2010 Oakland Raiders season The 2010 Oakland Raiders season was the team ' s 41st season in the National Football League and their 51st overall . It also marked the last full season under the ownership of Al Davis , who died in October 2011 . The Raiders had improved from a five - win season , their first since 2002 , and achieved their first non - losing season since losing Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26 , 2003 . However , the team missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season . The Raiders picked 8th in the 2010 NFL Draft . There were no blacked - out home games after the early part of the season and the team won all six of their division matches , including a franchise - record 59 points in Denver . Offseason . 2010 NFL Draft . After finishing the 2009 season with a record of 5 – 11 , the Raiders got the 8th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft . They had an additional third round pick acquired in a trade with the New England Patriots for defensive end Derrick Burgess . Their sixth round pick was traded to the Carolina Panthers as part of a deal that gave the Raiders a seventh round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . Schedule . Regular season . COLOR KEY AND NOTES : Regular season results . Week 1 : at Tennessee Titans . The Raiders began their season at LP Field against the Tennessee Titans . In the first quarter , Oakland got the opening strike as kicker Sebastian Janikowski made a 34 - yard field goal . The Titans would answer as quarterback Vince Young completed a 56 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington , followed by a 43 - yard field goal from kicker Rob Bironas . Tennessee would add onto their lead in the second quarter as running back Javon Ringer 15 - yard touchdown run , followed by running back Chris Johnson getting a 76 - yard touchdown run . The Raiders would close out the half with Janikowski ' s 30 - yard field goal . Oakland ' s deficit would increase in the third quarter as Johnson got a 4 - yard touchdown run in the third quarter . The Titans would close out their dominating day in the fourth quarter as Young hooked up with tight end Bo Scaife on a 1 - yard touchdown pass . The Raiders would close out the game with quarterback Jason Campbell ' s 7 - yard touchdown pass to running back Darren McFadden . With the loss , Oakland began its season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : vs . St . Louis Rams . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Titans the Raiders played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Rams . In the 2nd quarter the Raiders trailed early with QB Sam Bradford making a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Mark Clayton . Then the Raiders replied with kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 38 - yard field goal ; then he booted a 41 - yard field goal in the third quarter . Then the Raiders fought back and took the lead when QB Bruce Gradkowski made a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Louis Murphy , followed in the fourth quarter by Janikowski nailing a 22 - yard field goal . The Rams tried to cut the lead when Bradford found WR Mark Clayton on a 17 - yard TD pass , but the Raiders ' defense prevented anything else from happening . With the win , the Raiders improved to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : at Arizona Cardinals . Bruce Gradkowski came into to the game as Oakland ' s starter at Quarterback , trying to cap on his gamewinning performance last week vs . St . Louis Arizona started the game with a 102 yard kickoff return from LaRod Stephens - Howling . The Raiders answered quickly though when Gradkowski completed a 22 yard pass to tight - end Zach Miller . This was followed by three field goals , two for Oakland , one for Arizona , and Oakland led 13 – 10 at the end of the first quarter . Both Gradkowski and Derek Anderson then traded touchdowns and the Raiders led 20 – 17 at the half . Anderson helped Arizona take the lead late in the third quarter with an 8 yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald . Arizona led 24 – 20 at the end of the third quarter . Sebastian Janikowski made the lead 24 – 23 with another field goal in the fourth quarter . Arizona held on for the win after Janikowski missed a 32 yard field goal as time expired . Both the Raiders and Cardinals committed numerous mistakes , including two muffed punts by Arizona . Oakland committed 11 penalties for 123 yards , Arizona seven for 104 . The Raiders fell to 1 – 2 with the loss . Week 4 : vs . Houston Texans . The Raiders ' fourth game was an AFC duel with the Texans at home ground . The Raiders trailed early in the 1st quarter as RB Derrick Ward got a 33 - yard TD run . The Raiders replied with RB Michael Bush making a 2 - yard TD run . The Raiders fell behind again when QB Matt Schaub completed an 11 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen . The Raiders responded in the 2nd quarter with QB Bruce Gradkowski getting a 13 - yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece . In the 3rd quarter the Texans started to rally with RB Arian Foster making a 74 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Neil Rackers getting a 35 - yard field goal , then in the 4th quarter Schaub threw a 10 - yard TD pass to RB Arian Foster . The Raiders tried to fight back when Gradkowski found TE Zach Miller on a 14 - yard TD pass , and then kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 39 - yard field goal , but the Texans ' defense prevented any more chances . