Raiders vs Patriots Match Player Stats | Week 1 Sunday 2025

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Raiders vs Patriots Match Player Stats | Week 1 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 1 Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 7th
07/09/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Las Vegas Raiders Game Today

At the moment, the fastest paced offense in the NFL (in a neutral context) according to the model is the Las Vegas Raiders.

When it comes to linebackers in covering receivers, New England’s collection of LBs has been very bad last year, ranking as the 5th-worst in the league.

In logging a staggering 35.3 pass attempts per game last year, Geno Smith rates among the top QBs in the league (82nd percentile) in this respect.

With a terrific record of 256.0 adjusted passing yards per game (85th percentile), Geno Smith places among the top passers in football last year.

With an exceptional 70.1% Adjusted Completion% (88th percentile) last year, Geno Smith ranks as one of the most on-target passers in football.

The model projects the Raiders to be the 10th-most run-focused offense in the league (in a neutral context) right now with a 40.6% run rate.

The opposing side have rushed for the 7th-most adjusted yards in football (135 per game) against the New England Patriots defense last year.

The Patriots linebackers profile as the 7th-worst collection of LBs in football last year when it comes to stopping the run.

With a sizeable 94.8% Route Participation% (94th percentile) last year, Jakobi Meyers rates as one of the wide receivers with the highest volume in the league.

The predictive model expects Jakobi Meyers to accrue 7.2 targets this week, on average, ranking him in the 83rd percentile when it comes to wideouts.

With an impressive 71.0 adjusted yards per game on passes (91st percentile) last year, Jakobi Meyers rates as one of the leading WRs in the NFL in football.

The New England Patriots pass defense has been vulnerable when opposing WRs have gotten into space, allowing an average of 4.69 yards-after-the-catch last year: the 10th-most in football.

The model projects the New England Patriots offensive scheme to skew 2.4% more towards passing than it did last season (context-neutralized) with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels now calling the plays.

Accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics, the New England Patriots are predicted by the model to call 65.1 offensive plays in this contest: the 10th-most among all teams this week.

The leading projections forecast Hunter Henry to accumulate 5.6 targets in this contest, on balance, placing him in the 90th percentile when it comes to TEs.

Hunter Henry has been one of the top pass-game tight ends last year, averaging a terrific 44.0 adjusted yards per game while checking in at the 90th percentile.

The Raiders defense has been torched for the 9th-most adjusted receiving yards per game in the NFL (56.0) vs. TEs last year.

In this week’s contest, Stefon Diggs is expected by the predictive model to slot into the 86th percentile among WRs with 7.7 targets.

Stefon Diggs has been a big part of his team’s pass game, earning a Target Share of 23.8% last year, which puts him in the 87th percentile among WRs.

In regards to air yards, Stefon Diggs ranks in the lofty 78th percentile among wideouts last year, totaling a colossal 64.0 per game.

Accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics, the projections expect the Patriots to run on 45.5% of their chances: the 7th-greatest clip among all teams this week.

The Raiders defense has not been good when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 5.43 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) last year: the 9th-most in football.

The Raiders cornerbacks project as the worst group of CBs in the NFL last year in covering receivers.

Negatives with the New England Patriots Game Today

The projections expect the Raiders offensive blueprint to lean 2.1% more towards the run game than it did last year (in a neutral context) with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly now calling the plays.

Right now, the 10th-least pass-focused offense in football (59.4% adjusted for context) according to the predictive model is the Raiders.

The New England Patriots pass defense has excelled when opposing TEs have gotten into space, giving up an average of 4.43 yards-after-the-catch last year: the 8th-fewest in the NFL.

The Patriots defense has been quite strong when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 4.85 yards-after-the-catch last year: the 6th-fewest in football.

Based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the New England Patriots to pass on 54.5% of their plays: the 7th-lowest clip on the slate this week.

When it comes to pass protection (and the significance it has on all air attack metrics), the O-line of the Patriots grades out as the 2nd-worst in the league last year.

Stefon Diggs comes in as one of the least effective receivers in football, averaging a mere 7.78 adjusted yards-per-target last year while checking in at the 24th percentile when it comes to wideouts,Last year, the strong Raiders defense has allowed a feeble 125.0 adjusted receiving yards per game to opposing wide receivers: the 6th-fewest in the NFL.

Last year, the stout Raiders defense has allowed the 5th-least adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to opposing WRs: a meager 7.7 yards.

As it relates to the linebackers’ role in defending against the run, Las Vegas’s collection of LBs has been outstanding last year, grading out as the 2nd-best in football.

Last year, the tough Las Vegas Raiders defense has allowed a puny 210.0 adjusted yards per game through the air to opposing QBs: the 10th-best in the league.

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