2000 Oakland Raiders season

2000 Oakland Raiders season
2000 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
Head coach	Jon Gruden
General manager	Al Davis
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 27–0; Lost AFC Championship (vs. Ravens) 3–16
Pro Bowlers	Rich Gannon, QB; Lincoln Kennedy, OT; Steve Wisniewski, G; Charles Woodson, CB
	← 1999; Raiders seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League, 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, 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.

As the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Raiders received a bye into the divisional round of the playoffs. The Raiders held the Miami Dolphins scoreless, winning 27–0. The following week against the 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[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2000 Oakland Raiders draft
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	DL	Arizona State
5	142	Shane Lechler *	P	Texas A&M
7	227	Mondriel Fulcher	TE	Miami (FL)
7	231	Clifton Black	DB	Texas State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff[]

2000 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Jon Gruden
Coaches’ Assistant –

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bill Callahan
Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens
Running Backs – Skip Peete
Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff
Tight Ends –
Offensive Quality Control – John Morton
Quality Control – David Shaw

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan
Defensive Line – Mike Waufle
Linebackers –
Defensive Backs – Ron Lynn
Assistant Defensive Backs/Director of Squad Development – Willie Brown
Defensive Assistant – Woodrow Lowe
Defensive Quality Control – Don Martin

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Bob Casullo

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster[]

**2000 Oakland Raiders final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Rich Gannon 14 Bobby Hoying 16 Rodney Peete 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 83 Rickey Dudley 89 Mondriel Fulcher		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		Reserve lists 85 Terry Mickens WR (IR) Practice squad 92 Junior Ioane DE Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(PDT)	TV Announcers	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 9–6	CBS 1:15pm	Gus Johnson & Brent Jones	56,373
2	September 10, 2000	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	CBS 10:00am	Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian	56,769
3	September 17, 2000	Denver Broncos	L 24–33	CBS 1:05pm	Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian	62,078
4	September 24, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 36–10	CBS 1:15pm	Don Criqui & Steve Tasker	45,702
5	Bye
6	October 8, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–28 (OT)	CBS 1:15pm	Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian	68,344
7	October 15, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	CBS 10:00am	Ian Eagle & Mark May	79,025
8	October 22, 2000	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–3	CBS 1:05pm	Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian	57,490
9	October 29, 2000	at San Diego Chargers	W 15–13	ESPN 5:30pm	Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots	66,659
10	November 5, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	W 49–31	CBS 1:15pm	Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece	62,428
11	November 13, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 24–27	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	CBS 10:00am	Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein	64,900
13	November 26, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 41–14	FOX 1:05pm	Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts	55,175
14	December 3, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–21	CBS 10:00am	Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston	55,811
15	December 10, 2000	New York Jets	W 31–7	ESPN 5:30pm	Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots	62,632
16	December 16, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–27	CBS 1:06pm	Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein	68,681
17	December 24, 2000	Carolina Panthers	W 52–9	FOX 1:15pm	Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Mindi Bach	60,637

Season summary[]

Week 1[]

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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 (18.9 °C), wind 26 miles per hour (42 km/h; 23 kn)
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian

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Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	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

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) ^[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[]

^ History: NFL Football – Oakland Raiders
^ Siragusa fined for hit on Gannon
^ "Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders Team Encyclopedia".
^ Oakland Raiders – Draft History. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
^ ^a ^b ^c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 204
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

[1] History: NFL Football – Oakland Raiders

[2] Siragusa fined for hit on Gannon

[3] "Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders Team Encyclopedia".

[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.

[Fact_Book_p._215-7] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215

[Fact_Book_p._202-8] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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

[Fact_Book_p._362-12] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

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v t Las Vegas Raiders
Founded in 1960 Played in Oakland, California (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Paradise, Nevada Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada
Franchise	History in Oakland in Los Angeles relocation to Las Vegas Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches
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Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis President: General manager: Mike Mayock Head coach: Rich Bisaccia (interim)
Culture	Las Vegas Raiderettes Raider Nation "The Autumn Wind" Mount Davis Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill Straight Outta L.A. In the House
Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game
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Wild card berths (6)	1977 1980 1984 1991 1993 2016
Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002
Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002
League championships (4)	1967 1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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