2021 Las Vegas Raiders season

2021 Las Vegas Raiders season
OwnerMark Davis
Carol Davis
Head coachJon Gruden (resigned Oct. 11, 3–2 record)
Rich Bisaccia (replacement; 7–5 record)
General managerMike Mayock
Home fieldAllegiant Stadium
Results
Record10–7
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bengals) 19–26
Pro Bowlers
3
AP All-Pros
3
Uniform

The 2021 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 52nd season in the National Football League and their eight and final under head coach Jon Gruden.

Draft

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See the main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Las Vegas Raiders Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 17 Alex Leatherwood OT Alabama
2 43 Trevon Moehrig S TCU
3 79 Malcolm Koonce LB Buffalo
80 Divine Deablo S Virginia Tech
4 143 Tyree Gillespie S Missouri
5 167 Nate Hobbs CB Illinois
6 230 Jimmy Morrissey C Pittsburgh

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Baltimore Ravens W 33–27 (OT) 1–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap
2 September 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–17 2–0 Heinz Field Recap
3 September 26 Miami Dolphins W 31–28 (OT) 3–0 Allegiant Stadium Recap
4 October 4 at Los Angeles Chargers L 14–28 3–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
5 October 10 Chicago Bears L 9–20 3–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap
6 October 17 at Denver Broncos W 34–24 4–2 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
7 October 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–22 5–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 November 7 at New York Giants L 16–23 5–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
10 November 14 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–41 5–4 Allegiant Stadium Recap
11 November 21 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–32 5–5 Allegiant Stadium Recap
12 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys W 36–33 (OT) 6–5 AT&T Stadium Recap
13 December 5 Washington Football Team L 15–17 6–6 Allegiant Stadium Recap
14 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 9–48 6–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 20 at Cleveland Browns W 16–14 7–7 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
16 December 26 Denver Broncos W 17–13 8–7 Allegiant Stadium Recap
17 January 2 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 9–7 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
18 January 9 Los Angeles Chargers W 35–32 (OT) 10–7 Allegiant Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Division

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Kansas City Chiefs 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 480 364 W1
(5) Las Vegas Raiders 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 374 439 W4
Los Angeles Chargers 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 474 459 L1
Denver Broncos 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 335 322 L4

Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
Wild cards
5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

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See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs

Schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 15 at Cincinnati Bengals (4) L 19–26 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap