Overview
- The NFL released the 2026 schedule Thursday, placing Las Vegas at home against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 13 at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox.
- The Raiders received no Sunday, Monday or Thursday night slots, though flex rules later in the season could add primetime if results warrant.
- Head coach Klint Kubiak continues to call the quarterback job an open competition, and Kirk Cousins publicly praised rookie Fernando Mendoza as a “tremendous player” he plans to help acclimate.
- Las Vegas framed the Mendoza–Cousins dynamic with a Step Brothers parody in its official schedule-release video, which quickly drew wide views on social media.
- The schedule features a tough early run and a Week 13 bye, a timing quirk teams often use as a checkpoint to reassess roles and development.