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Schedule release 2020

2020 Highlights 2020 Schedule The Raiders will open the season at the , marking first time the Raiders have played the club PRESEASON in the season opener since the Panthers became an expansion Aug. 13-17 at Seahawks TBD TBD franchise in 1995. Aug. 20-24 at 49ers TBD TBD Aug. 27-30 TBD TBD The Raiders will open their home schedule at Allegiant against the Saints on in Sept. 3-4 RAMS TBD TBD Week 2. The Silver and Black will host a club-record four primetime games REGULAR SEASON in 2020. Sun., Sept. 13 at Carolina Panthers 10:00 a.m. CBS Mon., Sept. 21 * 5:15 p.m. ESPN The Raiders will open the season with two consecutive games against the NFC for just the seventh time in team history, with the Sun., Sept. 27 at 10:00 a.m. CBS last occurrence also coming against the NFC South in 2016. Sun., Oct. 4 1:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 11 at 10:00 a.m. CBS The Raiders will have three of their remaining four regular season WEEK contests at home for the first time since 1997. Sun., Oct. 25 ** 5:20 p.m. NBC The Raiders have three straight home games in December (Weeks Sun., Nov. 1 at Browns 10:00 a.m. FOX 14-16) for the first time since 1975 and just the second time since Sun., Nov. 8 at 1:05 p.m. FOX the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. Sun., Nov. 15 BRONCOS 1:05 p.m. CBS The Raiders will host two primetime games against AFC West Sun., Nov. 22 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS** 5:20 p.m. NBC rivals (SNF - Nov. 22 vs. Kansas City Chiefs and TNF - Dec. 17 vs. Sun., Nov. 29 at 10:00 a.m. CBS Los Angeles Chargers) in consecutive seasons. Sun., Dec. 6 at 10:00 a.m. CBS The Raiders will host three playoff teams from the 2019 season, Sun., Dec. 13 COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS including two primetime matchups against the New Orleans Saints Thu., Dec. 17 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS*** 5:20 p.m. FOX on Monday Night Football and against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sat. or Sun., Dec. 26/27 TBD TBD Night Football. Sun., Jan. 3 at 1:25 p.m. CBS The Raiders will play the Chargers on in consecutive seasons, marking the eighth time in club history that * - Monday Night Football on ESPN with on ABC. the two teams have faced off on TNF in the all-time series. ** - Sunday Night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change. The Silver and Black will host Kansas City on Sunday Night Football *** - NFL Network and simulcast subject to change for the first time since 2005, marking the sixth time in club history they have played the Chiefs on SNF. POSTSEASON The Raiders have two back-to-back road trips in 2020 (Nov. 1 at Jan. 9-10, 2021 AFC and NFC Cleveland and Nov. 8 at Los Angeles Chargers; Nov. 29 at Atlanta Jan. 16-17, 2021 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs and Dec. 6 at New York Jets). Jan. 24, 2021 AFC and NFC Championships For the first time in seven years, the Raiders will not travel to play Jan. 31, 2021 Kansas City in the month of December or later during the regular Feb. 7, 2021 LV, Tampa Bay, Fla. season. This year will mark the seventh-straight season the Raiders will finish the regular season on the road, as they travel to Denver in Primetime Raiders Week 17 to conclude the year in consecutive seasons. It marks The Raiders will appear in four primetime games this season, all the fourth time in team history the Raiders will finish its season of which will be played at home in . The team's in Denver. four appearances in the primetime slot at home marks a new fran- chise record for a single season. The Silver and Black will kickoff their primetime slate on Monday Night Football in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, followed by two contests on Sunday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs in Weeks 7 and 9, and will then conclude with a Thurs- day Night matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15. Those games are highlighted below.

Date/Opp. Opponent Time (PT) Mon., Sept. 21 New Orleans Saints* 5:15 p.m. Sun., Oct. 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers** 5:20 p.m. Sun., Nov. 22 Kansas City Chiefs** 5:20 p.m. Thu., Dec. 17 Los Angeles Chargers*** 5:20 p.m.

