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Where Thomas Booker IV fits on Raiders’ 3-4 defensive front

Out went Brodric Martin. And in comes Benito Jones. The Las Vegas Raiders moved on from one defensive tackle — waiving Martin with injured designation — and brought in another on this past Wednesday. Jones, standing 6-foot-1 and 335 pounds, heads into his sixth season in the NFL and the 28-year-old undrafted free agent jumps […]

Mailbag: Is Jackson Powers-Johnson a trade candidate?

The schedule for the 2026 NFL season is out, so we know when the Las Vegas Raiders will be playing and can start planning out any roadtrips for away games. However, the downside is that it also means we’re about to be in the dog days of summer, where there isn’t a whole lot going […]

Las Vegas Raiders win contest for best logo in NFL

While plenty of teams in the NFL go back and forth re-designing their logos, there’s a reason why the Las Vegas Raiders have had minimal changes since 1964: You don’t mess with perfection. The Raiders logo is iconic, featuring a silver and black shield, an eye-patched pirate with an old school football helmet on, and […]

Raiders undrafted rookies: Hoosiers more than just familiar faces

Quickly after Fernando Mendoza was made the No. 1 overall pick, the questions on how many teammates would be joining the Indiana Hoosiers quarterback on the Las Vegas Raiders arose. As the seven rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft proceeded after the Silver & Black made Mendoza the top selection, nary another Hoosier was drafted. […]

Raiders 2026 schedule: How do you feel about it?

The NFL released the 2026 regular-season schedule Thursday. To recap, here is the Las Vegas Raiders’ schedule: Week 1, Sept. 13 Miami Dolphins, 1:25 p.m., FOX Week 2, Sept. 20 at Los Angeles Chargers, 1:05 p.m., CBS Week 3, Sept 27 at New Orleans Saints, 1:25 p.m., CBS Week 4, Oct. 4 Kansas City Chiefs, […]

Raiders fans would welcome back some free agents

We asked our community members this week which remaining in-house free agents would they like to see the Las Vegas Raiders bring back. Here is a list of their current free agents. Here are some of your responses: SBPB4theCrash Nothing says “unwanted” like in-house FAs on a 3-14 team in May. Exodus Three guys I […]

Raiders 2026 schedule release: My early thoughts

The NFL released the 2026 regular-season schedule Thursday. Here are some early thoughts on the Las Vegas Raiders’ schedule: Good start: The Raiders should be thrilled with their opener. They host the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. It’s perfect. Dolphins’ fans may not travel real well, so the Raiders may have a crowd advantage at […]

Another reason to be excited about Klint Kubiak’s offense

Expectations and excitement are sky high around the Las Vegas Raiders after their 2026 offseason and a lot of revolves around new head coach Klint Kubiak. He’s a proven offensive guru and it is coming to a franchise that badly needs an influx of coaching juice on that side of the ball. To further fuel […]

Dolphins 2026 schedule released – The Splash Zone 5/16/26

The NFL released the 2026 schedule last night and we now know who and when the Miami Dolphins will be playing. Hopes aren’t high for the Dolphins this season and the schedule is pretty daunting on paper with zero primetime games. In week 1, the Dolphins will be taking on the Las Vegas Raiders in […]

NFL schedule 2026: Instant predictions for the Raiders’ games

This offseason has drummed up quite a bit of excitement surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders. Primarily because it’s about to be a new era in Las Vegas, as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza, is set to take over as the franchise quarterback. However, there’s no guarantee that Mendoza will […]

Raiders 2026 NFL schedule release: Las Vegas rumor thread

The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 schedule leaks are starting. Remember, these are unconfirmed so be careful with your travel plans. The official release is Thursday at 5 p.m. PT. Here is the Raiders’ 2026 list of opponents: Home Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks […]

Las Vegas Raiders Mailbag: Offensive Line storylines

These questions come from my Twitter, where I’ll frequently post about a Mailbag. You can find that here, and roughly once every 7-10 days I’ll post that I’m taking questions for a mailbag! This weeks iteration: How will the defense be? What’s going on with Taron Johnson? Potential biggest surprise cuts? What do you think […]

Raiders’ defense needs to keep up this trend

The Las Vegas Raiders were awful in 2025. We all know how bad the offense was, but the problems wasn’t all on that side of the ball. The defense had big problems as well. Yet, it wasn’t all bad on defense. Under former defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, the Raiders were able to get off the […]

Raiders roster 2026: How defensive tackle stack up

Let’s look at the Las Vegas Raiders’ defensive tackle position after signing veteran Benito Jones on Wednesday: New free agent added: Benito Jones (Miami Dolphins). Free agent who departed: None. Free agent who returned: None, Current free agents: None. Traded for: None. Released: None. Draft: North Carolina State’s Brandon Cleveland in seventh round (No. 229). […]

Packers claim Jerry Rice’s son on waivers

The Green Bay Packers continue to change up their offseason roster this week. Previously, the team added tight end Luke Lachey and cornerback M.J. Devonshire off waivers. On Wednesday, the Packers were awarded receiver Brenden Rice, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, from the Las Vegas Raiders. Rice originally enrolled at Colorado […]

Remaining Defensive Free Agent Fits for Las Vegas Raiders

Las Vegas have players such as JJ Pegues, Brandon Cleveland, Brodric Martin, and Greg Smith the Raiders could likely be pushed away from a nose tackle signing. Las Veags won’t hold a nose tackle on the field more than 18-22% of the time. NT Austin Johnson, Jacksonville Jaguars NT Greg Gaines, Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL […]

Raiders fans talk schedule release

The NFL will release its 2026 regular-seasons schedule Thursday at 5 p.m. PT. We asked our community members which game there are most looking forward to. To recap, here is the Raiders’ list of opponents: Home Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Tennessee Titans […]

Raiders schedule release 2026: Primetime games we’d like to see

The NFL will release its regular-season schedule Thursday at 5 p.m. PT. We are looking at five primetime games we’d like to see the Las Vegas Raiders play in this season. For the point of this exercise, we are excluding their divisional opponents. To recap, here are the Raiders’ 2026 opponents. Home Denver Broncos Kansas […]

Young O-linemen have plenty of playing experience

The Las Vegas Raiders have invested on a lot on their offensive line in recent drafts and they will need these young players will be counted on to perform. One thing they have going in their favor with a couple of these players is they came into the NFL with major playing experience on the […]

Raiders 2026 schedule release preview

The NFL will release regular-season schedule Thursday at 5 p.m. Let’s look at some key components of the schedule as it pertains to the Las Vegas Raiders. To recap, here are the Raiders’ 2026 opponents. The Raiders have the seventh toughest schedule based on last season’s results: Home Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles […]

Ranking which Chiefs 2026 matchups we want to see in primetime

We know the opponents the Kansas City Chiefs will face during the 2026 regular season, and aside from the ever hated division rivalries like the Denver Prostrated Peyton’s Broncos and the Las Vegas Brady Simps Raiders (we also play the Los Angeles Chargers twice, if you care about that sort of thing), the Chiefs face […]