The 2023 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their fourth in Las Vegas, and their second and final under the head coach/general manager tandem of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.
The season is the first since 2013 without longtime quarterback Derek Carr on the opening day roster, as he was released on February 14. The Raiders improved on their 6-11 record from the previous season following their Christmas Day win over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Raiders would be eliminated from both the AFC West title for the 20th consecutive year, and playoff contention for the second consecutive year the following week after a loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
On October 31, following a Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. The Raiders named linebackers coach Antonio Pierce interim head coach, and assistant general manager Champ Kelly interim general manager.
Their Week 15 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers was the most scored points in franchise history, with 63 points.
Their Week 16 matchup with Kansas City Chiefs was the first victory over their division rival in 3 years with their last coming in Week 5 of the 2020 season.
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