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2007 Oakland Raiders

The 2007 Oakland Raiders went 4–12, finishing 4th in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 283 points and allowed 398.

Record
4–12
Home
2–6
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
283–398
AFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 283 points, the tenth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 398, the seventh-most. Their point differential was -115.

How the season unfolded

The Raiders started 2–2 and were 2–6 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 4–12.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 6 to Week 11.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 35–17 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 4 (September 30, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 49–11 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 (December 23, 2007).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–6.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the AFC West, splitting with the Broncos and the Chiefs and getting swept by the Chargers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, six games better than their record.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2006, when they went 2–14.

In 2008, they went 5–11.

2007 schedule and results

2007 Oakland Raiders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs Detroit LionsL 21–36
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at Denver BroncosL 20–23 (OT)
Week 3Sep 23, 2007vs Cleveland BrownsW 26–24
Week 4Sep 30, 2007at Miami DolphinsW 35–17
Week 6Oct 14, 2007at San Diego ChargersL 14–28
Week 7Oct 21, 2007vs Kansas City ChiefsL 10–12
Week 8Oct 28, 2007at Tennessee TitansL 9–13
Week 9Nov 4, 2007vs Houston TexansL 17–24
Week 10Nov 11, 2007vs Chicago BearsL 6–17
Week 11Nov 18, 2007at Minnesota VikingsL 22–29
Week 12Nov 25, 2007at Kansas City ChiefsW 20–17
Week 13Dec 2, 2007vs Denver BroncosW 34–20
Week 14Dec 9, 2007at Green Bay PackersL 7–38
Week 15Dec 16, 2007vs Indianapolis ColtsL 14–21
Week 16Dec 23, 2007at Jacksonville JaguarsL 11–49
Week 17Dec 30, 2007vs San Diego ChargersL 17–30

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.