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Game Preview: Raiders vs. Saints | 2024 NFL Week 17

The New Orleans Saints host the Las Vegas Raiders at the Caesars Superdome in Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 12:00 p.m. CT.

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The New Orleans Saints (5-10) will return home to the Caesars Superdome and look to bounce back after a disappointing performance in Green Bay and reverse a two-game losing streak, playing an intraconference foe in the Las Vegas Raiders (3-12). Kickoff is scheduled for noon CT on Sunday, December 29. The contest will be nationally televised on FOX (broadcast locally on WVUE FOX 8).

Sunday's contest represents the home finale for the 2024 season for the Saints, who will look to finish the five games of their Caesars Superdome slate since Darren Rizzi was elevated to interim head coach to 3-2.

New Orleans is coming off of a 34-0 loss on Monday Night Football to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The game was the fourth start of the season for rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler, a fifth round draft pick for the club out of South Carolina and the first time he opened a contest since October 27.

With the Saints missing multiple skill position players on offense, including Kamara and faced with the departure of center Erik McCoy in the second quarter, Rattler completed 15 passes to seven different teammates on offense for 153 yards and also carried the ball five times for 28 yards.

The Raiders improved to 3-12 and broke a ten-game losing streak, when they defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, 19-14.

RAIDERS vs. SAINTS SERIES HISTORY

The Saints and the Raiders have met 15 times with the series tied 7-7-1. The Saints are 4-3-1 in matchups played in New Orleans.

The series has been defined by several hardfought contests as six of the games have been decided by a touchdown or less. The first meeting in the series, which took place at Tulane Stadium on October 23, 1968, ended in the first tie in franchise history at 21-21. New Orleans would not capture a win in the series until 20 years later to the day on October 23, 1988, a 20-6 victory at the Superdome that improved their record at the time to 7-1.

DateVisitorHomeSaints Result
11/7/1971Oakland Raiders 21New Orleans Saints 21TIE
11/9/1975New Orleans Saints 10Oakland Raiders 48LOSS
12/3/1979Oakland Raiders 42New Orleans Saints 35LOSS
10/13/1985New Orleans Saints 13Los Angeles Raiders 23LOSS
10/23/1988Los Angeles Raiders 6New Orleans Saints 20WIN
12/16/1991Los Angeles Raiders 0New Orleans Saints 27WIN
11/20/1994New Orleans Saints 19Los Angeles Raiders 24LOSS
11/9/1997New Orleans Saints 13Oakland Raiders 10WIN
11/19/2000Oakland Raiders 31New Orleans Saints 22LOSS
10/24/2004New Orleans Saints 31Oakland Raiders 26WIN
10/12/2008Oakland Raiders 3New Orleans Saints 34WIN
11/18/2012New Orleans Saints 38Oakland Raiders 17WIN
9/11/2016Oakland Raiders 35New Orleans Saints 34LOSS
9/21/2020New Orleans Saints 24Las Vegas Raiders 34LOSS
10/30/2022Las Vegas Raiders 0New Orleans Saints 24WIN

THE LAST MEETING

Raiders 0, Saints 24; Oct. 30, 2022 @ Caesars Superdome – The New Orleans Saints fed Alvin Kamara and the star running back feasted against the Las Vegas Raiders as the Saints rolled to a 24-0 victory Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Saints (3-5) and kept them in the mix in the NFC South. The loss dropped the Raiders to 2-5. It was the Saints' first shutout since defeating Tampa Bay 9-0 on Dec. 19, 2021. The Saints held the Raiders to just 183 yards and didn't allow them past midfield until late in the fourth quarter.

Kamara scored his first three touchdowns of the season - a 3-yard run, a 16-yard reception and a 36-yard reception - as the Saints played their cleanest game of 2022. The six-year veteran finished with 62 yards on 18 carries and nine receptions for 96 yards. According to the NFL, Kamara is the first player in NFL history to record 10 games with at least one rushing and one receiving TD in his first six seasons. FULL GAME RECAP

New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Week 8 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

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RAIDERS vs. SAINTS SUPERLATIVES

A look at the top individual performances for Saints players against the Raiders in the previous 15 meetings:

