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The Denver Broncos hosted the Las Vegas Raiders for an AFC West divisional clash on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. Denver emerged with its seventh straight win, improving to 8-2 on the season. But fans were unimpressed with the Broncos’ 10-7 victory. Both teams struggled mightily in a sloppy prime-time snoozer. The Broncos gained […]

The Las Vegas Raiders pulled out every attempt to stun the NFL world Thursday. They’ve taken the 7-2 Denver Broncos to the limit in a tough defensive battle into the fourth quarter. But now Geno Smith handed Vegas a scare, four days after his infamous fail against the Jaguars. The Raiders quarterback rose as the […]

With the Monday Night installment of NFL Week 9 behind us, Thursday Night Football and Week 10 are just around the corner as fans brace for another wild week of gridiron action and Fantasy Football developments. The new week will kick off as the Las Vegas Raiders (2-6) take on the Denver Broncos (7-2) with both teams coming […]

The Las Vegas Raiders fall to a 2-6 record after suffering a tough 30-29 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9. They had a chance to earn the win by going for a two-point conversion that would have been the game-winning play. Instead, quarterback Geno Smith blew it in the end. Smith, who […]

Week 9 of the NFL season is already here and fans are gearing up for another weekly slate of wild finishes and unlikely upsets. As the latest Sunday rolls around the corner, we’ll make some bold predictions for the Week 9 clash as the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3) take on the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) on November 2, 2025 at […]

The 2025 Las Vegas Raiders are playing like one of the worst teams in the NFL. They are 2-5 and have struggled to do much of anything well, especially on offense. There is a glimmer of hope for this offense as we prepare for Week 9 because Brock Bowers is back practicing. It remains to […]

Thanks in large part to a London game and a pair of Monday Night Football games, all of which featured entertaining playoff teams, the meat of the Sunday slate in Week 7 of the NFL season was a bit of a snoozer. Bad quarterbacks permeated multiviews all around the country as some teams ascended and […]

The start of the Pete Carroll era has not gone how the Las Vegas Raiders have planned. Even Carroll is a bit stunned. Their 31-0 Week 7 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs dropped the Raiders to 2-5 on the season. The Chiefs are a strong team, but Carroll expected more from his team. Overall, […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ decision to reunite Pete Carroll and Geno Smith—the dynamic duo that once found success in Seattle—has devolved into one of the most disastrous coaching experiments in recent NFL memory. Just seven games into the 2025 season, the partnership has produced historically bad results, leaving the franchise at 2-5 and mired in […]

The Las Vegas Raiders couldn’t get a winning streak going, getting demolished by the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0 in Week 7. Quarterback Geno Smith is now looking for answers. Of course, Smith’s play didn’t help matters in the loss, as he was eventually benched for backup Kenny Pickett. The quarterback has just one course of […]

The Las Vegas Raiders lost 31-0 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, falling to 2-5 on the season. Pete Carroll’s first season in Vegas has been a disaster, to say the least. The Raiders replaced Geno Smith with Kenny Pickett late in the game, with the outcome already decided. While the former Pittsburgh Steelers […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are back in the win column. Their next test, though, might be their toughest yet. After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Raiders travel to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 7 clash with the Kansas City Chiefs. Of course, this is a rivalry steeped in history, emotion, and noise. Facing Patrick […]

The Las Vegas Raiders need to turn their season around. Las Vegas has struggled with QB Geno Smith, riding a four-game losing streak. The Raiders will be looking to snap that losing streak against the Titans on Sunday. But win or lose, they will remain confident in their starting quarterback. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero shot […]

Two struggling franchises collide in Las Vegas this Sunday as the Tennessee Titans visit the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in what could be a season-defining matchup for both teams. Both clubs enter Week 6 with identical 1-4 records, desperately searching for momentum after disappointing starts to the 2025 campaign. The Titans are coming off their […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to continue with Geno Smith as their starting quarterback despite his rocky start to the 2025 NFL season, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano. In their latest report ahead of Week 6, Fowler noted that while the organization is aware Smith must improve, there is currently no […]

With the Las Vegas Raiders off to a 1-4 start in the 2025 NFL season, questions surrounding veteran quarterback Geno Smith’s future with the team are beginning to surface. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano, the organization may consider moving on from Smith after just one season under center. In a joint report […]

Week 5 of the NFL season was a wild one, with crazy finishes and blown leads all over the league. Some of them came as a surprise, while others were just rhetorical latest episodes in futility for some of the NFL’s troubled franchises. Who came out on the wrong end of Week 5? Let’s take […]

The Las Vegas Raiders fell to 1-4 after Sunday’s 40-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The team has now lost four-straight games after opening the season with a 20-13 victory over the New England Patriots. Head coach Pete Carroll still believes the Raiders can recover from the rocky start. And he has a source for […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 campaign has spiraled into disaster. After a 40–6 humiliation at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5, they sit at 1–4, and most of their struggles trace directly to the quarterback position. Geno Smith was supposed to breathe life into the Raiders’ offense, but he’s sucked the wind […]

