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2019 Oakland Raiders

The 2019 Oakland Raiders went 7–9, finishing 3rd in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 313 points and allowed 419.

Record
7–9
Home
4–3
Road & neutral
3–6
Points
313–419
AFC West
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 313 points, the ninth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 419, the ninth-most. Their point differential was -106.

How the season unfolded

The Raiders started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 9 to Week 11.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 12 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 24–16 over the Denver Broncos in Week 1 (September 9, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 34–3 to the New York Jets in Week 12 (November 24, 2019).

They scored a season-high 31 points against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4 (September 29, 2019), winning 31–24.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–3.

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 0–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

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

Before and after

That was a three-win improvement on 2018, when they went 4–12.

In 2020, they went 8–8.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Oakland Raiders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2019vs Denver BroncosW 24–16
Week 2Sep 15, 2019vs Kansas City ChiefsL 10–28
Week 3Sep 22, 2019at Minnesota VikingsL 14–34
Week 4Sep 29, 2019at Indianapolis ColtsW 31–24
Week 5Oct 6, 2019vs Chicago BearsW 24–21
Week 7Oct 20, 2019at Green Bay PackersL 24–42
Week 8Oct 27, 2019at Houston TexansL 24–27
Week 9Nov 3, 2019vs Detroit LionsW 31–24
Week 10Nov 7, 2019vs Los Angeles ChargersW 26–24
Week 11Nov 17, 2019vs Cincinnati BengalsW 17–10
Week 12Nov 24, 2019at New York JetsL 3–34
Week 13Dec 1, 2019at Kansas City ChiefsL 9–40
Week 14Dec 8, 2019vs Tennessee TitansL 21–42
Week 15Dec 15, 2019vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 16–20
Week 16Dec 22, 2019at Los Angeles ChargersW 24–17
Week 17Dec 29, 2019at Denver BroncosL 15–16

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.