2018 Oakland Raiders season

The 2018 season was the Oakland Raiders' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 24th since their return to Oakland, and their first under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (fifth overall). The Raiders finished the season with a 4–12 record, failing to improve upon their previous season's record of 6–10, and their worst since 2014.

2018 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Mark Davis
General manager	Reggie McKenzie (fired Week 14) Shaun Herock (Week 15-17)
Head coach	Jon Gruden
Home stadium	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Jared Cook
Uniform
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With a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season. With their week 15 loss to the Bengals, the Raiders failed to improve their record from the previous season. The loss also secured their spot at last in the AFC West.^[1]

On December 10, the Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie who had been with the Raiders since 2012.^[2][3]

This was the first time since 1999 that Sebastian Janikowski was not on the opening day roster, as his contract was not renewed following the previous season where he didn't play due to a back injury.

Stadium issues

Although the league approved the Raiders' eventual relocation to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, the team maintained its lease at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and used the stadium for the 2018 season while the team's new stadium in Las Vegas was under construction.^[4] Initially in April 2017, the operators of the Coliseum stated they would be unwilling to sign a lease extension for the team to play at the stadium while their new venue in Las Vegas was being built;^[5] however by September of that year, the Coliseum operators expressed willingness to negotiate, but insisted on concessions to compensate for the million-dollar deficit the Coliseum runs by hosting Raiders games.^[6] Owner Mark Davis stated he preferred to stay in Oakland for the 2019 season but was considering other options, including Las Vegas's Sam Boyd Stadium, Berkeley's California Memorial Stadium,^[6] Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada;^[7] the San Francisco 49ers's Levi's Stadium and even the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, a venue thought to have been ruled out in 2014.^[6] Davis acknowledged that if fans failed to support the team similarly to the 1996 Houston Oilers, it could hasten the relocation.^[6] Team management also indicated they would relocate after 2018 if there were any lawsuits filed against the team; the city of Oakland sued the Raiders and all other teams in the league on December 11, 2018, however the Raiders remained in Oakland for the final year despite the lawsuit.^[8]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 6, 2018, the Raiders hired their former head coach, Jon Gruden, who returned to the Raiders and coaching from ESPN's Monday Night Football.^[9] Gruden received a 10-year, $100-million contract to return to the Raiders.^[10] Gruden last coached in the NFL in 2008 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and last coached the Raiders in 2001.^[10] At the press conference announcing the hiring of Gruden on January 9, Gruden announced that Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Greg Olson had been hired as offensive coordinator, though Gruden would call plays, while former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther was hired as the new defensive coordinator.^[11] Gruden also announced that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was hired to serve as special teams coordinator.^[12] On January 29, the Raiders named Brian Callahan, son of their former head coach Bill Callahan, as the new quarterbacks coach.^[13]

Khalil Mack holdout and trade to Chicago

On September 1, 2018, the Raiders traded defensive star Khalil Mack along with their 2020 2nd round pick to the Chicago Bears for two first round picks (RB Josh Jacobs and CB Damon Arnette), a 2019 6th round pick, and a 2020 3rd round pick, after he had held out of training camp.^[14]

Free agent signings

Position	Player	Age	2017 Team	Contract
WR	Jordy Nelson[15]	32	Green Bay Packers	2 years, $15 million[15]
RB	Doug Martin[15]	29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 year, $1.475 million[16]
TE	Derek Carrier[17]	27	Los Angeles Rams	3 years, $5.55 million[18]
FB	Keith Smith[19]	25	Dallas Cowboys	2 years, $3 million[20]
S	Marcus Gilchrist[21]	29	Houston Texans	1 year, $4 million[22]
LB	Tahir Whitehead[23]	27	Detroit Lions	3 years, $19 million[24]
DT	Justin Ellis[25]	27	Oakland Raiders	3 years, $15 million[25]
TE	Lee Smith[17]	30	Oakland Raiders	3 years, $9 million[26]
LS	Andrew DePaola[27]	30	Chicago Bears	4 years, $4.27 million[28]
QB	Josh Johnson[29]	31	Houston Texans	1 year, $1.005 million[30]
CB	Shareece Wright[31]	30	Buffalo Bills	1 year, $1.005 million[32]
S	Reggie Nelson[33]	34	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $2.5 million[34]
WR	Dwayne Harris[35]	30	New York Giants	1 year, $880,000[36]
DE	Armonty Bryant[37]	27	Detroit Lions	1 year, $790,000[38]
CB	Senquez Golson[39]	24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 year, $555,000[40]
LB	Shilique Calhoun[41]	26	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $555,000[42]
LB/DE	James Cowser[41]	27	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $630,000[43]
S	Erik Harris[41]	28	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $555,000[44]
G/T	Denver Kirkland[41]	24	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $630,000[45]
K	Giorgio Tavecchio[41]	27	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $555,000[46]
CB	Daryl Worley[47]	23	Carolina Panthers (traded to Philadelphia before being released)	1 year, $630,000[48]
LB	Derrick Johnson[49]	35	Kansas City Chiefs	1 year, $3 million[50]
S	Dallin Leavitt[51]	24	N/A (college)	3 years, $1.71 million[52]
LS	Drew Scott[51]	23	N/A (college)	3 years, $1.71 million[53]
G	Cameron Hunt[54]	26	Denver Broncos	2 years, $1.05 million[55]
DT	Ahtyba Rubin[56]	32	Atlanta Falcons	1 year, $1.015 million[57]
DT	Frostee Rucker[56]	34	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $1.015 million[58]
FB	Ryan Yurachek[59]	22	N/A (college)	3 years, $1.71 million[60]

