Struggling Raiders Face Winless-In-Close-Games Jets Sunday
The Las Vegas Raiders travel to face the New York Jets in a Week 8 matchup on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Las Vegas enters at 3-4 and third in the AFC West, while New York sits at 2-5 and third in the AFC East.
Both teams arrive in freefall, though for different reasons. The Raiders have dropped four straight after opening the season 3-0, their latest setback a 35-21 home loss to the Rams in Week 7. The Jets fell 28-25 to Miami that same week, extending a pattern in which four of their five losses this season have come by seven points or fewer. netball betting
Las Vegas scores 26.1 points per game, a top-10 mark, but surrenders 28.1, underscoring a defense that has struggled to close out games. New York's offense ranks among the league's bottom 10 at 19.6 points per game despite quarterback Geno Smith completing 70% of his passes and throwing three touchdowns for 287 yards in the loss to the Dolphins. Smith has been sacked 21 times this season and has lost two of his four fumbles, a vulnerability the Raiders could exploit - Las Vegas leads the NFL with 12 forced fumbles.
Kirk Cousins has kept producing through the Raiders' skid, throwing for at least 243 yards in five straight games and sharing the NFL lead with 16 touchdown passes. He'll face a Jets defense that has intercepted just one pass all season - fewest in the league - but still ranks among the top 10 in total yards allowed per game at 315. Receiver Tre Tucker, who has piled up 200 receiving yards and three touchdowns over his last two outings, will test a New York secondary that limits opponents to 188 passing yards per game, fifth-best in the NFL.
