Las Vegas Raiders · Franchise era 5 of 7
A Super Bowl and the wilderness: the Las Vegas Raiders story
The story in one sentence
Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.
The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover
Rich Gannon, Nnamdi Asomugha and Sebastian Janikowski gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for carr's breakthrough and oakland farewell.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2002
What came before
The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.
2003-01-12
Divisional Round: New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders
2003-01-19
Conference Championship: Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders
2003-01-26
Super Bowl: Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 14TradeApril 29, 2007
April 29, 2007
The fourth-round trade that unleashed Randy Moss and Tom Brady
The Patriots bet that winning and Tom Brady could revive one of football's greatest talents. Oakland accepted minimal value to end an unhappy partnership.
To NE
To LV2007PICKround assetRandy Moss to New EnglandNE receives Randy MossLV receives 2007 fourth · No. 1102 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade → After 2015
What came next
A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.
The core