As the 2025 NFL season comes to a close, other teams around the league are fighting for playoff seeding and a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Not the Las Vegas Raiders, however. As usual, they are on the outside looking in, and they have been for quite a bit of time now.
But the Raiders do have something to play for when the New York Giants come to town in Week 17: the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Obviously, Week 18's games could reshuffle things, but for right now, the winner of this game will have the inside track to the coveted top selection.