Losses

Position	Player	Age	2018 Team
WR	Michael Crabtree[15]	30	Baltimore Ravens[61]
OL	Marshall Newhouse[62]	29	Buffalo Bills[63]
CB	Sean Smith[62]	30	Free agent
CB	T. J. Carrie	27	Cleveland Browns[64]
DE	Denico Autry	27	Indianapolis Colts[65]
LB	Aldon Smith[66]	28	Free agent
CB	David Amerson[67]	26	Kansas City Chiefs[68]
K	Sebastian Janikowski[69]	39	Seattle Seahawks[70]
P	Marquette King[71]	29	Denver Broncos[72]
TE	Clive Walford[73]	26	New York Jets[73]
LS	Andrew East[74]	26	Memphis Express (AAF),[75] Washington Redskins[76]
DT	Darius Latham[77]	23	Free agent
DE	Armonty Bryant[78]	27	Retirement[79]
LB	Cory James[78]	24	Free agent
QB	Josh Johnson[80]	31	San Diego Fleet,[81] Washington Redskins[82]
P	Colby Wadman[83]	23	Denver Broncos[84]
C	Alex Officer[54]	22	Kansas City Chiefs[85]
QB	Christian Hackenberg[86]	23	Cincinnati Bengals,[87] Memphis Express[81]
LB	Brady Sheldon[56]	25	Cleveland Browns,[88] Green Bay Packers[89]
FB	Henry Poggi[59]	24	New England Patriots[90]

Trades

Player/picks received	Player/compensation sent	Team
5th round pick (2018 draft) (originally owned by KC) (Traded to the Indianapolis Colts during the NFL draft) (WR Daurice Fountain)	WR Cordarrelle Patterson[91] 6th round pick (2018 draft) (Braxton Berrios)	New England Patriots
5th round pick (2018 draft) (P Johnny Townsend)	FB Jamize Olawale[92] 6th round pick (2018 draft) (Jamil Demby)	Dallas Cowboys
WR Martavis Bryant	3rd round pick (2018 draft) (Rasheem Green)[93]	Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Ryan Switzer	DE Jihad Ward[94]	Dallas Cowboys
QB Christian Hackenberg	conditional 7th round pick (2019 draft)[95]	New York Jets
1st round pick (2019 draft) (RB Josh Jacobs) 1st round pick (2020 draft) (CB Damon Arnette) 3rd round pick (2020 draft) (WR Bryan Edwards) 6th round pick (2019 draft) (Traded to the New York Jets in the 2019 offseason)	DE/OLB Khalil Mack[96] 2nd round pick (2020 draft) (Cole Kmet) conditional 7th round pick (2020 draft)	Chicago Bears
1st round pick (2019 draft) (S Johnathan Abram)	WR Amari Cooper[97]	Dallas Cowboys

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

2018 Oakland Raiders Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Kolton Miller	OT	UCLA	From Arizona
2	57	P. J. Hall	DT	Sam Houston State	From Tennessee
3	65	Brandon Parker	OT	NC A&T	From Baltimore
	87	Arden Key	DE	LSU	From LA Rams
4	110	Nick Nelson	CB	Wisconsin
5	140	Maurice Hurst	DT	Michigan	From Indianapolis
	173	Johnny Townsend	P	Florida	From Dallas
6	216	Azeem Victor	LB	Washington	Compensatory pick
7	228	Marcell Ateman	WR	Oklahoma St.

