The Las Vegas Raiders will open up their season at SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Chargers in a battle of AFC West opponents. This is a rematch of the final game of the regular season of what was a win (or tie) and you're in game, with the Raiders winning in overtime 35-32. The Chargers finished 1-3 in their last four games and dropped to 9-8 on the year. Las Vegas won their last four games to sneak into the playoffs but were bounced in the first round by the Bengals.
Las Vegas will return many of the key players of last year's team including starting quarterback Derrick Carr. Carr completed 68.4% of his passes for 4,804 yards and 23 touchdowns last season, and he should be even better with the addition of Davante Adams. Adams and Carr were teammates in college and now Carr will benefit from having one of the best wide receivers in the NFL to pair with Hunter Renfrow and Darren Waller.'
The Raiders' defense had some problems last season and finished in the bottom half of the league in total and scoring defense, including 29th in the league in scoring offense. Las Vegas didn't have any picks before the third round so the defense will likely continue to struggle this season, especially in a conference with three of the best offenses in the NFL.