2016 Oakland Raiders
The 2016 Oakland Raiders went 12–4, finishing 2nd in the AFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 416 points and allowed 385.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 5–2
- Road & neutral
- 7–2
- Points
- 416–385
- AFC West
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 416 points, the seventh-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 385, the 13th-most. Their point differential was +31.
How the season unfolded
The Raiders started 3–1 and were 6–2 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 7 to Week 13.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 33–16 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 7 (October 23, 2016).
Their heaviest loss was 24–6 to the Denver Broncos in Week 17 (January 1, 2017).
They scored a season-high 38 points against the Buffalo Bills in Week 13 (December 4, 2016), winning 38–24.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 9–2.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the AFC West, sweeping the Chargers, splitting with the Broncos, and getting swept by the Chiefs.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Houston Texans 27–14 on the road.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2015, when they went 7–9.
Their 12 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2002.
In 2017, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
2016 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2016 | at New Orleans Saints | W 35–34 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2016 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 28–35 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2016 | at Tennessee Titans | W 17–10 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2016 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 28–27 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2016 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2016 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2016 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 33–16 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2016 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–24 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2016 | vs Denver Broncos | W 30–20 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2016 | vs Houston Texans | W 27–20 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2016 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 35–32 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2016 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 38–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2016 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2016 | at San Diego Chargers | W 19–16 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2016 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 33–25 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2017 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–24 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2017 | at Houston Texans | L 14–27 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.