3 potential trap games for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020

By Nick Ellis | May 9, 2020

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 17: The newly installed sign at Allegiant Stadium is shown as construction continues at the USD 2 billion, glass-domed future home of the Las Vegas Raiders on March 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders and the UNLV Rebels football teams are scheduled to begin play at the 65,000-seat facility in their 2020 seasons. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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11/29/20: Atlanta Falcons

Before the Raiders play the Atlanta Falcons, they will face off against their three division rivals in back-to-back-to-back. Games like that can be draining due to the rivalry, especially considering every team in the AFC West should be competitive this season after busy offseasons.

Although the Falcons are not the best team, they do have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball, and Julio Jones could cause problems to the Raiders young corners. Jones is widely regarded as one of the better wide receivers in all of football, and it will be interesting to see if Trayvon Mullen can shut him down.

Heading into last season, many believed that the Falcons would be a contender in the NFC, and it was pretty shocking how bad of a start they got out to. Matt Ryan is a very capable quarterback, and they have made improvements on defense, so nobody should be sleeping on this team, which just happened to be in the Super Bowl a few years back.

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