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2006 Oakland Raiders

The 2006 Oakland Raiders went 2–14, finishing 4th in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 168 points and allowed 332.

Record
2–14
Home
2–6
Road & neutral
0–8
Points
168–332
AFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 168 points, the fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 332, the 15th-most. Their point differential was -164, the worst in the league.

Their 2–14 record was the worst in the NFL.

How the season unfolded

The Raiders opened with four straight losses and were 2–6 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 2–14.

Their longest losing streak was nine games, from Week 9 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 22–9 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7 (October 22, 2006).

Their heaviest loss was 27–0 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 1 (September 11, 2006).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 0–6 against the AFC West, getting swept by the Chargers, the Broncos, and the Chiefs.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–7 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7, seven games better than their record.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2005, when they went 4–12.

Their two wins are the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.

In 2007, they went 4–12.

2006 schedule and results

2006 Oakland Raiders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2006vs San Diego ChargersL 0–27
Week 2Sep 17, 2006at Baltimore RavensL 6–28
Week 4Oct 1, 2006vs Cleveland BrownsL 21–24
Week 5Oct 8, 2006at San Francisco 49ersL 20–34
Week 6Oct 15, 2006at Denver BroncosL 3–13
Week 7Oct 22, 2006vs Arizona CardinalsW 22–9
Week 8Oct 29, 2006vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 20–13
Week 9Nov 6, 2006at Seattle SeahawksL 0–16
Week 10Nov 12, 2006vs Denver BroncosL 13–17
Week 11Nov 19, 2006at Kansas City ChiefsL 13–17
Week 12Nov 26, 2006at San Diego ChargersL 14–21
Week 13Dec 3, 2006vs Houston TexansL 14–23
Week 14Dec 10, 2006at Cincinnati BengalsL 10–27
Week 15Dec 17, 2006vs St. Louis RamsL 0–20
Week 16Dec 23, 2006vs Kansas City ChiefsL 9–20
Week 17Dec 31, 2006at New York JetsL 3–23

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2006 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.