2024 Las Vegas Raiders season
2024 Las Vegas Raiders season | |
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Owner | Mark Davis |
General manager | Tom Telesco |
Head coach | Antonio Pierce |
Home field | Allegiant Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–2 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Uniform | |
The 2024 season is the Las Vegas Raiders' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their fifth in Las Vegas and their first full season under head coach Antonio Pierce and their first with general manager Tom Telesco.[1] They will attempt to improve on their 8–9 record from last year, make the playoffs after a two-year absence, and end their 21-year AFC West title drought. For the first time since 2017 when they were based in Oakland, the Raiders will not face the Colts in the regular season.
Offseason
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]On October 31, 2023, following a Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Raiders fired Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.[2] The Raiders named linebackers coach Antonio Pierce interim head coach,[3] and assistant general manager Champ Kelly interim general manager.[4] Following the season, the team named Antonio Pierce the full-time head coach after the team finished the season with a record of 5–4 under Pierce.[5] On January 23, 2024, Tom Telesco was hired as the general manager of the Raiders.[6] In February 2024, Pierce named former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy to the same position with the Raiders.[7]
Notable free agent acquisitions
[edit]Position | Player | Age | 2023 team |
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DT | Christian Wilkins[8] | 28 | Miami Dolphins |
QB | Gardner Minshew[9] | 28 | Indianapolis Colts |
C | Cody Whitehair[10] | 32 | Chicago Bears |
Notable players released
[edit]Position | Player | Age | 2024 team |
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RB | Josh Jacobs[11] | 26 | Green Bay Packers |
QB | Jimmy Garoppolo[12] | 32 | Los Angeles Rams |
Draft
[edit]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 13 | Brock Bowers | Tight end | Georgia | |
2 | 44 | Jackson Powers-Johnson | Center | Oregon | |
3 | 77 | Delmar Glaze | Offensive tackle | Maryland | |
4 | 112 | Decamerion Richardson | Cornerback | Mississippi State | |
5 | 148 | Tommy Eichenberg | Linebacker | Ohio State | |
6 | 188 | Traded to New England[A] | |||
6 | 208 | Dylan Laube | Running back | New Hampshire | From Kansas City[B] |
7 | 223 | Trey Taylor | Safety | Air Force | From New England [A] |
7 | 229 | M. J. Devonshire | Cornerback | Pittsburgh | From Minnesota [C] |
7 | 233 | Traded to Dallas[D] |
Draft trades
- ^ a b Las Vegas traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for offensive tackle Justin Herron and a seventh-round selection.[13]
- ^ Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr..[14]
- ^ Minnesota traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for quarterback Nick Mullens.[15]
- ^ Las Vegas traded Johnathan Hankins and a seventh-round selection to Dallas in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round selection.[16]
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Carter Bradley | QB | South Alabama | [17] |
Clark Barrington | G | Baylor | |
Andrew Coker | OT | TCU | |
Jeff Foreman | WR | Arkansas State | |
Tomari Fox | DT | North Carolina | |
T. J. Franklin | DE | Baylor | |
Amari Gainer | LB | North Carolina | |
Demarcus Governor | CB | Northern Iowa | |
Lideatrick Griffin | WR | Mississippi State | |
Jake Johanning | G | Furman | |
Ramel Keyton | WR | Tennessee | |
Will Putnam | C | Clemson | |
Phalen Sanford | S | Nebraska | |
Noah Shannon | DT | Iowa | |
Ja'Quan Sheppard | CB | Maryland | |
Ron Stone | LB | Washington State | |
Rayshad Williams | CB | Texas Tech |
Staff
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Current roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The Raiders' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule were announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.[18] Final schedule was released on May 17.[19]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 23–24 | 0–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Dallas Cowboys | L 12–27 | 0–2 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | San Francisco 49ers | T 24–24 | 0–2–1 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Time (PT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 1:05 p.m. | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 10–22 | 0–1 | SoFi Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 15 | 10:00 a.m. | at Baltimore Ravens | W 26–23 | 1–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
3 | September 22 | 1:05 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | L 22–36 | 1–2 | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | September 29 | 1:25 p.m. | Cleveland Browns | W 20–16 | 2–2 | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | October 6 | 1:05 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Fox | |||
6 | October 13 | 1:05 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
7 | October 20 | 1:05 p.m. | at Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | CBS | |||
8 | October 27 | 1:25 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 3 | 10:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | Fox | |||
10 | Bye | |||||||
11 | November 17 | 10:00 a.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | |||
