Other than some draft-pick intrigue, there won’t be a lot of interest in Sunday’s season finale between the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium.

However, there will be a storyline that will get some national attention. It may be the final game in the career of Chiefs future Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce. He is is expected to decide on his future after the season and there have been some indications that Kelce, 36, may be leaning toward calling it a career.

If that happens don’t expect the Raiders or their fan base to...

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The Las Vegas Raiders are about to embark on their final game of the season, with the fanbase not looking for a victory. The Raiders are in line for the number one pick in the draft, and they have a chance to secure it with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Then we look to the offseason, and...

Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 class fared in a 34-10 home loss to the New York Giants on Sunday and looking ahead to Week 18’s season finale at home game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brock Bowers:

The first-round pick was put on the injured reserve for the final two games. He had a lingering knee injury earlier in the year. Bowers, who made the Pro Bowl for the second time in two NFL seasons, finished the season with 64 catches for 680 yards and seven touchdowns.

Jackson Powers-Johnson:

The second-round pick suffered an...

We all know it’s been a brutal season for the Las Vegas without many highlights or much positive aspects at all.

But there has an area where the Raiders have stood out — on defense to begin games.

Through 16 games, the Raiders have forced their opponent t0 go three-and-out on their opening drive of the game 10 times. It leads the NFL.

Of course, the Raiders’ defense hasn’t been nearly as effective as games have progressed. But, for some reason, more often than not, Patrick Graham’s unit comes out ready to play to start games.

Hey, it might not...

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After losing to the New York Giants this past Sunday, the Las Vegas Raiders have a clear path to securing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft by losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the season finale. That will officially ignite the Raiders’ offseason rebuild, where questions about Maxx Crosby’s future in Las Vegas will ensue. In fact, that’s already a big topic of discussion when it comes to the Week 18 NFL Power Rankings.

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What we learned this season: The Raiders...

The 2025 NFL season is starting to wind down, and the projected free agent market is starting to pick things up. The Raiders have over 20 players slated to hit free agency in a slew of unrestricted, restricted, and exclusive right free agents. Contract projections for Raiders free agents have recently started to float in through multiple outlets, a brief breakdown and analyzation of the markets plus predictions.

QB Kenny Pickett

• Projection: 2 years, 8 million with 5.2 million guaranteed

Pickett has been a steady backup for the majority of his career with a 63% career completion rate,...

What we know is that Maxx Crosby’s season is over with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Beyond that? To be determined.

But it’s clear that Crosby’s future will be a major topic of conversation during the offseason.

The Raiders, of course, placed Crosby on the injured reserve late last week because of a knee injury he has been dealing with since October. Crosby, though, was not pleased about the decision.

He left the team’s facility on Friday because he was reportedly upset. Crosby wasn’t at Sunday’s game, but Raiders coach Pete Carroll said he returned to the team’s facility Monday. Carroll...

Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ rookie class fared in a 34-10 home loss to the New York Giants on Sunday and looking ahead to Week 18’s season finale at home game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Ashton Jeanty:

A week after one of his best games on the ground, the No. 6 overall pick struggled to produce again. Jeanty had 60 yards on 16 carries. A garbage-time 24-yard run help bolster his poor numbers. Jeanty averaged 3.8 yards a carry and has averaged more than four yards a carry in just three games. He had...

Raiders’ legendary offensive lineman Steve Wisniewski may someday get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it won’t be anytime soon.

The Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern-day finalists Tuesday morning and Wisniewski did not make the cut. He was named as one of the 26 modern-day semifinalists in November.

This was Wisniewski’s final year of eligibility as a modern-day candidate. Now, he will head to the senior committee candidates and that can be a long wait because of the glut of candidates and how few people are elected from that group each year. Fellow Raiders’ legends,...

As the Las Vegas Raiders’ ownership and brass decides whether to retain head coach Pete Carroll or move way from him after just one season, among the determining factors in the major decisions could be simply looking around the league.

Success in the 2025 NFL season has been enjoyed by teams with new head coaches or coaches in the early stages of their tenures with their teams. The Associated Press (going into Week 17) looked at the teams in position to make the playoffs and it was dominated by new coaching staffs.

So, success can happen quickly in the NFL....

There’s some obvious choices.

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