Raiders: 5 toughest matchups of the 2022 regular season

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 12: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders throws the ball during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 12: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders throws the ball during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
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Jan 9, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) lines up at wide receiver during the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

The Las Vegas Raiders have a tough 2022 regular season, and here are the five toughest matchups we see entering the summer.

The off-season is in full swing for the Las Vegas Raiders as the 2022-23 campaign looms.

It’s no secret to this point that the Raiders have one of the five hardest schedules in football this time around, squaring off against 2021 playoff teams in eight of their 17 games, not including near-playoff teams in the Chargers, Colts, and Saints.

The landscape of the AFC has dramatically shifted with Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan coming over from the AFC, and Deshaun Watson returning to action now as a member of the Browns.

Any one of this season’s games could have an argument be made for why it is a barn burner for the Raiders, but here are the five games this year I think are going to present the team with the greatest challenge….

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