12 | November 24 | 1:05 p.m. | Denver Broncos | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
13 | November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Prime Video | |||
14 | December 8 | 10:00 a.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
15 | December 16 | 5:30 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | Allegiant Stadium | ESPN | |||
16 | December 22 | 1:25 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | December 29 | 10:00 a.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | Los Angeles Chargers | Allegiant Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Chargers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C) (fixed roof)
- Game attendance: 70,240
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
Ravens | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,762
- Referee: Tra Blake
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,417
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Raiders | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,401
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker, and Tiffany Blackmon
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: at Denver Broncos
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Preview
Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 92 | 72 | W4 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 68 | 50 | L2 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 78 | 97 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 62 | 55 | W2 |
Conference
[edit]# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 3–0 | .438 | .438 | W4 |
2 | Houston Texans | South | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2–0 | 2–0 | .500 | .333 | W1 |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0–0 | 2–1 | .500 | .500 | L1 |
4 | Buffalo Bills | East | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .250 | .167 | L1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Jets | East | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .375 | .250 | L1 |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .625 | .625 | W2 |
7 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–2 | .688 | .625 | W2 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 1–2 | .625 | .375 | L2 |
9 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 2–1 | .375 | .375 | W1 |
10 | Denver Broncos | West | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .688 | .625 | W2 |
11 | New England Patriots | East | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .500 | .250 | L3 |
12 | Tennessee Titans | South | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .438 | .250 | W1 |
13 | Cleveland Browns | North | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .313 | .000 | L2 |
14 | Miami Dolphins | East | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–1 | 1–2 | .438 | .000 | L3 |
15 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0–0 | 0–2 | .563 | .250 | W1 |
16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0–1 | 0–4 | .500 | .000 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[a] | |||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Antonio Pierce hired as Raiders coach: What's next, NFL buzz". ESPN.com. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Raiders fire head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager David Ziegler". nfl.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders name Antonio Pierce as Interim Head Coach". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders name Champ Kelly as Interim General Manager". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders hire Antonio Pierce as full-time head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Raiders name ex-Chargers executive Tom Telesco new GM". ESPN.com. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Keefer, Case (2024-02-06). "Luke Getsy officially named Raiders' new offensive coordinator". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Agent: Raiders to sign DT Christian Wilkins to 4-year, $110M deal". ESPN.com. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Source: Raiders add Gardner Minshew to compete for QB job". ESPN.com. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Veteran guard Cody Whitehair follows OC Luke Getsy to Raiders". ESPN.com. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Huber, Bill (2024-03-11). "Packers Signing All-Pro Running Back Josh Jacobs". Sports Illustrated Green Bay Packers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Jimmy Garoppolo explains what 'sealed the deal' joining Rams, admits he 'messed up' with two-game suspension". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Raiders Public Relations (September 21, 2022). "Raiders acquire T Justin Herron". Raiders.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Florio, Mike (August 29, 2023). "Chiefs trade with Raiders for defensive tackle Neil Farrel". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Mosher, Marcus (August 22, 2022). "Raiders trade QB Nick Mullens to Vikings for 2024 draft pick". Yahoo. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Pantra, Kevin (October 25, 2022). "Cowboys acquire DT Johnathan Hankins from Raiders in trade". NFL. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders announce undrafted free agents". Raiders.com. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Gossen, Rachel (May 15, 2024). "Raiders will face Vikings, Cowboys and 49ers in 2024 preseason". Raiders.com.
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