The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 season has forced uncomfortable conversations about the franchise’s direction, and none loom larger than whether the team is headed for a full rebuild.
The Las Vegas Raiders rolled up to Houston, Texas, to face the Texans in what many people thought was going to be a walk in the park for the Texans. And you cannot blame them for that.
The Las Vegas Raiders traveled south to face the red-hot Houston Texans on Sunday. Las Vegas hoped to end their losing streak, but that did not happen.
The Las Vegas Raiders lost their ninth game in a row on Sunday. There are very few positives to draw from that reality. However, given how poorly things have gone for the Raiders in their other losses this season, there were potentially several things Las Vegas can take from Sunday's loss.
The Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll to help lead a turnaround that his expertise had prepared him to lead. Carroll's vast experience on the collegiate and professional level made him the most experienced coach the Raiders have had in some time, leading to reasonable optimism.
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The Las Vegas Raiders faced the Houston Texans in Week 16 and gave them a legit fight. Geno Smith took up the mantle as the Raiders' starting quarterback, as he avoided the defense of the Philadelphia Eagles due to his injury.
The Las Vegas Raiders were in Texas in Week 16, looking to end their long losing streak against the Houston Texans. It was a mismatch on paper with the worst offense in the league, facing the best defense in the league.
HOUSTON—So close, yet so far for the Las Vegas Raiders. On Sunday, the Raiders hit their ninth straight loss, albeit in a roller-coaster affair with the Houston Texans 23-21.
Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report that Raiders HC Pete Carroll‘s future with the team is very much in doubt. The duo adds that Carroll is intent on convincing owner Mark Davis that he should return next season.
Despite what’s taken place for the Las Vegas Raiders, is there a case to be made for quarterback Geno Smith to get a second year with the Silver and Black?
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Fans of the Las Vegas Raiders have not had much to cheer about during the 2025 season. Las Vegas is 2-12 heading into Week 16 and is on a six-game losing streak.
We are back with another Las Vegas Raiders game to prepare for, and at this point, simply reading the preview may constitute more effort than the coaching staff showed in last week’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
In Week 16, two teams speeding off in opposite directions are slated for a collision course. The Las Vegas Raiders are currently just 2-12, riding an eight-game losing streak.
The Las Vegas Raiders lost control of the season shortly after it began, and they have been lost ever since. The Raiders are currently limping to the finish line of the 2025 regular season.
For the Las Vegas Raiders, the good news is there is nowhere left to go but up. On Sunday, the Raiders play their final road game of the year when they face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.
The Las Vegas Raiders are set for arguably their stiffest challenge of the season on Sunday when they face the Houston Texans. Las Vegas will take on a solid Texans team on the road on Sunday.
The Las Vegas Raiders have lost eight consecutive games, but will have a chance to snap that losing streak on Sunday against the Houston Texans. It will be a tall task for the reeling Raiders to accomplish, but anything is possible in the National Football League on any given Sunday.
The Las Vegas Raiders are set to face the one team in the league that is essentially their polar opposite. As the Raiders are in the middle of an eight-game losing streak, the Houston Texans are on a six-game winning streak.
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After another unsightly performance from the Las Vegas Raiders—a 31-0 drubbing by the Philadelphia Eagles—talking about pro football in Las Vegas has become increasingly difficult.
A shoulder injury held Raiders quarterback Geno Smith out in Week 15, but he’s making a quick return. Head coach Pete Carroll announced that Smith will start against the Texans on Sunday (via Levi Edwards of Raiders.com).
Maxx Crosby has been one of the few bright spots for the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2025 season, as the all-world pass rusher remains one of the most disruptive players in the NFL.
Per Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Raiders QB Geno Smith is “likely approaching his final three games” with the team to end the season.
The Raiders haven't won since they beat the lowly Titans (2-12) in Week 6, and Carroll relieving offensive coordinator Chip Kelly of his duties in November did little to spark an in-season turnaround.