A look at the Raiders schedule shows a shocking Week 1 win against the now-impressive New England Patriots and a Week 6 victory over the one-win Tennessee Titans. Like Cleveland, Las Vegas has often struggled to score points under new OC Chip Kelly, with games of 0, 6, 7, and 9 points this season. The offensive line is so bad, but the coaching staff can’t play two of their young players, Caleb Rogers and Charles Grant, both third-round picks, because of how bad they are:
On the other side of the ball, despite having Maxx Crosby, Cleveland’s Shedeur Sanders could have plenty of time to throw the ball. Las Vegas is near the bottom of the league in getting pressure on the quarterback, something Sanders has struggled with in his time in the NFL. Shocking that with Crosby, the Raiders are second to last in pressure rate:
For the Browns and their fans, no team can be seen as an easy win after the Jets debacle, but the Raiders set up as a perfect opponent to cure some of the ills that have haunted the team.