Do Raiders have a primetime problem?

HENDERSON, NEVADA - MAY 02: Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Las Vegas Raiders attends a news conference after the team's rookie minicamp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center on May 02, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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What is the story about?

Understandably, many Las Vegas Raiders fans are upset that the team does not have any primetime games on their 2026 regular-season schedule.

The Raiders, who went 3-14 and had the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, are one of five teams that don’t have any primetime games in 2026. Is it a major sign of disrespect?

Well, it could be, but the truth is, the issues is just starting. PiCkenem compiled the number of primetime games from 2022 through this upcoming seoans of each team. The Raiders are 25th in the league

with 12.

Yes, the Raiders are in the final quarter of the league in that five-season time span. However, they did have 12 primetime games in the past four seasons. That is an average of three primetime games for a team that has long struggled.

So, this year may be a one-off event. If quarterback Fernando Mendoza shows promise as a rookie, expect the Raiders to have multiple primetime games again in 2027.

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