2000 Oakland Raiders 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 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
← 1999 Raiders seasons 2001 →

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

^[4]

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Shamari 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 Coaching Staff
Head coaches Head coach – Jon Gruden Coaches’ Assistant – Paul Kelly Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Bill Callahan Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight ends – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive quality control – John Morton Quality control – David Shaw			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan Defensive line – Mike Waufle Linebackers – Robin Ross Defensive backs – Ron Lynn Assistant defensive backs/director of squad development – Willie Brown Defensive assistant – Woodrow Lowe Defensive quality control – Don Martin Special teams coaches Special teams – Bob Casullo Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster

2000 Oakland Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Rich Gannon 14 Bobby Hoying 16 Rodney Peete Running backs (RB) 32 Zack Crockett FB 28 Randy Jordan 26 Napoleon Kaufman KR 42 Terry Kirby 40 Jon Ritchie FB 47 Tyrone Wheatley Wide receivers (WR) 81 Tim Brown 88 David Dunn 82 James Jett 84 Jerry Porter 80 Andre Rison Tight ends (TE) 87 Jeremy Brigham 83 Rickey Dudley 89 Mondriel Fulcher

Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Darryl Ashmore G/T 79 Mo Collins G 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 77 Toby Myles G/T 71 Nathan Parks G/T 63 Barret Robbins C 65 Barry Sims G/T 74 Matt Stinchcomb T 62 Adam Treu C/LS 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Tony Bryant DE 57 Rod Coleman DT 92 Junior Ioane DT 90 Grady Jackson DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 96 Darrell Russell DT 99 Josh Taves DE 91 Regan Upshaw DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Elijah Alexander OLB 50 Eric Barton OLB 54 Greg Biekert MLB 55 Bobby Brooks MLB 53 Travian Smith OLB 59 William Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Eric Allen CB 27 Calvin Branch CB/S 33 Anthony Dorsett FS 23 Darrien Gordon CB/PR 37 Johnnie Harris SS 20 Tory James CB 39 Brandon Jennings CB/S 41 Eric Johnson FS 49 Marquez Pope SS 24 Charles Woodson CB Special teams (ST) 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P

Practice squad 86 Terrance Huston TE 35 Jabari Jackson RB  7 Marcus Knight WR 19 Brock McGrew WR Reserve 10 Scott Dreisbach QB (IR) 85 Terry Mickens WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 2 reserve, 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	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
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
• ^[5]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter No scoring plays Third Quarter OAK — Chancey tackled by Russell in end zone for safety. Raiders 2–0 Fourth Quarter SDG — Chancey 3 yard run (kick failed). Chargers 6–2 OAK — Rison 10 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 9–6 Top passers SDG — Ryan Leaf, 17/39, 180 yards, 3 INT OAK — Rich Gannon, 20/35, 176 yards, TD Top rushers SDG — Robert Chancey, 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD OAK – Tyrone Wheatley, 13 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers SDG — Jeff Graham, 4 receptions, 62 yards OAK — Andre Rison, 5 receptions, 49 yards

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
• ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter IND — Pollard 13-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:17. Colts 7–0 IND — James 6-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 4:57. Colts 14–0 Second Quarter IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0 OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7 IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7 Third Quarter OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14 OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17 OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24 OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24 Fourth Quarter OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24 IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31 Top passers OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 207 yards IND — Peyton Manning, 33/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 8 rushes, 66 yards IND — Edgerrin James, 18 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers OAK — Tim Brown, 8 receptions, 66 yards IND — Marvin Harrison, 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD

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
• ^[9]

Game information

First Quarter DEN — McCaffrey 10-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 8:45. Broncos 7–0 DEN — Pryce 28-yard defensive fumble return (Nedney kick), 8:26. Broncos 14–0 DEN — Nedney 24-yard field goal, 6:24. Broncos 17–0 OAK — Brown 11-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 2:36. Broncos 17–7 Second Quarter DEN — Griffith 1-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 14:27. Broncos 24–7 OAK — Janikowski 19-yard field goal, 10:25. Broncos 24–10 OAK — Brown 9 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:23. Broncos 24–17 OAK — Randy Jordan 3 yard blocked punt return (Janikowski kick), 7:48. 24–24 Third Quarter DEN — Nedney 32-yard field goal, 3:53. Broncos 27—24 Fourth Quarter DEN — Nedney 22-yard field goal, 13:07. Broncos 30—24 DEN — Nedney 21-yard field goal, 4:48. Broncos 33—24 Top Passers DEN — Brian Griese, 21/31, 213 yards, 2 TD OAK — Rich Gannon, 13/21, 159 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN — Mike Anderson, 32 rushes, 187 yards OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 5 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers DEN — Ed McCaffrey, 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD OAK — Tim Brown, 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)

