The 2000Oakland Raidersseason 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 championBaltimore 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]
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)
The 2000Oakland Raidersseason 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 championBaltimore 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]
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)