2023 Las Vegas Raiders season

2023 Las Vegas Raiders season
OwnerMark Davis
General managerDave Ziegler (fired October 31)
Champ Kelly (interim)
Head coachJosh McDaniels (fired October 31, 3–5 record)
Antonio Pierce (interim, 5–4 record)
Home fieldAllegiant Stadium
Results
Record8–9
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Maxx Crosby
P A. J. Cole III
AP All-ProsP A. J. Cole III (1st team)
DE Maxx Crosby (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2023 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their fourth in Las Vegas, and their second and final under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler. On October 31, following a Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Raiders fired McDaniels and Ziegler.[1] The Raiders named linebackers coach Antonio Pierce interim head coach,[2] and assistant general manager Champ Kelly interim general manager.[3] 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.[4]

The season was the first since 2013 without longtime quarterback Derek Carr on the opening day roster, as he was released on February 14.[5] The Raiders improved on their 6–11 record from the previous season following their Christmas Day win over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year after a loss to the Indianapolis Colts the next week. They finished the season 8–9 to finish in second place in the division.

On December 14, 2023, the team set a franchise record for most points scored in a game, defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 63–21.[6]

Offseason

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Notable free agent acquisitions

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Position Player Age 2022 team
QB Jimmy Garoppolo[7] 31 San Francisco 49ers
WR Jakobi Meyers[8] 26 New England Patriots
TE Austin Hooper[9] 28 Tennessee Titans

Trades

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March 15[10] To Las Vegas Raiders
2023 compensatory 3rd round pick
(Tre Tucker) 		To New York Giants
Darren Waller

Notable players released

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Position Player Age 2023 team
QB Derek Carr 31 New Orleans Saints

Draft

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Main article: 2023 NFL draft
2023 Las Vegas Raiders Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 7 Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech
2 35 Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame From Indianapolis
3 70 Byron Young DT Alabama
100 Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati From Kansas City via NY Giants[A]
4 104 Jakorian Bennett CB Maryland From Houston
135 Aidan O'Connell QB Purdue From New England
5 170 Christopher Smith II S Georgia Compensatory pick
6 184 Traded to the New England Patriots[B]
203 Amari Burney LB Florida From NY Giants
7 231 Nesta Jade Silvera DT Arizona State From New England[B]

Notes

  • On March 10, 2023, complete list of Raiders' draft picks was released.[11]
  1. ^ The New York Giants traded a third-round selection originally acquired from Kansas City in the Kadarius Toney trade to Las Vegas in exchange for tight end Darren Waller.
  2. ^ a b Las Vegas traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for quarterback Jarrett Stidham and a seventh round pick.
2023 Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
David Agoha DL N/A* [12]
McClendon Curtis G Chattanooga
Jaydon Grant S Oregon State
Azizi Hearn CB UCLA
Brock Martin DE Oklahoma State
Jordan Perryman CB Washington
Adam Plant DE UNLV
John Shenker TE Auburn
George Tarlas DE Boise State
Drake Thomas LB NC State
Dalton Wagner T Arkansas

*Signed as a part of the International Player Pathway Program from Nigeria.

Staff

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2023 Las Vegas Raiders staff

Front office

  • Owner – Mark and Carol Davis
  • President – Sandra Douglass Morgan
  • General manager – Dave Ziegler; fired on October 31
  • Interim general manager – Champ Kelly
  • Senior vice president/director of football administration – Tom Delaney
  • Vice president of football operations – Tom Jones
  • Director of pro personnel – Dwayne Joseph
  • Director of football systems – Brad Goldsberry
  • Director of college scouting – Brandon Yeargan
  • Senior personnel advisor – Shaun Herock
  • Senior national scout – DuJuan Daniels
  • Senior national scout – Lenny McGill
  • National scout – Andy Dengler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham
  • Senior defensive assistant – Rob Ryan
  • Defensive line – Rob Leonard
  • Defensive backs – Chris Ash
  • Defensive backs/pass game coordinator – Jason Simmons
  • Defensive assistant/pass rush specialist – Matt Edwards
  • Defensive quality control – Matt Feeney
  • Defensive quality control – Keith Heyward

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – A. J. Neibel
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – D'Anthony Batiste
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rick Slate


Final roster

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2023 Las Vegas Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 San Francisco 49ers W 34–7 1–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–17 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–31 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 1–0 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
2 September 17 at Buffalo Bills L 10–38 1–1 Highmark Stadium Recap
3 September 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 18–23 1–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap
4 October 1 at Los Angeles Chargers L 17–24 1–3 SoFi Stadium Recap
5 October 9 Green Bay Packers W 17–13 2–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap
6 October 15 New England Patriots W 21–17 3–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap
7 October 22 at Chicago Bears L 12–30 3–4 Soldier Field Recap
8 October 30 at Detroit Lions L 14–26 3–5 Ford Field Recap
9 November 5 New York Giants W 30–6 4–5 Allegiant Stadium Recap
10 November 12 New York Jets W 16–12 5–5 Allegiant Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Miami Dolphins L 13–20 5–6 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
12 November 26 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–31 5–7 Allegiant Stadium Recap
13 Bye
14 December 10 Minnesota Vikings L 0–3 5–8 Allegiant Stadium Recap
15 December 14 Los Angeles Chargers W 63–21 6–8 Allegiant Stadium Recap
16 December 25 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–14 7–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Indianapolis Colts L 20–23 7–9 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
18 January 7 Denver Broncos W 27–14 8–9 Allegiant Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Denver Broncos

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Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 0717
Broncos 6 7 0316

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

To commence their 2023 season, as well as the post-Derek Carr era, the Las Vegas Raiders traveled to Empower Field at Mile High to face one of their longtime AFC West rivals, the Denver Broncos. It took newly-acquired Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo only one drive and 3 passes to pass a touchdown, as he hit Jakobi Meyers with a 3-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up, 7-0. Less than a minute later, Russell Wilson hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the Raiders' lead to 7-6, since they couldn't get the extra point.

