The 2023 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their fourth in Las Vegas, and their second and final under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler. On October 31, following a Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Raiders fired McDaniels and Ziegler. The Raiders named linebackers coach Antonio Pierce interim head coach, and assistant general manager Champ Kelly interim general manager. Following the season, the team named Antonio Pierce the full-time head coach after the team finished the season with a record of 5–4 under Pierce.
The season was the first since 2013 without longtime quarterback Derek Carr on the opening day roster, as he was released on Valentine's Day. The Raiders improved on their 6–11 record from the previous season following their Christmas Day win over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year after a loss to the Indianapolis Colts the next week. They finished the season 8–9 to finish in second place in the division.
On December 14, 2023, the team set a franchise record for most points scored in a game, defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 63–21.
The Las Vegas Raiders drew an average home attendance of 62,190 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
Offseason Notable free agent acquisitions Position Player Age 2022 teamQBJimmy Garoppolo31San Francisco 49ersWRJakobi Meyers26New England PatriotsTEAustin Hooper28Tennessee Titans
Trades March 15 To Las Vegas Raiders2023 compensatory 3rd round pick(Tre Tucker) To New York GiantsDarren Waller
Notable players released Position Player Age 2023 teamQBDerek Carr31New Orleans Saints
Draft
+ 2023 Las Vegas Raiders draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 7 Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech 2 35 Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame From Colts 38 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts 3 70 Byron Young DT Alabama 100 Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati From Chiefs via Giants 4 104 Jakorian Bennett CB Maryland From Texans 109 Traded to the Houston Texans 135 Aidan O'Connell QB Purdue From Patriots 5 141 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts 144 Traded to the New England Patriots From Falcons 170 Christopher Smith II S Georgia Compensatory pick; from Packers via Jets 174 Traded to the Houston Texans 6 184 Traded to the New England Patriots 203 Amari Burney LB Florida From Giants via Texans 204 Traded to the New York Jets From Cowboys 214 Traded to the New England Patriots 7 220 Traded to the New York Jets From Cardinals 224 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons 231 Nesta Jade Silvera DT Arizona State From Patriots
+ 2023 Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. David Agoha DL N/A* McClendon Curtis G Chattanooga Jaydon Grant S Oregon State Azizi Hearn CB UCLA Brock Martin DE Oklahoma State Jordan Perryman CB Washington Adam Plant DE UNLV John Samuel Shenker TE Auburn George Tarlas DE Boise State Drake Thomas LB NC State Dalton Wagner T Arkansas
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 13 San Francisco 49ers W 34–7 1–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap 2 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–17 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–31 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 1–0 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 2 September 17 at Buffalo Bills L 10–38 1–1 Highmark Stadium Recap 3 September 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 18–23 1–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Los Angeles Chargers L 17–24 1–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 5 Green Bay Packers W 17–13 2–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap 6 October 15 New England Patriots W 21–17 3–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap 7 October 22 at Chicago Bears L 12–30 3–4 Soldier Field Recap 8 at Detroit Lions L 14–26 3–5 Ford Field Recap 9 November 5 New York Giants W 30–6 4–5 Allegiant Stadium Recap 10 November 12 New York Jets W 16–12 5–5 Allegiant Stadium Recap 11 November 19 at Miami Dolphins L 13–20 5–6 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 12 November 26 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–31 5–7 Allegiant Stadium Recap 13Bye 14 December 10 Minnesota Vikings L 0–3 5–8 Allegiant Stadium Recap 15 Los Angeles Chargers W 63–21 6–8 Allegiant Stadium Recap 16 December 25 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–14 7–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 17 December 31 at Indianapolis Colts L 20–23 7–9 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 18 January 7 Denver Broncos W 27–14 8–9 Allegiant Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Denver Broncos
To commence their 2023 season, as well as the post-Derek Carr era, the Las Vegas Raiders traveled to Empower Field at Mile High to face one of their longtime AFC West rivals, the Denver Broncos. It took newly acquired Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo only one drive and 3 passes to pass a touchdown, as he hit Jakobi Meyers with a 3-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up, 7–0. Less than a minute later, Russell Wilson hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the Raiders' lead to 7–6, since they couldn't get the extra point.
In the second quarter, Daniel Carlson booted a 24-yard field goal to push the Raiders' lead up to 10–6. However, Vegas trailed for the first time when Russell Wilson hit Courtland Sutton with a 5-yard touchdown pass to put Denver up, 13–10, at the half.
In the third quarter, neither team could score any points; the score stayed 13–10 in favor of the Broncos.
In the fourth quarter, Wil Lutz booted a 24-yard field goal and extended the Broncos' lead to 16–10. However, the Raiders would respond with Garoppolo hitting Jakobi Meyers with a 6-yard touchdown pass for a final score of 17–16.
With the win, the Raiders started the season 1–0, and were the only AFC West team that won their season opener.
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Raiders snap their eight-game losing streak to the Packers, beating them for the first time since the 1987 season when the team was based in Los Angeles.
Week 6: vs. New England Patriots
Week 7: at Chicago Bears
Week 8: at Detroit Lions
Week 9: vs. New York Giants
Week 10: vs. New York Jets
Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Aidan O'Connell threw four touchdowns in the Raiders’ largest franchise points output ever in a 63–21 win over the Chargers. The Raiders forced five turnovers and receiver Jakobi Meyers threw a touchdown as the Raiders led 42–0 at the half. The previous high for points scored had been 59 against the Broncos in 2010. The final score (63–21) was a scorigami.
Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs Christmas Day games
With the upset win, the Raiders improved to 7-8 while also securing their first win over the Chiefs since 2020. As of 2025, this remains the Raiders last road win over a divisional foe.
Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, the Raiders were once again eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight year. Las Vegas would also finished 2-6 on road.
Week 18: vs. Denver Broncos
With the win, Las Vegas ended their season at 8-9, finishing 4-2 against the AFC West & 6-3 at home. However, as of 2025, this remains their last win over Denver as well their last divisional win until Week 18 of 2025.
Standings Division
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