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Raiders vs Eagles: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Eagles pass protection (29th).

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

Eagles

1

pairings with the edge

of 8

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

  • Raiders big edge

    Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Eagles pass protection (29th)

  • Raiders big edge

    Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Eagles quarterback play (28th)

  • Eagles edge

    Eagles run defense (25th) 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 Eagles defense

  • Pass protection vs pass rush

    Raiders big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Eagles pass rush ranks 31st.

    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

    Eagles pass rush

    • Sacks per dropback2.7% (30th)
    • Pressure per dropback15% (31st)
    • Quarterback hits per dropback8.7% (32nd)
    • Jalyx Hunt (LB) 7 pressures
    • Nolan Smith (LB) 4 pressures, 2 sacks
    • Moro Ojomo (DT) 4 pressures
  • Run game vs run defense

    Eagles edge
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Eagles run defense ranks 25th.

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

    Eagles report: Zack Baun (LB, out, concussion)

    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

    Eagles run defense

    • Points allowed per run+0.04 (29th)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line15% (24th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards allowed5.6% (3rd)
    • Missed tackles13.6% (31st)
    • Jihaad Campbell (LB) 37 tackles, 2 missed
    • Zack Baun (LB) 25 tackles, 5 missed
  • Quarterback vs coverage

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Eagles pass coverage ranks 18th.

    Eagles report: Marcus Epps (S, out, groin)

    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

    Eagles pass coverage

    • Points allowed per throw+0.05 (21st)
    • Completions allowed above expected−0.5 (12th)
    • Interceptions per throw1.4% (22nd)
    • Quinyon Mitchell (CB) 85.4 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
    • Riq Woolen (CB) 102.1 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
  • Receivers vs coverage

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Eagles pass coverage ranks 20th.

    Eagles report: Marcus Epps (S, out, groin)

    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

    Eagles pass coverage

    • Passes of 20+ yards allowed7.3% (14th)
    • Passer rating allowed91.0 (16th)
    • Points allowed per throw+0.05 (21st)
    • Quinyon Mitchell (CB) 85.4 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
    • Riq Woolen (CB) 102.1 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Eagles offense vs Raiders defense

  • Pass protection vs pass rush

    Raiders big edge
    WeakestBest

    The Eagles pass protection ranks 29th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.

    The numbers and the players

    Eagles pass protection

    • Sacks allowed per dropback8.8% (29th)
    • Pressure allowed per dropback24% (21st)
    • Jordan Mailata (T) 100% of snaps
    • Cam Jurgens (C) 100% of snaps
    • Tyler Steen (G) 100% of snaps
    • Drew Kendall (C) 75% of snaps
    • Lane Johnson (T) 100% 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

    Even
    WeakestBest

    The Eagles run game ranks 23rd. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.

    The numbers and the players

    Eagles run game

    • Points added per run−0.13 (20th)
    • Runs that keep the drive on track36% (24th)
    • Rushing yards after contact1.8 (13th)
    • Runs of 10+ yards5.8% (27th)
    • Rushing yards before contact2.5 (16th)
    • Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (28th)
    • Saquon Barkley (RB) +0.02 per run on 35
    • Tank Bigsby (RB) −0.17 per run on 28
    • Jordan Mailata (T) 100% of snaps
    • Cam Jurgens (C) 100% of snaps
    • Tyler Steen (G) 100% of snaps
    • Drew Kendall (C) 75% of snaps
    • Lane Johnson (T) 100% 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 Eagles quarterback play ranks 28th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.

    The numbers and the players

    Eagles quarterback play

    • Points added per dropback−0.09 (25th)
    • Completions above expected+0.0 (18th)
    • Interceptions per throw3.2% (27th)
    • Passes of 20+ yards per dropback5.9% (27th)
    • Jalen Hurts (QB) −0.10 per dropback on 124

    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 Eagles receiving corps ranks 30th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.

    Eagles report: Dallas Goedert (TE, out, knee); DeVonta Smith (WR, out, hamstring)

    The numbers and the players

    Eagles receiving corps

    • Points added per target+0.03 (26th)
    • Yards after the catch3.4 (30th)
    • Drops per target3.8% (18th)
    • Tackles broken per catch1.5% (29th)
    • DeVonta Smith (WR) +0.05 per target on 27
    • Dontayvion Wicks (WR) +0.49 per target on 19
    • Makai Lemon (WR) −0.10 per target on 15

    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.

RaidersEagles
  • 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 Eagles pass rush is 31st. Its stats rank 30th (sacks per dropback), 31st (pressure per dropback), and 32nd (quarterback hits per dropback). Averaged, that is a grade of 3 out of 100, which is 31st 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.

MeasureRaidersEagles
Head coachKlint KubiakNick Sirianni
Record as a head coach3-1 in 4 games (first year)61-28 in 89 games
With this team3-1 since 202661-28 since 2021
Against the spread, this season4-00-4
Against the spread, career4-044-42-3
Against the spread as an underdog3-010-10
Against the spread as a favorite1-034-32-3
Coming off a byenone yet5-0
Head coach against head coachHave not metHave not met
Team against team since 19993-44-3
Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 0-31 (2025 Wk 15) · Raiders 33-22 (2021 Wk 7) · Raiders 10-19 (2017 Wk 16) · Raiders 20-49 (2013 Wk 9) · Raiders 13-9 (2009 Wk 6)

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)

    Eagles −6.0 pts (26th highest) — runs more than the situation calls for

  • Play-action share of dropbacks

    Raiders 25% (13th highest)

    Eagles 18% (28th highest) — rarely uses play-action

  • Plays with pre-snap motion

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

    Eagles 53% (23rd highest)

  • No-huddle plays

    Raiders 4% (22nd highest)

    Eagles 14% (2nd highest) — hurries to the line

  • Plays from the shotgun

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

    Eagles 70% (3rd highest) — lives in the shotgun

How the defenses like to play
  • Blitz rate

    Raiders 25% (23rd highest)

    Eagles 19% (31st highest) — rarely blitzes

  • Pass rushers sent

    Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)

    Eagles 4.2 (30th highest) — rushes with the fewest

  • Runs against a loaded box (8+)

    Raiders 9% (15th highest)

    Eagles 6% (21st highest)

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

Eagles

  • Dallas Goedert TEStarterOut · knee · receivers
  • DeVonta Smith WRStarterOut · hamstring · receivers
  • Marcus Epps SStarterOut · groin · pass coverage
  • Zack Baun LBStarterOut · concussion · run defense
  • Fred Johnson TOut · knee · offensive line
  • Marquise Brown WROut · ankle · receivers
  • Jihaad Campbell 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.