Notes

• The Raiders finished with the same overall record and strength of schedule as the San Francisco 49ers at the end of the 2017 season, and their selecting order was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine in March 2018; the Raiders lost the coin toss and received the 10th selection. Both teams rotated with the Miami Dolphins, receiving the 9th, 10th and 11th pick in each round.^[98]

Draft trades

• The Raiders traded their fifth-round selection (146th overall, S Tre Flowers) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's sixth-round selection (192nd overall, T Jamil Demby) and running back Marshawn Lynch.^[99]
• The Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (210th overall, WR Braxton Berrios) and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to New England in exchange for Kansas City's fifth-round selection (159th overall, WR Daurice Fountain).^[91]
• The Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (192nd overall, T Jamil Demby) and fullback Jamize Olawale to Dallas in exchange for Dallas's fifth-round selection (173rd overall, P Johnny Townsend).^[100]
• The Raiders were awarded four sixth-round compensatory picks (210th, 212th, 216th and 217th overall).^[101]

Undrafted free agent signings

• Marcus Baugh, TE, Ohio State, released at the end of training camp.^[102]
• Saeed Blacknall, WR, Penn State, waived and made the practice squad.^[103]
• Jason Cabinda, LB, Penn State, released at the end of training camp.^[102]
• Alex Officer, C, Pittsburgh, released on May 17.^[54]
• Eddy Piñeiro, K, Florida, placed on injured reserve at the end of training camp.^[102]
• Nick Sharga, FB, Temple, released on May 7.^[104]

Source^[105]

Staff

2018 Oakland Raiders staff

Front office Owner – Mark Davis President – Marc Badain Executive vice president/general counsel – Dan Ventrelle Interim general manager/director of college scouting – Shaun Herock Director of football administration – Tom Delaney Director of player personnel – Joey Clinkscales Assistant director of player personnel – Trey Scott Director of pro personnel – Dane Vandernat Assistant director of pro personnel – Von Hutchins Assistant director of college scouting – Brad Kaplan Head coaches Head coach – Jon Gruden Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Rich Bisaccia Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Olson Quarterbacks – Brian Callahan Running backs – Jemal Singleton Wide receivers – Edgar Bennett Tight ends – Frank Smith Offensive line – Tom Cable Assistant offensive line – Lemuel Jeanpierre Offensive quality control – Nick Holz Offensive quality control – Tim Berbenich

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Paul Guenther Defensive line – Mike Trgovac Assistant defensive line – Marco Coleman Linebackers – David Lippincott Defensive backs – Derrick Ansley Senior defensive assistant – Jim O'Neil Defensive quality control – Travis Smith Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Byron Storer Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Vacant Strength and conditioning assistant – D'Anthony Batiste Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden Strength and conditioning assistant – Kelsey Martinez Strength and conditioning assistant – Rick Slate

Final roster

2018 Oakland Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  4 Derek Carr  2 A. J. McCarron Running backs (RB) 28 Doug Martin 30 Jalen Richard 41 Keith Smith FB 33 DeAndré Washington Wide receivers (WR) 88 Marcell Ateman 17 Dwayne Harris 14 Keon Hatcher 82 Jordy Nelson 10 Seth Roberts Tight ends (TE) 84 Paul Butler 85 Derek Carrier 87 Jared Cook 86 Lee Smith 83 Darren Waller

Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Denzelle Good G 65 Chaz Green G 61 Rodney Hudson C 63 Cameron Hunt G 79 Denver Kirkland G 77 Kolton Miller T 71 Justin Murray T 70 Kelechi Osemele G 75 Brandon Parker T 68 David Sharpe T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Kony Ealy DE 78 Justin Ellis DT 92 P. J. Hall DT 90 Johnathan Hankins DT 73 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 99 Arden Key DE 97 Clinton McDonald DT/DE 98 Frostee Rucker DE 57 Gabe Wright DT

Linebackers (LB) 53 Jason Cabinda MLB 55 Marquel Lee MLB 50 Nicholas Morrow OLB 59 Tahir Whitehead OLB 58 Kyle Wilber OLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Bené Benwikere CB 21 Gareon Conley CB 38 Rico Gafford CB 31 Marcus Gilchrist SS 25 Erik Harris SS 42 Karl Joseph FS 32 Dallin Leavitt FS 36 Montrel Meander CB 22 Rashaan Melvin CB 23 Nick Nelson CB Special teams (ST)  8 Daniel Carlson K  5 Johnny Townsend P 47 Trent Sieg LS

