2015 Oakland Raiders season

2015 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach Jack Del Rio
General manager Reggie McKenzie
Owner Mark Davis
Home field O.co Coliseum
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 3rd AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Derek Carr, QB
Amari Cooper, WR
Khalil Mack, DE
Marcel Reece, FB
Charles Woodson, SS
Latavius Murray, RB
Uniform

The 2015 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall, the 21st of their second stint in Oakland, and the first under new head coach Jack Del Rio. Despite their huge improvement from their previous season, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15 with a loss to the Green Bay Packers at home.

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2015 draft class

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Main article: 2015 NFL draft
2015 Oakland Raiders Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 4 Amari Cooper WR Alabama
2 35 Mario Edwards, Jr. DE Florida State
3 68 Clive Walford TE Miami (FL)
4 128 Jonathan Feliciano OG Miami (FL)
5 140 Ben Heeney ILB Kansas
161 Neiron Ball OLB Florida
6 179 Max Valles DE Virginia
7 218 Anthony Morris OT Tennessee State
221 Andre Debose WR Florida
242 Dexter McDonald CB Kansas

Staff

2015 Oakland Raiders staff
Front office
  • Owner – Mark Davis
  • President – Marc Badain
  • Executive Vice President/General Counsel – Dan Ventrelle
  • General Manager – Reggie McKenzie
  • Director of Football Administration – Tom Delaney
  • Director of Player Personnel – Joey Clinkscales
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Dane Van Der Nat
  • Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Brad Seely
  • Assistant Special Teams – Tracy Smith

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Strength and Conditioning – Joe Gomes
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darryl Eto
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Kevin Kijowski
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Wesley Miller

Current roster

2015 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 10 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 14 St. Louis Rams W 18–3 1–0 O.co Coliseum Recap
2 August 22 at Minnesota Vikings L 12–20 1–1 TCF Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 30 Arizona Cardinals L 23–30 1–2 O.co Coliseum Recap
4 September 3 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–31 1–3 CenturyLink Field Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–33 0–1 O.co Coliseum Recap
2 September 20 Baltimore Ravens W 37–33 1–1 O.co Coliseum Recap
3 September 27 at Cleveland Browns W 27–20 2–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
4 October 4 at Chicago Bears L 20–22 2–2 Soldier Field Recap
5 October 11 Denver Broncos L 10–16 2–3 O.co Coliseum Recap
6 Bye
7 October 25 at San Diego Chargers W 37–29 3–3 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
8 November 1 New York Jets W 34–20 4–3 O.co Coliseum Recap
9 November 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 35–38 4–4 Heinz Field Recap
10 November 15 Minnesota Vikings L 14–30 4–5 O.co Coliseum Recap
11 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 13–18 4–6 Ford Field Recap
12 November 29 at Tennessee Titans W 24–21 5–6 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 6 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–34 5–7 O.co Coliseum Recap
14 December 13 at Denver Broncos W 15–12 6–7 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
15 December 20 Green Bay Packers L 20–30 6–8 O.co Coliseum Recap
16 December 24 San Diego Chargers W 23–20 (OT) 7–8 O.co Coliseum Recap
17 January 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 7–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 17 9033
Raiders 0 0 01313

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
First quarter
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 3 yard run, Mike Nugent kick. CIN 7 – OAK 0
  • CIN – Nugent 32 yard FG. CIN 10 – OAK 0
Second quarter
  • CIN – Hill 2 yard run, Nugent kick. CIN 17 – OAK 0
  • CIN – Tyler Eifert 13 yard reception from Andy Dalton, Nugent kick. CIN 24 – OAK 0
Third quarter
  • CIN – Eifert 8 yard reception from Andy Dalton, Nugent kick failed. CIN 30 – OAK 0
  • CIN – Nugent 35 yard FG. CIN 33 – OAK 0
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

The Bengals jumped on the Raiders early and often, leading 24–0 at the half. Derek Carr left the game in the first half with an injury to his throwing hand, which resulted in Matt McGloin taking over. The Raiders mustered two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late, losing the game 33–13 to start start their season 0–1. This was the first ever loss by the Raiders to Bengals at home (10–1).

