Raiders requested back-to-back games in east intending on staying the week

Back-to-back games in East were requested by Raiders who look to stay the week

Early games in the Eastern time zones can tend to put teams from the Pacific time zone at a bit of a disadvantage. The bodily clock is a real thing and it can be enough to throw a team off their game enough to make a significant difference.

There is also simply the matter of travel time to and from games in the East.

The Raiders have three such games this season. Two of those game are back-to-back, and, as it turns out, that was by design…by the Raiders, not the NFL.

Yes, the Raiders requested those two early games in the East be back-to-back.

Both games are in the Southeast, first in New Orleans in Week eight and then in Jacksonville in Week nine.

This would not be the first time the Raiders stayed over the week to try and ease their transition in a back-to-back Southeastern trip.

Back in 2016, then head coach Jack Del Rio opted to have the team stay over in between games in Jacksonville and Tampa. They won both games.

That time they practiced the week in Orlando, home of ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. They could probably do the same this time, if they wanted, being that they’re going form New Orleans to Jacksonville.

Raiders 2022 opponents home and away, strength of schedule, future opponents

Here are Raiders 2022 opponents and beyond both home and away and strength of schedule

The Raiders offseason officially started today which means prep for next season begins immediately. While we won’t know the Raiders’ exact schedule for a few months, we do know which team they will be playing and where (barring any trips for an international game, of course).

Here are the Raiders’ 2022 opponents:

Home

Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Cardinals, Texans, Colts, Patriots, 49ers

Away

Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Jaguars, Rams, Saints, Steelers, Titans, Seahawks

Strength of schedule: .528 (7th)

How this breaks down:

Along with facing each division team twice, the Raiders face all teams in the AFC South and NFC West. They also face the teams in the AFC East, AFC North, and NFC South that finished second in their respective division as the Raiders did (Patriots, Steelers, Saints).

They have nine away games in 2022 because they had nine home games in 2021.

The strength of schedule is based on opponent records for the 2021 regular season. Raiders 2022 opponents had a collective 2021 regular-season record of 152-136-1. That’s tied with the Saints for the 7th strongest schedule and just behind the Chiefs (.533). See how they stack up here.

Future opponents:

2023

Home: Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Patriots, Jets, Packers, Vikings, AFC North team TBD, NFC East team TBD

Away: Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Bears, Lions, Dolphins, Bills, AFC South team TBD

2024

Home: Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Browns, Steelers, Falcons, Panthers, AFC South TBD

Away: Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, AFC East team TBD, NFC West team TBD

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