# 2000 Oakland Raiders season

The 2000 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 41st overall, their sixth season of their second stint in Oakland, and the third season under head coach Jon Gruden. The Raiders finished the season 12–4 (the best record in the Gruden era), winning the AFC West and advancing to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1990. They returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, when the team was still in Los Angeles. The Divisional Round playoff game versus the Miami Dolphins would be their first home playoff game in Oakland since defeating the Houston Oilers in the 1980 AFC Wild Card Playoffs.
This was the first of three consecutive AFC West titles for the Raiders. As the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Raiders received a bye into the divisional round of the playoffs. Their four regular season losses were by a combined 16 points. The Raiders held the Miami Dolphins scoreless, winning 27–0. The following week against the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, starting quarterback Rich Gannon sustained a shoulder injury after being hit by Baltimore's Tony Siragusa early in the second quarter. The loss of Gannon was too steep to overcome as the Raiders lost 16–3. Siragusa was later fined $10,000 for the hit. This was the NFL-record ninth playoff loss in Raiders history with a Super Bowl berth at stake (since tied by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013). The Raiders set a still-standing franchise record for most points scored in the regular season, with 479.
The season was also the first for kicker Sebastian Janikowski. He would play 276 games in the regular season and playoffs as a Raider, a franchise record.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| FS Anthony Dorsett (Titans) | DT Russell Maryland (Packers) |
| WR Andre Rison (Chiefs) | LB Richard Harvey (Chargers) |
| LB Elijah Alexander (Colts) | K Michael Husted (Redskins) |
| LB William Thomas (Eagles) | P Leo Araguz (Rams) |
| SS Marquez Pope (Browns) | CB Marquis Walker (Lions) |
| RB Terry Kirby (Browns) | |
| DE Regan Upshaw (Jaguars) | |

### NFL Draft

2000 Oakland Raiders draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 17 | Sebastian Janikowski * | K | Florida State | First pure placekicker drafted in 1st round since 1966 |
| 2 | 47 | Jerry Porter | WR | West Virginia | |
| 4 | 107 | Junior Ioane | DT | Arizona State | |
| 5 | 142 | Shane Lechler * | P | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 227 | Mondriel Fulcher | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 7 | 231 | Clifton Black | CB | Texas State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted Free Agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Shamari Buchanan | Wide receiver | Alabama |
| Jeff Cronshagen | Tackle | Stanford |
| Joey Hamilton | Wide receiver | Jacksonville State |
| Jabari Jackson | Running back | USC |
| Julius Jackson | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| Brandon Jennings | Safety | Texas A&M |
| Eric Johnson | Safety | Nebraska |
| Marcus Knight | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| Abdul Salam Noah | Defensive tackle | San Jose State |
| Anthony White | Running back | Kentucky |

