Las Vegas aims for a 2-0 start by treating Monday night’s division clash with Los Angeles as a championship-style test, focusing on the game itself rather than hype. Pete Carroll pushes a relentless, week-by-week prep—calling it championship Friday on the field—to keep the Raiders calibrated for prime-time pressure. A win would amplify AFC West momentum and offer clear fantasy cues on workload and game-script in Week 2.

Chargers provide a counter to that mindset, shaping a long-running coaching duel that began in college and traces into the NFL. The result could reveal which side can impose its tempo in a high-stakes, late-season-like atmosphere, hinting at fantasy implications around run-pass balance, red-zone touches, and clock management in a pivotal early-season test.