2000 Oakland Raiders
The 2000 Oakland Raiders went 12–4, and lost the conference championship. They scored 479 points and allowed 299.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 479–299
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 479 points, the third-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 299, the ninth-fewest. Their point differential was +180, the best in the league.
How the season unfolded
The Raiders started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 4 to Week 10.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 52–9 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 (December 24, 2000).
Their heaviest loss was 16–3 to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game (January 14, 2001).
They shut out the Miami Dolphins (Divisional round).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Miami Dolphins 27–0 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 16–3 at home.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 1999, when they went 8–8.
Their 12 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2001, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2000 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 3, 2000 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 9–6 |
| Week 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–31 |
| Week 3 | Sep 17, 2000 | vs Denver Broncos | L 24–33 |
| Week 4 | Sep 24, 2000 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 36–10 |
| Week 6 | Oct 8, 2000 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–28 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 15, 2000 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 22, 2000 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 31–3 |
| Week 9 | Oct 29, 2000 | at San Diego Chargers | W 15–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 5, 2000 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 49–31 |
| Week 11 | Nov 13, 2000 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–27 |
| Week 12 | Nov 19, 2000 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–22 |
| Week 13 | Nov 26, 2000 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 41–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 3, 2000 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 10, 2000 | vs New York Jets | W 31–7 |
| Week 16 | Dec 16, 2000 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 |
| Week 17 | Dec 24, 2000 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 52–9 |
| Divisional | Jan 6, 2001 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 27–0 |
| Conference championship | Jan 14, 2001 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 3–16 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2000 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.