RUSHING YARDAGE vs. RAIDERS (100+ yards)
RB Craig Heyward11 caries for 109 yards, @ the Superdome, October 23, 1988
PASSING YARDAGE vs. RAIDERS (300+ yards)
QB Drew Brees28 of 42 for 423 yards with four touchdowns @ the Superdome, September 11, 2016.
QB Bobby Hebert28 of 39 for a career-high 329 yards with two touchdowns @ the Superdome, Dec. 16, 1991. Hebert won NFC Offensive Player of the Week
QB Drew Brees26 of 30 (86.7 pct.) for 320 yards and three TDs @ Louisiana Superdome, Oct. 12, 2008. Brees won NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
QB Drew Brees26 of 38 for 312 yards @ Allegiant Stadium, September 21, 2020.
RECEIVING YARDAGE vs. RAIDERS (100+ yards)
WR Willie Snead IVNine receptions for 172 yards, @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, September 11, 2016.
WR Brandin CooksSix receptions for 143 yards with one 98-yard touchdown, @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, September 11, 2016.
WR Quinn EarlyFour receptions for 127 yards, @ the Superdome, December 16, 1991.
WR Joe Horn
Nine receptions for 123 yards, @ Network Associates Coliseum, October 24, 2004.
FB Tony GalbreathSeven receptions for 106 yards, @ the Superdome, Dec. 3, 1979.
SACKS vs. RAIDERS (3+)
DL Bruce ClarkThree sacks for -23 yards, @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, October 13, 1985.

RAIDERS vs. SAINTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON

2024 NFL Regular Season League Rankings


SaintsLas Vegas
Record5-103-12
Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank)19.3 (33)17.6 (29)
Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank)21.6 (16)26.0 (27)
Total Off. (NFL Rank)325.4 (18)300.1 (28)
Rushing Off. (NFL Rank)120.6 (13)77.5 (32)
Passing Off. (NFL Rank)204.8 (23)222.7 (14)
Total Def. (NFL Rank)378.4 (30)328.1 (12)
Rushing Def. (NFL Rank)137.9 (30)117.9 (13)
Passing Def. (NFL Rank)240.5 (28)210.1 (9)
Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank)12.3 (5)9.7 (15)
Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank)27.0 (17)30.0 (4)
Turnover Margin (NFL Rank)-1 (16)-17 (31)
Possession Avg.28:3430:32
Touchdowns3526
Penalties9290
Penalty Yards841759
Opp. Penalties100100
Opp. Penalty Yards849727

RAIDERS vs. SAINTS SERIES FAST FACTS

Saints’ Largest Margin of Victory31 points, Saints won 34-3 on 10/12/08 at the Louisiana Superdome
Raiders’ Largest Margin of Victory38 points, Raiders won 48-10 on 11/9/75 at Oakland Coliseum
Current Series StreakSaints have won the last game, 10/30/22-
Saints’ Longest Win StreakThree games, 10/24/04-11/18/12
Raiders’ Longest Win StreakThree games, 11/9/75-10/13/85
Most Points by Saints in a Game38 points, Saints won 38-17 on 11/18/12 at O.co Coliseum
Most Points by Raiders in a Game42 points, Raiders won 42-35 on 12/3/79 at the Superdome
Most Combined Points (Both Teams)79 points, Raiders won 42-35 on 12/4/79 at the Louisiana Superdome
Fewest Points by Saints in a Game10 points, Raiders won 48-10 on 11/9/75 at Oakland Coliseum
Fewest Points by Raiders in a Game0 points, Saints won 24-0 on 10/30/22 at the Caesars Superdome
Fewest Combined Points (Both Teams)23 points, Saints won 13-10 on 11/9/97 at Oakland Coliseum

RAIDERS vs. SAINTS CONNECTIONS

New Orleans QB Derek Carr was a second round draft pick of the Raiders in 2014, played for the Silver and Black from 2014-22 and is the team's leader in all major passing categories, starting 142 games and completing 3,201-of-4,958 passes for 35,222 yards with 217 touchdown passes

New Orleans TE Foster Moreau was a fourth round pick of the Raiders in 2019, playing for the Silver and Black from 2019-22 and in 61 games caught 91 passes for 1,1107 yards with 11 touchdowns and also added seven special team tackles

Saints Tight Ends Coach Clancy Barone played on the offensive line at Nevada from 1983-84

Saints Defensive Assistant Matt Giordano played for the Raiders from 2011-12

Hardegree served as an intern at LSU from 2011-13

New Orleans Defensive Coordinator Joe Woods served on the Raiders staff in 2014. Woods and Raiders Special Teams Coordinator Tom McMahon served on the same Denver Broncos coaching staff in 2018

Saints Secondary Coach Marcus Robertson served on the coaching staff for the Raiders from 2014-16. Robertson and Raiders Assistant Special Teams Coach Derius Swinton served on the same Arizona Cardinals coaching staff in 2020

Raiders Senior Defensive Assistant Rob Ryan served as Saints defensive coordinator from 2013-15

Saints DB Jordan Howden prepped at Desert Pines (Las Vegas, Nev.) HS

New Orleans TE Dallin Holker prepped at Lehi (Utah) HS and played at Brigham Young from 2018-22

Saints Senior Personnel Advisor Dave Ziegler served as General Manager of the Raiders from 2022-23

New Orleans National Scout Terry Wooden finished his playing career with the Raiders in 1998 and his brother, JoJo Wooden, is senior director of player personnel for the Raiders.