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 1 – 3 . Week 5 : vs . San Diego Chargers . The Raiders started the game with 12 unanswered points off of two blocked punts and a field goal . But San Diego quickly responded with a touchdown pass by Philip Rivers and a rush by Mike Tolbert . After the Raiders and Chargers traded field goals , the Chargers led 17 – 15 after the first half . Bruce Gradkowski was injured in the first half and after briefly starting the second half , he left the game . Jason Campbell relieved Gradkowski at the quarterback position for the rest of the game . In the 3rd quarter , The Chargers and Raiders traded on touchdowns and heading into the 4th quarter the Raiders trailed 24 – 22 . In the 4th , Nate Kaeding kicked a field goal early and extended the Charger ' s lead to five , 27 – 22 . The Raiders then capped on a 14 play , 73 yard drive with a rushing touchdown by Michael Bush , who took back the lead . After a failed two point attempt by the Oakland , they led 28 – 27 with 3 : 24 remaining in the ballgame . The Chargers than began to drive trying to get themselves into field goal position to win the game . The Chargers eventually made it to the Raiders 23 yard line , but after a 10 yard holding penalty by the Chargers , San Diego faced a 2nd and 20 on Oakland ' s 33 yard line . Looking to pass , Rivers was stripped by Michael Huff and Tyvon Branch returned the fumble 64 yards for a touchdown , sealing the win for the Raiders 35 – 27 . Though the Chargers outgained the Raiders 506 – 279 , their special teams was ultimately the deciding factor , giving up two blocked punts for a safety and touchdown . With the win the Raiders not only improved to 2 – 3 , but also snapped a 13 - game losing streak to the Chargers , with the first win over the Chargers since September 28 , 2003 . Week 6 : at San Francisco 49ers . Coming off their win over the Chargers the Raiders crossed the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge to Candlestick Park where they played their San Francisco Bay rival , the 49ers . In the first quarter , the Raiders took the lead as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 27 - yard field goal . Then he made a 24 - yard field goal in the 2nd quarter . The 49ers replied with kicker Joe Nedney making a 25 - yard field goal . The Raiders fell behind in the third quarter with QB Alex Smith making a 32 - yard TD pass to WR Michael Crabtree . The Raiders cut the lead with Janikowski making a 40 - yard field goal . The 49ers pulled away after Smith found TE Vernon Davis on a 17 - yard TD pass . With the loss , Oakland fell to 2 – 4 . Week 7 : at Denver Broncos . The Raiders traveled to Denver for a week 7 AFC matchup for the ages . The game began with a 42 - yard touchdown pass by Jason Campbell to tight - end Zach Miller to put the Raiders ahead 7 – 0 with 10 : 44 remaining in the first quarter . But only 8 seconds later , on the Broncos ' first play from scrimmage , Kyle Orton threw an interception to Chris Johnson which was returned 30 yards for a touchdown . The Raiders now led 14 – 0 with 10 : 36 remaining . But then on the Broncos ' next possession , Denver fumbled the ball , which was recovered by Oakland . The Raiders capitalized on the turnover with a 4 yard rushing touchdown by Darren McFadden . But the Raiders were not yet done , forcing the Broncos to a 4th down situation on their next drive and eventually making them turn the ball over on downs , adding a field goal to the score later in the quarter for the Raiders . At the end of the first quarter , Oakland led 24 – 0 . Oakland began the second quarter with a 19 - yard touchdown pass from Jason Campbell to Darren McFadden to make the raiders lead 31 – 0 . Later in the quarter , Mcfadden again rushed for another touchdown , making the Raiders lead over the Broncos 38 – 0 . But the Broncos would not give up , scoring a touchdown in the dying minutes of the first half when Kyle Orton hooked up with Knowshon Moreno in the end zone . At the end of the half , Oakland led 38 – 7 . Early in the second half , the Broncos again scored a touchdown and brought Oakland ' s lead down to just 38 – 14 . But the Raiders weren ' t done scoring yet , scoring 21 unanswered points , including a 57 - yard touchdown run by Darren McFadden . At the end of the third quarter , the Raiders led 59 – 14 . No scoring happened in the fourth quarter as the Raiders benched their starters . The Raiders win in Denver 59 – 14 . With the win , not only the Raiders improve to 3 – 4 , they ' ve set a new team record with 59 points scored and beat the Broncos for the third straight year in Denver . Week 8 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . Coming off their win over the Broncos the Raiders played on home ground where they played their former division rival , the Seattle Seahawks . The Raiders took command with kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 31 - yard field goal . This was followed in the second quarter by QB Jason Campbell ' s 30 - yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece . Then in the third quarter Janikowski made a 36 - yard field goal . Then he made a 22 - yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Raiders up 16 – 0 . The rally continued with Campbell getting a 69 - yard TD pass to WR Darrius Heyward - Bey . The Seahawks would make their only score of the game with kicker Olindo Mare hitting a 47 - yard field goal . However , the Raiders kept their momentum up as Janikowski made a 49 - yard field goal , followed by RB Michael Bush making a 4 - yard TD run . With the win , Oakland improve to 4 – 4 . Week 9 