Silver And Black Pride
Going game-by-game through the 2025 schedule
With a new regime led by head coach Pete Carroll and a new quarterback in Geno Smith, there’s plenty of optimism heading into the 2025 NFL season for the Las Vegas Raiders. Now that we know the Raiders’ 2025 schedule, let’s go game-by-game and make a way-too-early record prediction.
Las Vegas kicks off the campaign with a battle between two teams coming off 4-13 performances and who have new head coaches. Mike Vrabel and New England are currently favored to win by 1.5 points, but Carroll and the Raiders should be able to pull off the road upset against a young team at the beginning of the season.
Prediction: Raiders win (1-0)
The Silver and Black should have plenty of momentum heading into this one since it’s the home opener and on primetime. However, Los Angeles has an impressive roster and is expected to be a contender in the AFC this year, while the Raiders have a lot of new pieces that will take some time to gel together. So, Jim Harbaugh gets a win against his long-time rival, Carroll.
Prediction: Raiders lose (1-1)
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders are coming off an impressive season where they made the NFC Championship game. The front office was also aggressive this offseason to build around Daniels, trading for left tackle Laremy Tunsil and wide receiver Deebo Samuel. That makes this another tough one for the Raiders, especially since it’s a road contest.
Prediction: Raiders lose (1-2)
Call this one the ‘Ben Johnson Bowl’! The Raiders were rumored to be in the mix to hire Johnson as head coach, but lost the sweepstakes to the Bears. Chicago should be much better this year as Caleb Williams enters his second year, but that might take a while, and Las Vegas should be able to take advantage of the early-season matchup.
Prediction: Raiders win (2-2)
It will be interesting to see who's starting at quarterback in Indianapolis: Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones. But neither is a good option, and it feels like this is the year where things start to fall apart for the Colts and head coach Shane Steichen, giving the Raiders a chance to win back-to-back games.
Prediction: Raiders win (3-2)
Could the Silver and Black get hot and go on a run heading into a matchup with their biggest rivals and the bye week? Facing off against the rebuilding Titans certainly helps. I’m high on Cam Ward’s potential, but it will likely take him a bit to adjust to the NFL, especially with the supporting cast in Tennessee.
Prediction: Raiders win (4-2)
I do think the Chiefs are starting to come back down to earth and are in for a down season in 2025, in comparison to the high...