Quarter	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, 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
• ^[10]

Game information

First Quarter CLE — Chiaverini 15-yard pass from Couch (Dawson kick), 10:17. Browns 7—0 OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick),7:21. 7–7 Second Quarter OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 13:27. Raiders 14–7 OAK — Crockett 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 1:17. Raiders 21–7 OAK — Thomas 46-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 0:42. Raiders 28–7 Third Quarter CLE — Dawson 29-yard field goal, 2:49. Raiders 28–10 Fourth Quarter OAK — Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 13:14. Raiders 31–10 OAK — Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 5:51. Raiders 34–10 OAK — Safety, Couch penalized for intentional grounding in end zone, 5:34. Raiders 36–10 Top passers CLE — Tim Couch, 16/29, 141 yards, TD, 2 INT OAK — Rich Gannon, 14/23, 179 yards Top rushers CLE — Errict Rhett, 15 rushes, 85 yards OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 21 rushed 63 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CLE — Travis Prentice, 5 receptions, 45 yards OAK — Tim Brown, 3 receptions, 54 yards OAK — Andre Rison, 3 receptions, 54 yards

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
Raiders	3	3	15	7	6	34
49ers	0	14	0	14	0	28

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 8, 2000
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
• Game attendance: 68,344
• Referee: Ron Blum
• ^[11]

Game information

First Quarter OAK — Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 12:44. Raiders 3–0 Second Quarter OAK — Janikowski 35-yard field goal, 11:41. Raiders 6–0 SFO — Owens 4-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 6:22. 49ers 7–6 SFO — Rice 5-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 0:19. 49ers 14–6 Third Quarter OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Gannon run), 9:58. 14–14 OAK — Brown 30-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 4:50. Raiders 21–14 Fourth Quarter OAK — Gannon 13-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 14:48. Raiders 28–14 SFO — Owens 31-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 9:51. Raiders 28–21 SFO — Garner 9-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 8:38. 28–28 Overtime OAK — Brown 31-yard pass from Gannon, 4:45. Raiders 34–28 Top passers OAK — Rich Gannon, 21/43, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT SFO — Jeff Garcia, 28/41, 336 yards, 4 TD Top rushers OAK – Rich Gannon 12 rushes, 85 yards, TD SFO — Charlie Garner, 24 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers OAK — Tim Brown, 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD SFO — Terrell Owens, 122 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)

Quarter	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, 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
• ^[12]

Game information

First Quarter OAK — Kaufman 4-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 5:09. Raiders 7–0 Second Quarter KAN — Peterson 27-yard field goalm 6:38. Raiders 7–3 KAN — Gonzalez 14-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 2:49. Chiefs 10–7 KAN — Richardson 15-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 0:12. Chiefs 17–7 Third Quarter OAK — Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 10:16. Chiefs 17–10 Fourth Quarter OAK — Wheatley 7-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:25. 17–17 OAK — Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 0:25. Raiders 20–17 Top passers OAK — Rich Gannon, 28/33, 244 yards, 2 TD KAN — Elvis Grbac, 23/40, 288 yards, 2 TD Top rushers OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 15 rushes, 76 yards KAN — Tony Richardson, 5 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers OAK — Tim Brown, 5 receptions, 89 yards KAN — Tony Gonzalez, 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: Seattle Seahawks (2–5) at Oakland Raiders (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
• ^[13]

