The Raiders had won their last eight Monday nighters, including a 13-3 victory against the Miami Dolphins early in the 1979 season ... 53 yards to the Oakland 19. Three plays later, Saints ...

Oakland will travel to Dallas' new Cowboys Stadium for the third time overall (second regular season trip ... After a two-year break, the Raiders won in 1979. The two teams didn't meet again ...

He was 74. The Oakland Raiders drafted Vella in the second round in 1972 out of USC. Vella played his first eight NFL season with the Raiders, through 1979. He played for the Minnesota Vikings in ...

The Oakland Raiders ... Tatum epitomised the Raiders as much as any player whoever wore the silver and black. Nobody ever hit harder than Tatum. 1971 – 1979. 3 Pro Bowls. One NFL Championship.

When the Raiders left for greener cash pastures before the 1982 season, Oakland was one of 16 teams ... “I remember I was head coach in 1979 and Al Davis called me and said, ‘I think we ...