What is the story about?
The Las Vegas Raiders were awful in 2025.
We all know how bad the offense was, but the problems wasn’t all on that side of the ball. The defense had big problems as well.
Yet, it wasn’t all bad on defense. Under former defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, the Raiders were able to get off the field quickly (especially at the start of games) at time last season.
In fact, Las Vegas’ defense was one of the best in the entire NFL in forcing 3 and out rates last season. According to NFL Researcher on X,
the Raiders had the third best 3-and-out force rate at 25.8 percent.
That’s a solid percentage and new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, who was the team’s defensive line coach, needs to keep this trend up in 2026.
In other Raiders’ news:
- Most complete: NFL.com looks at the 10 most complete rosters in the league.
- Matchup problem: The Raiders’ website breaks down how much fo matchup porblem rookie cornerback Jermod McCoy will be.
