On December 18, 1976, the 13-1 Oakland Raiders faced off against the 11-3 New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. That year QB Ken Stabler threw for 2,737 yards and 27 TDs while ...

When it comes to great teams in Raiders history, many teams come to mind. Between the 70's and 80's, the Oakland Raiders were the winningest team in all of professional sports. Jim Plunkett and ...

The Oakland Raiders opened their 1976 regular season against the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. These two teams had met nine months earlier in the 1975 AFC Championship on the ...

The 1976 Oakland Raiders knocked the competition around and upside down, laughing now that they've conquered and won. Pillaging just for fun in NFL.com's version of March Madness was the rough-and ...

The 1976 Oakland Raiders were voted the NFL’s greatest team of all-time in a 2012 on-line tournament conducted by NFL.com, beating the 2000 Baltimore Ravens in the championship match-up.

Oakland owner Al Davis and coach John Madden ... That all changed in 1976. The Raiders had plenty. They were, by far, the class of the NFL and they have the hardware to prove it.

The offensive line of the 1976 Oakland Raiders was selected as the best O-line in National Football League history several years ago. Probably the most underrated player on that line was tackle ...

According to the historical archives, we have: Again, in 1976, the Oakland Raiders' win-loss ratio reached a zenith of 13, with 13 wins and one loss. However, that maximum is flanked by a 3.66 ...

So when the Raiders broke through in 1976 and won the AFC championship, they didn't squander the opportunity: Oakland defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI on Jan. 9, 1977 ...

John Vella, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland ... the 1976 season, culminating with three starts in the postseason as the Raiders ...

During the 1976 season, Vella started in 14 games for the then-Oakland Raiders and made three playoff starts as the team went on to beat the Vikings, 32-14, in Super Bowl XI. Vella played his ...

The Raiders did exact revenge against New England in the playoffs with a 24-17 victory, although a controversial roughing the passer penalty helped set up Oakland's winning touchdown. The Raiders ...