2012 Oakland Raiders season The Oakland Raiders season was the franchise ' s 43rd season in the National Football League and the 53rd overall . It was the first season under head coach Dennis Allen , who replaced Hue Jackson , who was fired one week after the 2011 season ended . It was also the first full season without the ownership of longtime owner Al Davis , who died on October 8 , 2011 , and the first season with a non - Davis family member as the general manager since , as Reggie McKenzie was hired from the Green Bay Packers ' organization by Al Davis ' son Mark on January 10 to be the GM of the team , and was given full autonomy over the football operations . McKenzie fired Jackson on his first day and hired Allen 2 weeks later . The Raiders failed to improve on their 8 – 8 record in 2011 , securing them into their tenth consecutive non - winning season and the tenth consecutive elimination from postseason contention . Roster changes . 2012 draft class . The Raiders did not have first , second , third , fourth or seventh - round selections heading into the 2012 NFL Draft due to the following trades : Undrafted free agents . All undrafted free agents were signed following the conclusion of the 2012 NFL Draft on April 28 . Schedule . Preseason . The Raiders ' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 4 , 2012 . Exact dates and times for all games were finalized on April 17 , when the regular season schedule was announced . Regular season . The Raiders ' regular season schedule was announced on April 17 , 2012 . Game summaries . Week 1 : vs . San Diego Chargers . With the loss , the Raiders began their season 0 - 1 . Week 2 : at Miami Dolphins . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 0 - 2 . Week 3 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . With the win , the Raiders improved to 1 - 2 . The Pittsburgh Steelers would end up being the only AFC North team Oakland defeated during the 2012 season . Week 4 : at Denver Broncos . With the loss , the Raiders went into their bye week at 1 - 3 . Week 6 : at Atlanta Falcons . With the surprising loss , the Raiders fell to 1 - 4 . Week 7 : vs . Jacksonville Jaguars . With the win , the Raiders improved to 2 - 4 . Week 8 : at Kansas City Chiefs . With the win , the Raiders improved to 3 - 4 . Week 9 : vs . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 3 - 5 . Week 10 : at Baltimore Ravens . With the loss , the Raiders fell into 3 - 6 . Week 11 : vs . New Orleans Saints . With the loss , the Raiders fell to 3 - 7 . Week 12 : at Cincinnati Bengals . The Raiders ' loss drops their record to 3 - 8 and secures them their tenth consecutive non - winning campaign . Week 13 : vs . Cleveland Browns . With the loss , the Raiders dropped to 3 - 9 and have therefore been eliminated from playoff contention . This would become the first road victory for the Cleveland Browns since Week 2 of the 2011 season , and the first television blackout for the Raiders since Week 16 of the 2010 season . Week 14 : vs . Denver Broncos . With the loss , the Raiders dropped to 3 - 10 . Week 15 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . The Raiders pitched a shutout for the first time since Week 17 of the 2003 Season against the Chiefs . With the win , the Raiders improved to 4 - 10 and avoided last place in the AFC West by virtue of a head - to - head sweep over the Chiefs ( 2 - 12 ) .