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . At home , in front of a sellout crowd for the first time since their 2009 Home Opener , the Oakland Raiders battled the Kansas City Chiefs for control of the AFC West . The first score of the game came from the Chiefs as Matt Cassel threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Verran Tucker to take a lead over the Raiders , 7 – 0 . After a Ryan Succop field goal , the Chiefs led the Raiders 10 – 0 at the half . The Raiders started the second half strong , as Jacoby Ford returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a score and cut the Chiefs ' lead to 10 – 7 . After Succop kicked yet another field goal for the Chiefs , Oakland took the lead when Jason Campbell threw a 2 yard touchdown pass to Khalif Barnes . Going into the 4th Quarter , the Raiders led 14 – 13 . A fourth quarter Sebastian Janikowski field goal increased the Raiders ' lead to 17 – 13 . While the Raiders forced the Chiefs to punt on their next possession , punt - returner Nick Miller was charged with a controversial fumbling call . The play could not be challenged , as coach Tom Cable had used both of the Raiders ' call challenges earlier in the game . On the Chiefs ' ensuing drive , Cassel hooked up with Dwayne Bowe in the endzone to give the Chiefs a late 20 – 17 lead . In the dying seconds , the Raiders found themselves trailing until Campbell hooked up with Ford for a huge 41 yard reception setting Janikowski up for the game tying field goal . The score tied the game at 20 – 20 , sending it into overtime . In overtime , the Raiders quickly forced the Chiefs to punt . On the Raiders ' ensuing drive , Jason Campbell again hooked up with Jacoby Ford for a 47 yard pass completion . Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31 - yard field goal to give the Raiders an overtime win . With the win , Oakland went into their bye week at 5 – 4 and snapped a seven - game home losing streak to the Chiefs . The Raiders ' win also gave them their first three - game winning streak since 2002 , as well as their first winning record , at any time during a season , since 2004 . Week 11 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their bye week , the Raiders flew to Heinz Field for a Week 11 duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Oakland delivered the game ' s opening punch in the first quarter with a 41 - yard field goal from kicker Sebastian Janikowski . The Steelers answered with running back Rashard Mendenhall getting a 5 - yard touchdown run , followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger getting a 16 - yard touchdown run , followed by his 22 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders . After a scoreless third quarter , the Raiders ' deficit increased in the fourth quarter as Roethlisberger completed a 52 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace , followed by running back Isaac Redman getting a 16 - yard touchdown pass . There were several fights during the game , mentioned by the commentators as " reminiscent of the seventies " ( the Raiders and Steelers were bitter rivals in the 1970s ) . The first incident came before the kickoff . Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was ejected from the game after punching Roethlisberger in the face through the facemask late in the first half . With the loss , Oakland fell to 5 – 5 . Week 12 : vs . Miami Dolphins . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers the Raiders played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Dolphins . The Raiders took the early advantage as Jacoby Ford returned a kick - off 101 yards for a touchdown . However , they soon trailed with kicker Dan Carpenter nailing a 49 - yard field goal , followed by QB Chad Henne completing a 29 - yard TD pass to RB Patrick Cobbs . The Raiders replied as QB Bruce Gradkowski made a 44 - yard TD pass to Ford . They fell behind as Carpenter got a 23 - yard field goal , followed by Henne getting a 57 - yard TD pass to WR Marlon Moore , and with Carpenter nailing a 44 - yard field goal . The Raiders tried to cut the lead when kicker Sebastian Janikowski hit a 30 - yard field goal , but the Dolphins pulled away with Carpenter getting a 25 - yard field goal , and with RB Ricky Williams getting a 45 - yard TD run . With the loss , Oakland fell to 5 – 6 . Week 13 : at San Diego Chargers . After losing two straight games , the Raiders looked to rebound at Qualcomm Stadium , facing a Chargers team coming off a big win at Indianapolis . The game started well for the Raiders ; thanks to a muffed punt by Darren Sproles that was recovered by Hiram Eugene at the San Diego 18 yard line , and set up a 9 yard rushing touchdown by Jason Campbell . Scoring continued in the first quarter with a 4 yard pass from Campbell to Jacoby Ford ; and gave the Raiders an early 14 – 0 lead over the Chargers . The second quarter started with a 9 play , 48 yard drive that ended on a 39 yard field goal by Nate Kaeding , giving San Diego its first points of the game . Oakland answered with a rushing touchdown by Michael Bush , extending the lead to 21 – 3 . The first half closed on a missed field goal by Kaeding . The second half started with a quite calm third quarter , who saw both teams playing good defense and a Raiders team suffering with penalties . The third quarter closed with another field goal by Kaeding , nearing the Chargers on the scoreboard 21 – 6 . The fourth quarter saw the Chargers trying to mount a comeback with a 4 yard TD pass from Phillip Rivers to Antonio Gates ; but it was promptly closed by a 7 play , 62 yard drive that ended with a Darren