* - Monday Night Football ** - Sunday Night Football *** - Thursday Night Football

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Raiders Vs. ‘20 Opponents Las Vegas Vs. NFC South Below is a look at some key information on the Raiders’ 13 Las Vegas will face off against the NFC South this season, opponents for the 2020 season. marking the first time since 2016 that they have played the . Last season, the NFC South saw the New Orleans claim the third seed in the conference after posting a 13-3 Opponent First met Last met Series record (.813) record en route to their third-straight division crown. The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both fin- Atlanta 12/5/71 9/16/16 7-7 ished with a record of 7-9 (.438), while the Carolina Pan- Buffalo 11/13/60 10/29/17 21-18 thers finished at 5-11 (.313). The Raiders hold a 23-18-1 Carolina 11/2/97 11/27/16 3-3 combined all-time record against Atlanta, Carolina, New Cleveland 11/26/70 11/22/15 6-6 Orleans and Tampa Bay. Denver 10/2/60 12/29/19 64-53-2 Indianapolis 11/28/71 9/29/19 9-7 RAIDERS VS. NFC SOUTH IN 2016 Kansas City 9/16/60 12/1/19 52-65-2 LA Chargers 11/27/60 12/22/19 64-54-2 Date Opponent Result Miami 10/9/66 9/24/18 17-17-1 9/11/16 at New Orleans W, 35-34 New England 10/16/60 11/19/17 14-17-1 9/18/16 vs. Atlanta L, 28-35 10/30/16 at Tampa Bay W, 30-24 (OT) New Orleans 11/7/71 9/11/16 6-6-1 11/27/16 vs. Carolina W, 35-32 New York Jets 10/28/60 11/24/19 23-18-2 Tampa Bay 11/28/76 10/30/16 7-2

• The Raiders have faced the Chargers 120 times, the most of any opponent. They have faced the Broncos and Chiefs each 119 times, as they only played each team once dur- ing the strike-shortened 1982 season.

Silver And Black In • The Raiders will host all four of their primetime games in 2020: Monday Night Football contest against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 21, an NBC Sunday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 25, an NBC Sunday Night Football matchup against the division-rival Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 22, and a Thursday Night Football contest against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 17.

• The Silver and Black's primetime slate in 2020 marks the most appearances since their five contests in 2017. Additionally, their four contests at home mark the most primetime games hosted by the Raiders in franchise history.

• This will mark the Raiders’ 71st contest on Monday Night Football and fifth consecutive year after opening the 2019 season on Mon- day night at home against the Denver Broncos. The Silver and Black took last year's Monday Night Football contest, which marked their second straight season opening the season on Monday Night Football. This year's matchup against the New Orleans Saints will be on ESPN with simulcast on ABC.

• The Raiders hold a 40-29-1 all-time record in Monday Night Football contests.

• The Raiders will appear on Sunday Night Football two times in 2020, marking their first appearance since 2017 when they had three contests on SNF.

• Since 1978, the Raiders hold a 19-20 all-time record in Sunday night contests. Las Vegas holds a 1-0 record against Tampa Bay and 1-4 record against the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football.

• The Thursday Night Football contest against the Chargers will mark the eighth between the two clubs on Thursday. Las Vegas has played no other team more on Thursday than the Chargers, holding a 6-1 record. In last year's Thursday night matchup, the Raiders defeated the Chargers 26-24 to earn their third consecu- tive contest on TNF. The Thursday Night Football contest against the Chargers will be televised on FOX with a simulcast on NFL Network and streamed live on Amazon.

• On Thursdays, the Raiders are 11-11 all-time, including a 3-4 record on Thanksgiving Days. 2020 Schedule Notes

2020 Opponent Information

Last overall Last meeting in 2019 2019 Home 2019 record meeting/result city/result rank/off. rank/def. Denver 7-9 Dec. 29, 2019, L, 15-16 Sept. 9, 2019, W, 24-16 28 12 Kansas City 12-4 Dec. 1, 2019, L, 9-40 Sept. 15, 2019, L, 10-28 6 17 L.A. Chargers 5-11 Dec. 22, 2019, W, 24-17 Nov. 7, 2019, W, 26-24 10 6 Buffalo 10-6 Oct. 29, 2017, L, 14-34 Dec. 4, 2016, W, 38-24 24 3 Indianapolis 7-9 Sept. 29, 2019, W, 31-24 Oct. 28, 2018, L, 28-42 25 16 Miami 5-11 Sept. 24, 2018, L, 20-28 Nov. 28, 2010, L, 17-33 27 30 New Orleans 13-3 Sept. 11, 2016, W, 35-34 Nov. 18, 2012, L, 17-38 9 11 Tampa Bay 7-9 Oct. 30, 2016, W, 30-24 (OT) Nov. 4, 2012, L, 32-42 3 15

