2009 Oakland Raiders season The 2009 Oakland Raiders season is the 50th season for the original American Football League team , and its 40th in the NFL . On September 6 , 2009 , The Raiders traded a 2011 draft pick to the New England Patriots for 5x Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman Richard Seymour . With their loss to Dallas on November 26 , 2009 , The Raiders sealed their seventh consecutive losing season . After beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 6 , 2009 , the Raiders moved to 4 – 0 when playing Pittsburgh the year they won the Super Bowl , or are the defending Champions , winning in 1974 , 1980 , 2006 , and now 2009 . Local TV Blackouts . In 2009 , once again the Raiders struggled to sell tickets , resulting in 7 of their 8 home games being blacked out on local television . The Raiders were able to sell out their season opener , on Monday Night Football against the Chargers , thanks to a deadline extension from the NFL . But , the remainder of their home games were not shown on local television , because the games didn ' t sell out . The Raiders finished the season tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for most TV blackouts in 2009 . But , blackouts are nothing new to Oakland fans , as the Raiders have sold out only 25 of 88 regular season games , since returning to Oakland . The Raiders had 3 games with attendances under 40 , 000 , with their lowest attendance coming in week 11 against the Bengals when they drew only 34 , 112 . Regular season results . Week 1 : vs . San Diego Chargers . The Raiders began their season with a Week 1 AFL Legacy duel against their AFC West rival , the San Diego Chargers , in the second game of an MNF doubleheader . In the first quarter , Oakland got off to a surprising good start . While the defense ( led by newly acquired defensive lineman Richard Seymour ) kept the Chargers offense in control , the Raiders offense struck first with running back Michael Bush getting a 4 - yard touchdown run . San Diego would respond in the second quarter as running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Oakland would answer with what looked like a 19 - yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy , but was overturned as he was unable to get full control of the ball . The Raiders would have to settle with kicker Sebastian Janikowski making a 37 - yard field goal , while the Chargers closed out the half with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 47 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , Oakland regained the lead as Janikowski nailed a 35 - yard field goal , but San Diego answered with quarterback Philip Rivers completing a 15 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Jackson . Afterwards , the Raiders got the lead again as quarterback JaMarcus Russell completed a 57 - yard touchdown pass to Murphy . However , the Chargers came right back as running back Darren Sproles got a 5 - yard touchdown run . Oakland tried to rally , but an interception ended all hopes of a comeback . With the tough loss , the Raiders began their season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : at Kansas City Chiefs . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Chargers , the Raiders flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 2 AFC West duel with the Kansas City Chiefs . Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop got a 23 - yard field goal . The Raiders would tie the game in the second quarter as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 48 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Oakland took the lead as Janikowski nailed a 54 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Kansas City took the lead as quarterback Matt Cassel completed a 29 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe . Afterwards , Oakland claimed victory as running back Darren McFadden got the game - winning 5 - yard touchdown run . With the win , the Raiders improved to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : vs . Denver Broncos . Coming off their divisional road win over the Chiefs , the Raiders went home for a Week 3 AFC West duel with the Denver Broncos . Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Marshall , followed by kicker Matt Prater ' s 48 - yard field goal . The Raiders would get on the board in the second quarter as kicker Sebastian Janikowski made a 48 - yard field goal , yet Denver answered with Prater ' s 21 - yard field goal . From here on out , the Broncos were in control as running back Knowshon Moreno got a 7 - yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Prater nailed a 24 - yard field goal in the fourth quarter . With the loss , Oakland fell to 1 – 2 . Week 4 : at Houston Texans . Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Broncos , the Raiders flew to Reliant Stadium for a Week 4 duel with the Houston Texans . Following a 26 - yard field goal from Texans kicker Kris Brown , Oakland would answer with kicker Sebastian Janikowski ' s 46 - yard field goal . However , Houston would take control in the second quarter . Following Brown ' s 34 - yard field goal , running back Steve Slaton would get a 32 - yard touchdown run and catch quarterback Matt Schaub ' s 18 - yard touchdown pass . The Raiders would close out the half with Janikowski ' s 33 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Texans would put Oakland out of their misery with linebacker Brian Cushing tackling running back Justin Fargas in his own end zone for a safety . Afterwards , Houston closed out the game ' s scoring with wide receiver Jacoby Jones returning the immediate kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown . With the loss , Oakland fell to 1 – 3 . Week 5 : at New York Giants . Hoping to end a two - game losing streak , the Raiders flew to Giants Stadium for