The Las Vegas Raiders are now in the market for a backup quarterback behind Geno Smith. In the team's final game of the preseason, Aidan O'Connell went down with a fractured wrist. That injury will sideline him an estimated six to eight weeks to begin the 2025 NFL season.

Smith capped the nine-play, 60-yard drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to rookie Dont'e Thornton Jr., who fought off Denzel Burke at the front pylon to make the catch and give Las Vegas a 7-0 lead.

In the Las Vegas Raiders‘ final preseason game, they showed how their offense can attack defenses over the top, but