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2013 Oakland Raiders

The 2013 Oakland Raiders went 4–12, finishing 4th in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 322 points and allowed 453.

Record
4–12
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
322–453
AFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 322 points, the ninth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 453, the fourth-most. Their point differential was -131.

How the season unfolded

The Raiders started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 4–12.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 19–9 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 (September 15, 2013).

Their heaviest loss was 49–20 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9 (November 3, 2013).

They scored a season-high 31 points against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15 (December 15, 2013), losing 56–31.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the AFC West, splitting with the Chargers and getting swept by the Broncos and the Chiefs.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–7 in the regular season.

Postseason

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

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2012, when they went 4–12.

In 2014, they went 3–13.

2013 schedule and results

2013 Oakland Raiders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2013at Indianapolis ColtsL 17–21
Week 2Sep 15, 2013vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 19–9
Week 3Sep 23, 2013at Denver BroncosL 21–37
Week 4Sep 29, 2013vs WashingtonL 14–24
Week 5Oct 6, 2013vs San Diego ChargersW 27–17
Week 6Oct 13, 2013at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–24
Week 8Oct 27, 2013vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 21–18
Week 9Nov 3, 2013vs Philadelphia EaglesL 20–49
Week 10Nov 10, 2013at New York GiantsL 20–24
Week 11Nov 17, 2013at Houston TexansW 28–23
Week 12Nov 24, 2013vs Tennessee TitansL 19–23
Week 13Nov 28, 2013at Dallas CowboysL 24–31
Week 14Dec 8, 2013at New York JetsL 27–37
Week 15Dec 15, 2013vs Kansas City ChiefsL 31–56
Week 16Dec 22, 2013at San Diego ChargersL 13–26
Week 17Dec 29, 2013vs Denver BroncosL 14–34

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.