a Week 5 interconference duel with the New York Giants . Oakland immediately trailed in the opening period as Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw got a 1 - yard and a 19 - yard touchdown run . Things continued to get worse for the Raiders in the second quarter as quarterback Eli Manning completed a 30 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mario Manningham and hooked up with wide receiver Hakeem Nicks . Oakland would answer with a 5 - yard touchdown run from running back Michael Bush , yet New York closed out the half with a 25 - yard field goal by kicker Lawrence Tynes . For the second half , the Giants would stay in control as quarterback David Carr got a 12 - yard touchdown run and Tynes would boot a 33 - yard and a 37 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 1 – 4 . Week 6 : vs . Philadelphia Eagles . Trying to snap a three - game losing streak , the Raiders went home for a Week 6 interconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles . In the first quarter , Philadelphia delivered the opening hit as kicker David Akers made a 45 - yard field goal . The Raiders would answer with quarterback JaMarcus Russell ' s 86 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller . In the second quarter , both teams swapped field goals as Oakland ' s Sebastian Janikowski got a 29 - yard field goal while Akers gave the Eagles a 43 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , the Raiders turned to Janikowski again in the fourth quarter as he booted a 46 - yard field goal . Philadelphia tried to make a comeback , but Oakland would only allow a 45 - yard field goal from Akers . With the win , the Raiders improved to 2 – 4 . Week 7 : vs . New York Jets . Coming off their upset win over the Eagles , the Raiders stayed at home , donned their throwbacks , and played a Week 7 AFL Legacy game with the New York Jets . Oakland would trail early in the first quarter as early turnovers led to a 1 - yard touchdown run Thomas Jones , followed by a 3 - yard touchdown run by quarterback Mark Sanchez . The Raiders ' season - long woes continued in the second quarter as New York running back Shonn Greene got an 8 - yard touchdown run , followed by kicker Jay Feely booting a 39 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Jets would pull away as Sanchez completed a 35 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Clowney in the third quarter , followed by Greene ' s 33 - yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter . With the shutout loss , Oakland fell to 2 – 5 . Week 8 : at San Diego Chargers . Hoping to rebound from their shutout home loss to the Jets , the Raiders flew to Qualcomm Stadium for a Week 8 AFC West rematch with the San Diego Chargers . Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 6 - yard touchdown run . The Raiders answered in the second quarter as running back Justin Fargas got a 5 - yard touchdown run , but San Diego replied with quarterback Philip Rivers ' 8 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Jackson and Tomlinson ' s 10 - yard touchdown run . Afterwards , Oakland would close out the half as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 48 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Raiders tried to rally as Janikowski nailed a 41 - yard field goal in the third quarter and a 28 - yard field goal in the fourth , but the Chargers pulled away with a 28 - yard field goal from kicker Nate Kaeding . With the loss , Oakland fell to 2 – 6 entering their bye week . Week 10 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . Coming off their bye week , the Raiders went home , donned their throwbacks , and played a Week 10 AFL Legacy game with the Kansas City Chiefs . In the first quarter , Oakland struck first with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Justin Fargas . The Chiefs would get on the boards via a 50 - yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop , yet the Raiders came right back with their own 50 - yard field goal from kicker Sebastian Janikowski . However , Kansas City would take the lead in the second quarter with running back Jamaal Charles getting a 44 - yard touchdown run and Succop booting a 25 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , the Chiefs would pull away as Succop nailed a 31 - yard field goal . With the loss , Oakland fell to 2 – 7 . Week 11 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . Trying to snap a three - game losing streak , the Raiders stayed at home for a Week 11 duel with the Cincinnati Bengals . Due to quarterback JaMarcus Russell ' s ineffectiveness , quarterback Bruce Gradkowski would get the start . Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Cincinnati ' s lead would increase as Palmer got another 1 - yard touchdown run , yet the Raiders would close out the half with Gradkowski completing a 10 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller . In the third quarter , Oakland continued to rally as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 52 - yard field goal . The Bengals would answer with kicker Shayne Graham nailing a 25 - yard field goal . The Raiders would tie the game in the fourth quarter as Gradkowski found rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy on a 29 - yard touchdown pass . Afterwards , after recovering a special team fumble from Cincinnati wide receiver Andre Caldwell , Oakland took advantage as Janikowski booted the game - winning 33 - yard field goal . With the win , the Raiders improved to 3 – 7 . Week 17 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . Statistically speaking , the Ravens ' victory over the Raiders also allowed the dethroning of the defending world champion Pittsburgh Steelers , who will not see any playoff contention . Whatever the case , the Raiders ended their dismal season at 5 – 11 .