NFL team season
The 2000 Oakland Raiders season National Football League (NFL), the 41st overall, their sixth season of their second stint in Oakland, and the third season under head coach Jon Gruden . The Raiders finished the season 12–4 (the best record in the Gruden era), winning the AFC West for the first time since 1990 . They returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1993 , when the team was still in Los Angeles .[ 1] Miami Dolphins would be their first home playoff game in Oakland since defeating the Houston Oilers in the 1980 AFC Wild Card Playoffs.
This was the first of three consecutive AFC West titles for the Raiders. As the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Raiders received a bye into the divisional round of the playoffs . Their four regular season losses were by a combined 16 points. The Raiders held the Miami Dolphins scoreless, winning 27–0. The following week against the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, starting quarterback Rich Gannon sustained a shoulder injury after being hit by Baltimore's Tony Siragusa early in the second quarter. The loss of Gannon was too steep to overcome as the Raiders lost 16–3. Siragusa was later fined $10,000 for the hit.[ 2] Super Bowl berth at stake (since tied by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 ). The Raiders set a still-standing franchise record for most points scored in the regular season, with 479.[ 3]
Offseason
NFL Draft
[ 4]
Staff
2000 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff
Head coaches
Head coach – Jon Gruden
Coaches’ Assistant – Paul Kelly Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
TV Time(PDT)
TV Announcers
Attendance
1
September 3
San Diego Chargers W 9–6
1–0
CBS 1:15pm
Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
56,373
2
September 10
at Indianapolis Colts
W 38–31
2–0
CBS 10:00am
Greg Gumbel , Todd Blackledge , and Armen Keteyian
56,769
3
September 17
Denver Broncos L 24–33
2–1
CBS 1:05pm
Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms , and Armen Keteyian
62,078
4
September 24
Cleveland Browns
W 36–10
3–1
CBS 1:15pm
Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
45,702
5
Bye
6
October 8
at San Francisco 49ers
W 34–28 (OT)
4–1
CBS 1:15pm
Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
68,344
7
October 15
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 20–17
5–1
CBS 10:00am
Ian Eagle & Mark May
79,025
8
October 22
Seattle Seahawks W 31–3
6–1
CBS 1:05pm
Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
57,490
9
October 29
at San Diego Chargers
W 15–13
7–1
ESPN 5:30pm
Mike Patrick , Joe Theismann , Paul Maguire , and Solomon Wilcots
66,659
10
November 5
Kansas City Chiefs W 49–31
8–1
CBS 1:15pm
Kevin Harlan , Daryl Johnston , and Beasley Reece
62,428
11
at Denver Broncos
L 24–27
8–2
ABC 6:00pm
Al Michaels , Dan Fouts , Dennis Miller , Melissa Stark , and Eric Dickerson
75,951
12
November 19
at New Orleans Saints
W 31–22
9–2
CBS 10:00am
Dick Enberg , Dan Dierdorf , and Bonnie Bernstein
64,900
13
November 26
Atlanta Falcons
W 41–14
10–2
FOX 1:05pm
Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts
55,175
14
December 3
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 20–21
10–3
CBS 10:00am
Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston
55,811
15
December 10
New York Jets
W 31–7
11–3
ESPN 5:30pm
Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots
62,632
16
at Seattle Seahawks
L 24–27
11–4
CBS 1:06pm
Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
68,681
17
December 24
Carolina Panthers
W 52–9
12–4
FOX 1:15pm
Curt Menefee , Brian Baldinger , and Mindi Bach
60,637
Note : Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
SDG — Chancey 3 yard run (kick failed). Chargers 6–2
OAK — Rison 10 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 9–6
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Quarter
Total
Raiders 0
7
24 7 38
Colts 14
10
0 7 31
at RCA Dome
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0
OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7
IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7 Third Quarter
OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17
OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24
OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24 Fourth Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24
IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis. Their previous regular season away game against the Colts occurred as far back as 1975 Baltimore , although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason .[ 7] [ 8]
Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: Denver Broncos (1–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–0)
Quarter
Total
Broncos 17
7
3 6 33
Raiders
7
17
0 0 24
at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : September 17, 2000Game time : 4:05 p.m. ESTGame weather : 79 °F (26.1 °C), relative humidity 55%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Game attendance : 62,078Referee : Mike Carey [ 9]
Game information
First Quarter
DEN — McCaffrey 10-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 8:45. Broncos 7–0
DEN — Pryce 28-yard defensive fumble return (Nedney kick), 8:26. Broncos 14–0
DEN — Nedney 24-yard field goal, 6:24. Broncos 17–0
OAK — Brown 11-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 2:36. Broncos 17–7 Second Quarter
DEN — Griffith 1-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 14:27. Broncos 24–7
OAK — Janikowski 19-yard field goal, 10:25. Broncos 24–10
OAK — Brown 9 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:23. Broncos 24–17
OAK — Randy Jordan 3 yard blocked punt return (Janikowski kick), 7:48. 24–24 Third Quarter
DEN — Nedney 32-yard field goal, 3:53. Broncos 27—24 Fourth Quarter
DEN — Nedney 22-yard field goal, 13:07. Broncos 30—24
DEN — Nedney 21-yard field goal, 4:48. Broncos 33—24
Top Passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)
Quarter
Total
Browns 7
0
3 0 10
Raiders 7
21
0 8 36
at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : September 24, 2000Game time : 4:17 p.m. ESTGame weather : 76 °F (24.4 °C), relative humidity 35%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)Game attendance : 45,702Referee : Larry Nemmers [ 10]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 13:27. Raiders 14–7
OAK — Crockett 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 1:17. Raiders 21–7
OAK — Thomas 46-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 0:42. Raiders 28–7 Third Quarter
CLE — Dawson 29-yard field goal, 2:49. Raiders 28–10 Fourth Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 13:14. Raiders 31–10
OAK — Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 5:51. Raiders 34–10
OAK — Safety, Couch penalized for intentional grounding in end zone, 5:34. Raiders 36–10
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 6: Oakland Raiders (3–1) at San Francisco 49ers (2–3)
Quarter
Total
Raiders 3
3
15 7 6 34
49ers 0
14
0 14 0 28
at 3Com Park , San Francisco , California
Date : October 8, 2000Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 66 °F (18.9 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 68,344Referee : Ron Blum [ 11]
