2025
2025 season · Weeks 1 to 22 · 3-14
Raiders defense
Every snap the Raiders defended, what it cost them and how they got there: the league ranks the player pages quote, where offenses find room, how this defense plays, and who plays in it.
- How good+0.03 EPA a play allowed, 20th of 32, and 0.00 above what the offenses they faced usually manage (16th).
- How they playThey blitz on 22% of dropbacks, the 30th-most in the league, and get pressure on 19%.
- Where offenses find roomThrough the air: +0.11 EPA a dropback, 23rd, softest short middle (+0.58 a throw).
- Who hurt themGeorge Pickens (DAL): 144 yards and +12.2 EPA on 11 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | +0.03 | 20th of 32 | 39th | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | +0.11 | 23rd of 32 | 30th | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | -0.07 | 13th of 32 | 61st | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 45% | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 8% | 6th of 32 | 83rd | |
| Yards per play | 5.2 | 11th of 32 | 67th | |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | 9th of 32 | 73rd | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 47% | 30th of 32 | 8th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 6.3% | 18th of 32 | 45th | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 19% | 27th of 32 | 17th | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 14% | 22nd of 32 | 33rd | |
| INT rateper dropback | 1.4% | 26th of 32 | 20th | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 58% | 17th of 32 | 48th | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 2.28 | 25th of 32 | 23rd | |
| Takeawaysper game | 0.9 | 24th of 32 | 28th | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | +0.00 | 16th of 32 | 52nd |
Each bar is the league's 32 defenses; the marker is the Raiders. Right is better for the defense, so a low EPA allowed sits right. The pressure rate is PFR's pressures (hurries, hits and sacks) per dropback. EPA against expectation compares each game with what that offense averaged in its other games, so a strong schedule is not held against them.
They held 7 of 17 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 18 against the Chiefs, 0.53 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.01 a play elsewhere, the 12th-toughest schedule of offenses.
at NEW 20-13-0.07usual +0.17
vs LACL 9-20-0.02usual -0.02
at WASL 24-41+0.28usual -0.01
vs CHIL 24-25-0.11usual +0.09
at INDL 6-40+0.33usual +0.06
vs TENW 20-10-0.31usual -0.15
at KCL 0-31+0.22usual +0.02
vs JAXL 29-30+0.16usual +0.02
at DENL 7-10-0.25usual +0.06
vs DALL 16-33+0.13usual +0.09
vs CLEL 10-24-0.22usual -0.19at LACL 14-31+0.14usual -0.03vs DENL 17-24+0.16usual +0.04
at PHIL 0-31+0.25usual +0.01
at HOUL 21-23-0.16usual 0.00
vs NYGL 10-34+0.24usual 0.00vs KCW 14-12-0.47usual +0.07Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is short middle: +0.58 EPA a throw against a league +0.10. The lockdown zone is deep right, -0.42 a throw (league +0.34). Completions against them run 1.9 points over expected, 21st-best in the league.
Every pass they faced with a charted air distance and side, sacks excluded. Green is a zone where they allow less than the league, red more. How often shows the share of throws against them there.
Offenses run for 4.0 yards a carry against them, 9th of 32. The leak is outside left: 4.9 a carry and +0.07 EPA (league 5.0, +0.01).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 18.120th | 147.221st | +0.3325th-toughest | 21.211th-most27.311th-most33.511th-most |
| Tight ends | 5.73rd | 38.63rd | +0.2921st-toughest | 6.04th-fewest8.03rd-fewest10.13rd-fewest |
| Backs, receiving | 5.619th | 27.910th | +0.0520th-toughest | 18.811th-most21.110th-most23.412th-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 16.016th-fewest16.016th-fewest16.116th-fewest |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens | DAL | 11 | 144 | 1 | +12.2 |
| Keenan Allen | LAC | 12 | 91 | 1 | +9.5 |
| Kayshon Boutte | NE | 8 | 103 | +8.6 | |
| Travis Etienne | JAX | 27 | 115 | +7.0 | |
| Luke McCaffrey | WAS | 3 | 56 | 1 | +6.8 |
| Jeremy McNichols | WAS | 4 | 78 | 1 | +6.8 |
Targets, yards and EPA per target by the receiver's position, ranked 1st for the toughest defense: the same numbers a receiver's This week panel quotes against this defense. Fantasy points allowed follow the scoring switch. Who hurt them ranks every opposing player by EPA on his targets and carries against this defense.
