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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
2026

Week 3 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Caesars Superdome

LVvsNO

Raiders offensevsSaints defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Raiders, 7 for Saints. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

How it played out · win probability, snap by snapFinal · LV 35 · NO 27

The Raiders won 35–27 from as low as 8% (Q3 4:22, down 27⁠–⁠16). The Saints had been 61% favorites at kickoff. The game turned for good at Q4 9:15: K.Miller left guard to NO 30 for 3 yards (M.Crosby) (50% → 51%). The biggest single swing came at Q4 8:03, 24 points for the Raiders.

At kickoffNO 61%NO by 3.5 on the line
LV low point8%Q3 4:22 · down 27⁠–⁠16
Swings past 50%19times the favorite changed
Biggest swing24 ptsLV · Q4 8:03
NO wins50%LV wins
Q1Q2Q3Q4

The plays that swung it

  1. 1Q4 8:03LVT.Shough pass short left intended for B.Lance INTERCEPTED by H.Masses [M.Koonce] at NO 43. H.Masses to NO 8 for 35 yards (J.Johnson). FUMBLES…54% → 77%+24
  2. 2Q4 13:04LVT.Shough sacked at LV 39 for -10 yards (M.Koonce). FUMBLES (M.Koonce) [M.Koonce], touched at LV 39, RECOVERED by LV-M.Crosby at LV 45.16% → 31%+15
  3. 3Q3 3:29LVM.Washington right guard pushed ob at NO 1 for 35 yards (J.Reid). Las Vegas challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was…12% → 24%+11
  4. 4Q3 6:40NOD.Carlson kicks 63 yards from NO 35 to LV 2. D.Laube to LV 30 for 28 yards (A.Jennings). FUMBLES (A.Jennings), RECOVERED by NO-J.Howden at LV 32.69% → 80%+11
  5. 5Q2 0:19LVK.Cousins pass short left to B.Bowers pushed ob at NO 14 for 15 yards (J.Sanker). The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the…50% → 59%+9
  6. ★Q4 9:15LVK.Miller left guard to NO 30 for 3 yards (M.Crosby).turning point50% → 51%+1

Win probability is nflverse's model, which starts from the betting line and updates before every snap with the score, the clock, down, distance, field position and timeouts. A swing is the change in one team's chance across a play, in percentage points. The turning point is the play after which the winner never fell to 50% again.

Box score · every offensive player who touched the ballWeek 3

B.Bowers led the Raiders at +8.6 EPA (10 catches for 116). C.Olave led the Saints at +7.7 EPA (9 catches for 107).

LV Raiders

PassingC/AYdsTDINTSkEPA
K.Cousins100%22/3324833+9.0
RushingCarShareYdsTDEPA
A.Jeanty84%1970%56-6.6
M.Jr.16%519%541+4.3
K.Cousins100%311%3-2.3
ReceivingTgtShareRecYdsTDEPA
B.Bowers79%1343%101161+8.6
T.Tucker57%413%443+2.5
C.White21%310%141+0.4
J.Nailor57%310%116+1.3
M.Mayer87%310%3321+3.3
A.Jeanty84%310%337+0.9
M.Benson6%13%00-1.3

Defense H.Masses 1 INT, J.Chinn 1 sack, M.Koonce 1 sack · Kicking M.Gay 3/3 FG (long 41)

NO Saints

PassingC/AYdsTDINTSkEPA
T.Shough100%29/42255412-3.6
RushingCarShareYdsTDEPA
T.Etienne38%1346%57+1.3
A.Kamara32%932%36-1.3
K.Miller19%414%14-0.2
T.Shough100%14%36+2.1
C.Donaldson16%14%5+0.5
ReceivingTgtShareRecYdsTDEPA
C.Olave84%1333%9107+7.7
J.Johnson62%820%8532+1.9
D.Vele88%615%339-0.1
N.Fant57%410%4332+4.7
K.Miller19%38%25-1.1
B.Lance72%38%00-8.1
T.Etienne38%25%213+1.0
A.Kamara32%13%15-0.3

Defense C.Young 2 sacks, K.Boyd 1 sack

Each player's line for this game from nflverse's weekly stats; the percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.

Keys to the game · from the season numbers, not this game alone4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Saints give up 8.9 targets a game to tight ends (28th), against a league average of 7.6. Raiders' tight ends produce 13.6 (1st).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Saints are worst against deep left throws, allowing +1.21 EPA per attempt. Raiders send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Saints give up 144 yards a game to wide receivers (16th), against a league average of 147. Raiders' wide receivers produce 100 (32nd).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Raiders create explosive plays on 8% of snaps (26th). Saints give them up at 11% (28th).

The series · Raiders and Saints since 1999, and this season's records9 meetings

The Raiders lead the series 5–4 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 2. This game is the latest meeting.

Raiders at home1–2the Raiders' record
In New Orleans4–2the Raiders' record
Most pointsRaiders 35 · Saints 382016 · 2012
Biggest winRaiders by 15 · Saints by 312024 · 2008

The last 5

2026 · Wk 3LV 35 at NO 27
2024 · Wk 17LV 25 at NO 10
2022 · Wk 8LV 0 at NO 24
2020 · Wk 2NO 24 at LV 34
2016 · Wk 1LV 35 at NO 34

2026 records

RaidersSaints
Overall4–42–5
Division1–10–1
Conference3–31–3
Other conference1–11–2
Home1–30–4
Away3–12–1
Last 5LLLLWLLLWL
StreakWon 1Lost 1
Points a game27.6 – 28.823.1 – 27.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Raiders' side. Records are this regular season.

Head to head · LV offense against NO defense
StatLV LV offFavors LV · Favors NONO NO def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#14
+0.08#27+0.00
Success rate
43%#14
49%#3144%
Yards per play
5.5#14
6.0#285.4
Explosive play rate
8%#26
11%#289%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.19#6
+0.09#23+0.03
Sack rate
4%#3
7%#117%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#29
+0.04#31-0.08
Yards per carry
3.2#30
4.8#304.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
44%#9
51%#3041%
Red zone TD rate
55%#22
60%#1461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
100#32
144#16147
TE yards per game
120#1
68#2755
TE targets per game
13.6#1
8.9#287.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#2
38#2432
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Raiders: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.727% of throws
+0.284% of throws
-0.526% of throws
Short
+0.1132% of throws
+0.2625% of throws
+0.4226% of throws

Saints: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.2117 throws
+0.5010 throws
+0.2516 throws
Short
+0.0476 throws
+0.2538 throws
+0.0967 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.