Away Denver 7-9 Dec. 29, 2019, L, 15-16 Dec. 29, 2019, L, 15-16 28 12 Kansas City 12-4 Dec. 1, 2019, L, 9-40 Dec. 1, 2019, L, 9-40 6 17 L.A. Chargers 5-11 Dec. 22, 2019, W, 24-17 Dec. 22, 2019, W, 24-17 10 6 Atlanta 7-9 Sept. 18, 2016, L, 28-35 Oct. 14, 2012, L, 20-23 5 20 Carolina 5-11 Nov. 27, 2016, W, 35-32 Dec. 23, 2012, L, 6-17 19 23 Cleveland 6-10 Sept. 30, 2018, W, 45-42 (OT) Sept. 27, 2015, W, 27-20 22 22 New England 12-4 Nov. 19, 2017, L, 8-33 Sept. 21, 2014, L, 9-16 15 1 New York Jets 7-9 Nov. 24, 2019, L, 3-34 Nov. 24, 2019, L, 3-34 32 7

2019 Results Gruden vs. '20 Opponents PRESEASON (3-1) Raiders enters the third season of Sat., Aug. 10 W, 14-3 1-0 his second stint at the helm of the Silver and Black, bringing Thu., Aug. 15 at Arizona Cardinals W, 33-26 2-0 a 106-102 career regular season record over 13 seasons. Thu., Aug. 22 ^ W, 22-21 3-0 In his first four seasons with the Raiders from 1998-2001, Thu,, Aug. 29 at L, 15-17 3-1 Gruden posted a 38-26 record with two postseason ap- pearances before recording a 57-55 record with the Buc- REGULAR SEASON (7-9) caneers from 2002-08. Over his career, Gruden has posted Mon., Sept. 9 DENVER BRONCOS W, 24-16 1-0 a .500 record or better against eight of the Raiders' 2020 Sun., Sept. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L, 10-28 1-1 opponents. Sun., Sept. 22 at L, 14-34 1-2 Sun., Sept. 29 at W, 31-24 2-2 AFC West: Sun., Oct. 6 # W, 24-21 3-2 BYE WEEK Denver Broncos: 3-11 Sun., Oct. 20 at Green Bay Packers L, 24-42 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs: 7-7 Sun., Oct. 27 at Texans L, 24-27 3-4 Los Angeles Chargers: 9-5 Sun., Nov. 3 LIONS W, 31-24 4-4 Thu., Nov. 7 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS W, 26-24 5-4 AFC East: Sun., Nov. 17 BENGALS W, 17-10 6-4 Buffalo Bills: 2-1 Sun., Nov. 24 at New York Jets L, 3-34 6-5 Miami Dolphins: 1-3 Sun., Dec. 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 9-40 6-6 New England Patriots: 0-1 Sun., Dec. 8 L, 21-42 6-7 New York Jets: 2-2 Sun., Dec. 15 L, 16-20 6-8 Sun., Dec. 22 at Los Angeles Chargers W, 24-17 7-8 Sun., Dec. 29 at Denver Broncos L, 15-16 7-9 AFC South: ^ - In Canada Indianapolis Colts: 3-3 # - In AFC North: : 3-0

2019 AFC West Standings NFC South: Team W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 Atlanta Falcons: 10-5 Kansas City 12 4 5-3 7-1 6-0 9-3 451 308 W6 5-0 Carolina Panthers: 6-9 Denver 7 9 5-3 2-6 3-3 6-6 282 316 W2 4-1 New Orleans Saints: 8-7 Oakland 7 9 5-3 2-6 3-3 5-7 313 419 L1 1-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1-0 L.A. Chargers 5 11 2-6 3-5 0-6 3-9 337 345 L3 1-4 Schedule/Opponents Notes

