing divisional foes and 2024 playoff teams in the Broncos and Chargers.
Las Vegas drawing the four NFC East teams in 2025 brings more challenges. The much-improved Cowboys and Giants will be home opponents for the Raiders, while the two NFC championship game squads, Philadelphia and Washington, will be road opponents.
Biggest breaks: The Raiders facing the AFC West and NFC East teams should be balanced out by matchups against the Browns and Titans, both of whom went 3-14 last season, as well as the Patriots, who went 4-13. All three of those teams surely have higher expectations in 2025, but they might not have the rosters in place to be playoff contenders quite yet.
Indianapolis and Jacksonville are two more favorable matchups for the Raiders that, on paper, could be easier based on the current weaknesses on their rosters.
Raiders record prediction
- Over/under win total: 6.5, per BetMGM
Add in Jeanty, who could be a true workhorse in the NFL after becoming a star at Boise State, and there's certainly a scenario where Las Vegas' offense lifts a so-so defense to a playoff berth. On the other hand, this is still a team that won four games in 2024 and could see an adjustment period for Caroll, Smith, and Jeanty. Even with their offseason adds, the Raiders could still be the worst team in a loaded AFC West in 2025.
One way or another, all indications are that Las Vegas will improve from its 2024 record. Matchups against Tennessee, Cleveland, New England, and Indianapolis should be helpful. But at the end of the day, the difference between improvement and the playoffs will be those divisional games. If the Raiders can take at least three of its six AFC West matchups, don't be surprised if they snag a wild card spot for the first time since 2021.
Record prediction: 7-10
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