The

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was the franchise's 31st season in the

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(NFL), the 41st overall, their sixth season of their second stint in Oakland, and the third season under head coach

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. The Raiders finished the season 12–4 (the best record in the Gruden era), winning the

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and advancing to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

. They returned to the playoffs for the first time since

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, when the team was still in

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. The Divisional Round playoff game versus the

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would be their first home playoff game in Oakland since defeating the Houston Oilers in the

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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

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. 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

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in the AFC Championship, starting quarterback

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sustained a shoulder injury after being hit by Baltimore's

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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. This was the NFL-record ninth playoff loss in Raiders history with a

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berth at stake (since tied by the

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

). The Raiders set a still-standing franchise record for most points scored in the regular season, with 479. The season was also the first for kicker

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. He would play 276 games in the regular season and playoffs as a Raider, a franchise record.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Roster

''Rookies in italics''

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

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'' in

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, although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason. 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.History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
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Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 5: Bye

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Standings

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff Game

Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens 16-3.

AFC Championship Game

Raiders lost and in 2001 finished 10-6. Win to the New York Jets in the AFC Wild Card Round 38-24. But lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots in the Tuck Rule game 16-13.

Awards and records

* Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) * Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) * Led NFL, Rushing Offense * Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December * Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award * Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection * Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection *Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team * Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award *

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, Single Season Record, Highest Punting Average in One Season, 45.9 Yards *

, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) *

, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America)

Pro Bowl selections

*Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, *Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, *Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, *Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,

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

External links

Raiders on Pro Football Reference

Raiders on jt-sw.com
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