Practice squad 80 Saeed Blacknall WR 40 James Butler RB 46 Cayson Collins MLB 49 James Cowser OLB 18 Rashard Davis WR 35 Makinton Dorleant CB 16 Johnny Holton WR 64 Jamar McGloster T  3 Nathan Peterman QB 44 Ryan Yurachek FB Reserve 12 Martavis Bryant WR (Susp.) 91 Shilique Calhoun DE (IR) 74 T. J. Clemmings T (IR) 48 Andrew DePaola LS (IR) 76 Jon Feliciano G (IR) 29 Leon Hall CB (IR) 66 Gabe Jackson G (IR) 19 Brandon LaFell WR (IR) 24 Marshawn Lynch RB (IR) 23 Dexter McDonald CB (IR) 37 Tevin Mitchel CB (IR) 27 Reggie Nelson FS (IR)  6 Mike Nugent K (IR) 72 Donald Penn T (IR-DFR)  9 Eddy Piñeiro K (IR) 93 Ahtyba Rubin DT (IR) 93 Jacquies Smith DE (IR) 94 Eddie Vanderdoes DT (PUP) 34 Chris Warren III RB (IR) 20 Daryl Worley CB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 20 reserve, 10 practice squad

Preseason

The Raiders' preseason opponents and schedule were released on April 11.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 10	Detroit Lions	W 16–10	1–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
2	August 18	at Los Angeles Rams	L 15–19	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
3	August 24	Green Bay Packers	W 13–6	2–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
4	August 30	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–19	3–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap

Regular season

On January 11, the NFL announced that the Raiders will play host to the Seattle Seahawks in a London Game in London, England. The game site, originally slated for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was later moved to Wembley Stadium. This marked the fourth time in five seasons in which the Raiders played a game outside the United States, as well as their second visit to London (the other being 2014).^[106]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–33	0–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
2	September 16	at Denver Broncos	L 19–20	0–2	Broncos Stadium at Mile High	Recap
3	September 23	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–28	0–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	Cleveland Browns	W 45–42 (OT)	1–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
5	October 7	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 10–26	1–4	StubHub Center	Recap
6	October 14	Seattle Seahawks	L 3–27	1–5	Wembley Stadium (London)	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 28	Indianapolis Colts	L 28–42	1–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
9	November 1	at San Francisco 49ers	L 3–34	1–7	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	Los Angeles Chargers	L 6–20	1–8	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
11	November 18	at Arizona Cardinals	W 23–21	2–8	State Farm Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	at Baltimore Ravens	L 17–34	2–9	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	Kansas City Chiefs	L 33–40	2–10	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
14	December 9	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–21	3–10	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
15	December 16	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–30	3–11	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Denver Broncos	W 27–14	4–11	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
17	December 30	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–35	4–12	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	10	13	33
Raiders	7	6	0	0	13

Game information

First quarter OAK – Marshawn Lynch 10-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:32. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:37. LAR – Todd Gurley 19-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 4:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:14. Second quarter OAK – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 12:33. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:22. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 2:43. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:11. OAK – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 2:30. Third quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 28-yard field goal, 9:07. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:56. LAR – Cooper Kupp 8-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:03. Rams 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:42. Fourth quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 55-yard field goal, 9:24. Rams 23–13. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:15. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 3:18. Rams 26–13. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:43. LAR – Marcus Peters 50-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:11. Rams 33–13. Top passers LAR – Jared Goff – 18/33, 233 yards, 2 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 29/40, 303 yards, 3 INT Top rushers LAR – Todd Gurley – 20 rushes, 108 yards OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 11 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers LAR – Brandin Cooks – 5 receptions, 87 yards OAK – Jared Cook – 9 receptions, 180 yards

Week One: Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Clear
• Game attendance: 53,857
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (ESPN/KGO): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

During the game, tight end Jared Cook set a new franchise record for most receiving yards in a game by a Raiders tight end finishing the night with 180 yards on nine catches. The previous record was held by Todd Christensen with 173 yards on November 20, 1986 against the San Diego Chargers.^[107] He was one of only six tight ends to ever record over 180 yards receiving since 1999.^[108] Quarterback Derek Carr threw three interceptions in a game for his second time in his career, the previous time was against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015.^[109]

