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Raiders vs Packers: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Packers quarterback play (23rd).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

4

pairings with the edge

Packers

1

pairings with the edge

of 8

On paper, the Raiders hold the edge across the position groups.

  • Raiders big edge

    Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Packers quarterback play (23rd)

  • Raiders big edge

    Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Packers pass protection (19th)

  • Packers big edge

    Packers run defense (13th) against the Raiders run game (30th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Packers defense

  • Pass protection vs pass rush

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Packers pass rush ranks 10th.

    Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)

    The numbers and the players

    Raiders pass protection

    • Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
    • Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
    • Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
    • Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
    • Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
    • Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
    • Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps

    Packers pass rush

    • Sacks per dropback7.4% (9th)
    • Pressure per dropback30% (8th)
    • Quarterback hits per dropback14.1% (21st)
    • Lukas Van Ness (DE) 8 pressures, 2.5 sacks
    • Evan Williams (S) 5 pressures, 1 sacks
    • Barryn Sorrell (DE) 4 pressures, 0.5 sacks
  • Run game vs run defense

    Packers big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Packers run defense ranks 13th.

    Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)

    Packers report: Edgerrin Cooper (LB, questionable, shoulder)

    The numbers and the players

    Raiders run game

    • Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
    • Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
    • Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
    • Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
    • Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
    • Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
    • Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
    • Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
    • Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
    • Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
    • Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps

    Packers run defense

    • Points allowed per run−0.02 (23rd)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line21% (11th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards allowed7.8% (11th)
    • Missed tackles7.4% (11th)
    • Edgerrin Cooper (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
    • Zaire Franklin (LB) 29 tackles, 4 missed
  • Quarterback vs coverage

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Packers pass coverage ranks 15th.

    The numbers and the players

    Raiders quarterback play

    • Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
    • Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
    • Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
    • Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
    • Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148

    Packers pass coverage

    • Points allowed per throw+0.04 (19th)
    • Completions allowed above expected+2.3 (23rd)
    • Interceptions per throw3.3% (6th)
    • Keisean Nixon (CB) 67.5 passer rating allowed on 29 targets
    • Javon Bullard (S) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets
  • Receivers vs coverage

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Packers pass coverage ranks 13th.

    The numbers and the players

    Raiders receiving corps

    • Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
    • Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
    • Drops per target2.2% (7th)
    • Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
    • Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
    • Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
    • Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24

    Packers pass coverage

    • Passes of 20+ yards allowed4.4% (4th)
    • Passer rating allowed90.4 (14th)
    • Points allowed per throw+0.04 (19th)
    • Keisean Nixon (CB) 67.5 passer rating allowed on 29 targets
    • Javon Bullard (S) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets

Packers offense vs Raiders defense

  • Pass protection vs pass rush

    Raiders big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Packers pass protection ranks 19th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.

    Packers report: Jacob Monk (C, out, quadricep); Jager Burton (C, questionable, groin)

    The numbers and the players

    Packers pass protection

    • Sacks allowed per dropback5.0% (13th)
    • Pressure allowed per dropback24% (22nd)
    • Jordan Morgan (T) 100% of snaps
    • Sean Rhyan (C) 100% of snaps
    • Anthony Belton (T) 75% of snaps
    • Jacob Monk (C) 96% of snaps
    • Jager Burton (C) 70% of snaps

    Raiders pass rush

    • Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
    • Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
    • Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
    • Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
    • Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
    • Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
  • Run game vs run defense

    Raiders edge
    WeakestBest

    The Packers run game ranks 31st. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.

    Packers report: Jacob Monk (C, out, quadricep); Jager Burton (C, questionable, groin)

    The numbers and the players

    Packers run game

    • Points added per run−0.36 (32nd)
    • Runs that keep the drive on track36% (23rd)
    • Rushing yards after contact1.4 (24th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards8.7% (17th)
    • Rushing yards before contact1.8 (30th)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (30th)
    • MarShawn Lloyd (RB) −0.42 per run on 30
    • Kaleb Johnson (RB) −0.44 per run on 19
    • Jordan Morgan (T) 100% of snaps
    • Sean Rhyan (C) 100% of snaps
    • Anthony Belton (T) 75% of snaps
    • Jacob Monk (C) 96% of snaps
    • Jager Burton (C) 70% of snaps

    Raiders run defense

    • Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
    • Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
    • Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
    • Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
  • Quarterback vs coverage

    Raiders big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Packers quarterback play ranks 23rd. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.