Third downs go the offense's way: even third-and-4-to-6 converts at 46% (league 44%). They are stingiest in 1st down (-0.05 a play, league +0.01) and weakest in 3rd down (+0.11, league -0.05).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 446 | -0.05 | +0.01 | -0.06 |
| 2nd down | 356 | +0.04 | +0.02 | +0.02 |
| 3rd down | 227 | +0.11 | -0.05 | +0.16 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 80 | 66% | 60% | +6 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 54 | 46% | 44% | +3 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 93 | 30% | 26% | +4 pts |
| Red zone | 208 | -0.06 | 0.00 | -0.06 |
| Two-minute drill | 125 | +0.05 | +0.03 | +0.02 |
| When they lead | 265 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.00 |
| One-score game | 666 | +0.01 | +0.02 | -0.01 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 328 | +0.09 | +0.04 | +0.05 |
EPA a play allowed, or for third downs the share converted (a first down or a touchdown). Green is better than the league for the defense. Score states are from the defense's side.
How they playpressure, the box, what offenses try, discipline
One of the least aggressive defenses in football. They send extra rushers on 22% of dropbacks and average 4.3 rushers; 78% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow +0.25 EPA when they blitz and +0.07 when they do not.
They put 6.6 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 6%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 4.5 a carry; into eight or more, 3.4.
Offenses throw more than usual against them: 2 points over their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains +0.14 EPA against them on 23% of throws; screens -0.12.
53 defensive penalties for 501 yards, 29 of them first downs, the 25th-fewest. They miss 11% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 28th-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Maxx Crosby leads the pass rush with 29 pressures and 10 sacks on 84% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98Maxx CrosbyDE | 84% | 29 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 70 | 2 |
| 96Jonah LauluDT | 68% | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 48 | |
| 69Adam ButlerDT | 62% | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 49 | |
| 52Elandon RobertsOLB | 58% | 2 | 1 | 6 | 88 | ||
| 99Thomas BookerDT | 54% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 1 | |
| 51Malcolm KoonceDE | 44% | 14 | 4.5 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
| 9Tyree WilsonDE | 41% | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 2 |
| 49Charles SnowdenDE | 28% | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | |
| 97Tonka HemingwayDT | 17% | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 58Leki FotuDT | 13% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Devin White plays 99% of the snaps with 169 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45Devin WhiteLB | 99% | 169 | 11 | 2.5 | 9 | 90 | 84.8 | 19 |
| 33Jamal AdamsLB | 40% | 43 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 85.6 | 8 |
| 53Germaine PrattLB | 21% | 25 | 1 | 12 | 66.5 | |||
| 44Tommy EichenbergLB | 8% | 36 | 1 | 6 | 78.8 | |||
| 48Jamin DavisLB | 1% | 3 | 2 | 118.7 | ||||
| 55Cody LindenbergLB | 0% | 7 | ||||||
| 59Jon RhattiganLB | 0% | 6 |
Eric Stokes is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 81.7 passer rating on 59 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Isaiah Pola-MaoSAF | 96% | 57 | 38 of 57 | 582 | 6 | 99.1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22Eric StokesCB | 92% | 59 | 34 of 59 | 329 | 1 | 81.7 | 5 | |
| 11Jeremy ChinnSAF | 88% | 52 | 42 of 52 | 405 | 4 | 111.0 | 2 | |
| 26Darien PorterCB | 53% | 35 | 23 of 35 | 290 | 1 | 88.1 | 3 | |
| 36Kyu Blu KellyCB | 52% | 51 | 32 of 51 | 460 | 4 | 96.0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32Lonnie JohnsonSAF | 29% | 17 | 11 of 17 | 147 | 1 | 88.6 | 2 | |
| 30Darnay HolmesCB | 16% | 26 | 18 of 26 | 196 | 1 | 87.8 | ||
| 27Tristin McCollumDB | 12% | 6 | 4 of 6 | 79 | 80.2 | 1 | ||
| 41Greedy VanceCB | 8% | 11 | 8 of 11 | 74 | 86.3 | 1 |
Tackles, sacks, QB hits, TFL, interceptions, passes defended and forced fumbles are nflverse's weekly stats; pressures, targets, catches and yards allowed, passer rating allowed and missed tackles are PFR's charting. Snap share is the season average of defensive snaps.