2000 Oakland Raiders season
NFL team season
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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 and advancing to the AFC Championship Game 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.
| 2000 Oakland Raiders season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Al Davis |
| General manager | Al Davis |
| Head coach | Jon Gruden |
| Offensive coordinator | Bill Callahan |
| Defensive coordinator | Chuck Bresnahan |
| Home stadium | Network Associates Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoffs | 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 |
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]
The season was also the first for kicker Sebastian Janikowski. He would play 276 games in the regular season and playoffs as a Raider, a franchise record.
Offseason
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| FS Anthony Dorsett (Titans) | DT Russell Maryland (Packers) |
| WR Andre Rison (Chiefs) | LB Richard Harvey (Chargers) |
| LB Elijah Alexander (Colts) | K Michael Husted (Redskins) |
| LB William Thomas (Eagles) | P Leo Araguz (Rams) |
| SS Marquez Pope (Browns) | CB Marquis Walker (Lions) |
| RB Terry Kirby (Browns) | |
| DE Regan Upshaw (Jaguars) | |
| CB Tory James (Broncos) |
NFL draft
| 2000 Oakland Raiders draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Shomari Buchanan | Wide receiver | Alabama |
| Jeff Cronshagen | Tackle | Stanford |
| Joey Hamilton | Wide receiver | Jacksonville State |
| Jabari Jackson | Running back | USC |
| Julius Jackson | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| Brandon Jennings | Safety | Texas A&M |
| Eric Johnson | Safety | Nebraska |
| Marcus Knight | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| Abdul Salam Noah | Defensive tackle | San Jose State |
| Anthony White | Running back | Kentucky |
Staff
| 2000 Oakland Raiders Staff | ||||||
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Front office
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 | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | San Diego Chargers | W 9–6 | 1–0 | Network Associates Coliseum | 56,373 | |
| 2 | September 10 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–31 | 2–0 | RCA Dome | 56,769 | |
| 3 | September 17 | Denver Broncos | L 24–33 | 2–1 | Network Associates Coliseum | 62,078 | |
| 4 | September 24 | Cleveland Browns | W 36–10 | 3–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 45,702 | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–28 (OT) | 4–1 | 3Com Park | 68,344 | |
| 7 | October 15 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–17 | 5–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,025 | |
| 8 | October 22 | Seattle Seahawks | W 31–3 | 6–1 | Network Associates Coliseum | 57,490 | |
| 9 | October 29 | at San Diego Chargers | W 15–13 | 7–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 66,659 | |
| 10 | November 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 49–31 | 8–1 | Network Associates Coliseum | 62,428 | |
| 11 | November 13 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–27 | 8–2 | Invesco Field | 75,951 | |
| 12 | November 19 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–22 | 9–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
| 13 | November 26 | Atlanta Falcons | W 41–14 | 10–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | 55,175 | |
| 14 | December 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–21 | 10–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 55,811 | |
| 15 | December 10 | New York Jets | W 31–7 | 11–3 | Network Associates Coliseum | 62,632 | |
| 16 | December 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 | 11–4 | Husky Stadium | 68,681 | |
| 17 | December 24 | Carolina Panthers | W 52–9 | 12–4 | Network Associates Coliseum | 60,637 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Season summary
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers (0–0) at Oakland Raiders (0–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
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
Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 38 |
| Colts | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
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
Week 3: Denver Broncos (1–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Raiders | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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
Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 36 |
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
Week 6: Oakland Raiders (3–1) at San Francisco 49ers (2–3)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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
Week 8: Seattle Seahawks (2–5) at Oakland Raiders (5–1)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
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
Week 9: Oakland Raiders (6–1) at San Diego Chargers (0–7)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
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
- Box score
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Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 16: Oakland Raiders (11–3) at Seattle Seahawks (5–9)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
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
- Gamebook
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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
Divisional Round — Miami Dolphins (12–5) at Oakland Raiders (12–4)
| Quarter | 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
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Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens 16-3.
AFC Championship Game
AFC Championship - Baltimore Ravens (13–4) at Oakland Raiders (12–5)
| Quarter | 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 (12.8 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,784
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
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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) [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