The 2025 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their sixth in Las Vegas, their first under general manager John Spytek and their only season under head coach Pete Carroll. Unable to improve on their 4–13 record from 2024, the Raiders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season (the 21st time in 23 seasons), and instead regressed further to 3–14 for their fourth consecutive losing season. Their .176 winning percentage was their worst since 2006 when they were based in Oakland. Despite having the same 3–14 record as the New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, and the Arizona Cardinals, the Raiders finished with the worst overall record based on a tie-breaker, clinching the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft; they clinched the first pick in the draft for the first time since 2007 when they were based in Oakland.
This season began with the team's fourth head coach and offensive coordinator in five seasons, their third general manager in four seasons, their third head coach in as many seasons, and their fourth quarterback to start opening day in as many seasons. The Raiders failed to win the AFC West for the 23rd consecutive season. On January 5, the day after the season concluded, the Raiders fired Carroll, marking the third consecutive season the team had fired its head coach.
The Raiders had a four-year aggregate record of 21–47 (.309) from 2022 to 2025, the worst four-year stretch for the franchise since moving to Vegas, and the worst overall since they went 18-46 (.281) from 2012 to 2015 when they were based in Oakland. For the second season in a row, the Raiders failed to win a single road game against the Broncos, Chiefs, or Chargers. In their season finale, they did, however, end a streak of 7 consecutive losses at home to the Chiefs. Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2026 offseason, 4 years after signing with the team in 2022.
The Las Vegas Raiders drew an average home attendance of 62,362.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/attendance.htm The Raider offense scored just 241 points on the season, which was an NFL-worst. Since losing Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002 when they were based in Oakland, the Raiders have a 23-year aggregate record of 131-242 (.351) from 2003 to 2025, the second-worst in the NFL during that span.
Offseason Coaching changes Following the end of the 2024 season, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Two days later, general manager Tom Telesco was also fired. Owner Mark Davis said that new part owner of the team, Tom Brady, would play a role in the selection of a new head coach and general manager. On January 22, 2025, the team named Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager, John Spytek as the team's new general manager. Spytek had a long relationship with Brady going back to college and the two were teammates with the Buccaneers in their 2020 Super Bowl winning season. On January 25, the Raiders named former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll the team's new head coach.
On January 31, the team announced that defensive coordinator Patrick Graham would remain on the staff in the same position. Ohio State offensive coordinator and former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly was named the new offensive coordinator on February 2. On February 3, it was reported that Carroll would hire his son, Brennan, as the team's new offensive line coach. On November 23, the Raiders fired Kelly as offensive coordinator.
Player trades Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) tradedMarch 13QB Geno SmithSeattle Seahawks2025 third round pick (via DET)November 42026 fourth and sixth round pickJacksonville JaguarsWR Jakobi Meyers
Players additions Position Player Former team Date G Alex Cappa Cincinnati Bengals March 5 S Jeremy Chinn Washington Commanders March 13 CB Lonnie Johnson Jr. Carolina Panthers March 13 RB Raheem Mostert Miami Dolphins March 13 LB Elandon Roberts Pittsburgh Steelers March 13 CB Eric Stokes Green Bay Packers March 13 DT Leki Fotu New York Jets March 25 TE Ian Thomas Carolina Panthers March 25 LB Devin White Houston Texans March 28 LB Germaine Pratt Cincinnati Bengals June 11
Players lost Position Player New team DateS Tre'von Moehrig Carolina Panthers March 12 TE Harrison Bryant Philadelphia Eagles March 13 CB Nate Hobbs Green Bay Packers March 13 LB Robert Spillane New England Patriots March 13 LB Divine Deablo Atlanta Falcons March 14 S Marcus Epps New England Patriots March 14 RB Alexander Mattison Miami Dolphins March 14 QB Gardner Minshew Kansas City Chiefs March 17 C Andre James Los Angeles Chargers March 18 DT John Jenkins Baltimore Ravens May 16
Draft
+ 2025 Las Vegas Raiders draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 6 Ashton Jeanty RB Boise State 2 37 Traded to the Dolphins 48 Traded to the Texans From Dolphins 58 Jack Bech WR TCU From Texans 3 68 Darien Porter CB Iowa State 92 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Detroit via New York Jets 98 Caleb Rogers T Texas Tech From Dolphins 99 Charles Grant T William & Mary Compensatory selection; From New York Giants via Houston 4 108 Dont'e Thornton WR Tennessee 135 Tonka Hemingway DT South Carolina From Dolphins 5 143 Traded to the Dolphins 6 180 JJ Pegues DT Ole Miss 213 Tommy Mellott QB/WR Montana State Compensatory selection 215 Cam Miller QB North Dakota State Compensatory selection 7 222 Cody Lindenberg LB Minnesota
+ 2025 Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Tank Booker DT SMU Dominic Boyd T Georgia Southern Hudson Clark S Arkansas Parker Clements T Virginia Tech Pat Conroy TE Old Dominion Mello Dotson CB Kansas Zakhari Franklin WR Illinois Jarrod Hufford C Iowa State John Humphrey CB USC Matt Jones LB Baylor Jah Joyner DE Minnesota Treven Ma'ae DT Baylor Carter Runyon TE Towson Greedy Vance CB USC Jailin Walker LB Indiana