Divisional Breakdown Stadium Stats AFC WEST: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers • The Raiders have a 207-243-8 all-time record on the road. • The Chiefs finished 12-4 and won the AFC West crown for the fourth consecutive season, while claiming a victory in Super Bowl LIV. • Las Vegas will play in nine different during the 2020 • The Raiders finished 3-3 against the AFC West in 2019, defeating the regular season, including opening their new home in Allegiant Denver Broncos at home on Monday Night Football in Week 1 and Stadium. sweeping the Chargers for the first time since 2016. • Since divisional realignment in 2002, the Raiders have posted a win- ning record in the AFC West twice: 4-2 in 2002 and 6-0 in 2010. • The Raiders have played more road games in Arrowhead Sta- dium than in any other stadium, followed by Empower Field at AFC NORTH: Cleveland Browns Mile High. • The Raiders are 48-39 (.552) all-time against the AFC North, with an overall record of 13-10 against the Browns after last defeating the • The Silver and Black will visit one stadium for the first time in team in 2018, 45-42 in overtime. club history in 2020 (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), while also be- coming Las Vegas' first NFL team. AFC SOUTH: Indianapolis Colts • Las Vegas owns a 43-38 (.531) combined all-time advantage against • The Raiders will travel to the Eastern Time Zone five times this AFC South opponents, and will face the Colts for the third consecu- season, with trips to the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, New tive year after traveling to Indianapolis in Week 4 last season. England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns. The AFC EAST: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Silver and Black play only one opponent in their time zone, trav- York Jets eling to Los Angeles to face the divisional-rival Chargers. • The Raiders are 78-67-4 (.538) all-time against the AFC East. The Silver and Black have played the most games (43) against the Jets, REGULAR SEASON RECORDS BY STADIUM holding a 23-18-2 advantage in the all-time series. Stadium Year Opened Record • The Raiders went 2-2 against the AFC East in 2017. Allegiant Stadium 2020 N/A Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2001 7-12 NFC SOUTH: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, 1972 19-29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StubHub Center 2003 1-2 • The Raiders are 23-18-1 (.552) all-time against the NFC South. The 2000 0-1 Silver and Black are tied in the all-time series against the Falcons, Panthers and Saint, while holding a 7-2 advantage against the Buc- MetLife Stadium 2010 0-3 caneers. Mercedes-Benz Stadium 2017 N/A • The Silver and Black last played the division in 2016, finishing 3-1, 1996 1-2 with their lone loss coming to the Falcons in Week 2. FirstEnergy Stadium 1999 1-3

CLEVELAND BROWNS INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Sun., Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m., FirstEnergy Stadium Sun., Dec. 13 at 1:05 p.m., Allegiant Stadium

2019 record: 6-10 2019 record: 7-9 Division Finish: (3rd/AFC North) Division Finish: (3rd/AFC South) Playoffs: None Playoffs: None Key additions: DT , DE , T Jack Key additions: DT DeForest Buckner, TE , T Anthony Conklin, LB B.J. Goodson, TE Austin Hooper, RB , FB Castonzo, OL Le’Raven Clark, CB Xavier Rhodes and QB Philip , CB Kevin Johnson, S , QB Case Kee- Rivers num, S and T Key losses: QB , WR Devin Funchess, WR Dontrelle Key losses: QB , TE Demetrius Harris, LB Christian Inman, WR , TE Eric Ebron, OL , DE Mar- Kirksey, LB , CB T.J. Carrie, S Eric Murray and S Dam- gus Hunt, DE , CB Pierre Desir, S arious Randall and K • Las Vegas leads the all-time series, 13-10 (.565) with a 2-0 re- • Las Vegas leads the all-time series 8-7 (.533), with a 1-1 record cord in the postseason. in the postseason. • The Raiders are looking to win their third consecutive game • The Raiders are seeking their second consecutive win against against the Browns, defeating Cleveland 45-42 in overtime in the Colts, after defeating the club last year by a score of 31-24 2018 and 27-20 in 2015. in Indianapolis. • The series dates back to 1970, with the Raiders winning eight of • The Silver and Black last defeated the Colts at home on Dec. 24, the first nine matchups between the two clubs. 2016 by a score of 33-25. • Raiders running backs coach joined the Raiders • The series between the two clubs dates back to 1971 with the after spending the previous two seasons (2016-17) in Cleve- Colts taking the first contest by a score of 37-14 before the Raiders land, serving as the running game coordinator/running backs went on to win seven of their next eight matchups. coach. • Raiders quality control - offense coach Tim Berbenich joined • Raiders defensive backs coach Jim O'Neil spent the 2014-15 the Silver and Black after spending five years with the Colts from seasons as Cleveland's . 2013-17, serving multiple roles with the organization. • Raiders S joined the Raiders after spending the past two seasons with the Browns, starting all 26 games • Raiders offensive line coach played one season in the and recording 146 tackles, four and 15 passes de- NFL. fensed. • Raiders G was orginally drafted by the Colts in the • Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods coached defensive 2015 NFL Draft, appearing in 26 games with 20 starts until joining backs for the Raiders in 2014. the Raiders prior to Week 13 of the 2018 season. • Browns S Karl Joseph was originally selected by the Raiders in • Raiders DT joined the Raiders after spending the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, appearing in 49 games the2017 season in Indianapolis, starting all 15 games he appeared with 41 starts in his four years with the Silver and Black. in and recording 44 tackles. Preseason/AFC West Notes

