While fans of the Las Vegas Raiders felt like the team was a sleeping giant in the AFC ahead of the 2025 NFL season, almost nobody else had the Silver and Black amounting to much this year. Through the first five weeks of the campaign, it seems like the latter has been correct.
Head coach Pete Carroll was entrusted this offseason to rebuild the culture in Las Vegas and finally get this team to do the one thing that he preaches: constantly compete. Yet, the team is 1-4 a month into the season, and they've been blown out in three of their four defeats.