The Raiders finished the season 12–4 (the best record in the Gruden era), winning the AFC West for the first time since 1990.
The following week against the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, starting quarterback Rich Gannon sustained a shoulder injury after being hit by Baltimore's Tony Siragusa early in the second quarter.
[2] This was the NFL-record ninth playoff loss in Raiders history with a Super Bowl berth at stake (since tied by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013).
The Raiders set a still-standing franchise record for most points scored in the regular season, with 479.
[4] Head coaches Offensive coaches Defensive coaches Special teams coaches Strength and conditioning Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams Reserve Rookies in italics at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
[7] This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.