PRESEASON OPPONENTS DENVER BRONCOS Sun., Nov. 15 at 1:05 p.m., Allegiant Stadium • The Raiders are 135-135-1 (.500) all-time in preseason con- Sun., Jan. 3 at 1:25 p.m., Empower Field at Mile tests. High 2019 record: 7-9 • Las Vegas plays four opponents from the NFC West, a division Division Finish: (T-2nd/AFC West) they faced in the 2018 regular season. Playoffs: None • The Silver and Black will visit Seattle in the opener, marking the Key additions: WR , CB A.J. Bouye, DL Jurrell Casey, 15th consecutive season the two teams will meet in the pre- G , RB , DT , P Sam season and first time they will face each other in Week 1. Martin, TE • The Raiders will play at San Francisco in Week 2, marking the Key losses: QB Brandon Allen, QB , G Ronald Leary, C first time since 2011 that the Silver and Black will travel to the Connor McGovern, DE , CB Jr., CB Cyrus 49ers to play in the preseason. Jones, S • Las Vegas will play host to the Cardinals in Week 3, marking • The Silver and Black have played Denver 119 times in the regular the first time Arizona will travel to the Raiders in the preseason season, with two meetings in every season since 1960, except since 2015. the strike-shortened season. The Raiders own a 64-53-2 (.538) advantage in the all-time series. •The Raiders split the season series with the Broncos in 2019, • The Silver and Black will conclude their preseason against the winning the first match at home on Monday Night Football by a Los Angeles Rams, marking the fourth consecutive season the score of 24-16, and dropping the season finale on the road, 15-16. two teams have met in the preseason. •Las Vegas is seeking their first win over the Broncos away from home since 2015, when they won by a score of 15-12. • Dates, times and broadcast network for all preseason games to •The two teams have faced off in 26 primetime games with the be announced at a later date. Silver and Black holding a 12-13-1 (.462) all-time record. The Raiders defeated the Broncos on Monday Night Football for the second consecutive year in 2019, marking the first time the team has won consecutive primetime victories against the Broncos since 2001-02. •In the first meeting in 2019, RB became the first player since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001 to total 100 scrimmage yards and two in his NFL debut. •In Week 1, WR recorded his first 100-yard contest as a Raider and eighth of his career.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Sun., Oct. 11 at 10:00 a.m., Arrowhead Stadium Sun., Nov. 8 at 1:05 p.m., SoFi Stadium Sun., Nov. 22 at 5:20 p.m., Allegiant Stadium Thu., Dec. 17 at 5:20 p.m., Allegiant Stadium

2019 record: 12-4 2019 record: 5-11 Division Finish: (1st/AFC West) Division Finish: (4th/AFC West) Playoffs: Super Bowl champions Playoffs: None Key additions: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, CB , Key additions: QB , LB Kenneth Murray, T Bryan DE , CB Antonio , QB , DT Bulaga, RB , CB Chris Harris, TE , DT , WR , RB , G Trai Turner Key losses: QB Matt Moore, RB LeSean McCoy, RB , Key losses: QB , RB Melvin Gordon, FB , G , G , DE , LB WR Travis Benjamin, G Michael Schofield, T , DT , LB , CB , CB Kendall , LB Jatavis Brown, LB Thomas Davis, S Adrian Fuller, P Phillips, S •The Raiders have played 119 games against Kansas City and trail, •The Silver and Black have played 120 regular season games 52-65-2 (.437), in the all-time series. against the Chargers and leads the all-time series, 64-54-2 (. 533). •The Silver and Black are searching for their first road win against •The Raiders swept the season series in 2019, winning 26-24 at the Chiefs since 2012, owning a 24-34-1 record at Arrowhead home in Week 10 and 24-17 on the road in Week 16. Las Vegas Stadium. is looking to sweep the Chargers in back-to-back seasons for the •In Week 7 of 2017, the Raiders last win against the Chiefs, QB first time since 2015-16. passed for 417 yards on 29-of-52 passing for three touchdowns in the team’s 31-30 comeback victory. •In his most recent contest against the Chargers in Week 10 last •In Week 13 of 2019, RB Josh Jacobs finished with 104 yards on season, QB Derek Carr set a new NFL record with his 18th career 17 carries, marking his fourth 100-yard rushing performance on 4th-quarter comeback, the most in NFL history through a player’s the season while becoming the first rookie in franchise history to first six seasons. rush for over 1,000 yards. •Raiders WR Tyrell Williams spent the first four years of his ca- •Raiders C was originally drafted by Kansas City reer with the Chargers, where he totaled 155 receptions for 2,530 in the second round (55th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft and yards and 17 TDs. spent four years with the Chiefs from 2011-2014, playing in 51 •Raiders assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich games with 35 starts. Bisaccia spent two seasons in with the Chargers as •Chiefs RB DeAndré Washington was originally drafted by the special teams coordinator in 2011 before adding assistant head Raiders in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft, coaching duties in 2012. totaling 1,122 rushing yards and seven TDs in addition to 88 re- •Raiders special teams assistant served as the Char- ceptions for 613 yards and one TD over his four seasons with the gers’ assistant coach in 2013 after spending one sea- club. son as the team’s assistant special teams coach in 2012. AFC East Notes