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ravens 10 10 01333
Raiders 10 10 10737

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OAK – Latavius Murray 1 yard touchdown run, Janikowski kick. OAK 17 – BAL 10
  • BAL – Gilmore 9 yard touchdown reception from Flacco, Tucker kick. OAK 17 – BAL 17
  • OAK – Janikowski 46 yard FG. OAK 20 – BAL 17
  • BAL – Tucker 21 yard FG. OAK 20 – BAL 20
Third quarter
  • OAK – Janikowski 48 yard FG. OAK 23 – BAL 20
  • OAK – Michael Crabtree 29 yard touchdown reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 30 – BAL 20
Fourth quarter
  • BAL – Tucker 37 yard FG. OAK 30 – BAL 23
  • BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro 7 yard touchdown run, Tucker kick. OAK 30 – BAL 30
  • BAL – Tucker 31 yard FG. BAL 33 – OAK 30
  • OAK – Seth Roberts 12 yard touchdown reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 37 – BAL 33
Top passers
  • BAL – Joe Flacco – 32–45, 384 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • OAK – Derek Carr – 30–46, 351 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

A high scoring first half, highlighted by Amari Cooper's 68 yard touchdown catch resulted in a 20–20 halftime score. A field goal and touchdown catch by Michael Crabtree put the Raiders up 10 going in the fourth quarter. Baltimore stormed back with 13 points to take the lead. A late interception thrown by Derek Carr appeared to be the end, but with 30 seconds left in regulation, Carr threw a touchdown pass to Seth Roberts to take the lead. With the win, the Raiders improved to 1–1 and also 2–7 all time against the Ravens.

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 14 3727
Browns 0 3 71020

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OAK - Andre Holmes 3 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 10 - CLE 0
  • CLE - Travis Coons 24 yard FG. OAK 10 - CLE 3
  • OAK - Seth Roberts 13 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 17 - CLE - 3
Third quarter
  • OAK - Janikowski 35 yard FG. OAK 20 - CLE 3
  • CLE - Gary Barnidge 28 yard reception from Josh McCown, Coons made 1 point conversion. OAK 20 - CLE 10
Fourth quarter
  • OAK - Latavius Murray 6 yard rush, Jankowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 27 - CLE 10
  • CLE - Coons 41 yard FG. OAK 27 - CLE 13
  • CLE - Travis Benjamin 4 yard reception from McCown, Coons kick. OAK 27 - CLE 20
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

The Raiders jumped out early on the Browns with two touchdown passes by Carr in the first half. A Murray touchdown run early in the fourth quarter seemed to seal it for the Raiders. However, the Browns made a comeback late, but Charles Woodson intercepted Josh McCown's pass in the final minute to seal the win. The Raiders snapped an 11 game road losing streak with the win and improved to 2–1 on the season.

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

Week Four: Oakland Raiders at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 3320
Bears 6 10 0622

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • OAK - Janikowski 29 yard FG. OAK 17 - CHI 16
Fourth quarter
  • CHI - Gould 54 yard FG. CHI 19 - OAK 17
  • OAK - Janikowski 41 yard FG. OAK 20 - CHI 19
  • CHI - Gould 49 yard FG. CHI 22 - OAK 20
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Two first half touchdown passes by Carr gave the Raiders a 1 point lead at the half. The teams exchanged field goals in the second half. Following a late Jay Cutler interception, the Raiders took a late lead on a Janikowski field goal with just over two minutes remaining. However, the Bears stormed down the field and Robbie Gould hit a 49 yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining to seal the win. With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Five: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 6716
Raiders 0 7 0310

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 54,500
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • DEN - McManus 20 yard FG. OAK 7 - DEN 6
  • DEN - McMcanus 52 yard FG. DEN 9 - OAK 7
Fourth quarter
  • DEN - Chris Harris 74 yard interception return, McManus made 1 point conversion. DEN 16 - OAK 7
  • OAK - Janikowski 50 yard FG. DEN 16 - OAK 10
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Charles Woodson said days prior to Week 5 that he always wanted to intercept a pass from Peyton Manning. He had not accomplished this feat in his entire 18 year career during their meetings. He lived up to his word, intercepting Manning twice on defense, but it was Carr's interception and the resulting return for a touchdown by Chris Harris that was the difference in the game. The Raiders fell to the Broncos 16–10 as the team dropped to 2–3 going into their bye week.