## Roster

Rookies in italics

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | TV Time(PDT) | TV Announcers | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3 | San Diego Chargers | W 9–6 | 1–0 | CBS 1:15pm | Gus Johnson & Brent Jones | 56,373 |
| 2 | September 10 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–31 | 2–0 | CBS 10:00am | Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian | 56,769 |
| 3 | September 17 | Denver Broncos | L 24–33 | 2–1 | CBS 1:05pm | Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian | 62,078 |
| 4 | September 24 | Cleveland Browns | W 36–10 | 3–1 | CBS 1:15pm | Don Criqui & Steve Tasker | 45,702 |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | October 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–28 (OT) | 4–1 | CBS 1:15pm | Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian | 68,344 |
| 7 | October 15 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–17 | 5–1 | CBS 10:00am | Ian Eagle & Mark May | 79,025 |
| 8 | October 22 | Seattle Seahawks | W 31–3 | 6–1 | CBS 1:05pm | Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian | 57,490 |
| 9 | October 29 | at San Diego Chargers | W 15–13 | 7–1 | ESPN 5:30pm | Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots | 66,659 |
| 10 | November 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 49–31 | 8–1 | CBS 1:15pm | Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece | 62,428 |
| 11 | November 13 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–27 | 8–2 | ABC 6:00pm | Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson | 75,951 |
| 12 | November 19 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–22 | 9–2 | CBS 10:00am | Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein | 64,900 |
| 13 | November 26 | Atlanta Falcons | W 41–14 | 10–2 | FOX 1:05pm | Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts | 55,175 |
| 14 | December 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–21 | 10–3 | CBS 10:00am | Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston | 55,811 |
| 15 | December 10 | New York Jets | W 31–7 | 11–3 | ESPN 5:30pm | Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots | 62,632 |
| 16 | December 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 | 11–4 | CBS 1:06pm | Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein | 68,681 |
| 17 | December 24 | Carolina Panthers | W 52–9 | 12–4 | FOX 1:15pm | Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Mindi Bach | 60,637 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 3, 2000
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C); wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
* Game attendance: 56,373
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers: Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring plays
Second Quarter
No scoring plays
Third Quarter
OAK — Chancey tackled by Russell in end zone for safety. Raiders 2–0
Fourth Quarter
SDG — Chancey 3 yard run (kick failed). Chargers 6–2
OAK — Rison 10 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 9–6
Top passers
SDG — Ryan Leaf, 17/39, 180 yards, 3 INT
OAK — Rich Gannon, 20/35, 176 yards, TD
Top rushers
SDG — Robert Chancey, 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley, 13 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
SDG — Jeff Graham, 4 receptions, 62 yards
OAK — Andre Rison, 5 receptions, 49 yards :

#### Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 38 |
| Colts | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at RCA Dome
* Date: September 10, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 56,769
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian
Game information :
First Quarter
IND — Pollard 13-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:17. Colts 7–0
IND — James 6-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 4:57. Colts 14–0
Second Quarter
IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0
OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7
IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7
Third Quarter
OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17
OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24
OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24
IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31
Top passers
OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 207 yards
IND — Peyton Manning, 33/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 8 rushes, 66 yards
IND — Edgerrin James, 18 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK — Tim Brown, 8 receptions, 66 yards
IND — Marvin Harrison, 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD :
This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis. Their previous regular season away game against the Colts occurred as far back as 1975 in Baltimore, although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason. This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.

#### Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Raiders | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 17, 2000
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26.1 °C), relative humidity 55%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 62,078
* Referee: Mike Carey
Game information :
First Quarter
DEN — McCaffrey 10-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 8:45. Broncos 7–0
DEN — Pryce 28-yard defensive fumble return (Nedney kick), 8:26. Broncos 14–0
DEN — Nedney 24-yard field goal, 6:24. Broncos 17–0
OAK — Brown 11-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 2:36. Broncos 17–7
Second Quarter
DEN — Griffith 1-yard pass from Griese (Nedney kick), 14:27. Broncos 24–7
OAK — Janikowski 19-yard field goal, 10:25. Broncos 24–10
OAK — Brown 9 yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:23. Broncos 24–17
OAK — Randy Jordan 3 yard blocked punt return (Janikowski kick), 7:48. 24–24
Third Quarter
DEN — Nedney 32-yard field goal, 3:53. Broncos 27—24
Fourth Quarter
DEN — Nedney 22-yard field goal, 13:07. Broncos 30—24
DEN — Nedney 21-yard field goal, 4:48. Broncos 33—24
Top Passers
DEN — Brian Griese, 21/31, 213 yards, 2 TD
OAK — Rich Gannon, 13/21, 159 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN — Mike Anderson, 32 rushes, 187 yards
OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 5 rushes, 86 yards
Top receivers
DEN — Ed McCaffrey, 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD
OAK — Tim Brown, 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 36 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 24, 2000
* Game time: 4:17 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C), relative humidity 35%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
* Game attendance: 45,702
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
Game information :
First Quarter
CLE — Chiaverini 15-yard pass from Couch (Dawson kick), 10:17. Browns 7—0
OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick),7:21. 7–7
Second Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 13:27. Raiders 14–7
OAK — Crockett 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 1:17. Raiders 21–7
OAK — Thomas 46-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 0:42. Raiders 28–7
Third Quarter
CLE — Dawson 29-yard field goal, 2:49. Raiders 28–10
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 13:14. Raiders 31–10
OAK — Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 5:51. Raiders 34–10
OAK — Safety, Couch penalized for intentional grounding in end zone, 5:34. Raiders 36–10
Top passers
CLE — Tim Couch, 16/29, 141 yards, TD, 2 INT
OAK — Rich Gannon, 14/23, 179 yards
Top rushers
CLE — Errict Rhett, 15 rushes, 85 yards
OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 21 rushed 63 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CLE — Travis Prentice, 5 receptions, 45 yards
OAK — Tim Brown, 3 receptions, 54 yards
OAK — Andre Rison, 3 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: October 8, 2000
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
* Game attendance: 68,344
* Referee: Ron Blum
Game information :
First Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 12:44. Raiders 3–0
Second Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 35-yard field goal, 11:41. Raiders 6–0
SFO — Owens 4-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 6:22. 49ers 7–6
SFO — Rice 5-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 0:19. 49ers 14–6
Third Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Gannon run), 9:58. 14–14
OAK — Brown 30-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 4:50. Raiders 21–14
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Gannon 13-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 14:48. Raiders 28–14
SFO — Owens 31-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 9:51. Raiders 28–21
SFO — Garner 9-yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick), 8:38. 28–28
Overtime
OAK — Brown 31-yard pass from Gannon, 4:45. Raiders 34–28
Top passers
OAK — Rich Gannon, 21/43, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT
SFO — Jeff Garcia, 28/41, 336 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
OAK – Rich Gannon 12 rushes, 85 yards, TD
SFO — Charlie Garner, 24 rushes, 109 yards
Top receivers
OAK — Tim Brown, 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
SFO — Terrell Owens, 122 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 15, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 96%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 79,025
* Referee: Tony Corrente
Game information :
First Quarter
OAK — Kaufman 4-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 5:09. Raiders 7–0
Second Quarter
KAN — Peterson 27-yard field goalm 6:38. Raiders 7–3
KAN — Gonzalez 14-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 2:49. Chiefs 10–7
KAN — Richardson 15-yard pass from Grbac (Peterson kick), 0:12. Chiefs 17–7
Third Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 10:16. Chiefs 17–10
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 7-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 9:25. 17–17
OAK — Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 0:25. Raiders 20–17
Top passers
OAK — Rich Gannon, 28/33, 244 yards, 2 TD
KAN — Elvis Grbac, 23/40, 288 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 15 rushes, 76 yards
KAN — Tony Richardson, 5 rushes, 25 yards
Top receivers
OAK — Tim Brown, 5 receptions, 89 yards
KAN — Tony Gonzalez, 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 22, 2000
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), wind 26 miles per hour (42 km/h; 23 kn)
* Game attendance: 57,490
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers: Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
Game information :
First Quarter
SEA — Lindell 44-yard field goal. Seahawks 3–0
OAK — Brown 16-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 7–3
Second Quarter
OAK — Brown 9-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick). Raiders 14–3 OAK — Wheatley 80-yard rush (Janikowski kick). Raiders 21–3
Third Quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 32-yard field goal. Raiders 24–3
OAK — Jett 23-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick) Raiders 31–3
Top passers
SEA — Jon Kitna, 11/18, 85 yards
OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 176 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
SEA — Ricky Watters, 17 rushes, 95 yards
OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 15 rushes, 156 yards, TD
Top receivers
SEA — Ricky Watters 2 receptions, 56 yards
OAK — Randy Jordan, 2 receptions, 35 yards :

#### Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 29, 2000
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), relative humidity 82%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 66,659
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 9:37. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:23.
OAK — Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 4:34. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:56.
OAK — Janikowski 54-yard field goal, 0:14. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:42.
Second quarter
OAK — Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 6:55. Raiders 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:32.
Third quarter
SDG — Jones 8-yard pass from Harbaugh (Carney kick), 8:51. Raiders 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:09.
Fourth quarter
SDG — Jones 21-yard pass from Harbaugh (pass failed), 5:58. Chargers 13–12. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:22.
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 0:13. Raiders 15–13. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:45.
Top passers
OAK — Rich Gannon, 16/35, 156 yards, INT
SDG — Jim Harbaugh, 25/35, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK — Rich Gannon, 7 rushes, 27 yards OAK, Napoleon Kaufman, 6 rushes, 27 yards
SDG — Terrell Fletcher, 9 rushes, 23 yards
Top receivers
OAK — Andre Rison, 5 receptions, 67 yards
SDG — Freddie Jones, 10 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 1:06 pm local
* Game weather: rain, 52 °F (11.1 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
* Game attendance: 68,681
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 11:43 (SEA 7–0)
OAK – Andre Rison 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:12 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal, 0:58 (SEA 10–7)
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 6:04 (Tied 10–10)
SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 13–10)
Third quarter
OAK – Randy Jordan 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:58 (OAK 17–13)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Randy Jordan 7-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:48 (OAK 24–13)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (PAT failed), 5:15 (OAK 24–19)
SEA – Safety, James Williams tackled Marquez Pope in end zone, 2:24 (OAK 24–21)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (PAT failed), 0:28 (SEA 27–24)
Top passers
OAK – Rich Gannon: 5/17, 136 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 19/30, 177 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 26 car, 146 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 26 car, 168 yds
Top receivers
OAK – Randy Jordan: 1 rec, 55 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 134 – 227 – 361 – 3
SEA – 153 – 173 – 326 – 2 :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 | L4 |

## Playoffs
### AFC Divisional Playoff Game

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 61,998
* Referee: Phil Luckett
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
Game information :
First Quarter
OAK — James 90-yard interception return (Janikowski kick), 11:36. Raiders 7–0
OAK — Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 4:52. Raiders 10–0
Second Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 8:36. Raiders 13–0
OAK — Jett 6-yard pass from Gannon (Janikowski kick), 1:53. Raiders 20–0
Third Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 2-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:56. Raiders 27–0
Fourth Quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
MIA — Jay Fiedler, 18/37, 176 yards, 3 INT
OAK — Rich Gannon, 12/18, 143 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIA — Jay Fiedler, 3 rushes, 12 yards
MIA — Autry Denson 3 rushes, 12 yards
MIA — J. J. Johnson, 3 rushes, 12 yards
OAK — Tyrone Wheatley, 19 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
MIA — O. J. McDuffie, 3 receptions, 43 yards
OAK — Terry Kirby, 2 receptions, 35 yards :

### AFC Championship Game

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 62,784
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring plays
Second Quarter
BAL — Sharpe 96-yard pass from Dilfer (Stover kick), 11:08. Ravens 7–0
BAL — Stover 31-yard field goal, 8:19. Ravens 10–0
Third Quarter
OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 10:07. Ravens 10–3
BAL — Stover 28-yard field goal, 5:08. Ravens 13–3
Fourth Quarter
BAL — Stover 21-yard field goal, 7:28. Ravens 16–3
Top passers
BAL — Trent Dilfer, 9/18, 190 yards, TD, INT
OAK — Rich Gannon, 11/21, 80 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
BAL — Jamal Lewis, 29 rushes, 79 yards
OAK — Bobby Hoying, 3 rushes, 13 yards
Top receivers
BAL — Shannon Sharpe, 1 receptions, 96 yards, TD
OAK — Tim Brown, 5 receptions, 48 yards :

## Awards and records

* Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards)
* Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs)
* Led NFL, Rushing Offense
* Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December
* Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award
* Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection
* Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
* Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team
* Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award
* Shane Lechler, Single Season Record, Highest Punting Average in One Season, 45.9 Yards
* Shane Lechler, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America)
* Shane Lechler, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America)

### Pro Bowl selections

* Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
* Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
* Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
* Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,

### Team leaders

* Scoring – Sebastian Janikowski, 112 Points
* Rushing – Tyrone Wheatley, 1,046 Yards
* Passing – Rich Gannon, 3,430 Yards
* Receiving – Tim Brown, 1,128 Yards
* Receptions – Tim Brown, 76
* Interceptions – Eric Allen, William Thomas, 6 each
* Sacks – Grady Jackson,8.0