2023_Las_Vegas_Raiders_season

2023 Las Vegas Raiders season
2023 Las Vegas Raiders season
Owner	Mark Davis
General manager	Dave Ziegler (fired October 31); Champ Kelly (interim)
Head coach	Josh McDaniels (fired October 31, 3–5 record); Antonio Pierce (interim, 5–4 record)
Home field	Allegiant Stadium
Results
Record	8–9
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Maxx Crosby; P A. J. Cole III
AP All-Pros	P A. J. Cole III (1st team); DE Maxx Crosby (2nd team)
Uniform
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2023 Las Vegas Raiders season

64th season in franchise history

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]

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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]

Staff

**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 Head coach – Josh McDaniels; fired on October 31 Interim head coach/linebackers – Antonio Pierce Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mick Lombardi; fired on October 31 Interim offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Bo Hardegree Pass game coordinator – Scott Turner Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Edgar Bennett Tight ends – Jerry Schuplinski Offensive line – Carmen Bricillo Assistant offensive line – Cameron Clemmons Offensive assistant/assistant wide receivers – Matt Lombardi Offensive assistant – Fred Walker Offensive quality control – Mitch Singler			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 Special teams coordinator – Tom McMahon Assistant special teams – Derius Swinton II Coaching assistant/returners – Danny Amendola 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

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Game summaries

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[Giants-11] 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.

[Patriots-12] Las Vegas traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for quarterback Jarrett Stidham and a seventh round pick.

[11-6a-18] Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[11-6b-19] Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.

[11-6c-20] Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.

[9-8a-21] Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).

[9-8b-22] Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.

[8-9-23] Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.

[24] 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.

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"Raiders name Champ Kelly as Interim General Manager". Raiders.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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"Raiders hire Antonio Pierce as full-time head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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Gordon, Grant (February 14, 2023). "Derek Carr released by Raiders after nine seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

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"Four days after losing 3–0, Raiders set franchise scoring record, beat Chargers 63-21". ESPN.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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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

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
3	100	Tre Tucker	WR	Cincinnati	From Kansas City via NY Giants^{[upper-alpha 1]}
4	104	Jakorian Bennett	CB	Maryland	From Houston
4	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^{[upper-alpha 2]}
6	203	Amari Burney	LB	Florida	From NY Giants
7	231	Nesta Jade Silvera	DT	Arizona State	From New England^{[upper-alpha 2]}

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


	Quarterbacks 10 Jimmy Garoppolo 7 Brian Hoyer 4 Aidan O'Connell Running backs 22 Ameer Abdullah 34 Brandon Bolden 8 Josh Jacobs 45 Jakob Johnson FB 35 Zamir White Wide receivers 17 Davante Adams 3 DeAndre Carter 16 Jakobi Meyers 13 Hunter Renfrow 11 Tre Tucker 19 D. J. Turner Tight ends 88 Zach Gentry 81 Austin Hooper		Offensive linemen 72 Jermaine Eluemunor T 65 Hroniss Grasu C 68 Andre James C 61 Jordan Meredith G 74 Kolton Miller T 77 Thayer Munford T 66 Dylan Parham G 75 Brandon Parker T 70 Greg Van Roten G Defensive linemen 69 Adam Butler DT 94 Matthew Butler DT 98 Maxx Crosby DE 95 John Jenkins DT 51 Malcolm Koonce DE 91 Bilal Nichols DT 97 Janarius Robinson DE 90 Jerry Tillery DT 9 Tyree Wilson DE 93 Byron Young DT		Linebackers 36 Curtis Bolton OLB 56 Amari Burney OLB 5 Divine Deablo OLB 59 Luke Masterson OLB 41 Robert Spillane MLB Defensive backs 0 Jakorian Bennett CB 1 Marcus Epps SS 31 Brandon Facyson CB 37 Tyler Hall CB 39 Nate Hobbs CB 18 Jack Jones CB 25 Trevon Moehrig FS 20 Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 21 Amik Robertson CB 29 Chris Smith II SS Special teams 50 Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 2 Daniel Carlson K 6 A. J. Cole III P		Reserve lists 38 Brittain Brown RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Darien Butler OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 80 Jesper Horsted TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 Kana'i Mauga OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Michael Mayer TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 78 Dalton Wagner T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Austin Walter RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 62 David Ebuka Agoha DE (Int.) 30 Cornell Armstrong CB 84 Keelan Cole WR 76 D. J. Fluker T 85 Cole Fotheringham TE (Injured) 40 Jaydon Grant SS 82 E.J. Jenkins TE 96 Marquan McCall DT 47 Sincere McCormick RB 73 Jalen McKenzie T 54 Netane Muti G 86 John Samuel Shenker TE 99 Nesta Jade Silvera DT 92 Elerson Smith OLB 49 Charles Snowden DE 26 Sam Webb CB 83 Kristian Wilkerson WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

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

2023_Las_Vegas_Raiders_season

2023 Las Vegas Raiders season

Offseason

Notable free agent acquisitions

Trades

Notable players released

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

Week 7: at Chicago Bears

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

Week 9: vs. New York Giants

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 18: vs. Denver Broncos

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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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

AFC West
view talk edit	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

AFC v t e
#	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.471	.471	W5
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cleveland Browns	North	11	6	0	.647	3–3	8–4	.536	.513	L1
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	8	0	.529	1–5	4–8	.574	.536	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.533	.477	L1
10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.491	.444	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Las Vegas Raiders	West	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.488	.426	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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
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Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep. Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record. Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below). Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep. Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep. 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.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	0	7	17
Broncos	6	7	0	3	16

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	0	0	10
Bills	7	14	7	10	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	6	10	0	23
Raiders	7	0	0	11	18

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	0	3	7	17
Chargers	7	17	0	0	24