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1997 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 324 points (20.2/g), 17th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 419 points (26.2/g), 28th.
 Differential of -95 points (-5.9/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 18th.

Simple Rating System: Total -5.1, Offense: -0.1, Defense: -5.0, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Bugel (4-12-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Ray Perkins

Training Camp: Redwood Middle School (Napa, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 324 5102 947 5.4 263 294 529 3514 29 10 6.0 170 360 1588 9 4.4 74 24 14 19
Team Defense 419 6116 1108 5.5 345 324 552 3870 21 10 6.6 199 525 2246 19 4.3 121 22 12 25
Lg Rank Offense 17 13 27 16 8 3 3 10 30 23 22 6 13 19
Lg Rank Defense 28 30 29 23 30 15 28 30 30 30 30 24 26 18

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 boxscore L OT 0-1 @ Tennessee Oilers 21 24 17 332 287 45 1 20 419 164 255 2
2 Mon September 8 boxscore L 0-2 Kansas City Chiefs 27 28 22 389 281 108 2 21 428 300 128 3
3 Sun September 14 boxscore W 1-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 36 31 11 414 265 149 1 24 366 250 116 2
4 Sun September 21 boxscore L 1-3 @ New York Jets 22 23 26 468 339 129 16 303 220 83 1
5 Sun September 28 boxscore W 2-3 St. Louis Rams 35 17 20 383 213 170 2 20 374 255 119 3
6 Sun October 5 boxscore L 2-4 San Diego Chargers 10 25 11 241 228 13 1 23 398 218 180
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 19 boxscore W 3-4 Denver Broncos 28 25 12 324 81 243 2 25 441 294 147 1
9 Sun October 26 boxscore L 3-5 @ Seattle Seahawks 34 45 19 354 235 119 1 26 554 409 145 2
10 Sun November 2 boxscore L 3-6 @ Carolina Panthers 14 38 20 357 319 38 2 27 408 192 216
11 Sun November 9 boxscore L 3-7 New Orleans Saints 10 13 12 221 189 32 2 17 213 154 59 1
12 Sun November 16 boxscore W 4-7 @ San Diego Chargers 38 13 22 365 225 140 2 11 248 157 91 2
13 Mon November 24 boxscore L 4-8 @ Denver Broncos 3 31 14 260 150 110 2 23 370 260 110 1
14 Sun November 30 boxscore L 4-9 Miami Dolphins 16 34 18 326 212 114 2 23 378 241 137 2
15 Sun December 7 boxscore L 4-10 @ Kansas City Chiefs 0 30 5 93 57 36 1 27 418 204 214
16 Sun December 14 boxscore L 4-11 Seattle Seahawks 21 22 15 275 241 34 2 22 381 278 103 2
17 Sun December 21 boxscore L 4-12 Jacksonville Jaguars 9 20 19 300 192 108 1 20 417 274 143

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
3 Jeff George 30 QB 16 16 4-12-0 290 521 55.7 3917 29 5.6 9 1.7 76 7.5 7.9 13.5 244.8 91.2 58 430 6.0 6.3 10.0 0 1
7 David Klingler 28 1 0 4 7 57.1 27 0 0.0 1 14.3 8 3.9 -2.6 6.8 27.0 26.2 0 0 3.9 -2.6 0.0
26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.8 16 4-12-0 294 529 55.6 3944 29 5.5 10 1.9 76 7.5 7.7 13.4 246.5 89.9 58 430 6.0 6.2 9.9 0 1
Opp Total 16 324 552 58.7 4109 21 3.8 10 1.8 7.4 7.4 12.7 256.8 87.1 31 239 6.6 6.6 5.3

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 RB 16 16 272 1294 6 83 4.8 80.9 17.0 40 403 10.1 2 70 2.5 25.2 1697 8 7
45 Tim Hall 23 16 0 23 120 0 15 5.2 7.5 1.4 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 129 0 0
22 Harvey Williams 30 fb 14 6 18 70 3 13 3.9 5.0 1.3 16 147 9.2 2 32 1.1 10.5 217 5 0
3 Jeff George 30 QB 16 16 17 44 0 12 2.6 2.8 1.1 44 0 7
35 Joe Aska 25 7 0 12 10 0 4 0.8 1.4 1.7 10 0 0
34 Derrick Fenner 30 FB 9 7 7 24 0 7 3.4 2.7 0.8 14 92 6.6 0 13 1.6 10.2 116 0 1
81 Tim Brown* 31 WR 16 16 5 19 0 12 3.8 1.2 0.3 104 1408 13.5 5 59 6.5 88.0 1427 5 1
48 Jerone Davison 27 8 1 2 4 0 5 2.0 0.5 0.3 2 34 17.0 0 25 0.3 4.3 38 0 0
31 Chad Levitt 22 10 2 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.3 0.2 2 24 12.0 0 22 0.2 2.4 27 0 0
2 Leo Araguz 27 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
7 David Klingler 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 1
83 Rickey Dudley 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 48 787 16.4 7 76 3.0 49.2 787 7 0
82 James Jett 27 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 804 17.5 12 56 2.9 50.3 804 12 2
84 Kenny Shedd 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 115 11.5 0 19 0.6 7.2 115 0 0
88 Olanda Truitt 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 91 13.0 1 19 0.5 6.5 91 1 1
80 Desmond Howard 27 PR/KR 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 30 7.5 0 9 0.3 2.0 30 0 2
Team Total 27.8 16 360 1588 9 83 4.4 99.3 22.5 294 3944 13.4 29 76 18.4 246.5 5532 38 25
Opp Total 16 525 2246 19 4.3 140.4 32.8 324 3870 11.9 21 20.3 241.9 6116 40 26