Saints TE Taysom Hill and RB Jamaal Williams played at Brigham Young. Hill and Williams were tutored by Raiders Wide Receivers Coach Edgar Bennett when he served as offensive coordinator of the Packers

Raiders Strength and Conditioning Assistant D'Anthony Batiste is a Marksville native, who played at Louisiana-Lafayette

Saints LB Nephi Sewell prepped at Desert Hills (St. George, Utah) HS, started his college playing career at Nevada from 2017-18 and played at Utah from 2019-21

New Orleans LB Demario Davis was tutored by Raiders Linebackers Coach & Run Game Coordinator Mike Caldwell with the New York Jets, serving as his position coach in 2015 and 2017

Saints WR Chris Olave, DE Chase Young and LB Pete Werner and Las Vegas LB Tommy Eichenberg and T Thayer Munford were college teammates at Ohio State

New Orleans OL Lucas Patrick and Las Vegas G Cody Whitehair were teammates in Chicago from 2022-23

Saints CB Alontae Taylor and Raiders DT Matthew Butler and WR Ramel Keyton were teammates at the University of Tennessee

Las Vegas G/T Andrus Peat was the 13th overall selection of the Saints in 2015 and played in 112 games for the Black and Gold from 2015-23

Las Vegas QB Carter Bradley played at South Alabama from 2022-23

New Orleans G/T Oli Udoh played with Raiders RB/KR Ameer Abdullah and RB Alexander Mattison in Minnesota, where they were tutored by Saints Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak on offense and Special Teams Assistant Marwan Maalouf

Raiders CB Decamerion Richardson prepped at Bossier HS and starred at Mississippi State…Saints RB Kendre Miller and Raiders S Tre'von Moehrig-Woodard were college teammates at TCU

Saints C/G Shane Lemiuex and Raiders CB Darnay Holmes were teammates with the New York Giants from 2020-23

New Orleans C Erik McCoy and Las Vegas DE Tyree Wilson were college teammates at Texas A&M in 2018

Las Vegas DT John Jenkins was a third round pick of the Saints in 20123 and played his first four seasons in New Orleans. Jenkins also played at Mississippi Gulf Coast College

Saints DE Carl Granderson played at Wyoming

New Orleans Strength and Conditioning Coach Charles Byrd played defensive back for the Arena Football League's Las Vegas Gladiators in 2006. Raiders LB K'Lavon Chaisson and WR Terrace Marshall played at Lousiana State University, where they were college teammates of Moreau. Marshall prepped at Parkway (Bossier City) HS

Saints TE Juwan Johnson and Raiders TE Justin Shorter were college teammates at Penn State in 2018

New Orleans K Blake Grupe, LB Isaiah Foskey and Raiders TE Michael Mayer were college teammates at Notre Dame

Saints Quarterbacks Coach Andrew Janocko and Raiders Interim Offensive Coordinator Scott Turner and Senior Advisor Norv Turner served on the same Minnesota Vikings coaching staff from 2014-16. Janocko and Raiders Tight Ends Coach Luke Steckel served on the same Chicago Bears staff in 2023

New Orleans Interim Head Coach Darren Rizzi tutored Las Vegas Safeties Coach Gerald Alexander on special teams in Miami in 2011, when he served as special teams coordinator. Rizzi and Maalouf served on Raiders Interim Offensive Line Coach Joe Philbin's coaching staff in Miami from 2012-15. Philbin served as a graduate assistant at Tulane from 1984-85. Patrick and Saints WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling played for Philbin in Green Bay in 2018 where he was offensive coordinator and interim head coach

Las Vegas Pass Rush Specialist Andre Carter tutored Saints DT Nathan Shepherd with the New York Jets from 2019-20. Rizzi, Maalouf and Carter served on the same Dolphins coaching staff from 2017-18. Carter served as defensive line coach at LSU in 2021.

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