2000 Oakland Raiders season

2000 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJon Gruden
Home stadiumNetwork Associates Coliseum
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC West
PlayoffsWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Dolphins) 27–0
Lost AFC Championship
(vs. Ravens) 3–16
Pro BowlersRich Gannon, QB
Lincoln Kennedy, OT
Steve Wisniewski, G
Charles Woodson, CB

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.

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

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

2000 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
  • 86 Terrance Huston TE
  • 35 Jabari Jackson RB
  •  7 Marcus Knight WR
  • 19 Brock McGrew WR

Reserve

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 34Total
Chargers 0 0 066
Raiders 0 0 279

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

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 24738
Colts 14 10 0731

at RCA Dome

Game information

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 34Total
Broncos 17 7 3633
Raiders 7 17 0024

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

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 4: Cleveland Browns (2–1) at Oakland Raiders (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 0 3010
Raiders 7 21 0836

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

Week 5: Bye

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 6: Oakland Raiders (3–1) at San Francisco 49ers (2–3)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Raiders 3 3 157634
49ers 0 14 014028

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

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 7: Oakland Raiders (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 31020
Chiefs 0 17 0017

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

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: Seattle Seahawks (2–5) at Oakland Raiders (5–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 003
Raiders 7 14 01031

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week 9: Oakland Raiders (6–1) at San Diego Chargers (0–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 9 3 0315
Chargers 0 0 7613

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Oakland Raiders (11–3) at Seattle Seahawks (5–9)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7724
Seahawks 10 3 01427

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) 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 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Raiders 10 10 7027

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

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 34Total
Ravens 0 10 3316
Raiders 0 0 303

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

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

References

  1. ^ History: NFL Football – Oakland Raiders
  2. ^ "Siragusa Fined for Hit on Gannon". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ Oakland Raiders – Draft History. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
  5. ^ "San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders — September 3rd, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results". The Football Database.
  8. ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
  9. ^ "Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders — September 17th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders — September 24th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers — October 8th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs — October 15th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders — October 22nd, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Co. p. 215. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
  15. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. p. 202.
  16. ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  17. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. p. 203.
  18. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. p. 204.
  19. ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. p. 362.
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