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

Week Seven: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 20 7037
Chargers 3 3 02329

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OAK - Clive Walford 23 yard reception from Derek Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 17 - SD 3
  • OAK - Janikowski 32 yard FG. OAK 20 - SD 3
  • OAK - Janikowski 32 yard FG. OAK 23 - SD 3
  • OAK - Amari Cooper 52 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 30 - SD 3
  • SD - Lambo 44 yard FG. OAK 30 - SD 6
Third quarter
  • OAK - Michael Crabtree 25 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 6
Fourth quarter
  • SD - Ladarius Green 31 yard reception from Philip Rivers, Lambo made 1 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 13
  • SD - Danny Woodhead 8 yard pass from Rivers, Green reception from Rivers for 2 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 21
  • SD - Woodhead 6 yard pass from Rivers, Green reception from Rivers for 2 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 29
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

The Raiders jumped out to an early lead on the Chargers scoring on their first seven possessions. Three Janikowski field goals and two Carr touchdown passes led the way to a 30–6 lead at the half. The Chargers put points up in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as the Raiders won 37–29. With the win, the Raiders improved to 3–3 on the season.

Week 8: vs. New York Jets

Week Eight: New York Jets at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 3 3 7720
Raiders 7 14 10334

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OAK - Michael Crabtree 36 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 14 - NYJ 3
  • OAK - Holmes 49 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 21 - NYJ 3
  • NYJ - Folk 38 yard FG. OAK 21 - NYJ 6
Third quarter
  • OAK - Taiwan Jones 5 9 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 28 - NYJ 6
  • NYJ - Eric Decker 4 yard reception from Geno Smith, Folk made 1 point conversion. OAK 28 - NYJ 13
  • OAK - Janikowski 52 yard FG. OAK 31 - NYJ 13
Fourth quarter
  • OAK - Janikowsk 47 yard FG., OAK 34 - NYJ 13
  • NYJ - Kellen Davis 1 yard reception from Smith. Folk made 1 point conversion. OAK 34 - NYJ 20
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Carr threw four touchdown passes, three in the first half, and totaled 333 yard passing against the Jets highly ranked defense. The Raiders took a 21-6 lead half time. Murray added 113 yards on the ground as the Raiders won easily 34-20. With the win, the Raiders improved to 4–3, marking the first time since 2011 the Raiders had a winning record this late in the season.

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 7 71435
Steelers 3 18 01738

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PIT - DeAngelo Williams 3 yard rush, Williams reception from Ben Roethlisberger for 2 point conversion. PIT 11 - OAK 7
  • OAK - Amari Cooper 15 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 14 - PIT 11 -
  • PIT - Williams 3 yard rush, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 18 - OAK 14
  • PIT - Boswell 38 yard FG. PIT 21 - OAK 14
Third quarter
  • OAK - Clive Walford 1 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 21 - OAK 21
Fourth quarter
  • PIT - Martavis Bryant 14 yard reception from Roethlisberger, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 28 - OAK 21
  • PIT - Jesse James 4 yard reception from Roethlisberger, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 28
  • OAK - Jamize Olawale 19 yard rush, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 28
  • OAK - Crabtree 38 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 35
  • PIT - Boswell 18 yard FG. PIT 38 - OAK 35
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Derek Carr threw for 301 yards with 4 touchdowns and 1 interception and Latavius Murray ran for 96 yards before leaving with concussion-like symptoms. But, the Raiders defense could not stop Antonio Brown and DeAngelo Williams. The two Steelers combined for 531 total yards. Despite Ben Roethlisberger leaving the game in the 4th quarter with a foot injury, the Steelers could not be stopped. Williams led the Steelers to the Raiders 1 yard line before the winning field goal sailed through the uprights as time expired. With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 4–4 on the season.

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Ten: Minnesota Vikings at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 10 10 01030
Raiders 0 14 0014

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • MIN – Walsh 34 yard FG. MIN 23 – OAK 14
  • MIN – Adrian Peterson 80 yard rush, Walsh kick. MIN 30 – OAK 14
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Minnesota paid a visit to Oakland for Week 10. Adrian Peterson tied a record for most 200 yard rushing games by rushing for 203 yards against the Raiders beleaguered rush defenses. Derek Carr threw 2 touchdown passes, but also 2 interceptions as the Raiders could not stop Minnesota's rush game. Peterson's 80 yard touchdown run with less than 2 minutes remaining sealed the victory for the Vikings. The Raiders fell to 4–5 on the season.

