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 5âÂÂ4 under Pierce.
The season was the first since 2013 without longtime quarterback Derek Carr on the opening day roster, as he was released on February 14. The Raiders improved on their 6âÂÂ11 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 8âÂÂ9 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 63âÂÂ21.
The Las Vegas Raiders drew an average home attendance of 62,190 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
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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, 7âÂÂ0. Less than a minute later, Russell Wilson hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the Raiders' lead to 7âÂÂ6, 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 10âÂÂ6. However, Vegas trailed for the first time when Russell Wilson hit Courtland Sutton with a 5-yard touchdown pass to put Denver up, 13âÂÂ10, at the half.
In the third quarter, neither team could score any points; the score stayed 13âÂÂ10 in favor of the Broncos.
In the fourth quarter, Wil Lutz booted a 24-yard field goal and extended the Broncos' lead to 16âÂÂ10. However, the Raiders would respond with Garoppolo hitting Jakobi Meyers with a 6-yard touchdown pass for a final score of 17âÂÂ16.
With the win, the Raiders started the season 1âÂÂ0, and were the only AFC West team that won their season opener.
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.
Aidan O'Connell threw four touchdowns in the Raidersâ largest franchise points output ever in a 63âÂÂ21 win over the Chargers. The Raiders forced five turnovers and receiver Jakobi Meyers threw a touchdown as the Raiders led 42âÂÂ0 at the half. The previous high for points scored had been 59 against the Broncos in 2010. The final score (63âÂÂ21) was a scorigami.
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.
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.
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.