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2014 Oakland Raiders

The 2014 Oakland Raiders went 3–13, finishing 4th in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 253 points and allowed 452.

Record
3–13
Home
3–4
Road & neutral
0–9
Points
253–452
AFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 253 points, the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 452, the most. Their point differential was -199, the worst in the league.

How the season unfolded

The Raiders opened with four straight losses and were 0–8 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 3–13.

Their longest losing streak was ten games, from Week 1 to Week 11.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 24–13 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 14 (December 7, 2014).

Their heaviest loss was 52–0 to the St. Louis Rams in Week 13 (November 30, 2014).

They scored a season-high 28 points against the San Diego Chargers in Week 6 (October 12, 2014), losing 31–28.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.

Division and playoff opponents

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

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

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

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2013, when they went 4–12.

In 2015, they went 7–9.

2014 schedule and results

2014 Oakland Raiders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2014at New York JetsL 14–19
Week 2Sep 14, 2014vs Houston TexansL 14–30
Week 3Sep 21, 2014at New England PatriotsL 9–16
Week 4Sep 28, 2014vs Miami DolphinsL 14–38
Week 6Oct 12, 2014vs San Diego ChargersL 28–31
Week 7Oct 19, 2014vs Arizona CardinalsL 13–24
Week 8Oct 26, 2014at Cleveland BrownsL 13–23
Week 9Nov 2, 2014at Seattle SeahawksL 24–30
Week 10Nov 9, 2014vs Denver BroncosL 17–41
Week 11Nov 16, 2014at San Diego ChargersL 6–13
Week 12Nov 20, 2014vs Kansas City ChiefsW 24–20
Week 13Nov 30, 2014at St. Louis RamsL 0–52
Week 14Dec 7, 2014vs San Francisco 49ersW 24–13
Week 15Dec 14, 2014at Kansas City ChiefsL 13–31
Week 16Dec 21, 2014vs Buffalo BillsW 26–24
Week 17Dec 28, 2014at Denver BroncosL 14–47

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.