The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0, largely due in part to how well they’ve played on the defensive side of the ball. The Raiders are tied for the league lead in sacks, are ranked in the top 10 in total defense and scoring defense, and rank third in the league in defensive EPA per play .
For the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday will mark a second consecutive road game. Yet this home game will be much different from Las Vegas' de facto home game in Los Angeles whenever they play the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Raiders are tied for the NFL lead with eight sacks after two games. The pass rush has gotten home and helped the defense close out two wins. Now the Raiders face a Saints team without their starting left tackle.
The Las Vegas Raiders are back on the road again this weekend when they play the New Orleans Saints in their pursuit of a surprising 3-0 start. It's been impressive to watch the Raiders grow each week and showcase where they are already strong.
The Las Vegas Raiders entered the season surrounded by a wide array of questions. Although their 2-0 start answered some, 15 more games remain to answer many more.
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.
The Las Vegas Raiders are going to play a tough Saints team this week, and guys like Brock Bowers, Darien Porter, and Treydan Stukes could all be out. Or, they could have some of those players.
The Las Vegas Raiders entered this week of practice looking to stack a third consecutive week of sound practices. Las Vegas will travel to Louisiana to face the upstart New Orleans Saints.
The Las Vegas Raiders have a September 27 matchup on tap with young QB Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints that could hinge on star tight end Brock Bowers’ newly announced injury status.
Brock Bowers is likely to make his return this week. The tight end missed practice on Friday, but that is not expected to be a problem. The Raiders take on the Saints this Sunday and head coach Klint Kubiak expects to have Bowers on the field.
HENDERSON, Nev.—The Las Vegas Raiders (2-0) head to the Big Easy this week to take on the New Orleans Saints (1-1) with another chance to clearly delineate between themselves and the Silver and Black of old.
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.
The San Francisco 49ers were flying high after impressive back-to-back wins. But the 49ers received a tough break ahead of their home game vs. Arizona this Sunday.
The Raiders could be getting healthier just as their 2-0 start moves into another test. Brock Bowers remained limited in practice Thursday for the second straight day as Las Vegas prepares to face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.
The running game has been inconsistent for the Raiders through two weeks. But the Saints could present an opportunity for Ashton Jeanty to take off. The offensive line and Jeanty controlled the Dolphins through three quarters, as the running back ripped off 98 yards on 15 carries.
Two of the most surprising teams through two weeks of the NFL season will meet when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon.
The Las Vegas Raiders have made a perfect start to the 2026 NFL season with Kirk Cousins as their starting quarterback. Despite selecting Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick, the new Raiders head coach, Klint Kubiak, made the decision to roll with Cousins as QB1.
There’s nothing like a divisional matchup to definitively decide where teams stand. After this past week’s action, it’s abundantly clear the AFC West has a new basement dweller in our Power Rankings.
Although many believe the Las Vegas Raiders will be one of the worst teams again this season, that claim seems false so far. This roster isn’t the same as it was last year, as Sin City improved in almost every facet during the offseason.
The Las Vegas Raiders are off to their hottest start in years, and Kirk Cousins is quickly becoming a major reason why. After defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 on Sunday, the Raiders are now 2-0 for the first time since 2021.
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have opened the 2026 season 2-0 without one of the most important players on their roster. That could change Sunday.
The Las Vegas Raiders are generating elite pressure without blitzing, and Maxx Crosby is at the center of a defensive formula that could change everything.
Williams' injury against the Minnesota Vikings has brought out plenty of opinions, including criticism of his reaction to being carted off the field. Crosby isn't interested in questioning the quarterback's toughness.
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.
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.