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Seattle Seahawks T 23–23 0–0–1 Lumen Field Recap 2 San Francisco 49ers L 19–22 0–1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap 3 at Arizona Cardinals L 10–20 0–2–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at New England Patriots W 20–13 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 Los Angeles Chargers L 9–20 1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap 3 September 21 at Washington Commanders L 24–41 1–2 Northwest Stadium Recap 4 September 28 Chicago Bears L 24–25 1–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap 5 October 5 at Indianapolis Colts L 6–40 1–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 6 October 12 Tennessee Titans W 20–10 2–4 Allegiant Stadium Recap 7 October 19 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–31 2–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 8Bye 9 November 2 Jacksonville Jaguars L 29–30 2–6 Allegiant Stadium Recap 10 at Denver Broncos L 7–10 2–7 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 11 Dallas Cowboys L 16–33 2–8 Allegiant Stadium Recap 12 November 23 Cleveland Browns L 10–24 2–9 Allegiant Stadium Recap 13 November 30 at Los Angeles Chargers L 14–31 2–10 SoFi Stadium Recap 14 December 7 Denver Broncos L 17–24 2–11 Allegiant Stadium Recap 15 December 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–31 2–12 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 16 December 21 at Houston Texans L 21–23 2–13 NRG Stadium Recap 17 December 28 New York Giants L 10–34 2–14 Allegiant Stadium Recap 18 January 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–12 3–14 Allegiant Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at New England Patriots
The Raiders won their first game in New England since 1994 when they were based in Los Angeles. This was also the Raiders third win over New England since 2022. Geno Smith had a swell performance by throwing 362 yards, one touchdown, and completed 70.6 percent of his passes to go with his 102.8 passer rating, but he also threw an interception.
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Head Coach Pete Carroll and Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh rekindled their rivalry for the first time since 2014, as the Chargers' defense dominated the Raiders' offense, leading to a loss for Las Vegas. Geno Smith had an extremely poor performance by throwing 180 yards, no touchdowns, three interceptions, and completed just 55.8 percent of his passes to go with his 37 passer rating.
Week 3: at Washington Commanders
Geno Smith had a masterful performance by throwing 289 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, and completed 65.5 percent of his passes to go with his 132.7 passer rating. Despite that, he could not succeed at helping the Raiders win.
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears
The Raiders attempted to score a game winning field goal, but it was blocked by Chicago, resulting in the Raiders falling to 1–3.
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
The Raiders failed to record a sack for the first time in 40 games, ending the league's longest active streak. With the blowout loss, the Raiders suffered their worst loss since falling 48–9 to the Chiefs in 2021, falling to 1–4.
Week 6: vs. Tennessee Titans
Both offenses struggled, combining for just 2.39 yards per play in the first half, the lowest in an NFL game since Baltimore and Jacksonville averaged 1.80 yards per play on October 24, 2011. This was the Raiders' first win against the Titans since 2017 when they were based in Oakland, as well as their first win against them at home since 2004, again, when they were based in Oakland.
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
With their first shutout loss since 2023 the Raiders fell to 2–5, and extended their losing streak in Kansas City to 2 games, their losing streak to the Chiefs to 3 games, their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams on the road to 4 games, and their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams to 8 games. This is now the Raiders' 13th consecutive season not sweeping the Chiefs.
Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Raiders took a 23–20 lead with less than two minutes remaining. However, they allowed the Jaguars to march down the field, and Jacksonville kicker Cam Little, who had made a 68-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to set a new NFL record, converted a 48-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Although the Jaguars scored a touchdown on their opening drive in overtime, the new overtime rules allowed the Raiders to respond. They marched down the field and scored a touchdown with 16 seconds left when Geno Smith connected with Brock Bowers for a 2-yard score. Opting to go for a two-point conversion to win the game, Smith’s pass was batted down by Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton, sealing a one-point loss for the Raiders. With the overtime loss, Las Vegas fell to 2–6 and 1–2 against the AFC South.
Week 10: at Denver Broncos
With their third consecutive loss to the Broncos, the Raiders fell to 2–7 and extended their losing streak against their fellow AFC West teams to nine games, their losing streak in Denver to two games, and their losing streak against their fellow AFC West teams on the road to five games.
Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–8 and 0–2 against the NFC East. Both teams paid tribute to Cowboys' defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by apparent suicide on November 6.
Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Raiders' offensive line struggled again, allowing ten sacks. The loss eliminated the Raiders from contention for the AFC West title for the 23rd consecutive year.
Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was fired hours after the game and replaced by quarterbacks coach Greg Olson.
Week 13: at Los Angeles Chargers