The 1973 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 14th season, and fourth in the National Football League.
In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins, ending Miami's 18-game winning-streak including a perfect season in 1972.
For the third time in four seasons, the Raiders won the AFC West title. They exacted a measure of revenge by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Division Round game, one year following the Immaculate Reception loss. But the Raiders failed to reach the Super Bowl as they lost to Miami 27–10 in the AFC Championship Game.
Offseason
Draft
Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–24 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 44,818 2 September 23 Miami Dolphins W 12–7 1–1 California Memorial Stadium 74,121 3 September 30 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–16 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 72,631 4 October 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17–10 2–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,051 5 October 14 at San Diego Chargers W 27–17 3–2 San Diego Stadium 50,672 6 at Denver Broncos T 23–23 3–2–1 Mile High Stadium 51,270 7 October 28 at Baltimore Colts W 34–21 4–2–1 Memorial Stadium 59,008 8 November 4 New York Giants W 42–0 5–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,200 9 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–17 5–3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,535 10 November 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–7 5–4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,398 11 November 25 San Diego Chargers W 31–3 6–4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,195 12 December 2 at Houston Oilers W 17–6 7–4–1 Houston Astrodome 25,801 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 37–7 8–4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,945 14 December 16 Denver Broncos W 21–17 9–4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,910 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1 at Vikings
Week 2 vs. Dolphins
The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI.
Week 3 at Chiefs
Week 4 at Cardinals
The Raiders offense scored their first touchdowns of the season.
Week 5 at Chargers
Week 6 at Broncos
Week 7 at Colts
Week 8 vs. Giants
Week 9 vs. Steelers
Week 10 vs. Browns
Week 11 vs. Chargers
Week 12 at Oilers
Week 13 vs. Chiefs
Week 14 vs. Broncos
Standings
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 22 Pittsburgh Steelers W 33–14 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,110 AFC Championship December 30 at Miami Dolphins L 10–27 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 75,105
Divisional Raiders win and went to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins 27-10.
Conference Championship
References
Raiders on Pro Football Reference