The 2022 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 53rd season in the National Football League, their 63rd overall, their third in Las Vegas and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.
The Raiders looked to return to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2001 and 2002 when the franchise was based in Oakland. However, the Raiders suffered their worst start since 2018, with a 2-6 record to start the season. The Raiders failed to improve on their 10-7 record from the previous season after a Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The team lost despite leading the Rams 16-3 midway through the fourth quarter, marking their fourth loss after leading by at least 10 points. After a Week 16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Raiders suffered their first losing season since 2019. The next week after a loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention.
Throughout the season, the Raiders had suffered several heartbreaking blown leads, which includes giving up leads by at least 17 points in three games. They became the first team in NFL history to lose five or more times in a season while leading by double digits in the second half.
On December 28, quarterback Derek Carr was benched in favor of Jarrett Stidham for the remainder of the season. With the demotion, Carr and the Raiders agreed that he will step away from the team for the rest of the season to avoid being a distraction. Prior to getting benched, Carr had started 91 consecutive regular-season games for the Raiders dating back to 2017, the longest active starting streak for the same team by a quarterback.
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