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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 , 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]
Roster
1973 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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Practice squad
Rookies in italics
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
The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI .
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
[3]
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
[4]
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
[5]
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
[6]
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
[7]
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
[8]
Week 9 vs Steelers
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
7 0 0
7
Raiders
0
0 0 3
3
[9]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
3
0 0 0
3
• Raiders
7
17 7 0
31
[10]
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)
[11]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0 7 0
7
• Raiders
7
13 3 14
37
[12]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
3 7 7
17
• Raiders
7
7 0 7
21
[13]
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
[14]
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
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Awards and honors
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References
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