Pete Carroll is facing reality with the Las Vegas Raiders. Especially after taking the 40-6 beatdown at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. His team is in bad shape at 1-4 overall. And Carroll admits having difficulty coming to grips with it — as he said via Ryan McFadden of ESPN after the loss. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are suffering an embarrassing blowout at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. One of the biggest issues has been quarterback Geno Smith continuing to throw interceptions. Entering the fourth quarter, Smith had thrown two interceptions in the shocking 40-3 beatdown. That put him up to nine on the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are showing some encouraging trends, under new head coach Pete Carroll. Las Vegas has now scored on the opening drive of each of their first three road games this season. That is the first time that has happened since 2008, per the team. Las Vegas accomplished the feat with a 16-play […]

The Las Vegas Raiders continue to find new ways to frustrate their fanbase. What could have been a much-needed bounce-back win turned into another demoralizing defeat. This time, it came at the hands of the Chicago Bears. Las Vegas had a dominant rushing performance that should have sealed the game. The Raiders, though, gave the […]

The Geno Smith experiment with the Las Vegas Raiders sparked growing critics. Smith has looked nothing like the Pro Bowl quarterback under Pete Carroll. He’s lost the football multiple times during the 1-3 start. Smith is aware of the brutal interceptions he’s thrown. Carroll, however, fired off a “not worried” message Monday with reporters representing the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders hoped rookie running back Ashton Jeanty would be the offensive spark that lifted them in 2025, but the results have been uneven. Former Raiders great Maurice Jones-Drew even argued that Jeanty’s slow start isn’t entirely his fault, pointing instead to the lack of a true No. 1 receiver. With defenses keying […]

The Las Vegas Raiders left Allegiant Stadium with more questions than answers after their 25-24 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 4. Quarterback Geno Smith threw three costly interceptions, and while head coach Pete Carroll reiterated that the veteran remains the starter over Kenny Pickett, the red flags are piling up. Smith finished 14-of-21 […]

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bears via a last-minute blocked field goal. However, perhaps what was more stunning was how close the game was despite quarterback Geno Smith’s performance. In the 25-24 loss, Smith completed 14-of-21 passes for 117 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. His […]

The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t just lose to the Washington Commanders in Week 3 — they unraveled. The 41-24 defeat exposed flaws in all three phases, and head coach Pete Carroll made it clear afterward that the failure starts with him. “It looked like we were off,” Carroll said postgame. “It’s not scheme-wise. Just physically, […]

Week 2 of the NFL season started off with another statement from the Green Bay Packers that they are Super Bowl contenders and finished with a couple of scratchy Monday Night games, but plenty happened in between. From controversial calls, an overtime thriller, a reunion that didn’t quote go according to plan for Ben Johnson […]

The Las Vegas Raiders got a troubling performance from their quarterback, and it was bad enough for fans to hit the panic button. The result was a loss to the Chargers, and here are the Raiders most to blame for the ugly Week 2 setback. Smith threw three interceptions as the Raiders struggled mightily in […]

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith had a miserable game on Monday, against the L.A. Chargers. Smith threw three interceptions as Las Vegas lost, 20-9. Following the game, Smith made a promise about the future. “I’m never going to make any excuses about anything,” Smith said, per ESPN. “I’ve got to be better. We’ve got […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had a chance to go 2-0 and give head coach Pete Carroll a win as a gift on his 74th birthday. But Las Vegas couldn’t get the job done in a Monday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders didn’t even put up a performance […]

The Las Vegas Raiders got good news before Monday Night Football. Brock Bowers was active, which would give quarterback Geno Smith a major outlet in the receiving game. However, things unraveled early on for Vegas. In fact, Smith threw an interception on the first play of the game. Smith went on to throw three interceptions […]

This past offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders looked towards Geno Smith to be their savior of sorts after some time of considerable quarterback uncertainty. They traded for Smith and then promptly rewarded him with a huge contract extension, announcing to the entire league that he was going to be their franchise QB for at least […]

It looks like Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith woke up on the wrong side of the bed on Monday. The Raiders hosted the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium, looking to get back-to-back wins at home after beating the New England Patriots in Week 1. They, however, found themselves in a huge hole early […]

Starting quarterback Geno Smith exuded confidence after a strong debut with the Las Vegas Raiders in the season opener. Smith outdueled Drake Maye to deliver a 20-13 win over the New England Patriots in Week 1. But things did not go as smoothly for the veteran quarterback at the start of the Raiders’ Monday Night […]

The Las Vegas Raiders shocked a lot of people last Sunday when they handled the New England Patriots on the road. Geno Smith played very well and was one of the top quarterbacks of Week 1, throwing for the second-most passing yards behind only Josh Allen. Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is a brilliant offensive mind […]

After finishing 4-13 in 2024, it was clear that the Las Vegas Raiders needed a breath of fresh air. The quarterback job for the team was up in the air all season long; thus, they needed to rectify that if they were to contend in 2025. They did just that this offseason, trading for veteran […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback wasted no time making history in silver and black. In his Raiders debut, Geno Smith threw for 362 yards on 24-of-34 passing with one touchdown and one interception, setting a new franchise record for most passing yards in a debut. The mark surpassed Dan Pastorini’s 317 yards in 1980. Smith’s performance […]