The

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was the franchise's 31st season in the

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(NFL), the 41st overall, their sixth season of their second stint in Oakland, and the third season under head coach

Jon Gruden Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is a former American professional football coach who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He held his first head coaching position with the Raiders franchise during thei ...

. The Raiders finished the season 12–4 (the best record in the Gruden era), winning the

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for the first time since

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. They returned to the playoffs for the first time since

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, when the team was still in

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. The Divisional Round playoff game versus the

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would be their first home playoff game in Oakland since defeating the

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in the

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AFC Wild Card Playoffs. This was the first of three consecutive AFC West titles for the Raiders. As the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Raiders received a bye into the divisional round of the

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. Their four regular season losses were by a combined 16 points. The Raiders held the

scoreless, winning 27–0. The following week against the eventual Super Bowl champion

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in the AFC Championship, starting quarterback

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sustained a shoulder injury after being hit by Baltimore's

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early in the second quarter. The loss of Gannon was too steep to overcome as the Raiders lost 16–3. Siragusa was later fined $10,000 for the hit. This was the NFL-record 9th playoff loss in Raiders history with a

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berth at stake (since tied by the

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). The Raiders set a still-standing franchise record for most points scored in the regular season, with 479.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Staff

Roster

''Rookies in italics''

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1

Week 8

Standings

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff Game

AFC Championship Game

Awards and records

* Led NFL, Net Yards Gained, Rushing (2,470 yards) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 215 * Led NFL, First Downs, Rushing (128 First Downs) * Led NFL, Rushing Offense * Eric Allen, AFC Defensive Player of the Month, December NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 202 * Rich Gannon, Bert Bell Award * Rich Gannon, All-Pro selection * Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection *Rich Gannon, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team * Rich Gannon, Pro Bowl MVP Award *

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, Single Season Record, Highest Punting Average in One Season, 45.9 Yards *

, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) *

, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 204

Pro Bowl selections

*Rich Gannon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 362 *Lincoln Kennedy, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, *Steve Wisniewski, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, *Charles Woodson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,

Team leaders

* Scoring – Sebastian Janikowski, 112 Points * Rushing – Tyrone Wheatley, 1,046 Yards * Passing – Rich Gannon, 3,430 Yards * Receiving – Tim Brown, 1,128 Yards * Receptions – Tim Brown, 76 * Interceptions – Eric Allen, William Thomas, 6 each * Sacks – Grady Jackson,8.0

References

External links

Raiders on Pro Football Reference

Raiders on jt-sw.com
Oakland Raiders seasons

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AFC West championship seasons Raiders

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