Las Vegas strolls into the bye with a 4-3 record after the first seven weeks of the campaign and ends 9-8 overall with two wins at the end of the year to not only bolster confidence, but show the team is building a foundation of what’s to come in following years.

Pete Carroll’s first game as the Raiders’ coach came in the same venue where he spent 14 years as the Seattle Seahawks’ coach and for whom he won a Super Bowl.