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NFL franchise story

Oakland Raiders

Across Oakland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the Raiders have remained one of football's most recognizable ideas: speed, intimidation, outsider pride and an expectation to win boldly.

Every era · The defining players · Five essential games

The franchise timeline

Every era of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Move through the franchise chronologically. The jerseys identify each chapter’s central cast, and every card opens the complete story of that era.

Historical reference: Las Vegas Raiders official NFL team page ↗
The beginning↓
01▼

Franchise era

1960—1962

01
LVFLORES—Tom Flores
LVOTTO—Jim Otto
LVPOWELL—Art Powell

An unstable AFL start

Before Al Davis

The Raiders struggled on and off the field until a young coach and executive arrived with a clearer philosophy.

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Chapter 01

1960—1962

02▼

Franchise era

1963—1978

02
LVSTABLER12Ken Stabler
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw
LVBROWN—Willie Brown

Vertical offense and relentless defense

The Raiders become the Raiders

Al Davis, John Rauch and John Madden built a feared perennial contender that finally broke through by winning Super Bowl XI.

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Chapter 02

1963—1978

03▼

Franchise era

1979—1987

03
LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long
LVBRANCH—Cliff Branch

Two more championships in two cities

Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Chapter 03

1979—1987

04▼

Franchise era

1988—2001

04
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVWOODSON24Charles Woodson

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Chapter 04

1988—2001

05▼

Franchise era

2002—2015

05
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha
LVJANIKOWSKI11Sebastian Janikowski

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Chapter 05

2002—2015

06▼

Franchise era

2016—2019

06
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack
LVCOOPER89Amari Cooper

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Chapter 06

2016—2019

07

Franchise era

2020—present

07
LVCROSBY98Maxx Crosby
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVADAMS17Davante Adams

A new home searches for lasting direction

The Las Vegas chapter

The Raiders opened Allegiant Stadium, reached the playoffs amid turmoil and continued rebuilding around Crosby's relentless defense.

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Chapter 07

2020—present

◆Present day

The essential watchlist

Five Oakland Raiders games to start with.

Curated from the franchise’s defining eras, championship stakes and the games that still carry its story.

#01 · Conference Championship

Conference Championship
1972
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 23, 1972

Raiders vs Steelers

Dec 23, 1972

#02 · Conference Championship

Conference Championship
2001
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 19, 2002

Raiders vs Patriots

Jan 19, 2002

#03 · Super Bowl

Super Bowl
XI
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
1977-01-09

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

1977-01-09

#04 · Super Bowl

Super Bowl
XV
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OAKLANDRAIDERS
1981-01-25

Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders

1981-01-25

#05 · Divisional Round

Divisional Round
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
LOS ANGELESRAIDERS
1991-01-13

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Raiders

1991-01-13

Season history

Every season

67 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest games

1,079 total · loaded 10 at a time