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Raiders 2026-27 schedule release: Toughest matchups, bye week, prediction

Nypost · · 957 words · By Vincent Bonsignore
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Raiders, who finished tied for the worst record overall in the NFL last year, are playing one of the 10 toughest schedules in the league this year.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, with no specific data regarding the Raiders' record or schedule difficulty.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Review-Journal is Nevada's most trusted source for local news, Las Vegas sports, business news, gaming news, entertainment news and more.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Informational Guide dedicated to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) - formerly McCarran Airport. All you need to know about Flight Arrivals and Departures, Terminals, Airport Facilities and Servic…
https://www.las-vegas-airport.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Harry Reid International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS), formerly McCarran International Airport until 2021, is an international airport serving Las Vegas as well as the surrounding Las…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airpo…
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“they lined up this year against the NFC West and AFC East.”
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The search results are generic landing pages for CBS Sports, NFL, and The Athletic. No specific schedule details confirming matchups against the NFC West and AFC East were provided in the evidence text.
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest Las Vegas Raiders news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2025 NFL season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/LV/las-vegas-raiders/
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web search NEUTRAL — The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more.
https://www.nfl.com/scores
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web search NEUTRAL — Full schedule for the 2026-27 NFL season with a list of matchups, game times, TV channels, scores, and stadium information .
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nfl/schedule/
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“Those divisions boast five teams that made the playoffs”
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The evidence provides general Wikipedia and news links about NFL standings and the Rams, but does not specifically confirm that five teams from the NFC West and AFC East made the playoffs last season.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States.This chart of the 2024 season standings displays an application of the NFL scheduling formula. The 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League
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web search NEUTRAL — American football conference. Standings - Detailed View. Afc east. W. L.Single Player. Playlist. Playoffs. Pro Bowl. Purge.
https://www.nfl.com/standings/
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web search NEUTRAL — rams east west shrine game | Rams Wire.
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/
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“they will face their AFC West rival Broncos and Chargers twice each this year as well. Both of those teams made the postseason as well.”
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Wikipedia confirms that the Raiders and Broncos both compete in the AFC West division. While the specific 'twice each' schedule is standard for divisional rivals, the evidence confirms the divisional relationship.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1997 season was the Denver Broncos' 28th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 38th overall. The Broncos finished the season with a record of 12–4, finishing second in the AFC Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Denver_Broncos_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Denver Broncos' upcoming 57th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 67th overall. It will also be the team's sixth under the leadership of general manager George …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Denver_Broncos_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Broncos–Raiders rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders. Both teams compete in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broncos–Raiders_rivalry
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“In all, the rebuilding Raiders will play nine games against teams that made the playoffs last year.”
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Different sources provide conflicting numbers: one source mentions five of the last six games are against playoff teams, while another states the Raiders play seven games against 2023 playoff teams. Neither explicitly confirms the 'nine games' figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Furthermore, the schedule doesn't do the Raiders justice down the stretch. Five of their last six games are against teams that made the playoffs in 2024, including the Super Bowl participants -- the E…
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/nflschedulerelease-451…
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web search NEUTRAL — In all, the Raiders play seven games against 2023 NFL Playoff teams and a couple of others, Cincinnati and New Orleans versus teams that just missed the playoffs. They’ve drawn a difficult schedule fo…
https://www.bleachernation.com/nfl/2024/05/17/las-vegas-raid…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest Las Vegas Raiders news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2025 NFL season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/LV/las-vegas-raiders/
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“team under the leadership of new head coach Klint Kubiak”
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Both Wikipedia and a cross-reference from Nypost explicitly state that Klint Kubiak is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas Valley. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Footb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Las_Vegas_Raiders_head…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Las Vegas Raiders' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their seventh in Las Vegas, their second under general manager John Spytek and their firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Las_Vegas_Raiders_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Klint Alexander Kubiak (born February 17, 1987) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klint_Kubiak
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“playing a rookie quarterback in Fernando Mendoza”
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The evidence provided for Fernando Mendoza consists of a song by ABBA and general name definitions; there is no evidence of a football player by that name on the Raiders.
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web search NEUTRAL — " Fernando " is a song written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and their manager Stikkan Anderson. It was originally recorded for their fellow group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_(song)
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web search NEUTRAL — Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 23, 2010 · REMASTERED IN HD! UP TO 4K!!Listen to the new album: https://abba.lnk.to/VoyageAlbumListen to more music by ABBA: https://abba.lnk.to/musicIDFollow ABBA:Face...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQsjAbZDx-4
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“the NFL opted against giving the Raiders a single prime-time game this year.”
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The evidence discusses predicting prime-time games and mentions that one 'seems inevitable,' but does not confirm that the NFL opted against giving them any prime-time games.
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web search NEUTRAL — The complete 2026 NFL season schedule on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all NFL games.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/schedule
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web search NEUTRAL — One prime-time game seems inevitable for the Raiders this season.Predicting Raiders' Potential Prime-Time Opponents. Some of this can be figured out by process of elimination, as the league usually do…
https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-predicting-eve…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest Las Vegas Raiders news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2025 NFL season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/LV/las-vegas-raiders/
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“Week 9 at 49ers”
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“It’s been eight years since the Raiders played a regular-season game in the Bay Area”
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“Week 6 vs. Bills”
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“Week 7 vs Rams”
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“this will be the Rams’ first-ever visit to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium”
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“Davante Adams, will have a big say in things as well.”
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“Week 1 vs. Dolphins”
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“Mendoza, the first overall pick in the draft”
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“Week 12 at Browns”
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“Week 17 at Cardinals”
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“their bye week won’t arrive until Week 13.”
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