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	9	7	0	19
Broncos	0	0	10	10	20

Game information

First quarter OAK – Mike Nugent 26-yard field goal, 9:33. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:27. Second quarter OAK – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 11:47. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:54. OAK – Marshawn Lynch 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:35. Raiders 12–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51. Third quarter DEN – Royce Freeman 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 9:06. Raiders 12–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:54. OAK – Seth Roberts 20-yard pass from Derek Carr (Mike Nugent kick), 5:25. Raiders 19–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:41. DEN – Brandon McManus 39-yard field goal, 2:43. Raiders 19–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:42. Fourth quarter DEN – Case Keenum 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 5:58. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:08. DEN – Brandon McManus 36-yard field goal, 0:06. Broncos 20–19. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 1:52. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 29/32, 288 yards, TD DEN – Case Keenum – 19/35, 222 yards, INT (1 rushing TD) Top rushers OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 18 carries, 65 yards, TD DEN – Philip Lindsay – 14 carries, 107 yards Top receivers OAK – Amari Cooper – 10 receptions, 116 yards DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 4 receptions, 96 yards

Week Two: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 76,696
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	7	3	20
Dolphins	0	7	7	14	28

Game information

First quarter OAK – Jordy Nelson 12-yard pass from Derek Carr (Mike Nugent kick), 13:34. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26. Second quarter MIA – Kenny Stills 34-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Jason Sanders kick), 12:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:31. OAK – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 3:34. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 8:37. Third quarter OAK – Marshawn Lynch 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:58. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 9:44. MIA – Jakeem Grant 18-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Jason Sanders kick), 0:55. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:03. Fourth quarter MIA – Jakeem Grant 52-yard pass from Albert Wilson (Jason Sanders kick), 7:18. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48. MIA – Albert Wilson 74-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Jason Sanders kick), 2:00. Dolphins 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:54. OAK – Mike Nugent 52-yard field goal, 0:20. Dolphins 28–20. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:40. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 27/39, 345 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 17/23, 289 yards, 3 TD Top rushers OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 19 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 3 carries, 26 yards Top receivers OAK – Jordy Nelson – 6 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD MIA – Kenny Stills – 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 65,667
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Browns	3	14	11	14	0	42
Raiders	7	7	7	21	3	45

Game information

First quarter OAK – Gareon Conley 36-yard interception return (Matt McCrane kick), 10:01. Raiders 7–0. CLE – Greg Joseph 25-yard field goal, 2:00. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:01. Second quarter CLE – Nick Chubb 63-yard run (run failed), 12:35. Browns 9–7. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:11. CLE – Darren Fells 49-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Duke Johnson run), 9:00. Browns 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:58. OAK – Amari Cooper 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Matt McCrane kick), 4:30. Browns 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:30. Third quarter CLE – Greg Joseph 28-yard field goal, 9:22. Browns 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:38. CLE – Jarvis Landry 2-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Duke Johnson run), 7:26. Browns 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:51. OAK – Jared Cook 7-yard pass from Derek Carr (Matt McCrane kick), 5:34. Browns 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:11. Fourth quarter OAK – Matt McCrane 29-yard field goal, 14:17. Browns 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:07. OAK – Jordy Nelson 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Matt McCrane kick), 12:46. Raiders 31–28. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:40. OAK – Matt McCrane 44-yard field goal, 10:46. Raiders 34–28. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:26. CLE – Carlos Hyde 1-yard run (Greg Joseph kick), 8:07. Browns 35–34. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:39. CLE – Nick Chubb 41-yard run (Greg Joseph kick), 4:20. Browns 42–34. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:25. OAK – Jared Cook 7-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr pass to Jordy Nelson), 0:30. Tied 42–42. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 0:58. Overtime OAK – Matt McCrane 29-yard field goal, 1:46. Raiders 45–42. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:41. Top passers CLE – Baker Mayfield – 21/41, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 35/58, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CLE – Nick Chubb – 3 carries, 105 yards, TD OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 20 carries, 130 yards Top receivers CLE – Rashard Higgins – 4 receptions, 61 yards OAK – Amari Cooper – 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD

Week Four: Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,387
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Megan Olivi
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
Chargers	3	14	3	6	26