    The numbers and the players

    Packers quarterback play

    • Points added per dropback+0.00 (21st)
    • Completions above expected−7.3 (31st)
    • Interceptions per throw1.9% (20th)
    • Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.1% (15th)
    • Jordan Love (QB) +0.00 per dropback on 160

    Raiders pass coverage

    • Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
    • Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
    • Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
    • Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
    • Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
  • Receivers vs coverage

    Raiders big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Packers receiving corps ranks 25th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.

    The numbers and the players

    Packers receiving corps

    • Points added per target+0.10 (21st)
    • Yards after the catch5.8 (10th)
    • Drops per target8.8% (32nd)
    • Tackles broken per catch3.5% (24th)
    • Matthew Golden (WR) +0.14 per target on 37
    • Christian Watson (WR) +0.31 per target on 32
    • Tucker Kraft (TE) +0.15 per target on 24

    Raiders pass coverage

    • Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
    • Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
    • Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
    • Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
    • Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersPackers
  • QuarterbackOffense
  • Offensive lineOffense
  • ReceiversOffense
  • Run gameOffense
  • Pass rushDefense
  • Run defenseDefense
  • Pass coverageDefense

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated
  1. Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
  2. Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
  3. A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
  4. Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Packers run game is 29th. Its stats rank 32nd (points added per run), 23rd (runs that keep the drive on track), 24th (rushing yards after contact), and 17th (runs of 10+ yards). Averaged, that is a grade of 26 out of 100, which is 29th among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback
points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line
sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers
points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game
points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush
sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense
points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage
points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

MeasureRaidersPackers
Head coachKlint KubiakMatt LaFleur
Record as a head coach3-1 in 4 games (first year)78-42-1 in 121 games
With this team3-1 since 202678-42-1 since 2019
Against the spread, this season4-00-3-1
Against the spread, career4-063-56-2
Against the spread as an underdog3-023-14-1
Against the spread as a favorite1-040-42-1
Coming off a byenone yet4-3
Head coach against head coachHave not metHave not met
Team against team since 19991-66-1
Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 17-13 (2023 Wk 5) · Raiders 24-42 (2019 Wk 7) · Raiders 20-30 (2015 Wk 15) · Raiders 16-46 (2011 Wk 14) · Raiders 7-38 (2007 Wk 14)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play
  • Pass rate over expected

    Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)

    Packers +2.4 pts (6th highest) — throws more than the situation calls for

  • Play-action share of dropbacks

    Raiders 25% (13th highest)

    Packers 16% (31st highest) — rarely uses play-action

  • Plays with pre-snap motion

    Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap

    Packers 58% (15th highest)

  • No-huddle plays

    Raiders 4% (22nd highest)

    Packers 10% (6th highest) — hurries to the line

  • Plays from the shotgun

    Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center

    Packers 69% (7th highest) — lives in the shotgun

How the defenses like to play
  • Blitz rate

    Raiders 25% (23rd highest)

    Packers 41% (4th highest) — sends extra rushers often

  • Pass rushers sent

    Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)

    Packers 4.5 (5th highest) — sends the most rushers

  • Runs against a loaded box (8+)

    Raiders 9% (15th highest)

    Packers 4% (26th highest) — stays light in the box

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

  • Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
  • Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
  • Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
  • Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Packers

  • Jacob Monk CStarterOut · quadricep · offensive line
  • Aaron Banks GOut · knee · offensive line
  • Anthony Campbell DTOut · ankle · pass rush
  • Warren Brinson DTOut · calf · pass rush
  • Edgerrin Cooper LBStarterQuestionable · shoulder · run defense
  • Jager Burton CStarterQuestionable · groin · offensive line
  • Karl Brooks DTStarterLimited in practice · pass rush
  • Lukas Van Ness LBStarterLimited in practice · run defense
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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.