Las Vegas Raiders (2-11) @ Philadelphia Eagles (8-5)
Sunday, December 14, 1:00 PM ET
The Las Vegas Raiders are about ready to pack it in for the season and move on to 2026. This has been a disastrous year among disastrous years for that franchise.
To recap, the Raiders: Brought Pete Carroll out of retirement, made an ill-advised trade for Geno Smith, subsequently gave Smith an extension sight unseen, forced Carroll to hire Chip Kelly as his offensive coordinator, cut former big-ticket free agent Christian Wilkins, and assembled a roster full of misfit toys.
Am I recapping that correctly? And this was a team many expected to be in the playoff mix with the arrival of Carroll, Smith, and Jeanty. And in fact, I was one of the people who felt like they had raised the proverbial floor substantially, but I – along with many others – underestimated just how bad the ingredients would work together.
Now, the Raiders have just a few more weeks to save face. Carroll has fired his special teams coordinator as well as Chip Kelly. At this point, the Raiders might as well give Kenny Pickett a shot to go out there and start, maybe see if he’s got anything in the old tank.
The Eagles have stunk for most of this year compared to what we've grown accustomed to with that team. Jalen Hurts just threw four interceptions against the Chargers' defense, and as talented as the Chargers' secondary is, it was a pitiful performance.
This Eagles team just can't seem to figure things out offensively, but they might be able to do it for a game against the Raiders.
The Eagles are massive 12.5-point favorites, and they should be able to take care of business accordingly. This one has Philly blowout written all over it.
Prediction: Eagles win 34-17