1977 Oakland Raiders season
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Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 18, 1977 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24-0 | |
2 | September 25, 1977 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 16-7 | |
3 | October 3, 1977 | at Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
W 37-28 | |
4 | October 9, 1977 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 26-10 | |
5 | October 16, 1977 | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30-7 | |
6 | October 23, 1977 | at New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28-27 | |
7 | October 30, 1977 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24-14 | |
8 | November 6, 1977 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
W 44-7 | |
9 | November 13, 1977 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
W 34-29 | |
10 | November 20, 1977 | at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 12-7 | |
11 | November 28, 1977 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 34-13 | |
12 | December 4, 1977 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 20-14 | |
13 | December 11, 1977 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 35-13 | |
14 | December 18, 1977 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
W 21-20 | |
Playoffs
Oakland won the wild card playoffs in 1977 and later won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore ColtsHistory of the Indianapolis Colts
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when Errol Mann
Errol Mann
Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
tied the game with a field goal
Field goal (football)
A field goal in American football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play . Field goals may be scored by a placekick or the now practically extinct drop kick.The drop kick fell out of favor in 1934 when the shape of the ball was changed...
. In the second overtime, Dave Casper
Dave Casper
David John Casper , nicknamed "The Ghost." is a former American football player. He was an offensive lineman and tight end.-High school:...
caught another touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
pass for the victory.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 24, 1977 | at Baltimore Colts | W 37-31 | |
AFC Championship | January 1, 1978 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 20-17 | |
Week 1: San Diego Chargers
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos 1977 Denver Broncos season The 1977 Denver Broncos season was the team's 18th year in professional football and its 8th with the National Football League. The team had its best season by far finishing first in the AFC West and making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 274 | 148 | L-1 |
Oakland Raiders | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 351 | 230 | W-2 |
San Diego Chargers 1977 San Diego Chargers season The 1977 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record in 1976. It was Tommy Prothro's final season as the team's head coach.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Week 1: Oakland Raiders:-Standings:-See also:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 222 | 205 | L-2 |
Seattle Seahawks 1977 Seattle Seahawks season The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second season with the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West.-1977 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:* *... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 282 | 373 | W-2 |
Kansas City Chiefs 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season was the worst in franchise history with the Chiefs winning only two of fourteen games. Head coach Paul Wiggin was fired following a 44–7 loss to Cleveland in week seven... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 225 | 349 | L-6 |
Passing
Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
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Ken Stabler | 169 | 294 | 2176 | 20 | 20 |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yards | TD |
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Ken Stabler | 3 | -3 | – |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
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Dave Casper | 48 | 584 | 6 |
Cliff Branch | 33 | 540 | 6 |
Fred Biletnikoff | 33 | 446 | 5 |