Game information
First Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 12:44. Raiders 3–0 Second Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 35-yard field goal, 11:41. Raiders 6–0
SFO — Owens 4-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 6:22. 49ers 7–6
SFO — Rice 5-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 0:19. 49ers 14–6 Third Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Gannon run), 9:58. 14–14
OAK — Brown 30-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 4:50. Raiders 21–14 Fourth Quarter
OAK — Gannon 13-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 14:48. Raiders 28–14
SFO — Owens 31-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 9:51. Raiders 28–21
SFO — Garner 9-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 8:38. 28–28 Overtime
OAK — Brown 31-yard pass from Gannon, 4:45. Raiders 34–28
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)
Quarter
Total
Raiders 7
0
3 10 20
Chiefs
0
17
0 0 17
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City , Missouri
Date : October 15, 2000Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 96%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Game attendance : 79,025Referee : Tony Corrente [ 12]
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
KAN — Peterson 27-yard field goalm 6:38. Raiders 7–3
KAN — Gonzalez 14-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 2:49. Chiefs 10–7
KAN — Richardson 15-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 0:12. Chiefs 17–7 Third Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 10:16. Chiefs 17–10 Fourth Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 7-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:25. 17–17
OAK — Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 0:25. Raiders 20–17
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
OAK — Brown 9-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 14–3 Wheatley 80-yard rush (Janikowski kick). Raiders 21–3 Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 32-yard field goal. Raiders 24–3
OAK — Jett 23-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick) Raiders 31–3
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
Game information
First quarter
OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 9:37. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:23.
OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 4:34. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:56.
OAK — Janikowski 54-yard field goal, 0:14. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:42. Second quarter
OAK — Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 6:55. Raiders 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:32. Third quarter
SDG — Jones 8-yard pass from Harbaugh (Carney kick), 8:51. Raiders 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:09. Fourth quarter
SDG — Jones 21-yard pass from Harbaugh (pass failed), 5:58. Chargers 13–12. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:22.
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 0:13. Raiders 15–13. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:45.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 6:04 (Tied 10–10)
SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 13–10) Third quarter
OAK – Randy Jordan 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:58 (OAK 17–13) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
OAK – 134 – 227 – 361 – 3
SEA – 153 – 173 – 326 – 2
Standings
Playoffs
AFC Divisional Playoff Game
Game information
First Quarter
OAK — James 90-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 11:36. Raiders 7–0
OAK — Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 4:52. Raiders 10–0 Second Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 8:36. Raiders 13–0
OAK — Jett 6-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 1:53. Raiders 20–0 Third Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:56. Raiders 27–0 Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
MIA — Autry Denson 3 rushes, 12 yardsJ. J. Johnson , 3 rushes, 12 yards
Top receivers
AFC Championship Game
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
BAL — Sharpe 96-yard pass from Dilfer (Stover kick), 11:08. Ravens 7–0
BAL — Stover 31-yard field goal, 8:19. Ravens 10–0 Third Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 10:07. Ravens 10–3
BAL — Stover 28-yard field goal, 5:08. Ravens 13–3 Fourth Quarter
BAL — Stover 21-yard field goal, 7:28. Ravens 16–3
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Awards and records
Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) [ 14]
Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) [ 14]
Led NFL, Rushing Offense [ 14]
Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December [ 15]
Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award[ 16]
Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [ 17]
Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award [ 15]
Shane Lechler , Single Season Record, Highest Punting Average in One Season, 45.9 YardsShane Lechler , All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [ 15] Shane Lechler , PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [ 18]
Pro Bowl selections
Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 19]
Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 19]
Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 19]
Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 19]
Team leaders
Scoring – Sebastian Janikowski, 112 Points
Rushing – Tyrone Wheatley, 1,046 Yards
Passing – Rich Gannon, 3,430 Yards
Receiving – Tim Brown, 1,128 Yards
Receptions – Tim Brown, 76
Interceptions – Eric Allen, William Thomas, 6 each
Sacks – Grady Jackson,8.0
References
^ History: NFL Football – Oakland Raiders ^ "Siragusa Fined for Hit on Gannon" . The Washington Post ^ "Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders Team Encyclopedia" . Pro-Football-Reference.com ^ Oakland Raiders – Draft History . Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.^ "San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders — September 3rd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results" . The Football Database .^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two ^ "Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders — September 17th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com ^ "Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders — September 24th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers — October 8th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs — October 15th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders — October 22nd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co. p. 215. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 202.^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients" . Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03 .^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 203.^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 204.^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 362.
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