Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340).
[1] The Raiders finished the season with an 11–3 record and won the AFC West for the 4th straight year.
Opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.
Rookies in italics [4] [5] The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland.
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania