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.
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]
Offseason
NFL Draft
[4]
Staff
2000 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff
Head coaches
Head coach – Jon Gruden
Coaches’ Assistant – Paul Kelly
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
2000 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
-- Terrance Huston TE
35 Jabari Jackson RB
7 Marcus Knight WR
-- Brock McGrew WR
Rookies in italics
53 active, 2 inactive, 4 practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
TV Time(PDT)
TV Announcers
Attendance
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
5
Bye
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
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
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
Note : Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
7
24 7 38
Colts
14
10
0 7 31
at RCA Dome
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)
Period
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, 2000Game time : 4:05 p.m. ESTGame weather : 79 °F (26.1 °C), relative humidity 55%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Game attendance : 62,078Referee : Mike Carey [9]
Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns
7
0
3 0 10
Raiders
7
21
0 8 36
at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : September 24, 2000Game time : 4:17 p.m. ESTGame weather : 76 °F (24.4 °C), relative humidity 35%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)Game attendance : 45,702Referee : Larry Nemmers [10]
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 6: Oakland Raiders (3–1) at San Francisco 49ers (2–3)
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Raiders
3
3
15 7 6 34
49ers
0
14
0 14 0 28
at 3Com Park , San Francisco , California
Date : October 8, 2000Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 66 °F (18.9 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 68,344Referee : Ron Blum [11]
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
7
0
3 10 20
Chiefs
0
17
0 0 17
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City , Missouri
Date : October 15, 2000Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 96%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Game attendance : 79,025Referee : Tony Corrente [12]
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 9: at San Diego Chargers
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Standings
Playoffs
AFC Divisional Playoff Game
AFC Championship Game
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
Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[19]
Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[19]
Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[19]
Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[19]
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.
^ "San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders — September 3rd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results" . The Football Database .
^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
^ "Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders — September 17th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders — September 24th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers — October 8th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs — October 15th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders — October 22nd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co. p. 215. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 .
^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . 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 . p. 203.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 204.
^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book . p. 362.
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