In the second quarter, Daniel Carlson booted a 24-yard field goal to push the Raiders' lead up to 10–6. However, Vegas trailed for the first time when Russell Wilson hit Courtland Sutton with a 5-yard touchdown pass to put Denver up, 13–10, at the half.

In the third quarter, neither team could score any points; the score stayed 13–10 in favor of the Broncos.

In the fourth quarter, Wil Lutz booted a 24-yard field goal and extended the Broncos' lead to 16–10. However, the Raiders would respond with Garoppolo hitting Jakobi Meyers with a 6-yard touchdown pass for a final score of 17–16.

With the win, the Raiders started the season 1–0, and were the only AFC West team that won their season opener.

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 2: Las Vegas Raiders at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 0010
Bills 7 14 71038

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 6 10023
Raiders 7 0 01118

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 4: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 3717
Chargers 7 17 0024

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 70,240
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 0 10013
Raiders 0 10 0717

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

The victory was the Raiders' first over the Packers since 1987 when the team was based in Los Angeles.[13]

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 6: New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 7717
Raiders 3 10 3521

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 7: at Chicago Bears

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Week 7: Las Vegas Raiders at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 0912
Bears 7 7 7930

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

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Week 8: Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 7014
Lions 3 13 7326

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,774
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. New York Giants

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Week 9: New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 066
Raiders 7 17 3330

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,082
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

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Week 10: New York Jets at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 3 0312
Raiders 3 3 3716

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,383
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

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Week 11: Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 3 0013
Dolphins 7 7 6020

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,026
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 14 71031
Raiders 7 7 3017

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,441
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 033
Raiders 0 0 000

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,626
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 15: Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 71421
Raiders 21 21 14763

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Aidan O'Connell threw four touchdowns in the Raiders’ largest franchise points output ever in a 63–21 win over the Chargers. The Raiders forced five turnovers and receiver Jakobi Meyers threw a touchdown as the Raiders led 42–0 at the half. The previous high for points scored had been 59 against the Broncos in 2010.[14] Final score 63-21 was a scorigami.[15]

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Christmas Day games

Week 16: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 14 3020
Chiefs 0 7 0714

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 17: Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 71020
Colts 7 7 3623

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 18: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 18: Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 0714
Raiders 7 10 01027

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Standings

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Division

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 11 6 0 .647 4–2 9–3 371 294 W2
Las Vegas Raiders 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 332 331 W1
Denver Broncos 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 357 413 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 346 398 L5

Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 13 4 0 .765 3–3 8–4 .543 .529 L1
2[a][b] Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .471 .471 W5
3[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 9–3 .481 .428 W2
4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 .588 4–2 7–5 .474 .465 W2
Wild cards
5[c] Cleveland Browns North 11 6 0 .647 3–3 8–4 .536 .513 L1
6[b][c] Miami Dolphins East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .450 .358 L2
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 .588 5–1 7–5 .540 .571 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[d] Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 .529 1–5 4–8 .574 .536 W1
9[d][e] Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .533 .477 L1
10[e] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .491 .444 L1
11[f] Las Vegas Raiders West 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .488 .426 W1
12[f] Denver Broncos West 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .488 .485 L1
13 New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .502 .454 W1
14 Tennessee Titans South 6 11 0 .353 1–5 4–8 .522 .422 W1
15 Los Angeles Chargers West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .529 .388 L5
16 New England Patriots East 4 13 0 .235 2–4 4–8 .522 .529 L2
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
  5. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. ^ a b Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

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  1. ^ "Raiders fire head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager David Ziegler". nfl.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Raiders name Antonio Pierce as Interim Head Coach". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Raiders name Champ Kelly as Interim General Manager". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Raiders hire Antonio Pierce as full-time head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Gordon, Grant (February 14, 2023). "Derek Carr released by Raiders after nine seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Four days after losing 3–0, Raiders set franchise scoring record, beat Chargers 63-21". ESPN.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "End of an era: QB Jimmy Garoppolo to sign with Raiders". Niners Wire. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jakobi Meyers signing with Las Vegas Raiders". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 NFL free agency: Raiders sign former Titans TE Austin Hooper to one-year deal worth reported $3.5M". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Darren Waller trade grades for Giants, Raiders: Daniel Jones gets new top weapon, Las Vegas moves on from TE". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Gossen, Rachel (March 10, 2023). "A look at the Las Vegas Raiders' full 2023 NFL Draft order". Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "All Matchups, Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Resurgent Raiders rack up record 63 points in historic beatdown of Chargers". The Guardian. Associated Press. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Breech, John (December 16, 2023). "Raiders' blowout win over Chargers on 'TNF' ends with final score that's never been seen before in NFL history". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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