Week 11: at Detroit Lions

Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 13013
Lions 6 3 0918

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information
First quarter
  • Matt Prater 29 yard FG. DET 3 – OAK 0
  • Prater 41 yard FG. DET 6 – OAK 0
Second quarter
  • Prater 51 yard FG. DET 9 – OAK 0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • OAK – Khalil Mack – 8 tackles
  • DET – Four with 4 tackles

Looking to avoid a season-high three game losing streak, the Raiders visited Detroit to face the 2–7 Lions. A defensive struggle in the first half led to three Detroit field goals and 9–0 deficit for Oakland. The Raiders came alive in third quarter, scoring 13 points on two Janikowski field goals and a Murray touchdown run. However, the Lions scored late on a Matthew Stafford touchdown run and the Raiders fell to 4–6.

Week 12: at Tennessee Titans

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7724
Titans 6 0 8721

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 58,075
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • Janikowski 24 yard FG. OAK 10 – TEN 6
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • Jalston Fowler 1 yard reception from Mariota, Ryan Succop kick. TEN 21 – OAK 17
  • Roberts 12 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 24 – TEN 21
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

The Raiders started well in Tennessee, taking a 13–6 lead at halftime over the Titans on a touchdown pass from Carr to Crabtree. The Raiders jumped out early in the third quarter on touchdown pass to Roberts. However, the Titans rallied scoring 15 points on Marcus Mariota touchdown passes. Oakland drove late in the game looking for the winning score and appeared to have been stopped on an incomplete pass in the end zone on 4th down. However, the Titans were called for holding and Carr hit Roberts for the game clinching touchdown two play later. The Raiders halted their three game losing streak and moved to 5–6 on the season.

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 72034
Raiders 7 7 6020

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 55,010
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • KC – alex smith
  • OAK – derrick carr
Top rushers
  • KC –
  • OAK –
Top receivers
  • KC –
  • OAK –
Top tacklers
  • KC –
  • OAK –

Week 14: at Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 9615
Broncos 6 6 0012

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,824
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • OAK –
  • DEN –
Top rushers
  • OAK –
  • DEN –
Top receivers
  • OAK –
  • DEN –
Top tacklers
  • OAK –
  • DEN –

Khalil Mack tied the Oakland Raiders franchise record for most sacks in a game with 5 sacks in the Raiders' hard fought 15-12 victory over the Broncos at Mile High.

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 14 0 10630
Raiders 0 13 7020

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 55,087
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • GB –
  • OAK –
Top rushers
  • GB –
  • OAK –
Top receivers
  • GB –
  • OAK –
Top tacklers
  • GB –
  • OAK –

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 7 10 03020
Raiders 7 3 28323

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top rushers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top receivers
  • SD –
  • OAK –
Top tacklers
  • SD –
  • OAK –

In Charles Woodson's last game at the Coliseum, the game was hard-fought and the Raiders won 23-20 in an overtime thriller in order to go to 7-8 in what could be their final game in Oakland. Woodson addressed to Oakland's home crowd after the game saying, "I will never leave you".

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seventeen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 10 0717
Chiefs 14 0 9023

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • OAK –
  • KC –
Top rushers
  • OAK –
  • KC –
Top receivers
  • OAK –
  • KC –
Top tacklers
  • OAK –
  • KC –

This was Charles Woodson's last game in the NFL.

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 355 296 W2
(5) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 405 287 W10
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 359 399 L1
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 320 398 L2

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division Leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .500 .479 W2
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .448 L2
3[lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .406 W1
4 Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .410 W3
Wild Cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 .496 .432 W10
6[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .504 .463 W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .441 .388 L1
8[lower-alpha 3] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .508 .438 W2
9[lower-alpha 3] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .500 .406 W2
10 Oakland Raiders West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 .512 .366 L1
11 Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .469 .469 W2
12[lower-alpha 3] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .473 .375 L3
13[lower-alpha 3] Baltimore Ravens North 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 .508 .425 L1
14 San Diego Chargers West 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 .527 .328 L2
15[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Browns North 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .531 .271 L3
16[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .492 .375 L4
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 4]
  1. 1 2 3 Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3.
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The tiebreaker was based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ↑ "Raiders' playoffs hope ends". silverandblackpride.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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