| 2000 Oakland Raiders season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Al Davis |
| General manager | Al Davis |
| Head coach | Jon Gruden |
| Home field | Network Associates Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 27–0 Lost AFC Championship (vs. Ravens) 3–16 |
| Pro Bowlers | Rich Gannon, QB Lincoln Kennedy, OT Steve Wisniewski, G Charles Woodson, CB |
The 2000 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 31st season in the 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] The Divisional Round playoff game versus the 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] This was the NFL-record 9th playoff loss in Raiders history with a 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
| 2000 Oakland Raiders draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 17 | Sebastian Janikowski * | K | Florida State | First pure placekicker drafted in 1st round since 1966 |
| 2 | 47 | Jerry Porter | WR | West Virginia | |
| 4 | 107 | Junior Ioane | DT | Arizona State | |
| 5 | 142 | Shane Lechler * | P | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 227 | Mondriel Fulcher | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 7 | 231 | Clifton Black | CB | Texas State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Staff
| 2000 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff | ||||||
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Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | TV Time(PDT) | TV Announcers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3, 2000 | San Diego Chargers | W 9–6 | 1–0 | CBS 1:15pm | Gus Johnson & Brent Jones | 56,373 |
| 2 | September 10, 2000 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–31 | 2–0 | CBS 10:00am | Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian | 56,769 |
| 3 | September 17, 2000 | Denver Broncos | L 24–33 | 2–1 | CBS 1:05pm | Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian | 62,078 |
| 4 | September 24, 2000 | Cleveland Browns | W 36–10 | 3–1 | CBS 1:15pm | Don Criqui & Steve Tasker | 45,702 |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 8, 2000 | 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, 2000 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–17 | 5–1 | CBS 10:00am | Ian Eagle & Mark May | 79,025 |
| 8 | October 22, 2000 | Seattle Seahawks | W 31–3 | 6–1 | CBS 1:05pm | Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian | 57,490 |
| 9 | October 29, 2000 | 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, 2000 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 49–31 | 8–1 | CBS 1:15pm | Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece | 62,428 |
| 11 | November 13, 2000 | 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, 2000 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–22 | 9–2 | CBS 10:00am | Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein | 64,900 |
| 13 | November 26, 2000 | Atlanta Falcons | W 41–14 | 10–2 | FOX 1:05pm | Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts | 55,175 |
| 14 | December 3, 2000 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–21 | 10–3 | CBS 10:00am | Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston | 55,811 |
| 15 | December 10, 2000 | New York Jets | W 31–7 | 11–3 | ESPN 5:30pm | Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots | 62,632 |
| 16 | December 16, 2000 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 | 11–4 | CBS 1:06pm | Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein | 68,681 |
| 17 | December 24, 2000 | Carolina Panthers | W 52–9 | 12–4 | FOX 1:15pm | Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Mindi Bach | 60,637 |
Season summary
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| (2) Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 | W1 | ||
| (5) Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 | W1 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 | L1 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 | L1 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 | L4 | ||
Playoffs
AFC Divisional Playoff Game
Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 61,998
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
AFC Championship Game
Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ravens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,784
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
Awards and records
- Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) [7]
- Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) [7]
- Led NFL, Rushing Offense [7]
- Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December [8]
- Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award[9]
- Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
- Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
- Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [10]
- Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award [8]
- 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) [8]
- Shane Lechler, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [11]
Pro Bowl selections
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.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
- 1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
- 1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, 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, 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
- 1 2 3 4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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