McFadden 7 yard rushing TD . With the win , both Raiders and Chargers reached a 6 – 6 record , and still stayed behind the Chiefs by 2 games for the division lead . The Raiders also swept the season series from the Chargers for the first time since 2001 , and snapped a seven - game losing streak at Qualcomm Stadium . The Raiders were favored by an impeding Chargers offense who struggled to control the game clock and establish a ground game ; while the Raiders struggled with penalties and defensive miscues , mostly on the secondary . Week 14 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . Coming off their win over the Chargers the Raiders flew to EverBank Field for an AFC duel with the Jaguars . In the first quarter the Raiders took the lead as QB Jason Campbell completed a 67 - yard TD pass to RB Darren McFadden . The Jaguars replied in the second quarter with QB David Garrard making a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Marcedes Lewis . They increased their lead as kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 26 - yard field goal , followed by Campbell throwing an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Louis Murphy . The lead was narrowed as Garrard made a 48 - yard TD pass to WR Jason Hill . But the Raiders replied as McFadden ran 51 yards for a touchdown . They fell behind for the first time with RB Rashad Jennings getting a 74 - yard TD run , followed by Garrard getting a 10 - yard TD pass to WR Mike Sims - Walker , followed by Scobee nailing a 19 - yard field goal . Oakland tied the game as McFadden got a 36 - yard TD run , but the Jaguars pulled out the win with RB Maurice Jones - Drew getting a 30 - yard TD run . With the loss , Oakland fell to 6 – 7 . Week 15 : vs . Denver Broncos . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Jaguars the Raiders played in home ground for an AFC West rivalry rematch against the Broncos . The Raiders took the lead with Jacoby Ford running 71 yards for a touchdown . The Broncos replied as Tim Tebow scrambled 40 yards for a touchdown . The Raiders trailed as Tebow made a 33 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Lloyd . They soon responded by RB Michael Bush got a 1 - yard TD run . The Broncos lead again with kicker Steven Hauschka making a 46 - yard field goal , but the Raiders pulled ahead as kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 49 and a 35 - yard field goal . The Broncos re - tied the game after Hauschka made a 35 - yard field goal , but the Raiders got the lead back with Janikowski nailing a 47 - yard field goal , followed by QB Jason Campbell completing a 73 - yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece . The lead was narrowed when Hauschka nailed a 45 - yard field goal , but the Raiders pulled away with OLB Quentin Groves tackling RB Correll Buckhalter in the endzone for a safety , followed by Bush getting a 1 - yard TD run . With the win , Oakland improved to 7 – 7 . Week 16 : vs . Indianapolis Colts . The Raiders ' fifteenth game was an AFC duel with the Colts at home . The Raiders struck immediately after a 99 - yard kickoff return was made by Jacoby Ford . They soon trailed with RB Joseph Addai getting a 6 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 30 - yard field goal . They took the lead again after kicker Sebastian Janikowski hit a 59 and a 38 - yard field goal , but trailed for the second time with QB Peyton Manning completing an 18 - yard TD pass to TE Jacob Tamme . The Raiders tried to cut the lead with Janikowski nailing a 51 - yard field goal , but fell further behind with Manning getting a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Blair White . The Raiders tried to keep up with Janikowski making a 45 - yard field goal , but the Colts kept going with Manning completing a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Pierre Garcon . The Raiders tried to come back after QB Jason Campbell threw a 6 - yard TD pass to TE Zach Miller , but the Colts defense prevented any more chances , giving them the loss . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 7 – 8 , and were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the seventh straight year . Week 17 : at Kansas City Chiefs . The Raiders ' final game was an AFC West rivalry rematch against the Chiefs . They trailed early as kicker Ryan Succop nailed a 30 - yard field goal , but overcame the deficit with QB Jason Campbell completing a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Chaz Schilens , followed by kicker Sebastian Janikowski hitting a 38 - yard field goal . The Chiefs tied the game with RB Jamaal Charles getting a 5 - yard TD run , but the Raiders got the lead back with RB Michael Bush getting a 26 - yard TD run , followed by Jacoby Ford getting a 10 - yard TD run , then with CB Stanford Routt returning an interception 22 yards for a touchdown . With the win , the Raiders finish the season with an 8 – 8 record , but not good enough to retain Tom Cable as head coach . Not long after the regular season ended , the Raiders chose not to exercise their option to retain Cable , thus he was released from the Raider organization . TV blackouts . The first four games of the season were blacked out for Oakland with crowds under 50 , 000 , and a season low of just over 32 , 000 in a game against Houston . But , big wins against Denver and Seattle for the Raiders led to an increase in ticket sales for the Week 9 match - up against the Chiefs , which was sold out and was the only Raiders home game televised in the market in 2010 ( ironically , the Chiefs are actually the Raiders ' eastern - most division rivals ) .