1976 Oakland Raiders season
Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Steelers |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
| • Raiders
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
31 |
|
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Raiders
|
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Chiefs |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
|
Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Raiders
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Oilers |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
|
Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Raiders |
0 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
| • Patriots
|
7 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
48 |
|
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Raiders
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
27 |
| Chargers |
7 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
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Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Raiders
|
0 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
| Broncos |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Packers |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| • Raiders
|
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Broncos |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| • Raiders
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
19 |
|
Oakland Raiders at Chicago Bears
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Raiders
|
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
| Bears |
7 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
27 |
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Date: November 7
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Location: Soldier Field, Chicago
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Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
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Game attendance: 53,585
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Game weather: 36°F, wind 15 mph
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
Bears |
Walter Payton 5-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) |
Bears 7–0 |
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| 2 |
|
Raiders |
Dave Casper 17-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) |
Tie 7–7 |
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| 2 |
|
Raiders |
Cliff Branch 75-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) |
Raiders 14–7 |
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| 3 |
|
Raiders |
Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick) |
Raiders 21–7 |
|
| 3 |
|
Bears |
James Scott 36-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) |
Raiders 21–14 |
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| 3 |
|
Bears |
Walter Payton 12-yard run (kick failed) |
Raiders 21–20 |
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| 3 |
|
Bears |
Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) |
Bears 27–21 |
|
| 4 |
|
Raiders |
Cliff Branch 49-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) |
Raiders 28–27 |
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The 1976 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 17th season, and 7th in the National Football League.
After having appeared in the three previous AFC Championship Games – and having lost all three—the 1976 Raiders finally won the conference championship, and went on to win their first Super Bowl.
After posting a 13–1 regular season record and winning their sixth AFC West championship in seven seasons, the Raiders rolled to victories against the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers to achieve the second Super Bowl berth in team history. Then on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI by defeating the Minnesota Vikings 32–14. The victory had the Raiders compile a spectacular 16–1 overall record.
In 2012, the 1976 Oakland Raiders were named the greatest team of all time by NFL.com's "Bracketology"; a 15-day, six-round fan vote tournament that featured the 64 greatest teams from the Super Bowl era. Oakland beat the 2000 Baltimore Ravens in the final round by a .8% margin.
The Road to their first World Championship began on opening day as they faced the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In their home opener, Oakland trailed 28–14 with just over five minutes to play, yet orchestrated what many to this day refer to as their Comeback Classic of 1976. They won 31–28 on a 21-yard Fred Steinfort field goal with 18 seconds left.
What followed was a mammoth 5-game road trip, featuring wins over each of the Raiders' three divisional foes. It also included Oakland's lone loss on the year, a 48–17 shocker in New England. However, this would just be a preview of things to come between the Raiders and the Patriots.
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