RAIDERS CHRONOLOGY
1982 April 27—Raiders select USC RB Marcus Allen, 1981 Heisman Trophy winner, in first round of draft. May 7—U.S. Federal District Court Jury unanimously finds for Raiders and against NFL on both the antitrust count and bad faith charges, setting up court order to prevent Raiders from being illegally stopped from moving to Los Angeles. Aug. 29—Los Angeles Raiders play first home preseason game in L.A. Coliseum, downing Green Bay Packers, 24-3. Sept. 12—Raiders open 23rd season with 23-17 win over defending Super Bowl champion 49ers in San Francisco. Nov. 22—After 57-day strike by NFL players, season resumes and Los Angeles Raiders finally play first home league game, overcoming 24-point deficit to defeat San Diego Chargers, 28-24. Dec. 12—Raiders down Chiefs in final seconds in Kansas City, 21-16, to clinch 17th winning season in last 18 years and earn 200th league win in club’s history. Dec. 18—Raiders record first million-dollar home league game gate in NFL history while downing Rams, 37-31. 1983 Jan. 2—In game added to original schedule as part of strike settlement, Raiders beat Chargers in San Diego, 41-34, to finish shortened 1982 season with league-best 8-1-0 record. Raiders win 10th division championship since 1967 and enter playoffs for 12th time. Jan. 8—Raiders triumph, 27-10, over Cleveland Browns in L.A. Coliseum in first round of playoffs and record 16th postseason win since 1967. Jan. 15—Record playoff gate established as 90,688 tickets issued for Raiders L.A. Coliseum playoff game against Jets, won by New York, 17-14; sales include only 651 no-shows as home crowd of 90,037 is top non-Super Bowl attendance in recent years of NFL play. April 13—Federal District Court jury awards Los Angeles Raiders almost $35 million in compensatory damages from NFL for anti-trust and bad-faith violations. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum awarded nearly $15 million in damages in same decision. May 5—Raiders hold first workouts at new Los Angeles-area facility in El Segundo during offseason rookie camp. July 15—Raiders open 1983 training camp at El Rancho Motel complex in Santa Rosa. July 22— California State Superior Court upholds Raiders’ move to Los Angeles by ruling against City of Oakland and for the Raiders in Eminent Domain case heard in Monterey County. Court rules City does not have right to acquire Raiders through condemnation. Aug. 6—Raiders begin 24th season of play in preseason opener against San Francisco in L.A. Coliseum. Sept. 4—Raiders open 24th season with 20-10 victory over Bengals in Cincinnati. Sept. 17—E.W. McGah, courageous Raiders general partner and only remaining original partner, who added stability and credibility to the franchise for three decades, dies at age 84. Sept. 19—With 27-14 win over Miami in L.A. Coliseum, Raiders raise Monday Night Football record to an incredible 20-2-1. Nov. 13— Raiders down Bills in final seconds in Buffalo, 27-24, to clinch 18th winning season in 19 years. JAN. 22, 1984, VS. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – SUPER BOWL XVIII
1984 Jan. 1—Raiders triumph, 38-10, over Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC playoff game before AFC postseason-record crowd (92,434 tickets issued). Jan. 8—Raiders down Seattle Seahawks, 30-14, before largest championship- game crowd in AFC history (92,335 tickets issued) to win 11th conference championship. Jan. 22—Raiders win world championship for third time in eight years by defeating Washington Redskins, 38-9, in Super Bowl XVIII at Tampa Stadium before crowd of 72,290 and world-wide radio and television audience of over 125 million. Jan. 24—World champion Raiders presented with key to City of Los Angeles in ceremony on steps of City Hall before record crowd for sports celebration. Feb. 28—Federal Court of Appeals upholds unanimous jury verdict for Raiders reached earlier in Federal District Court on both the anti-trust count and the bad-faith charges. May 26—Raiders players and staff receive world-championship rings in ceremony at Beverly Hilton Hotel. July 16—California State Superior Court again upholds Raiders move to Los Angeles by ruling against City of Oakland and for the Raiders in Eminent Domain case. July 28—Former cornerback Willie Brown becomes third Raider player inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Sept. 2—Raiders open 25th anniversary season with 24-14 win over Oilers in Houston. Sept. 16—Raiders down Chiefs in Kansas City, 22-20, to earn Tom Flores his 50th league win since becoming head coach in 1979. Oct. 28— 92,469 tickets issued for game against Denver in L.A. Coliseum sets all-time Raider record. Nov. 5—United States Supreme Court upholds Raider victory in antitrust case against the NFL by refusing to alter previous favorable decisions for the Raiders made by United States Federal Court of Appeals panel and United States Federal District Court jury. Nov. 25—Raiders down Indianapolis Colts, 21-7, in L.A. Coliseum to clinch 19th winning season in last 20 years. Dec. 9—Raiders assured of postseason playoff berth for 14th time in last 18 years. Dec. 10—With 24-3 win over Detroit in Pontiac Silverdome, Raiders raise Monday Night Football record to an unparalleled 22-3-1. Dec. 22—Raiders lose, 13-7, at Seattle in AFC Wild Card game.
NOV. 30, 1987 AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – RAIDERS BECOME FIRST NFL TEAM TO WIN 250 LEAGUE GAMES SINCE 1960
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