Game information

First quarter LAC – Caleb Sturgis 49-yard field goal, 11:08. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:52. Second quarter OAK – Matt McCrane 24-yard field goal, 13:23. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:06. LAC – Austin Ekeler 44-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:04. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:04. LAC – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:39. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:15. Third quarter LAC – Caleb Sturgis 30-yard field goal, 6:05. Chargers 20–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:12. Fourth quarter LAC – Virgil Green 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed), 9:42. Chargers 26–3. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 6:23. OAK – Jordy Nelson 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Matt McCrane kick), 5:11. Chargers 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:31. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 24/33, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT LAC – Philip Rivers – 22/27, 339 yards, 2 TD Top rushers OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 9 carries, 31 yards LAC – Melvin Gordon – 19 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – Jalen Richard – 6 receptions, 53 yards LAC – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 90 yards

Week Five: Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

at Stubhub Center, Carson, California

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 25,362
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

NFL London Games

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	3	7	27
Raiders	0	0	0	3	3

Game information

First quarter SEA – Jaron Brown 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:24. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 7:36. Second quarter SEA – David Moore 19-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:10. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:14. SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:39. Third quarter SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 26-yard field goal, 11:42. Seahawks 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:56. Fourth quarter SEA – Tyler Lockett 10-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:55. Seahawks 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36. OAK – Matt McCrane 43-yard field goal, 8:25. Seahawks 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:30. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 17/23, 222 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 23/31, 142 yards Top rushers SEA – Chris Carson – 14 carries, 59 yards OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 13 carries, 45 yards Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin – 6 receptions, 91 yards OAK – Jalen Richard – 7 receptions, 48 yards

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 84,922
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	3	8	21	42
Raiders	0	14	14	0	28

Game information

First quarter IND – Mo Alie-Cox 26-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:21. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:39. IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:17. Second quarter OAK – Seth Roberts 31-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 11:56. Colts 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:04. OAK – Jared Cook 25-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 6:13. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:28. IND – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 0:26. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:47. Third quarter OAK – Derek Carr 1-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 9:49. Raiders 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:11. IND – Eric Ebron 20-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Andrew Luck-Chester Rogers pass), 7:39. Tied 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:10. OAK – Brandon LaFell 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:01. Raiders 28–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:38. Fourth quarter IND – Marlon Mack 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:47. Tied 28–28. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:14. IND – Jack Doyle 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:28. Colts 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:52. IND – Marlon Mack 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:55. Colts 42–28. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21. Top passers IND – Andrew Luck – 22/31, 239 yards, 3 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 21/28, 244 yards, 3 TD Top rushers IND – Marlon Mack – 25 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD OAK – Doug Martin – 13 carries, 72 yards Top receivers IND – Jack Doyle – 6 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD OAK – Jared Cook – 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 54,372
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
• Recap, Gamebook

This game was the first game for the Raiders without wide receiver Amari Cooper, as the Dallas Cowboys traded their 2019 1st round draft pick in exchange for Cooper the week before the game.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	0	0	0	3
49ers	7	10	14	3	34

Game information

First quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 37-yard field goal, 9:30. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:30. SF – Pierre Garçon 24-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 6:47. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43. Second quarter SF – Kendrick Bourne 4-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 12:40. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:24. SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 0:16. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:38. Third quarter SF – George Kittle 5-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 12:36. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:24. SF – Raheem Mostert 52-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:17. 49ers 31–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 25-yard field goal, 3:59. 49ers 34–3. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 5:32. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 16/21, 171 yards SF – Nick Mullens – 16/22, 262 yards, 3 TD Top rushers OAK – Doug Martin – 11 carries, 49 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 7 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Jalen Richard – 4 receptions, 45 yards SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 5:20 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 69,592
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox/NFLN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	7	3	20
Raiders	3	0	0	3	6

Game information

First quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 46-yard field goal, 2:51. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:34. Second quarter LAC – Michael Badgley 27-yard field goal, 5:47. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:23. LAC – Keenan Allen 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Michael Badgley kick), 0:24. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:09. Third quarter LAC – Melvin Gordon 66-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Michael Badgley kick), 12:32. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 30-yard field goal, 14:49. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:04. LAC – Michael Badgley 41-yard field goal, 7:12. Chargers 20–6. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:37. Top passers LAC – Philip Rivers – 18/16, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT OAK – Derek Carr – 24/37, 243 yards Top rushers LAC – Melvin Gordon – 18 carries, 93 yards OAK – Doug Martin – 15 carries, 61 yards Top receivers LAC – Melvn Gordon – 5 receptions, 72 yards OAK – Jalen Richard – 5 receptions, 52 yards

