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HENDERSON, NEVADA - JUNE 11: Defensive line coach Rob Leonard of the Las Vegas Raiders attends a news conference during mandatory minicamp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on June 11, 2024 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images

We often talk about complimentary football and that’s something that was lacking for the Las Vegas Raiders’ in 2025.

Yes, many things went wrong last season and the lack of complimentary football was one of them.

The Raiders’ lagged in overall special-teams play and they weren’t dynamic when it came to creating turnovers. Those issues, in turn, helped put strain on an offense that didn’t need any help when it came to challenges.

A recent X post by NFL analyst Warren Sharp, shows the Raiders were near the bottom of the league when it came to starting drives in opposing territory last season. Here the full list:

drives starting in opposing territory in 2025:

30 – JAX
29
28
27
26
25
24
23 – DET, MIA
22 – SF, HOU
21 – MIN
20 – CLE,BAL, LAR, CHI, NO
19 – SEA, IND, TB, PIT, ATL, LAC
18 – BUF, KC, TEN, PHI
17
16
15 – DEN, ARI, NE
14 – CIN
13 – GB, LV, NYG, CAR
12
11 – NYJ
10 – WAS
9 – DAL

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 18, 2026

So, it is up to Rob Leonard’s defense and Joe DeCamillis’ special teams to help create more scoring opportunities for the offense in 2026.

In other Raiders’ news:

• Winners/losers: The Athletic has the Raiders’ winners and losers from the offseason.
• Mendoza film work:The Raiders’ website breaks down the film of rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

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