2000 Oakland Raiders season

2000 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Jon Gruden
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 27–0 Lost Conference Championship (Ravens) 16–3
Pro Bowlers	Rich Gannon, QB Lincoln Kennedy, OT Steve Wisniewski, G Charles Woodson, CB

The 2000 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 31st season in the NFL, and 41st season overall. The Oakland Raiders returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, when the club was still in Los Angeles.^[1] Led by John Gruden, the club appeared in its first AFC Championship Game since 1990.

The Raiders held the Miami Dolphins scoreless in the divisional round, 27-0. The following week against the Baltimore Ravens, however, 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. The Ravens would go on to win the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.

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	DB	Florida State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 9–6	CBS 1:05pm	56,373
2	September 10, 2000	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	CBS 10:00am	56,769
3	September 17, 2000	Denver Broncos	L 32–24	CBS 1:15pm	62,078
4	September 24, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 36–10	CBS 1:05pm	45,702
5	Bye
6	October 8, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–28 (OT)	CBS 1:15pm	68,344
7	October 15, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	CBS 10:00am	79,025
8	October 22, 2000	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–3	CBS 1:05pm	57,490
9	October 29, 2000	at San Diego Chargers	W 15–13	ESPN 5:30pm	66,659
10	November 5, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	W 49–31	CBS 1:15pm	62,428
11	November 13, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 27–24	ABC 6:00pm	75,951
12	November 19, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–22	CBS 10:00am	64,900
13	November 26, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 41–14	FOX 1:05pm	55,175
14	December 3, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–20	CBS 10:00am	55,811
15	December 10, 2000	New York Jets	W 31–7	ESPN 5:30pm	62,632
16	December 16, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–24	CBS 1:05pm	68,681
17	December 24, 2000	Carolina Panthers	W 52–9	FOX 1:15pm	60,637

Season summary

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 0 0 6 6 • Raiders 0 0 2 7 9 Date: September 3 Location: Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California Game start: 4:15 p.m. EST Game attendance: 56,373 Game weather: 60°F; wind 12 Referee: Ron Blum Television network: CBS

Scoring summary Q3 OAK Safety, Robert Chancey tackled by Darrell Russell in end zone OAK 2–0 Q4 SD Robert Chancey 3 yard run (kick failed) SD 6–2 Q4 OAK Andre Rison 10 yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 9–6

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Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 3 0 0 0 3 • Raiders 7 14 0 10 31 Date: October 22 Location: Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California Game start: 4:05 p.m. EST Game attendance: 57,490 Game weather: 66°F, wind 26 mph Referee: Bill Carollo Television network: CBS

Scoring summary Q1 SEA Rian Lindell 44 yard field goal SEA 3–0 Q1 OAK Tim Brown 16 yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 7–3 Q2 OAK Tim Brown 9 yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 14–3 Q2 OAK Tyrone Wheatley 80 yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 21–3 Q4 OAK Sebastian Janikowski 32 yard field goal OAK 24–3 Q4 OAK James Jett 23 yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 31–3

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Standings

AFC West
	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

Roster

Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks 12 Rich Gannon 14 Bobby Hoying Running Backs 32 Zack Crockett RB/FB 28 Randy Jordan 26 Napoleon Kaufman 42 Terry Kirby 40 Jon Ritchie FB 47 Tyrone Wheatley Wide Receivers 81 Tim Brown 88 David Dunn 82 James Jett 84 Jerry Porter 80 Andre Rison Tight Ends 87 Jeremy Brigham 89 Mondriel Fulcher 83 Rickey Dudley		Offensive Linemen 73 Darryl Ashmore G 79 Mo Collins G 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 63 Barret Robbins C 65 Barry Sims T 74 Matt Stinchcomb T 62 Adam Treu C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive Linemen 94 Tony Bryant DE 57 Roderick Coleman DT 90 Grady Jackson DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 95 Austin Robbins DT 96 Darrell Russell DT 99 Josh Taves DE 91 Regan Upshaw DE		Linebackers 58 Elijah Alexander 50 Eric Barton 54 Greg Biekert 55 Bobby Brooks 53 Travian Smith 59 William Thomas Defensive Backs 21 Eric Allen CB 27 Calvin Branch CB 33 Anthony Dorsett S 23 Darrien Gordon CB 37 Johnnie Harris CB 20 Tory James CB 39 Brandon Jennings CB 41 Eric Johnson S 49 Marquez Pope S 24 Charles Woodson CB Special Teams 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff Game

Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0

	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

AFC Championship Game

Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3

	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 (13 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 62,784
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein

Awards and records

• Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) ^[5]
• Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) ^[5]
• Led NFL, Rushing Offense ^[5]
• Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December ^[6]
• Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award^[7]
• Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
• Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team ^[8]
• Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award ^[6]
• 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) ^[6]
• Shane Lechler, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[9]

Pro Bowl selections

• Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[10]
• Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[10]
• Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[10]
• Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[10]

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. Oakland Raiders - Draft History. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
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• Raiders on jt-sw.com