Game information

First Quarter SEA — Lindell 44-yard field goal. Seahawks 3–0 OAK — Brown 16-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 7–3 Second Quarter OAK — Brown 9-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 14–3 OAK — Wheatley 80-yard rush (Janikowski kick). Raiders 21–3 Third Quarter No scoring plays Fourth Quarter OAK — Janikowski 32-yard field goal. Raiders 24–3 OAK — Jett 23-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick) Raiders 31–3 Top passers SEA — Jon Kitna, 11/18, 85 yards OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 176 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SEA — Ricky Watters, 17 rushes, 95 yards OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 15 rushes, 156 yards, TD Top receivers SEA — Ricky Watters 2 receptions, 56 yards OAK — Randy Jordan, 2 receptions, 35 yards

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week 9: Oakland Raiders (6–1) at San Diego Chargers (0–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 9:37. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:23. OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 4:34. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:56. OAK — Janikowski 54-yard field goal, 0:14. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:42. Second quarter OAK — Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 6:55. Raiders 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:32. Third quarter SDG — Jones 8-yard pass from Harbaugh (Carney kick), 8:51. Raiders 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:09. Fourth quarter SDG — Jones 21-yard pass from Harbaugh (pass failed), 5:58. Chargers 13–12. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:22. OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 0:13. Raiders 15–13. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:45. Top passers OAK — Rich Gannon, 16/35, 156 yards, INT SDG — Jim Harbaugh, 25/35, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OAK — Rich Gannon, 7 rushes, 27 yards OAK, Napoleon Kaufman, 6 rushes, 27 yards SDG — Terrell Fletcher, 9 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers OAK — Andre Rison, 5 receptions, 67 yards SDG — Freddie Jones, 10 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Oakland Raiders (11–3) at Seattle Seahawks (5–9)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Mack Strong 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 11:43 (SEA 7–0) OAK – Andre Rison 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:12 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal, 0:58 (SEA 10–7) Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 6:04 (Tied 10–10) SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 13–10) Third quarter OAK – Randy Jordan 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:58 (OAK 17–13) Fourth quarter OAK – Randy Jordan 7-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:48 (OAK 24–13) SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (PAT failed), 5:15 (OAK 24–19) SEA – Safety, James Williams tackled Marquez Pope in end zone, 2:24 (OAK 24–21) SEA – Darrell Jackson 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (PAT failed), 0:28 (SEA 27–24) Top passers OAK – Rich Gannon: 5/17, 136 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT SEA – Jon Kitna: 19/30, 177 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 26 car, 146 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 26 car, 168 yds Top receivers OAK – Randy Jordan: 1 rec, 55 yds SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to OAK – 134 – 227 – 361 – 3 SEA – 153 – 173 – 326 – 2

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	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
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

Game information

First Quarter OAK — James 90-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 11:36. Raiders 7–0 OAK — Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 4:52. Raiders 10–0 Second Quarter OAK — Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 8:36. Raiders 13–0 OAK — Jett 6-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 1:53. Raiders 20–0 Third Quarter OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:56. Raiders 27–0 Fourth Quarter No scoring plays Top passers MIA — Jay Fiedler, 18/37, 176 yards, 3 INT OAK — Rich Gannon, 12/18, 143 yards, TD Top rushers MIA — Jay Fiedler, 3 rushes, 12 yards MIA — Autry Denson 3 rushes, 12 yards MIA — J. J. Johnson, 3 rushes, 12 yards OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 19 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers MIA — O. J. McDuffie, 3 receptions, 43 yards OAK — Terry Kirby, 2 receptions, 35 yards

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
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

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter BAL — Sharpe 96-yard pass from Dilfer (Stover kick), 11:08. Ravens 7–0 BAL — Stover 31-yard field goal, 8:19. Ravens 10–0 Third Quarter OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 10:07. Ravens 10–3 BAL — Stover 28-yard field goal, 5:08. Ravens 13–3 Fourth Quarter BAL — Stover 21-yard field goal, 7:28. Ravens 16–3 Top passers BAL — Trent Dilfer, 9/18, 190 yards, TD, INT OAK — Rich Gannon, 11/21, 80 yards, 2 INT Top rushers BAL — Jamal Lewis, 29 rushes, 79 yards OAK — Bobby Hoying, 3 rushes, 13 yards Top receivers BAL — Shannon Sharpe, 1 receptions, 96 yards, TD OAK — Tim Brown, 5 receptions, 48 yards

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

• 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