Week Ten: Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), hazy
• Game attendance: 54,750
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 11: at Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	6	3	23
Cardinals	14	0	0	7	21

Game information

First quarter OAK – Jared Cook 23-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 12:36. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:33. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 18-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Matt McCrane kick), 6:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 6:22. ARI – Christian Kirk 59-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Matt McCrane kick), 0:16. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:40. Second quarter OAK – Brandon LaFell 5-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 8:20. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:37. Third quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 49-yard field goal, 10:26. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:34. OAK – Daniel Carlson 21-yard field goal, 0:22. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 7:39. Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Matt McCrane kick), 5:02. Cardinals 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. OAK – Daniel Carlson 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 23–21. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:53. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 19/31, 192 yards, 2 TD ARI – Josh Rosen – 9/20, 136 yards, 3 TD Top rushers OAK – Jalen Richard – 11 carries, 61 yards ARI – David Johnson – 25 carries, 137 yards Top receivers OAK – Marcell Ateman – 4 receptions, 50 yards ARI – Christian Kirk – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST/1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny — retractable roof open
• Game attendance: 62,435
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	7	0	17
Ravens	3	10	7	14	34

Game information

First quarter OAK – Doug Martin 1-yard rush (Daniel Carlson kick), 8:45. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:15. BAL – Justin Tucker 47-yard field goal, 4:28. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:17. Second quarter BAL – Cyrus Jones 70-yard punt return (Justin Tucker kick), 12:45. Ravens 10–7. BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 7:11. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:05. OAK – Daniel Carlson 42-yard field goal, 2:34. Ravens 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:57. Third quarter BAL – Lamar Jackson 5-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 8:10. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:50. OAK – Jared Cook 16-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:09. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01. Fourth quarter BAL – Michael Crabtree 8-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 11:16. Ravens 27–17. Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 8:53. BAL – Terrell Suggs 43-yard fumble return (Justin Tucker kick), 5:55. Ravens 34–17. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 16/34, 194 yards, 1 TD BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/25, 178 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Doug Martin – 11 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD BAL – Gus Edwards – 23 carries, 118 yards Top receivers OAK – Seth Roberts – 2 receptions, 54 yards BAL – Mark Andrews – 1 reception, 74 yards

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,035
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	10	9	14	7	40
Raiders	0	7	9	17	33

Game information

First quarter KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 12:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:52. KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 7:42. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:31. Second quarter KC – Harrison Butker 50-yard field goal, 7:02. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 6:00. OAK – Doug Martin 1-yard rush (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:04. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:58. KC – Travis Kelce 6-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick blocked), 0:07. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 0:57. Third quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 50-yard field goal, 11:06. Chiefs 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:54. KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard rush (Harrison Butker kick), 5:48. Chiefs 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18. OAK – Jared Cook 24-yard pass from Derek Carr (run failed), 3:28. Chiefs 26–16. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:20. KC – Demetrius Harris 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:04. Chiefs 33–16. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter OAK – Lee Smith 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:41. Chiefs 33–23. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. OAK – Marcell Ateman 9-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 6:46. Chiefs 33–30. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:32. KC – Chris Conley 2-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 1:54. Chiefs 40–30. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. OAK – Daniel Carlson 44-yard field goal, 0:30. Chiefs 40–33. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:24. Top passers KC – Patrick Mahomes – 23/38, 295 yards, 4 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 29/38, 285 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Patrick Mahomes – 9 carries, 52 yards OAK – Jalen Richard – 6 carries, 95 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 12 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD OAK – Jared Cook – 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny skies
• Game attendance: 54,255
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

With the brutal loss the Raiders dropped to 2-10 and they were eliminated from playoff contention.

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	7	21
Raiders	7	3	0	14	24

Game information

First quarter OAK – Doug Martin 1-yard rush (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:44. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:16. Second quarter PIT – Stevan Ridley 2-yard rush (Chris Boswell kick), 12:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:30. OAK – Daniel Carlson 44-yard field goal, 8:04. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:14. PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:10. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:47. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter OAK – Lee Smith 3-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:20. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:50. PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 2:55. Steelers 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25. OAK – Derek Carrier 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 0:21. Raiders 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:34. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 25/29, 282 yards, 2 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 25/34, 322 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – Jaylen Samuels – 11 carries, 28 yards OAK – Doug Martin – 16 carries, 32 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 8 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD OAK – Jared Cook – 7 receptions, 116 yards

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,960
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 15: at Cincinnati Bengals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	6	3	16
Bengals	7	13	0	10	30

