LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

2026 schedule

• Wk 1MIAvs Miami DolphinsSpread —Total —Sun 9/13 · 4:25 PM
• Wk 2LACat Los Angeles ChargersSpread —Total —Sun 9/20 · 4:05 PM
• Wk 3NOat New Orleans SaintsSpread —Total —Sun 9/27 · 1:00 PM
• Wk 4KCvs Kansas City ChiefsSpread —Total —Sun 10/4 · 4:25 PM
• Wk 5NEat New England PatriotsSpread —Total —Sun 10/11 · 1:00 PM
• Wk 6BUFvs Buffalo BillsSpread +4.5Total 53.5Sun 10/18 · 4:25 PM
  JustJ pickSpread LV +4.5 ★★★★★2 out of 5Totals No playJust J Line +2.5 · Edge Rating 2.0 — Lean · DK Total 53.5 · Just J Total 53.5

  Matchup context

  Season to date · ▲▼ vs league avg

  Team	RZ TD%	RZ TD% allow	Expl%	Expl% allow	Sack% allow	Sack% gen	Plays/G
  BUF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  LV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  Lg avg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

  Context only — doesn't change the Just J Total.

  Fire Plays
• Wk 7LARat Los Angeles RamsSpread —Total —Sun 10/25 · 4:25 PM
• Wk 8NYJvs New York JetsSpread —Total —Sun 11/1 · 1:00 PM
• Wk 9SFat San Francisco 49ersSpread —Total —Sun 11/8 · 4:05 PM
• Wk 10SEAvs Seattle SeahawksSpread —Total —Sun 11/15 · 4:05 PM
• Wk 11DENat Denver BroncosSpread —Total —Sun 11/22 · 4:25 PM
• Wk 12LACvs Los Angeles ChargersSpread —Total —
• Wk 13Bye week
• Wk 14TBDvs TBDSpread —Total —
• Wk 15DENvs Denver BroncosSpread —Total —Sun 12/20 · 4:25 PM
• Wk 16TENvs Tennessee TitansSpread —Total —Sun 12/27 · 4:05 PM
• Wk 17ARIat Arizona CardinalsSpread —Total —Sun 1/3 · 4:05 PM
• Wk 18KCvs Kansas City ChiefsSpread —Total —

JustJ picks are only posted for the current week's slate — see the full sheet on the Picks page.

Schedule & market notes

• Bye: Week 13 — a late bye — a long front half of the season before any scheduled rest.
• No Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Monday games on the slate — a full schedule of standard Sunday rest, which removes short-week variance as a factor this season.

Power ratings — strength against the field

Turnover differential -7 · 2025 results, Just J Football Companion / Pro-Football-Reference.

Power ratings & 2025 results

• 2025 record: 3-14-0 — Points For 241, Points Against 432 (differential -191).
• Margin of Victory: -11.2 pts/game — the average scoring margin across all 2025 games, win or lose.
• Strength of Schedule (SoS): +0.7 — Pro-Football-Reference's SRS-based measure of 2025 opponent quality; positive means a tougher slate than average.
• SRS (power rating): -10.5 — Simple Rating System score, which converts directly to a projected point spread on a neutral field against a leagueaverage team.
• Offensive SRS: -8.1 · Defensive SRS: -2.4 — the SRS power rating split into offensive and defensive components; higher offensive and higher defensive figures are both better.
• Turnover differential: -7 — total takeaways minus giveaways across the 2025 season, one of the more volatile year-to-year metrics and worth weighing against the rest of this profile rather than on its own.

League-wide unit ranks

Handicapping notes

• Grass: Allegiant Stadium — 2025: 3-14 straight-up, 6-10-1 against the spread.
• : Kirk Cousins takes over under new HC Klint Kubiak; a voided trade kept Maxx Crosby in Las Vegas — a rebuilding team with one true difference- maker.
• : The Raiders lost six defensive starters to free agency this offseason and replaced them largely with inexpensive veterans — real continuity risk on that side of the ball early in the season.

Pro Bowlers

• Offense: TE Brock Bowers (2nd straight selection)
• Defense: Edge Maxx Crosby (5th straight selection)

Coaching staff

• Head Coach

  Klint Kubiak

  1st season

• Offensive Coordinator

  Andrew Janocko

  1st season

• Offensive Line Coach

  Rick Dennison

• Defensive Coordinator

  Rob Leonard

  1st season as DC; promoted from DL coach

• Defensive Line Coach

  Travis Smith

Offensive unit ranks

Key skill players

• QB1Kirk Cousins(free-agent addition, named Week 1 starter over rookie Fernando Mendoza)
• RB1Ashton Jeanty
• WR1Jack Bech
• WR2Tre Tucker
• TE1Brock Bowers(2x Pro Bowler, ranked the NFL's No. 1 tight end by ESPN executive poll)
• TEAM DEFENSE (D/ST)Raiders D/ST

Defensive unit ranks

Defensive efficiency

• 5.0 yards allowed per play, 11th of 32.
• 19.4% pressure rate generated (blitzed on 19.8% of dropbacks), 27th of 32.
• 41.7% opponent drive scoring rate — a below-average mark.
• 9.1% opponent drive turnover rate — roughly league-average.
• 121 missed tackles on the season.