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Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27 · Allegiant Stadium4:05 PM ET
At a glance

The Tennessee Titans (1-7) visit the Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) on Sun, Dec 27, 4:05 PM ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV (Week 16, 2026 season), on Fox.

When and where is Titans vs Raiders?

Sun, Dec 27, 4:05 PM ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. TV: Fox.

Who is injured for Titans vs Raiders?

Titans: Carnell Tate (WR, questionable, shoulder), JC Latham (OT, questionable, finger), Jaylon Jones (CB, questionable, knee), Marcus Harris (CB, questionable, ankle), Peter Skoronski (G, questionable, hamstring) and Tommy Townsend (P, questionable, knee) (plus 1 more). Raiders: Thomas Booker IV (DT, questionable, ankle) and Trey Zuhn III (C, questionable, concussion).

Cite this page

Pigskin Nightly, “Titans at Raiders: Week 16 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-27-ten-at-lv (updated 2026-11-11).

Regular season through week 15 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

  1. 1Raiders logoRaiders dropback offense vs Titans pass defense

    The Raiders' dropback offense ranks 11th in EPA per dropback (+0.11, 343 dropbacks) against a Titans pass defense ranked 29th (+0.17 allowed, 305 dropbacks faced).

    11thLV offense18 spots apart29thTEN defense
  2. 2Raiders logoRaiders third-down offense vs Titans third-down defense

    The Raiders' third-down offense ranks 6th in third-down conversion rate (45.5%, 110 third downs) against a Titans third-down defense ranked 25th (44.0% allowed, 100 third downs faced).

    6thLV offense19 spots apart25thTEN defense
  3. 3Raiders logoRaiders pass protection vs Titans pass rush

    The Raiders' pass protection ranks 2nd in sack rate (3.2% sacked, 343 dropbacks) against a Titans pass rush ranked 14th (6.6% of dropbacks, 305 dropbacks faced).

    2ndLV offense12 spots apart14thTEN defense
When the Titans have the ballEdge TEN · +9 ranks
TEN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackLV pass defense
25th-0.10280 dropbacks
+0.19 allowed316 dropbacks faced30th
TEN run gameEPA per rushLV run defense
17th-0.08172 rushes
TEN +9
-0.03 allowed242 rushes faced26th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Raiders have the ballEdge LV · +18 ranks
LV dropback offenseEPA per dropbackTEN pass defense
11th+0.11343 dropbacks
LV +18
+0.17 allowed305 dropbacks faced29th
LV run gameEPA per rushTEN run defense
28th-0.22206 rushes
TEN +10
-0.07 allowed218 rushes faced18th
Third downEdge LV · +19 ranks
TEN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateLV third-down defense
26th36.2%94 third downs
46.7% allowed105 third downs faced27th
LV third-down offensethird-down conversion rateTEN third-down defense
6th45.5%110 third downs
LV +19
44.0% allowed100 third downs faced25th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge TEN · +9 ranks
TEN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateLV red-zone defense
23rd52%23 trips
71% allowed38 trips faced28th
LV red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateTEN red-zone defense
24th51%37 trips
TEN +9
58% allowed31 trips faced15th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsNo big edge
TEN big-play offenseexplosive-play rateLV defense against big plays
28th7.3%452 plays
11.6% allowed558 plays faced32nd
LV big-play offenseexplosive-play rateTEN defense against big plays
27th7.8%549 plays
10.3% allowed523 plays faced26th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge LV · +12 ranks
TEN pass protectionsack rateLV pass rush
7th4.6% sacked280 dropbacks
TEN +10
6.0% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced17th
LV pass protectionsack rateTEN pass rush
2nd3.2% sacked343 dropbacks
LV +12
6.6% of dropbacks305 dropbacks faced14th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge LV · +15 ranks
TEN ball securityturnovers per gameLV takeaway defense
19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games
LV +15
1.6 takeaways a game9 games4th
LV ball securityturnovers per gameTEN takeaway defense
18th1.2 giveaways a game9 games
TEN +8
1.4 takeaways a game8 games10th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesTEN 0 · LV 0 regulars out or doubtful
Titans logoTitans7 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

Raiders logoRaiders2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · TEN travels 1,580 mi
Titans logoAwayTitans
7days since last game
1,580miles to get here
2time zones

Last: Sun wk 15 vs IND · 3,678 mi flown this season

Long trip2 time zones
Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,580 mi
Raiders logoHomeRaiders
7days since last game
0miles · home
0time zones

Last: Sun wk 15 vs DEN · 13,441 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: TEN 8 games, 452 offensive and 523 defensive plays · LV 9 games, 549 offensive and 558 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32

Tale of the tape

Titans logoTENLVRaiders logo
27th-0.088Offense EPA / play-0.01517th
25th-0.096Dropback EPA+0.10611th
17th-0.076Rush EPA-0.21528th
21st41.8%Offense success rate42.3%17th
24th-4.5%Pass rate over expected-2.1%17th
25th+0.069Defense EPA allowed+0.09231st
29th+0.171Pass defense EPA+0.18530th
18th-0.072Run defense EPA-0.02926th
30th46.8%Defense success allowed48.0%31st
5th20.1To QBs21.72nd
16th21.6To RBs27.05th
1st42.5To WRs34.713th
21st12.7To TEs17.45th

Form

Last six results

Injury report

League report
Titans logoTitans7 listed
Raiders logoRaiders2 listed

Expected starters

ExpectedEvery game →

Depth chart rank 1, adjusted for the injury report. Kickoff Sun, Dec 27, 4:05 PM ET.

WeatherIndoorsDome, no weather
VenueAllegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NV
BroadcastFox4:05 PM ET · Sun, Dec 27

Travel & rest

Travel & rest board
Titans logoAwayTitans
7days since last game
1,580miles to get here
2time zones

Last: Sun wk 15 vs IND · 3,678 mi flown this season

Long trip2 time zones
Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,580 mi
Raiders logoHomeRaiders
7days since last game
0miles · home
0time zones

Last: Sun wk 15 vs DEN · 13,441 mi flown this season

Normal week

After trips over 1,500 miles: 15-18 (33 games). All travel splits →

Week 16 around the league

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