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2000 Oakland Raiders season
NFL team season
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.
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| 2000 Oakland Raiders season | |
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| 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 |
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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 ninth 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]
NFL Draft
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| 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 | |||||
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Wide receivers
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Rookies in italics
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | TV Time(PDT) | TV Announcers | Attendance |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | November 13 | 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 | December 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 |
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Season summary
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
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| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
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San Diego Chargers (0–0) at Oakland Raiders (0–0)
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: September 3, 2000
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C); wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
- Game attendance: 56,373
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers: Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
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Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts
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Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
at RCA Dome
- Date: September 10, 2000
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 56,769
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian
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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 in Baltimore, although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason.[7] This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.[8]
Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
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Week 3: Denver Broncos (1–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–0)
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: September 17, 2000
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26.1 °C), relative humidity 55%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 62,078
- Referee: Mike Carey
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Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns
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Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: September 24, 2000
- Game time: 4:17 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C), relative humidity 35%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
- Game attendance: 45,702
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
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Week 5: Bye
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
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Week 6: Oakland Raiders (3–1) at San Francisco 49ers (2–3)
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
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| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 15, 2000
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 96%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 79,025
- Referee: Tony Corrente
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Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
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Week 8: Seattle Seahawks (2–5) at Oakland Raiders (5–1)
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: October 22, 2000
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), wind 26 miles per hour (42 km/h; 23 kn)
- Game attendance: 57,490
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers: Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
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Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
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Week 9: Oakland Raiders (6–1) at San Diego Chargers (0–7)
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 29, 2000
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), relative humidity 82%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Game attendance: 66,659
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
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Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
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Week 16: Oakland Raiders (11–3) at Seattle Seahawks (5–9)
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 1:06 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 52 °F (11.1 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,681
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
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| (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 | ||
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AFC Divisional Playoff Game
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Divisional Round — Miami Dolphins (12–5) at Oakland Raiders (12–4)
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
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| Ravens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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AFC Championship - Baltimore Ravens (13–4) at Oakland Raiders (12–5)
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,784
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
- 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 Yards
- Shane 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
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
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