The Las Vegas Raiders know who they will play in the Wild Card round this Saturday, and they also know who they will play during the 2022 season.
With the close of the 2021 regular season on Sunday night, the Las Vegas Raiders not only punched their ticket to the playoffs but cemented which teams they will be battling it out against next season. The 17-game schedule features eight home games, and nine on the road, and it is once again going to be one of the toughest in football.
Let’s take a look at the 2022 slate of opponents for the Raiders
As is the case every season, six of the team’s games will be played against their AFC West rivals, as the Silver and Black have both a home game, and a road game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Denver Broncos. In 2021, the Raiders went 3-3 in the division, losing twice to Kansas City, once to the Chargers, and sweeping Denver.
In 2022, the Raiders will welcome in these teams:
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- San Francisco 49ers
- New England Patriots
- Indianapolis Colts
The Silver and Black will hit the road to take on these teams
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Tennessee Titans
- Seattle Seahawks
- New Orleans Saints
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Rams
As you can see by the schedule, it is going to be a tough one, as of their 14 opponents, seven of them are playoff teams from this season. While the NFL is always a league where teams rise and fall, that is a pretty tough grouping, and you have to think the Colts game is going to be a tough one as well.
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Overall, the Raiders finished in second place in the AFC West, so they are going to get a tough schedule. Luckily, this is a team that established themselves as one of the best in football down the stretch, and if they can do well with the draft, and ace free agency, there is no reason why they won’t go to the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since the early 2000s.