RAIDERS CHRONOLOGY
2009 Feb. 4—Raiders name Tom Cable head coach. April 26—Raiders select Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey in first round of 2009 NFL Draft. Aug. 8—Former Raiders S Rod Woodson inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sept. 14—Raiders begin 50th season of pro football competition with regular-season opener on Monday night vs. San Diego Chargers at Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum. Dec. 27—Sebastian Janikowski sets a Raiders record with 61-yard field goal at Cleveland, marking the third-longest field goal in NFL history. 2010 Jan. 3—Sebastian Janikowski reaches 1,000 career points with 39-yard field goal against Baltimore Ravens. April 22—Raiders select Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain in first round of 2010 NFL Draft. Aug. 7—Former Raiders WR Jerry Rice inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame. Oct. 24— Raiders set franchise record by scoring 59 points in win at Denver. Dec. 26— Rookie Jacoby Ford sets Raiders season and career record with his third kickoff return for a touchdown in 2010. Janikowski sets franchise single- season scoring record, surpassing mark of 132 set by Jeff Jaeger in 1993. 2011 Jan. 2—Raiders conclude season sweep of AFC West opponents with 31-10 victory at Kansas City. Jan. 18—Hue Jackson named head coach of Raiders. Sept. 12—Raiders begin 52nd season of pro football competition on Monday Night Football at Denver. K Sebastian Janikowski ties NFL record and breaks own franchise mark by kicking 63-yard field goal. Oct. 8—Raiders Owner Al Davis, a pro football pioneer, trailblazer, maverick and giant, passes away at age 82 after leading the franchise for half a century. Oct. 9—Raiders defeat Houston Texans, 25-20, in first game without the franchise’s leader. Oct. 18—Days after QB Jason Campbell breaks collar bone, team acquires QB Carson Palmer from Cincinnati for two draft choices. Nov. 27—Janikowski sets Raiders record and ties NFL mark with six field goals in victory over Chicago, while P Shane Lechler snaps a franchise mark with an 80-yard punt. OCT. 16, 2011, VS.
yards from scrimmage. In same game, Rod Woodson returns interception 82 yards for score to become NFL leader for most career interception return yards. Nov. 11—Rich Gannon sets NFL record for consecutive completions with 21 during 34-10 win at Denver. Nov. 17—Tim Brown breaks Gene Upshaw’s Raiders record for most games played in Silver and Black (217). Nov. 24— Raiders reach 400-win mark in regular and postseason contests with 41-20 win over Arizona. Dec. 2—Tim Brown joins Raiders teammate Jerry Rice and Cris Carter as only the third player in NFL history to catch 1,000 passes, during 26-20 win over N.Y. Jets. Dec. 22—Raiders clinch third straight AFC West title with 28-16 win over Denver. After connecting on 18 passes in that game, soon-to-be league MVP Rich Gannon sets NFL single-season completions record (404). 2003 Jan. 19—Raiders record 25th postseason victory (most of any AFC team) in 41-24 win over Tennessee for AFC championship before second-largest crowd (62,544) in Oakland postseason history. Jan. 26—Raiders become only team in pro football history to play in Super Bowls in four different decades with appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. Feb. 2—Four Raiders, QB Rich Gannon, OT Lincoln Kennedy, WR Jerry Rice and S Rod Woodson, play in Pro Bowl in Honolulu. April 19—Raiders select defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha and defensive lineman Tyler Brayton in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. 2004 Jan. 26—The Raiders name Norv Turner head coach. Jan. 31—Bob Brown selected for induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame. May 7—The Raiders accept an offer to have 2004 games broadcast on KSFO 560 AM, the Bay Area’s Talk Leader. KSFO, the popular Bay Area talk radio station, will serve as the anchor for the multi-state, multi-station Raiders Radio Network. Raider broadcasts will include extensive pre- and postgame shows as well as Raider-specific programming during the week. Aug. 7—Bob Brown becomes 15th Raider to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame. 2005 Sept. 8—Raiders begin 46th season with regular-season opener vs. Patriots in New England in Thursday night NFL inaugural contest for 2005. 2006 Feb. 10—Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Shell returns for his second stint as Raiders head coach. Feb. 12—Defensive end Derrick Burgess, among the top free agent acquisitions in the NFL, represents the Raiders in the Pro Bowl, after leading NFL in sacks with a team-record 16. April 29—Raiders select Texas defensive back Michael Huff in first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Aug. 5—John Madden, former Raiders head coach and leading pro football television analyst, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame with presentation speech made by Al Davis. Aug. 6—Raiders open preseason play in Hall of Fame Game vs. Philadelphia in Canton, Ohio. 2007 Jan. 23—Lane Kiffin introduced as new Raiders head coach. Dec. 2— Raiders record 400th all-time regular season victory with 34-20 win over Denver Broncos at Coliseum. 2008 April 26—Raiders select Arkansas running back Darren McFadden in first round of 2008 NFL Draft. Sept. 30—Tom Cable introduced as Raiders interim head coach. Oct. 19—Sebastian Janikowski sets franchise and NFL overtime record by kicking 57-yard field goal to beat the New York Jets, 16-13. Nov. 9— Janikowski becomes Raiders all-time scoring leader, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer George Blanda’s franchise mark of 863 career points.
CLEVELAND BROWNS – AL DAVIS MEMORIAL GAME
2012 Jan. 10—Owner Mark Davis names Reggie McKenzie as new Raiders general manager, first individual hired by franchise for that position since Al Davis in 1963. A former Raiders player, McKenzie served in a player personnel capacity with the Green Bay Packers for 18 years. Jan. 29—LS Jon Condo, K Sebastian Janikowski, P Shane Lechler and DT Richard Seymour represent Raiders at the Pro Bowl. Jan. 30—Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen introduced as Raiders head coach.
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