BUFFALO BILLS MIAMI DOLPHINS Sun., Oct. 29 at 10:00 a.m., Allegiant Stadium Sat./Sun., Dec. 26/27, at TBD, Allegiant Stadium

2019 record: 10-6 2019 record: 5-11 Division Finish: (2nd/AFC East) Division Finish: (4th/AFC East) Playoffs: Lost in AFC Wildcard Game Playoffs: None Key additions: DE AJ Epenesa, DE Mario Addison, DT Vernon Key additions: QB , T Austin Jackson, CB Noah Ig- Butler, WR , CB E.J. Gaines, DE , binoghene, S , T , LB Kamu Grugier- CB Josh Norman, G Quinton Spain, OL Daryl Williams Hill, RB Jordan Howard, CB Byron Jones, OL Ted Karras, DE , DE Emmanuel Ogbah, LB , LB Kyle Van Key losses: RB , DT , DT Jordan Phillips, Noy DE Shaq Lawson, LB Lorenzo Alexander, CB Kevin Johnson, S Kurt Coleman Key losses: TE Clive Walford, T J’Marcus Webb, OL Evan Boehm, DE Charles Harris, DE Taco Charlton, CB , S Reshad Jones • The Silver and Black lead the all-time series, 21-18 (.538). • The Raiders dropped the last meeting against the Bills, 14-34, on Oct. 29, 2017 at Buffalo. • The all-time series is tied, 17-17-1 (.500). • Las Vegas holds a 14-5 all-time record at home over the Bills, • The Silver and Black will be seeking its first win against Miami winning five consecutive home games dating back to 1992. The since Nov. 5, 2017, when they won by a score of 27-24. Raiders have won two straight games in the all-time series. • Las Vegas holds a 8-7 record at home in the all-time series, and • The first meeting in the all-time series took place on Oct. 23, is looking to earn its first win at home since 1996, when they de- 1960, when the Bills beat the Raiders in Buffalo, 38-9. feated the Dolphins 17-7. • The Bills have won both of the teams’ postseason meetings, the • The Raiders are 3-1 in postseason meetings against the Dol- AFC Championship on Jan. 20, 1991 and a Divisional Round phins, with their last victory coming in shutout fashion, 27-0, in contest on Jan. 15, 1994. the AFC Divisional round on Jan. 6, 2001 at Oakland-Alameda • Raiders WR was originally drafted by the Bills in the County Coliseum. second round (37th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft, where he • The Raiders visited Miami for the first regular-season game in- appeared in 37 contests and made 27 starts over his first three Dolphins franchise history on Sept. 2, 1966 and went on to post seasons in the NFL, compiling 90 receptions for 1,037 yards and a 6-3-1 mark against the Dolphins in games played at the Or- nine touchdowns. ange Bowl from 1966-87. • Raiders G spent four seasons with the Bills • The Silver and Black have lost one straight game, falling to Miami (2009, 2015-17), becoming the first Buffalo Bills lineman to be by a score of 20-28 in 2018. selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls since • The Raiders currently have 11 players who are natives of Flori- (1996-2003). da, the most well represented state on the roster.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NEW YORK JETS Sun., Sept. 27 at 10:00 a.m., Gillette Stadium Sun., Dec. 6 at 10:00 a.m., MetLife Stadium

