It’s an average slate
It’s never too early to look ahead to next season and by the initial look at the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 list of opponents for the regular season isn’t overly difficult.
That is a benefit of finishing in last place for the 4-13 Raiders. While the schedule isn’t expected to come out until May, the Raiders know their opponents for both home and away games.
According to this below formula, the Raiders have an average schedule as it is the 16th most difficult slate of the 32 teams in the league. It is based on the 2024 regular-season records of opponents. Here is the full list:
2025 Strength of Schedule based on 2024 records
(1 = most difficult, 32 = easiest)
1-NYG .574
2t-CHI .571
2t-DET .571
4-PHI .561
5t-DAL .557
5t-GB .557
5t-MIN .557
8-WSH .550
9-BAL .533
10-PIT .526
11t-KC .522
11t-LAC .522
13-CLE .519
14-CIN .509
15-DEN .505
16-LV .502
17-LAR…— NFL Nerd (@NerdingonNFL) January 6, 2025
Of course, there are variables that will play as including additions and subtractions each opponents makes in the offseason, injuries and unexpected improvement or decline by opponents.
But this list indicates the schedule shouldn’t be too troublesome for the Silver and Black. Of course, the big problem may be playing in the AFC West as all of the other three teams in the division are playoff bound
In other Raiders news:
- Roster building: Rich Gannon chimes in what the Raiders need to do in 2025.
- Rookie grades: PFF grades all 32 first-round picks.
- Mock time: PFF has the Raiders taking a wide receiver in this mock draft.