The Raiders have a large rookie class, but only a couple of players are getting to see the field on a regular basis. The secondary is seeing plenty of action from rookies, but the offense has seen first-year players pulled back even more than in Week 1. Here are the snap counts for every rookie in Week 2.
The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0 after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 on Sunday. Once again, the Silver and Black are proving to be much better than anticipated, and head coach Klint Kubiak deserves a ton of credit for that.
The Las Vegas Raiders have a good bunch of rookies, and Hezekiah Masses has already made a statement. The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0 for the first time since 2021, and head coach Klint Kubiak may just have a squad on his hands.
Under first-year defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, the Raiders have shown improvement. The defense has shut down two opponents on the way to a 2-0 start to the season.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
For Raiders fans, 2-0 has created something more complicated than celebration. It has created hope, which is not an emotion Raider Nation has learned to trust easily.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Surprisingly, the Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0 to start this new era of the franchise. As Raider Nation came out in force for the 26-14 triumph over their division rivals at SoFi Stadium, the energy has changed across the board.
The noise followed the Raiders from the tunnel to the final whistle Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Silver and black filled the building, Las Vegas kept finding new heroes and by the time Kirk Cousins took the final knee, the Raiders had a 26-14 win over the Chargers and their first 2-0 start since 2021.
The Las Vegas Raiders added over 20 players to their roster via the two most recent NFL Drafts. The two draft classes were John Spytek's first two as general manager and have already begun contributing to Las Vegas' efforts early in the season.
In just two weeks, Klint Kubiak has confirmed just how critical coaching is. The Las Vegas Raiders (2-0) have nearly matched last season's win total. Plenty more progress needs to be made.
The Las Vegas Raiders got some concerning injury news, but they’re still 2-0 despite not having Brock Bowers. And head coach Klint Kubiak made his opinion on Kirk Cousins clear after the Raiders’ win over the Chargers.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers is practicing again, giving the Las Vegas Raiders a major boost as they prepare for a Week 3 matchup with New Orleans. Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders got a huge game from wide receiver Cody White, and CBS disrespected him in return. The Las Vegas Raiders look like a good football team right now.
Justin Herbert struggled against a young Las Vegas Raiders defense that keeps creating turnovers. Can this surging group carry Las Vegas through October?
One of the NFL’s biggest surprises resides in Las Vegas, where the Raiders are off to a 2-0 start after whipping the Chargers on Sunday. That win over a divisional rival came with some impressive performances across the roster.
The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0 and embracing the underdog role. Can Klint Kubiak’s message carry them through a brutal October? Kubiak’s locker room speech after Sunday’s 26-14 win over the Chargers has gone viral, drawing more than 1.5 million views on the team’s X account.
Kirk Cousins and the Las Vegas Raiders are off to a great start to their 2026 season that not many people saw coming. That can also be said about one of the team’s top performers in Sunday’s 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Whoah. After a convincing win over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders are suddenly 2-0. It may be time to start looking at this season as more than just a rebuilding year.
Hezekiah Masses turned his first NFL start into a two-interception statement Sunday, helping the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 at SoFi Stadium.
The Raiders announced on Saturday that they are elevating TE Chris Myarick and WR Cody White again for Week 2. Myarick, 30, caught on with the Dolphins after going undrafted out of Temple back in 2019.
The Los Angeles Chargers could be forced to dig a little deeper into their wide receiver room Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. That could mean a bigger opportunity for rookie Brenen Thompson and his ridiculous speed.
The fact that the Las Vegas Raiders seemed to have Maxx Crosby on a so-called "pitch count" during the club's 27-13 Week 1 win over the Miami Dolphins did little to quiet trade rumors.