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 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
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJon Gruden
Home fieldNetwork Associates Coliseum
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon 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

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 9th 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

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]

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
  • 10 Scott Dreisbach QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 85 Terry Mickens WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


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, 2000 San Diego Chargers W 9–6 1–0 CBS 1:15pm Gus Johnson & Brent Jones 56,373
2 September 10, 2000 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–31 2–0 CBS 10:00am Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian 56,769
3 September 17, 2000 Denver Broncos L 24–33 2–1 CBS 1:05pm Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian 62,078
4 September 24, 2000 Cleveland Browns W 36–10 3–1 CBS 1:15pm Don Criqui & Steve Tasker 45,702
5 Bye
6 October 8, 2000 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, 2000 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 5–1 CBS 10:00am Ian Eagle & Mark May 79,025
8 October 22, 2000 Seattle Seahawks W 31–3 6–1 CBS 1:05pm Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian 57,490
9 October 29, 2000 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, 2000 Kansas City Chiefs W 49–31 8–1 CBS 1:15pm Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece 62,428
11 November 13, 2000 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, 2000 at New Orleans Saints W 31–22 9–2 CBS 10:00am Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein 64,900
13 November 26, 2000 Atlanta Falcons W 41–14 10–2 FOX 1:05pm Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts 55,175
14 December 3, 2000 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 10–3 CBS 10:00am Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston 55,811
15 December 10, 2000 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, 2000 at Seattle Seahawks L 24–27 11–4 CBS 1:06pm Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein 68,681
17 December 24, 2000 Carolina Panthers W 52–9 12–4 FOX 1:15pm Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Mindi Bach 60,637

Week 1

1 234Total
Chargers 0 006 6
Raiders 0 027 9

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Week 8

1 234Total
Seahawks 3 000 3
Raiders 7 14010 31

[6]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Oakland Raiders 1240.750479299W1
(5) Denver Broncos 1150.688485369W1
Kansas City Chiefs 790.438355354L1
Seattle Seahawks 6100.375320405L1
San Diego Chargers 1150.063269440L4

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff Game

Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Raiders 10 10 7027

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

AFC Championship Game

Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 10 3316
Raiders 0 0 303

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Awards and records

  • Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) [7]
  • Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) [7]
  • Led NFL, Rushing Offense [7]
  • Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December [8]
  • Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award[9]
  • Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
  • Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
  • Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [10]
  • Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award [8]
  • 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) [8]
  • Shane Lechler, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [11]

Pro Bowl selections

  • Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[12]
  • Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[12]
  • Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[12]
  • Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[12]

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. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
  6. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
  7. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
  8. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  9. "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  10. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203
  11. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 204
  12. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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