Roster Still Taking Shape
Both sides still need work for Las Vegas. The offense wants to establish a wide-zone and play-action offense. The defense wants to establish a front-driven scheme, with Maxx Crosby as the main anchor.
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PFM Verdict
Why PFM Ranks the Raiders Here
Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers can force defenses into heavier personnel and create room in the middle of the field. The defense still has a player who can wreck protection by himself in Maxx Crosby. Las Vegas remains near the bottom because the quarterback transition and thin depth leave very few forgiving matchups in the division.
NFL Rank#28Current PFM ranking
AFC Rank#14Among AFC teams
QB Stability#27Kirk Cousins · QB Limbo
Season OutlookNeeds More Help
Head coachKlint Kubiak
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Janocko
Defensive coordinatorRob Leonard
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Quarterback Floor
Kirk Cousins is the current leader in the quarterback competition, making the position the swing factor. The pressure point is quarterback transition and a young roster in the league’s toughest division.
Klint Kubiak Has to Make the Raiders’ Quarterback Transition Manageable
Kubiak owns the 23rd-ranked coaching grade with Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza and a young roster sharing the same timeline. The staff has to build around Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers without letting the quarterback question swallow the offense.
Las Vegas Is Asking Too Much of Every Drive
Too many possessions ask Las Vegas to win ten or twelve snaps in a row. The 30th explosiveness rank explains why.
PFM ROAD AHEAD
2026 Las Vegas Raiders Strength of Schedule
Las Vegas owns one of the tougher schedules in the league because San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos form the hardest part of it. PFM has the schedule No. 7 with an opponent average of 81.6 and 9 games against current top-10 teams. The road is not difficult from start to finish, but the stretch around San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos leaves little room for an off week.
Difficulty Rank#7No. 1 is toughest
Opponent PFM Avg.81.6Average across opponents
Next 3 Avg.76.6Upcoming opponents
Top-10 Matchups9Games vs. current top 10
Away games left9
Top-10 road opponents4
vs. Miami Dolphins75.2 PFM · #24
Sep 13 · 4:25 pmHomeBottom 10
at Los Angeles Chargers84.0 PFM · #11
Sep 20 · 4:05 pmAway
at New Orleans Saints70.5 PFM · #32
Sep 27 · 4:25 pmAwayBottom 10
Toughest remaining opponent: 
Seattle Seahawks at 91.3 PFM.
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League Context
Closest Team DNA Match
Built Like Arizona Cardinals
Arizona CardinalsMatch distance: 2.45 rating points
Shared profile: Explosiveness and Offense.
Las Vegas builds early-down control around the offensive line; Arizona gets early-down control from the offensive line. The connection in Offensive Rating and Explosiveness is the ability to turn a manageable down into points before the defense can reset. QB Stability is the main separator, with Arizona carrying more dependable current support in long-yardage situations.
Where they separate: QB Stability. Cardinals hold the stronger current rating.
Division Pressure
AFC West
Las Vegas Raiders sits 4th in the division, 14.5 PFM points from Kansas City.
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Las Vegas Raiders in the Super Bowl Era
Las Vegas owns 3 Super Bowl titles from 5 trips, with the latest coming in Super Bowl XVIII in 1984.
- Super Bowl Titles
- 3
- Super Bowl Appearances
- 5
- Super Bowl Record
- 3–2
- Last Appearance
- 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII
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