The Las Vegas Raiders have never been a friend of the National Football League. This dates back to the contentious days of Pete Rozelle and Al Davis during the AFL-NFL merger, and has somehow survived across decades. But I digress.
When the NFL releases its yearly schedule, it always gives Las Vegas the short end of the stick. In fact, Raider Nation makes it a habit to look for all the scheduling discrepancies or brutal stretches that the team has to endure in comparison to their counterparts.
Last year, for example, the Raiders had to begin the season with two consecutive road games against the Harbaugh brothers.