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-KICKOFF COVERAGE’S: HISTORY OF THE 32 IN 32-
-OAKLAND RAIDERS-
2002
RAIDERS WIN AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, LOSE SUPERBOWL TO FORMER COACH JON GRUDEN & THE BUCCANEERS:
Under new Coach Bill Callahan the Raiders would come flying out of the gate winning their first 4 games behind high powered offense that scored 162 points in their first four games. However, the Raiders would suddenly go into a tailspin losing four straight games, including four in overtime as they sat at the midway point with a mediocre 4-4 record. However, just as suddenly the Raiders would rebound as Jerry Rice collected his 200th career touchdown in a 34-10 win on the road over the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
The Monday Night win would be the start of a 5 game winning streak which included another Raiders receiver having a Monday Night Milestone as Tim Brown became just the third Wide Reciever in NFL history to collect 1,000 career receptions joining Rice, and Cris Carter, as the Raiders beat the New York Jets at home 26-20. After a loss to the Miami Dolphins on the road the Raiders would go on to win the AFC West with a solid 11-5 record as Rich Gannon was named NFL MVP for passing for 4,689 yards, while throwing 26 Touchdown passes to just ten interceptions.
The Raiders, who had earned Home Field advantage in the AFC faced the Jets again in the Division Round of the playoffs after going into halftime tied at 10 the Raiders would pull away in the 4th Quarter, as Wide Receiver Jerry Porter outshined his two Hall of Fame teammates with 123 receiving yards including a 50-yard reception that set up the game breaking Touchdown.
Hosting the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game the veteran Raiders would find themselves behind 17-14 entering the final minutes of the first half. However suddenly the Raiders would catch a break as they recovered a fumbled punt on the Titans 16 to set an up a Rich Gannon Touchdown pass. On the ensuing kickoff the Raiders would catch another break recovering a fumble to set up a Sebastian Janikowski Field Goal to give the Riders a 24-17 halftime lead. In the second half the Raiders would dominate the Titans on the way to a 41-24 win that sent them to their first Super Bowl in 19 years.
Super Bowl XXXVII: Super Bowl week would turn into the “Chucky Circus” as the Raiders faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coached by Jon Gruden. Gruden who coached ten Raiders from 1998-2001 had rebuilt the team into a scoring machine that his replacement Bill Callahan helped form into the top offense in the NFL who, were matched up against Gruden’s Buccaneers who had the top defense in the NFL.
The circus atmosphere would overwhelm Raiders center Barret Robbins who went AWOL the day before the big game in San Diego. Robbins would reappear the morning of the game after a night of drinking in Tijuana, but he would be suspended from the team. At the start of the game it appeared as if the Robbins distraction would not hurt as the Raiders, who took advantage of an interception on the first possession of the game to take an early 3-0 lead.
However, the Bucs defense seemed to know what was coming as they red Rich Gannon perfectly intercepting two passes and shutting down the Raiders offense completely to take a 20-3 lead into halftime. Things would not get better for the Raiders in the second half as the Bucs extended their lead to 27-3 on a long drive that ate up time in the 3rd Quarter. Now in desperation mode Gannon trying desperately to get the Raiders back into the game would be picked off by Dwight Smith who returned it all the way to extend their lead to 34-3. The Raiders would make a furious attempt at comeback scoring three consecutive Touchdowns, to cut the lead to 34-21. However, in the final two minutes Gannon would have another two interceptions ran back for touchdowns as the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl 48-21.
Justin Turner flashing all of the leather. All of it.
Ex-Met.