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The 1973 Oakland Raiders seasonNational Football League .
In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins , snapping 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 in the AFC Championship Game .
Offseason
Draft
[ 1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 16, 1973
at Minnesota Vikings
L 24–16
44,818
2
September 23, 1973
Miami Dolphins (at Berkeley, California )
W 12–7
74,121
3
September 30, 1973
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 16–3
72,631
4
October 7, 1973
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 17–10
49,051
5
October 14, 1973
at San Diego Chargers
W 27–17
50,672
6
October 22, 1973
at Denver Broncos
T 23–23
51,270
7
October 28, 1973
at Baltimore Colts
W 34–21
59,008
8
November 4, 1973
New York Giants
W 42–0
51,200
9
November 11, 1973
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 17–9
47,535
10
November 18, 1973
Cleveland Browns
L 7–3
47,398
11
November 25, 1973
San Diego Chargers
W 31–3
40,195
12
December 2, 1973
at Houston Oilers
W 17–6
25,801
13
December 8, 1973
Kansas City Chiefs
W 37–7
53,945
14
December 16, 1973
Denver Broncos
W 21–17
51,910
Season summary
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
13 3 0
16
• Vikings
10
0 7 7
24
Date: September 16Location: Metropolitan Stadium Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 44,818Game weather: 50°F; wind 8
[ 2]
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
Dolphins
0
0 0 7
7
• Raiders
3
3 3 3
12
Date: September 23Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 74,121Game weather: 62°F; wind 13 Scoring summary Q1 OAK Blanda 12 yard field goalOAK 3–0 Q2 OAK Blanda 46 yard field goal OAK 6–0 Q3 OAK Blanda 19 yard field goal OAK 9–0 Q4 OAK Blanda 10 yard field goal OAK 12–0 Q4 MIA Mandich 28 yard pass from Griese (Yepremian kick)OAK 12–7
The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI . [ 3]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
3 0 0
3
• Chiefs
0
6 3 7
16
Date: September 30Location: Arrowhead Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 72,631Game weather: 59°F; wind 4
[ 4]
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
3 7 7
17
Cardinals
7
0 3 0
10
Date: October 7Location: Busch Stadium Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 49,051Game weather: 70°F; wind 10
[ 5]
Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
6 7 14
27
Chargers
3
0 14 0
17
Date: October 14Location: San Diego Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 50,672Game weather: 66°F; wind 8
[ 6]
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
13 7 3
23
Broncos
7
0 10 6
23
Date: October 22Location: Mile High Stadium Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 51,270Game weather: 58°F; wind 9Television network: ABC
[ 7]
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
3
10 7 14
34
Colts
0
0 7 14
21
Date: October 28Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 59,008Game weather: 53°F; wind 12
[ 8]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
0 0 0
0
• Raiders
14
14 7 7
42
Scoring summary Q1 OAK Davis 5 yard run (Blanda kick)OAK 7–0 Q1 OAK Moore 21 yard pass from Stabler (Blanda kick)OAK 14–0 Q2 OAK Hubbard 8 yard run (Blanda kick)OAK 21–0 Q2 OAK Smith 18 yard pass from Stabler (Blanda kick)OAK 28–0 Q3 OAK Hubbard 9 yard run (Blanda kick) OAK 35–0 Q4 OAK Sweeney 34 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)OAK 42–0
[ 9]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
• Steelers
0
7 7 3
17
Raiders
0
3 0 6
9
[ 10]
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
7 0 0
7
Raiders
0
0 0 3
3
[ 11]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
3
0 0 0
3
• Raiders
7
17 7 0
31
[ 12]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
0 3 14
17
Oilers
0
3 0 3
6
Date: December 2Location: Houston Astrodome Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 25,801Game weather: Indoors (dome)
[ 13]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0 7 0
7
• Raiders
7
13 3 14
37
[ 14]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
3 7 7
17
• Raiders
7
7 0 7
21
[ 15]
Standings
Playoffs
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Divisional
December 22, 1973
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 33–14
51,110
Conference Championship
December 30, 1973
at Miami Dolphins
L 27–10
75,105
Divisional
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
0
7 0 7
14
• Raiders
7
3 13 0
23
[ 16]
Conference Championship
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0 10 0
10
• Dolphins
7
7 3 10
27
Date: December 30Location: Orange Bowl Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 75,105Game weather: 74°F; wind 8
[ 17]
Awards and honors
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