Game information

First quarter CIN – Tyler Boyd 7-yard pass from Jeff Driskel (Randy Bullock kick), 3:00. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:42. Second quarter CIN – Joe Mixon 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 10:17. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 4:53. CIN – Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal, 6:41. Bengals 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:48. OAK – Lee Smith 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 3:48. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. CIN – Randy Bullock 38-yard field goal. Bengals 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:09. Third quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 50-yard field goal, 6:27. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:46. OAK – Daniel Carlson 27-yard field goal, 2:38. Bengals 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:44. Fourth quarter CIN – Randy Bullock 23-yard field goal, 10:45. Bengals 23–13. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:53. OAK – Daniel Carlson 40-yard field goal, 5:05. Bengals 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:00. CIN – Joe Mixon 15-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 4:04. Bengals 30–16. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 1:01. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 21/38, 263 yards, 1 TD CIN – Jeff Driskel – 14/33, 130 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Doug Martin – 9 carries, 39 yards CIN – Joe Mixon – 27 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Jordy Nelson – 6 receptions, 88 yards CIN – Tyler Boyd – 4 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Week Fifteen: Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), overcast
• Game attendance: 44,568
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
• Recap, Gamebook

With the loss the Raiders dropped to 3-11 and secured dead last in the AFC West.

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	7	14
Raiders	7	10	0	10	27

Game information

First quarter OAK – Dwayne Harris 99-yard punt return (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:10. Raiders 7–0. Second quarter OAK – Doug Martin 24-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 7:56. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 5:35. OAK – Daniel Carlson 43-yard field goal, 0:19. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:02. Third quarter DEN – DaeSean Hamilton 7-yard pass from Case Keenum (Brandon McManus kick), 4:36. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:34. Fourth quarter OAK – Jalen Richard 3-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 12:16. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:20. DEN – Courtland Sutton 19-yard pass from Case Keenum (Brandon McManus kick), 7:31. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:45. OAK – Daniel Carlson 45-yard field goal, 4:38. Raiders 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:58. Top passers DEN – Case Keenum – 23/37, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT OAK – Derek Carr – 19/26, 167 yards Top rushers DEN – Phillip Lindsay – 10 rushes, 46 yards OAK – Doug Martin – 21 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Courtland Sutton – 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD OAK – Jordy Nelson – 7 receptions, 75 yards

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 5:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 53,850
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (ESPN/KGO): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
Chiefs	14	7	7	7	35

Game information

First quarter KC – Tyreek Hill 67-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 12:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:19. KC – Daniel Sorensen 54-yard Interception Return (Harrison Bukter kick), 5:44. Chiefs 14–0. Second quarter KC – Damien Williams 4-yard rush (Harrison Butker kick), 9:31. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:40. OAK – Daniel Carlson 50-yard field goal, 1:09. Chiefs 21-3. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:39. Third quarter KC – Demarcus Robinson 89-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:51. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 1:34. Fourth quarter KC – Tyreek Hill 15-yard rush (Harrison Butker kick), 13:25. Chiefs 35–3. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:36. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 24-33, 185 yards, 2 INT KC – Patrick Mahomes 14-24, 281 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Doug Martin 21 carries, 100 yards KC – Damien Williams 11 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – Jordy Nelson 9 receptions, 78 yards KC – Tyreek Hill 5 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

Week Seventeen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 77,550
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Gamebook

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	565	421	W1
(5) Los Angeles Chargers	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	428	329	W1
Denver Broncos	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	329	349	L4
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	290	467	L1

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.480	.401	W1
2[b]	New England Patriots	East	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.482	.494	W2
3[b]	Houston Texans	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.471	.435	W1
4	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.496	.450	W3
Wild Cards
5[a]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.477	.422	W1
6	Indianapolis Colts	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.465	.456	W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	6	1	.594	4–1–1	6–5–1	.504	.448	W1
8	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.520	.465	L1
9	Cleveland Browns	North	7	8	1	.469	3–2–1	5–6–1	.516	.411	L1
10	Miami Dolphins	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.469	.446	L3
11[c]	Denver Broncos	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.464	L4
12[c]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.535	.448	L2
13[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.411	W1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.549	.463	L1
15[d]	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.506	.438	L3
16[d]	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.547	.406	L1
Tiebreakers[e]
Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers in the AFC West based on division record, claiming the No. 1 seed. New England claimed the No. 2 seed over Houston based on head-to-head victory. Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.