2019 record: 12-4 2019 record: 7-9 Division Finish: (1st/AFC East) Division Finish: (3rd/AFC East) Playoffs: Lost in AFC Wildcard Game Playoffs: None Key additions: S , DE , DT , WR Key additions: T , WR , C/G Josh An- Damiere Byrd, QB Brian Hoyer, S Devin McCourty, S Adrian Phil- drews, CB Pierre Desir, T George Fant, RB Frank Gore, DE Jordan lips, ST , G , FB Danny Vitale Jenkins, G Alex Lewis, C Connor McGovern, LB Patrick Onwua- sor, WR , CB Brian Poole, OL Key losses: QB , WR , TE Ben Watson, OL Ted Karras, DT , LB Elandon Roberts, LB Jamie Key losses: QB , WR , WR De- Collins, LB , S , K Stephen Gost- maryius Thomas, T , T Kelvin Beachum, LB Brandon kowski Copeland, CB Darryl Roberts, CB Maurice Canady' • Las Vegas leads the all-time series 23-18-2 (.535), with a 2-2 • Las Vegas trails New England in the all-time series, 14-17-1 record in the postseason. (.437), including a 1-2 record in the postseason. • This season’s contest will mark the 15th time these teams have • The Raiders’ last victory against the Patriots came in 2002 at met in the regular season since 2000. The Jets own a 8-6 advan- home in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, by a score of tage in the series since 2000. 27-20. • The Raiders are seeking their first win against the Jets in • The teams’ first meeting came on Oct. 16, 1960, in which the MetLife Stadium (opened in 2010), but are 9-11 overall on the Raiders won 27-14 in Oakland. road against New York. • The Raiders dropped their last meeting against the Patriots, • The Silver and Black’s last victory on the road against the Jets came 8-33, on Nov. 19, 2017 at , which marked the on Oct. 6, 1996 when they defeated the club, 34-13. The Raiders Silver and Black’s third international game in four years at the have dropped their last five contests on the road against the Jets. time. • Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton spent one season • Las Vegas looks to snap a five-game losing streak against New with the Jets as the in 2017. England when they meet at Gillette Stadium, where they hold • Raiders senior defensive assistant Jim O’Neil worked as the as- an all-time record of 5-10-1 (.313). sistant defensive backs coach for the Jets for three seasons from • Raiders T spent the 2019 season with the 2010-12. Patriots, starting all 16 contests at left for the first time • Raiders quality control - offense coach Tim Berbenich started his in his career en route to a victory in Super Bowl LIII. NFL coaching career with New York as an offensive assistant from 2003-04 and additionally as a quality control coach in 2005. NFC South Notes

ATLANTA FALCONS CAROLINA PANTHERS Sun., Nov. 29 at 10:00 a.m., Mercedes-Benz Sun., Sept. 13 at 10:00 a.m., Bank of America Stadium Stadium

