| 2000 Oakland Raiders season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jon Gruden |
| Home Field | Network Associates Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4–0 |
| Place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff Finish | Won Divisional Playoff Lost AFC Championship |
| Pro Bowlers | Rich Gannon, QB Lincoln Kennedy, OT Steve Wisniewski, G Charles Woodson, CB |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1999 | 2001 |
The 2000 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 31st season in the NFL, and 41st season overall. The Oakland Raiders returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, when the club was still in Los Angeles.[1] Led by Jon Gruden, the club appeared in its first AFC Championship Game since the 1990 season.
Offseason
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NFL DraftEdit
Regular seasonEdit
ScheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | San Diego | W | 9–6 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | September 10 | at Indianapolis | W | 38–31 | 2-0 | |
| 3 | September 17 | Denver | L | 33–24 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | September 24 | Cleveland | W | 36–10 | 3-1 | |
| 5 | Bye week | |||||
| 6 | October 8 | at San Francisco | W | 34–28 | 4-1 | |
| 7 | October 15 | at Kansas City | W | 20–17 | 5-1 | |
| 8 | October 22 | Seattle | W | 31–3 | 6-1 | |
| 9 | October 29 | at San Diego | W | 15–13 | 7-1 | |
| 10 | November 5 | Kansas City | W | 49–31 | 8-1 | |
| 11 | November 13 | at Denver | L | 27–24 | 8-2 | |
| 12 | November 19 | at New Orleans | W | 31–22 | 9-2 | |
| 13 | November 26 | Atlanta | W | 41–14 | 10-2 | |
| 14 | December 3 | at Pittsburgh | L | 21–20 | 10-3 | |
| 15 | December 10 | NY Jets | W | 31–7 | 11-3 | |
| 16 | December 16 | at Seattle | L | 27–24 | 11-4 | |
| 17 | December 24 | Carolina | W | 52–9 | 12-4 | |
StandingsEdit
| AFC West | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 |
| Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 |
RosterEdit
PlayoffsEdit
AFC Divisional PlayoffEdit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raiders | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
- stadium= Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- time= 1:00 p.m. PST
- weather= 59°F, clear
- TV=CBS
- TVAnnouncers= Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
- referee= Phil Luckett
- attendance= 61,998
AFC Championship GameEdit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- stadium= Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- weather= 55°F, clear
- TV=CBS
- TVAnnouncers= Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
- referee= Bill Carollo
- attendance= 62,784
Awards and recordsEdit
- Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) [2]
- Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) [2]
- Led NFL, Rushing Offense [2]
- Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December [3]
- Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award[4]
- Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
- Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
- Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [5]
- Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award [3]
- Shane Lechler, Single Season Record, Highest Punting Average in One Season, 45.9 Yards
- Shane Lechler, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [3]
- Shane Lechler, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [6]
Pro Bowl selectionsEdit
- Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[7]
- Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[7]
- Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[7]
- Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[7]
Team leadersEdit
- 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
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ History: NFL Football – Oakland Raiders
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
- ↑ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 204
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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