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Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 5 · RCA Dome · Sunday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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OAKOakland Raiders23Away
INDIndianapolis Colts18Home
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Raiders beat Colts 23–18 in 2001 Week 5

The Oakland Raiders beat the Indianapolis Colts 23–18 on the road at RCA Dome in Week 5 of the 2001 regular season on October 14, 2001. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Raiders to 4–1 and dropped the Colts to 2–2. It was the Raiders’ third straight win. The Raiders finished 2001 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Colts finished 2001 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Oakland Raiders won 38–31 on September 10, 2000. When they met again, the Indianapolis Colts won 35–14 on October 10, 2004.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Raiders lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2000 Full series history

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