Las Vegas Raiders X-Factors against the Saints in 2022 Week 8

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 21: Running back Josh Jacobs #28 of the Las Vegas Raiders is tackled by outside linebacker Demario Davis #56 of the New Orleans Saints during the first half of the NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Saints 34-24. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

The Las Vegas Raiders will look to win back-to-back games as they travel to face the New Orleans Saints. Here are the x-factors heading into Sunday’s matchup.

The Las Vegas Raiders hit the road for their Week 8 matchup with the New Orleans Saints, and they will look to notch a win against their former head coach Dennis Allen. Though the Saints’ 2-5 record may seem less intimidating on the eye test alone, it’s important to note Las Vegas’ record when playing on the road.

The Raiders are 0-3 away from Allegiant Stadium, and to get their first win of the season on the road it will necessitate executing on key areas on both sides of the ball. This is a 10AM start time for the Raiders, so keep an eye on that as well as we enter a two-game stretch on the other side of the country.

For Las Vegas, this is a chance to really get back into the playoff picture in the AFC, and to do so, they will have to possibly win their next three games. That would move them back over .500 on the season, and with how up-and-down the rest of the AFC has been, who knows where that lands them then.

As Las Vegas looks to notch back-to-back wins for the first time this season, here are the x-factors as the Raiders face the Saints on Sunday.

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