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
80 Desmond Howard 27 PR/KR 15 0 27 210 0 32 7.8 61 1318 0 45 21.6 1558
45 Tim Hall 23 16 0 9 182 0 34 20.2 311
35 Joe Aska 25 7 0 2 46 0 26 23.0 56
84 Kenny Shedd 26 16 0 2 38 0 23 19.0 153
88 Olanda Truitt 26 14 0 2 51 0 30 25.5 142
54 Greg Biekert 28 MLB 16 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
81 Tim Brown* 31 WR 16 16 1 7 0 7 7.0 1434
57 Rob Holmberg 26 16 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
31 Chad Levitt 22 10 2 1 12 0 12 12.0 39
50 Mike Morton 25 RLB 11 11 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Team Total 27.8 16 27 210 0 32 7.8 81 1699 0 45 21.0 7441
Opp Total 16 52 0 48 1124 0 23.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
2 Leo Araguz 27 P 16 0 93 4189 63 0 45.0
5 Cole Ford 25 K 16 0 5 3 6 4 10 5 1 1 22 13 59.1% 35 33 94.3%
Team Total 27.8 16 5 3 6 4 10 5 1 1 22 13 59.1% 35 33 94.3% 93 4189 63 0 45.0
Opp Total 16 43 38 88.4% 37 37 100.0% 77 3034 39.4

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
42 Eric Turner 29 FS 16 15 2 45 0 29 0 1 1 3 65 1 89 19
37 James Trapp 28 SS 16 16 2 24 0 25 0 0 0 2 0 0 82 21
54 Greg Biekert 28 MLB 16 16 2.5 73 26
67 Russell Maryland 28 LDT 16 16 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 56 23
53 Rob Fredrickson 26 LLB 16 14 2.0 60 15
50 Mike Morton 25 RLB 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 52 23
91 Chester McGlockton* 28 RDT 16 16 4.5 1 0 1 0 0 54 10
29 Albert Lewis 37 RCB 14 11 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 54 9
36 Terry McDaniel 32 LCB 13 12 1 17 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 44 6
94 Anthony Smith 30 RDE 13 13 6.5 2 0 1 0 0 33 10 1
96 Darrell Russell 21 LDE 16 10 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 35 9
20 Perry Carter 26 rcb 16 7 39 4
43 Lorenzo Lynch 34 15 0 1.0 2 6 0 6 0 27 8
51 Lance Johnstone 24 lde 14 6 3.5 2 0 1 2 0 20 11
23 Lionel Washington 37 9 3 2 44 1 44 0 25 1
55 James Folston 26 rlb 16 7 1 0 1 0 0 19 5
99 Aundray Bruce 31 10 3 1.0 8 1
98 Kevin L. Johnson 27 15 0 7 4
25 Dan Land 32 16 0 1 13 0 13 0 6 1
57 Rob Holmberg 26 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
33 Eddie Anderson 34 11 1 4 2
3 Jeff George 30 QB 16 16 0 7 3 -14 0
90 Grady Jackson 24 5 0 4 2
26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 RB 16 16 0 7 1 0 0
24 Larry Brown 28 4 0 3 1
80 Desmond Howard 27 PR/KR 15 0 0 2 2 0 0
82 James Jett 27 WR 16 16 0 2 1 0 0
2 Leo Araguz 27 P 16 0 0 1 1 -21 0
27 Calvin Branch 23 6 0 1 0
7 David Klingler 28 1 0 0 1 1 -5 0
84 Kenny Shedd 26 16 0 0 0 2 25 1
81 Tim Brown* 31 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0 0
34 Derrick Fenner 30 FB 9 7 0 1 0 0 0
88 Olanda Truitt 26 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 27.8 16 31.0 10 149 1 44 0 11 25 22 52 2 800 212 1
Opp Total 16 58 26 14

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
5 Cole Ford 25 K 16 0 33 13 72
82 James Jett 27 WR 16 16 12 12 72
26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 RB 16 16 6 2 8 48
83 Rickey Dudley 25 TE 16 16 7 7 42
81 Tim Brown* 31 WR 16 16 5 5 1 32
22 Harvey Williams 30 fb 14 6 3 2 5 1 32
84 Kenny Shedd 26 16 0 1 1 6
88 Olanda Truitt 26 14 0 1 1 6
42 Eric Turner 29 FS 16 15 1 1 6
23 Lionel Washington 37 9 3 1 1 6
94 Anthony Smith 30 RDE 13 13 1 2
Team Total 27.8 16 9 29 2 1 41 2 33 13 1 324
Opp Total 16 19 21 2 37 38 419