Although we’ve known the Raiders’ opponents since the end of last season, the full playing schedule was released yesterday. The Raiders schedule features several intriguing match-ups and one Prime-Time game. As you start weaving your way through it, it reads more like “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.”
The Raiders open the regular season with back-to-back home games against two 2014 playoff teams as the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens come to town. Former Raiders head coach and current Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, and former Raiders WR Denarius Moore and DT Pat Sims, return to Oakland in Week 1.