2025 Las Vegas Raiders season
The 2025 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 56th in the National Football League, their 66th overall, their sixth in Las Vegas, their first under general manager John Spytek and their only season under [List of Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas Raiders head coaches|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, and instead went 3–14 for their fourth consecutive losing season. Their.176 winning percentage was their worst since 2006 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 following the conclusion of the season, the Raiders fired Carroll, marking the third consecutive season the team fired its head coach. For the second season in a row, the Raiders failed to win a single game on the road 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.
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.
Draft
| 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 | [2024 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas Jayhawks football team|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'''
Regular season
Schedule
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 [2011 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars season|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
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–10 and extended their losing streak to the Chargers on the road to five games, their losing streak to the Chargers regardless of location to four games, their losing streak to their fellow AFC West opponents on the road to six games, and their losing streak to their fellow AFC West teams to 10 games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and will finish dead last in the AFC West for the second straight year.Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
With their 11th consecutive divisional loss, the Raiders fell to 2–11. This marked the first time since 2013–2014 the Raiders were swept by Denver in back-to-back years.Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Raiders’ offense was shut out by the Eagles’ defense in their second shutout loss of the season.Las Vegas was limited to 75 total yards, their fewest since gaining 58 yards against the San Diego Chargers in the 1961 season. The game lasted just two hours and 31 minutes, the fastest game in franchise history, and the second fastest game on NFL record, behind a 1996 meeting between the Chargers and [1996 Indianapolis 1996 Indianapolis Colts season|Colts season|Colts] that took 2 hours and 29 minutes to finish.
Week 16: at Houston Texans
With their ninth straight loss, the Raiders fell to 2–13, tied with the Giants for the worst record in the NFL, and finished 1–3 against the AFC South. They also finished 1–7 on the road. This marked the first time in franchise history the Raiders had back-to-back seasons with at least 13 losses.Week 17: vs. New York Giants
Both teams entered the game with matching 2–13 records and nine-game losing streaks, marking the fourth time that the two teams with the league’s worst outright records have met in the final two weeks of a season. The previous occurrence came in 1981, when the 1–14 Baltimore Colts faced the 2–13 New England Patriots.With the loss, the Raiders fell to 2–14 for the first time since 2006 and finished 0–5 against the NFC.