Raiders Week 3: The Saints Las Vegas must account for in road matchup

This variant of the Silver & Black looks different than prior incarnations with Kubiak and Co.. I've said this to our Matt Holder: A professional football team. I know, that sounds asinine as Las Vegas is indeed one of the 32 teams in the NFL and "professional" is the status quo of the league. But for far too long, the Raiders were cellar dwellers as a moribund franchise.

But teams play the opponents in front of them and Las Vegas stacked two victories so far. And there's a very good test on the Raiders' plate with the Week 3 road trip to face the New Orleans Saints .

Like the Silver & Black, the Black & Gold engaged in a franchise course correction hiring a hotshot offensive-minded head coach Kellen Moore in February of 2025 to helm the team. Similarly to Kubiak, Moore is young (he's 38 while Kubiak is 39) and brings a wealth of play-calling experience to the table. Both young leaders are instilling new cultures in their respective places and despite being 1-1 in the standings, the Saints easily could be unbeaten just like the Raiders.