2019 record: 7-9 2019 record: 5-11 Division Finish: (T-2nd/NFC South) Division Finish: (4th/NFC South) Playoffs: None Playoffs: None Key additions: DT , DE Jr., RB Todd Key additions: WR Robby Anderson, S Tre , QB Teddy Gurley, DE Charles Harris, TE and CB A.J. Terrell Bridge Water, DT Derrick Brown, WR Pharoh Cooper, TE DeValve Seth, G John Miller, LT Russell Okunt, WR Seth Roberts, QB P.J. Key losses: RB , RB , WR Justin Walker, DE Stephen Weatherly and LB Tahir Whitehead Hardy, TE Austin Hooper, TE , T Ty Sambrailo, G Wes Schweitzer, DE Adrian Clayborn, LB De’Vondre Campbell, LB Vic Key losses: QB , QB Kyle Allen, WR Chris Hogan, TE Beasley, CB Desmond Trufant and S Johnathan Cyprien Greg Olsen, G Trai Turner, G Greg Van Roten, OL Daryl Williams, DT Dontari , LB , DE Mario Addison, DE Vernon • The Raiders are tied 7-7 in the all-time series against the Fal- Butler, DE , DT Kyle Love, CB , CB Ross cons. Cockrell, S Colin Jones and S • The Raiders last win against the Falcons came on Nov. 26, 2000. • The Raiders are tied 3-3 in the all-time series against the Pan- A victory this season would prevent a five-game skid against thers. Atlanta. • The Silver and Black won the last contest against the Panthers, • The first meeting in the all-time series took place on Dec.5, defeating Carolina 35-32 on Nov. 27, 2016. 1971, when Atlanta beat the Raiders, 24-13. • The first meeting in the all-time series took place in 1997 when • In the Raiders' seven wins against the Falcons, the team has the Panthers defeated the Raiders, 38-14, in Carolina. posted at least 30 points in every contest including a 50-19 vic- • Panthers coach Jake Peetz served as the assis- tory on Oct. 14, 1979, which marked Las Vegas' largest margin tant quarterbacks coach for the Raiders in 2016 before being of victory in the all-time series. promoted to his first stint as a quarterbacks coach in 2017. • Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable spent one season in At- • Panthers LB Tahir Whitehead spent the last two seasons with lanta, holding the same position with the Falcons in 2006. the Raiders, leading the Silver and Black in tackles in each of his • Raiders head strength and conditioning coach A.J. Neibelspent seasons with the club. six years with the Falcons, joining as a strength and condition- • Raiders WR , CB , LB Tanner ing assistant from 2011-12 before becoming head strength and Muse, OL John Simpson and DE all played col- conditioning coach (2013-15) and athletic performance man- legiately at Clemson, helping the Tigers win the 2018 National ager (2016). Championship. • Raiders P AJ Cole (College Park, Ga.), LB (At- • Panthers WR Seth Roberts originally entered the NFL with the lanta, Ga.), DE (Decatur, Ga.) and TE Raiders in 2014, recording 158 receptions for 1,826 yards with (Acworth, Ga.) are all natives of the Atlanta area. 13 touchdowns in his five years with the club.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Mon., Sept. 21 at 5:15 p.m., Allegiant Stadium Sun., Oct. 25 at 5:20 p.m., Allegiant Stadium

2019 record: 13-3 2019 record: 7-9 Division Finish: (1st/NFC South) Division Finish: (T-2nd/NFC South) Playoffs: Lost in Wildcard Playoffs: None Key additions:QB , QB Tayson Hill, S , Key additions:DE , QB Tom Brady, QB Blaine Gab- DT David Onyemata, T , C Cesar Ruiz, WR Emmanuel bert, TE , OL Joe Haeg, LB , DE Ja- Sanders, S D.J. Swearinger, CB P.J. Williams and QB Jameis Win- son Pierre-Paul, CB Ryan Smith, DT and T Tristan ston Wirfs Key losses: QB , WR Ted Ginn Jr., LB A.J. Klein, Key losses: QB , RB Peyton Barber, WR Breshad CB and S Perriman, T Demar Dotson and DE • The Raiders are tied 6-6-1 in the all-time series against the • The Raiders lead the all-time series, 7-2 (.778), with an 0-1 re- Saints. cord in the postseason. • After the two clubs tied in their first ever meeting in the all-time • Tampa Bay won the teams' only postseason meeting, a 48-21 series, the Silver and Black went on to win the next three regu- victory in Super Bowl XXXVII on Jan. 26, 2003. lar season meetings. • The Raiders won the last contest against the Buccaneers, de- • The Raiders are looking to win their second straight game feating Tampa Bay 30-24 in overtime on Oct. 30, 2016. against the Saints. The Silver and Black won the last contest in • Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden previously served as the Head the 2016 season opener by a score of 35-34. Coach of the Buccaneers from 2002-08, winning the franchise's • Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton served two only championship in Super Bowl XXXVII. stints with the Saints, first as an offensive assistant/passing • Raiders Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Rich game coach in 2006 and later as the wide receivers coach from Bisaccia spent nine years in Tampa Bay from 2002-10, starting 2015-16. as a special teams coordinator before adding assistant head • Raiders tight ends coach Frank Smith entered the league with coach to his title. the Saints, working as an offensive assistant - offensive line as- • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson served as the Buc- sistant from 2010-14. caneers quarterbacks coach in 2008 before being promoted to • Raiders S spent one season with the Saints, appear- offensive coordinator from 2009-11. ing in four games in 2016. • Raiders running backs coach Kirby Wilson held the same posi- • Saints RB was drafted by the Silver and Black, tion with Tampa Bay from 2002-03. appearing in 45 games with 31 starts from 2013-16. • Raiders assistant special teams coordinator Byron Storer was • Saints TE spent two seasons with the Raiders (2017- spent three seasons (2007-09) playing fullback for the Bucca- 18), earning his first Pro Bowl selection in 2018. neers before joining the coaching staff as an assistant special teams coach.