Raiders Opponents Ranked: QBs, No. 3

In making it back-to-back to the playoffs for the first time since 2000-02, the Las Vegas Raiders will navigate the NFL's fourth-hardest rated schedule, according to Pro Football Focus.

That will include having to face a number of high-caliber quarterbacks throughout the year, much of that coming just in their division.

After previewing the Los Angeles Chargers Justin Herbert, we'll stay in the AFC West with new Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson.

Trading for the nine-time Pro Bowler earlier this offseason, the Broncos have finally solved a QB problem that has existed ever since the retirement of Peyton Manning.

While QB movement has become more common in the last few years, it's not often a player of Wilson's caliber changes teams.

The former face of the Seattle Seahawks was the QB for the only Super Bowl-winning team in Seattle's history back in 2014.

That came in Wilson's second season, and while he hasn't won one since, Wilson has still put together a strong case for a Hall of Fame career.

He was rarely out of the playoff mix in Seattle, guiding them to double-digit wins in eight of his 10 seasons.

Wilson owns every major passing mark in the Seahawks franchise history, with 37,059 career passing yards, 292 touchdown passes, and a career 101.8 QB rating.

He's led the NFL in touchdown passes and passer rating once each, and has ranked among the top-10 QBs in the NFL for the last half-decade or so.

Wilson is coming off the worst season of his career, missing three games and only going 6-8 in the 14 games he started.

The numbers were still enough to get a Pro Bowl selection, with completing 64.8% of his passes for 3,113 yards and 25 touchdowns to only six interceptions.

Now in Denver, Wilson has the overall supporting cast that he was often without in his last few years in Seattle.

The Broncos the last couple of years have been a team that seemed by many to be a QB away, and with Wilson, they have one of the league's best.

It puts them right into the conversation among AFC contenders and gives the Raiders another obstacle in their path back to the playoffs.

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