Seattle (5-4) heads to Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 15 to play Las Vegas (4-5) with Sam Darnold declared out and rookie Fernando Mendoza making his first start.
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The Seattle Seahawks visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 for a 4:05 p.m. kickoff at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with Seattle looking to build momentum in a tightly packed NFC West race and Las Vegas aiming to rebound after one of its sloppiest performances of the season.
The Raiders will start rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza for the first time in his career. For Seattle, quarterback Sam Darnold has been declared out with a quad injury, while Drew Lock is listed as questionable with an oblique issue after also battling elbow tendinitis earlier.
Seattle’s recent form includes a 17-3 win over Arizona in which the Seahawks played without Darnold. Drew Lock completed 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown, tight end A.J. Barner accounted for both Seattle touchdowns (one receiving and one rushing), and Zach Charbonnet returned from an ACL injury to provide balance with 77 yards on 16 carries. The Seahawks also held Arizona to 216 total yards and no touchdowns, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught seven passes for 51 yards and became the first NFL receiver to reach 1,000 yards this season.
For Las Vegas, the team is trying to clean up turnovers after a 38-17 loss at San Francisco dropped it below .500. The Raiders trailed 21-10 at halftime, but Kirk Cousins was intercepted on the first play of the third quarter and Jaden Dugger returned it 35 yards for a touchdown that marked a turning point in the second half. Cousins finished 22-of-32 for 216 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions as Las Vegas committed five turnovers, managed 240 total yards and 24 rushing yards, and possessed the ball for 21:42. Brock Bowers was one of the few bright spots, catching seven passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Betting markets listed the Seahawks as a heavy favourite: Seattle’s moneyline was -298, Las Vegas’ was +240, and the spread had Seattle -6.5. The total was set at 40.5.
In injury updates for Sunday, Seattle has Darnold (quad) declared out. Lock (oblique) and several key players are listed as questionable, including Rashid Shaheed (knee), Leonard Williams (stinger), Brandon Pili (back), Uchenna Nwosu (ankle) and others, while Charles Cross (ankle) and Quenton Nelson (knee) are listed as doubtful. Las Vegas lists Trey Zuhn III (concussion) and Thomas Booker IV (ankle) and others as questionable.
The matchup also features two franchises with more history than their current conference alignment suggests. The Raiders and Seahawks were AFC West rivals from 1977 through 2001, with the Raiders leading the overall series 30-26, including postseason games. Since Seattle moved to the NFC, they have met only periodically, including a 40-34 overtime win by Las Vegas in 2022 at Seattle powered by Josh Jacobs’ 229 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
A model projecting outcomes for the game had Seattle as the preferred side against the spread at -6.5 and recommended an under on the total at 40.5; it also indicated it was not making a moneyline play. Betting trends listed Seattle at 3-4-2 against the spread and Las Vegas at 6-3 against the spread, with Seattle and Las Vegas both posted strong figures to the over during the season, according to the same set of stats and trends.
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