2018 Oakland Raiders season

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2018 Oakland Raiders season
Owner
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Jared Cook
Uniform

The

head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (fifth overall). The Raiders finished the season with a 4–12 record, failing to improve upon their previous season's record of 6–10, and their worst since 2014
.

With a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season. With their week 15 loss to the Bengals, the Raiders failed to improve their record from the previous season. The loss also secured their spot at last in the AFC West.[1]

On December 10, the Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie who had been with the Raiders since 2012.[2][3]

This was the first time since 1999 that Sebastian Janikowski was not on the opening day roster.

Stadium issues

Although the league approved

San Antonio, Texas, a venue thought to have been ruled out in 2014.[6] Davis acknowledged that if fans failed to support the team similarly to the 1996 Houston Oilers, it could hasten the relocation.[6] Team management also indicated they would relocate after 2018 if there were any lawsuits filed against the team; the city of Oakland sued the Raiders and all other teams in the league on December 11, 2018, however the Raiders remained in Oakland for the final year despite the lawsuit.[8]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 6, 2018, the Raiders hired their former head coach, Jon Gruden, who returned to the Raiders and coaching from ESPN's Monday Night Football.[9] Gruden received a 10-year, $100-million contract to return to the Raiders.[10] Gruden last coached in the NFL in 2008 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and last coached the Raiders in 2001.[10] At the press conference announcing the hiring of Gruden on January 9, Gruden announced that Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Greg Olson had been hired as offensive coordinator, though Gruden would call plays, while former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther was hired as the new defensive coordinator.[11] Gruden also announced that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was hired to serve as special teams coordinator.[12] On January 29, the Raiders named Brian Callahan, son of their former head coach Bill Callahan, as the new quarterbacks coach.[13]

Khalil Mack holdout and trade to Chicago

On September 1, 2018, the Raiders traded defensive star Khalil Mack along with their 2020 2nd round pick to the Chicago Bears for two first round picks (RB Josh Jacobs and CB Damon Arnette), a 2019 6th round pick, and a 2020 3rd round pick, after he had held out of training camp.[14]

Free agent signings

Position Player Age 2017 Team Contract
WR Jordy Nelson[15] 32 Green Bay Packers 2 years, $15 million[15]
RB Doug Martin[15] 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 year, $1.475 million[16]
TE Derek Carrier[17] 27 Los Angeles Rams 3 years, $5.55 million[18]
FB Keith Smith[19] 25 Dallas Cowboys 2 years, $3 million[20]
S Marcus Gilchrist[21] 29 Houston Texans 1 year, $4 million[22]
LB Tahir Whitehead[23] 27 Detroit Lions 3 years, $19 million[24]
DT Justin Ellis[25] 27 Oakland Raiders 3 years, $15 million[25]
TE Lee Smith[17] 30 Oakland Raiders 3 years, $9 million[26]
LS Andrew DePaola[27] 30 Chicago Bears 4 years, $4.27 million[28]
QB Josh Johnson[29] 31 Houston Texans 1 year, $1.005 million[30]
CB Shareece Wright[31] 30 Buffalo Bills 1 year, $1.005 million[32]
S Reggie Nelson[33] 34 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $2.5 million[34]
WR Dwayne Harris[35] 30 New York Giants 1 year, $880,000[36]
DE Armonty Bryant[37] 27
Detroit Lions
1 year, $790,000[38]
CB Senquez Golson[39] 24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 year, $555,000[40]
LB Shilique Calhoun[41] 26 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $555,000[42]
LB/DE James Cowser[41] 27 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $630,000[43]
S Erik Harris[41] 28 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $555,000[44]
G/T Denver Kirkland[41] 24 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $630,000[45]
K Giorgio Tavecchio[41] 27 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $555,000[46]
CB Daryl Worley[47] 23 Carolina Panthers (traded to Philadelphia before being released) 1 year, $630,000[48]
LB Derrick Johnson[49] 35 Kansas City Chiefs 1 year, $3 million[50]
S Dallin Leavitt[51] 24 N/A (college) 3 years, $1.71 million[52]
LS Drew Scott[51] 23 N/A (college) 3 years, $1.71 million[53]
G Cameron Hunt[54] 26 Denver Broncos 2 years, $1.05 million[55]
DT Ahtyba Rubin[56] 32 Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $1.015 million[57]
DT Frostee Rucker[56] 34 Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $1.015 million[58]
FB Ryan Yurachek[59] 22 N/A (college) 3 years, $1.71 million[60]

Losses

Position Player Age 2018 Team
WR Michael Crabtree[15] 30 Baltimore Ravens[61]
OL Marshall Newhouse[62] 29 Buffalo Bills[63]
CB Sean Smith[62] 30 Free agent
CB T. J. Carrie 27 Cleveland Browns[64]
DE Denico Autry 27 Indianapolis Colts[65]
LB Aldon Smith[66] 28 Free agent
CB David Amerson[67] 26 Kansas City Chiefs[68]
K Sebastian Janikowski[69] 39 Seattle Seahawks[70]
P Marquette King[71] 29 Denver Broncos[72]
TE Clive Walford[73] 26 New York Jets[73]
LS Andrew East[74] 26
Washington Redskins[76]
DT Darius Latham[77] 23 Free agent
DE Armonty Bryant[78] 27 Retirement[79]
LB Cory James[78] 24 Free agent
QB Josh Johnson[80] 31
Washington Redskins[82]
P Colby Wadman[83] 23 Denver Broncos[84]
C Alex Officer[54] 22 Kansas City Chiefs[85]
QB Christian Hackenberg[86] 23 Cincinnati Bengals,[87] Memphis Express[81]
LB Brady Sheldon[56] 25 Cleveland Browns,[88] Green Bay Packers[89]
FB Henry Poggi[59] 24 New England Patriots[90]

Trades

Player/picks received Player/compensation sent Team
2018 draft
) (originally owned by KC)

(Traded to the Indianapolis Colts during the NFL draft)

(WR Daurice Fountain)

WR
2018 draft) (Braxton Berrios
)
New England Patriots
2018 draft) (P Johnny Townsend
)
FB
2018 draft) (Jamil Demby
)
Dallas Cowboys
WR Martavis Bryant 3rd round pick (
2018 draft) (Rasheem Green)[93]
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Ryan Switzer DE Jihad Ward[94] Dallas Cowboys
QB Christian Hackenberg conditional 7th round pick (
2019 draft)[95]
New York Jets
1st round pick (2019 draft) (RB Josh Jacobs)

1st round pick (2020 draft) (CB Damon Arnette)

3rd round pick (2020 draft) (WR Bryan Edwards)

6th round pick (2019 draft) (Traded to the New York Jets in the 2019 offseason)

DE/OLB Khalil Mack[96]

2nd round pick (2020 draft) (Cole Kmet)

conditional 7th round pick (2020 draft)

Chicago Bears
1st round pick (2019 draft) (S Johnathan Abram) WR Amari Cooper[97] Dallas Cowboys

Draft

2018 Oakland Raiders Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1
15 Kolton Miller
OT
UCLA From Arizona
2 57
P. J. Hall
DT
Sam Houston State
From Tennessee
3 65 Brandon Parker
OT
NC A&T From Baltimore
87 Arden Key DE LSU From LA Rams
4 110 Nick Nelson CB Wisconsin
5 140 Maurice Hurst DT Michigan From Indianapolis
173 Johnny Townsend
P
Florida From Dallas
6 216 Azeem Victor LB Washington Compensatory pick
7 228 Marcell Ateman WR Oklahoma St.

Notes

  • The Raiders finished with the same overall record and strength of schedule as the San Francisco 49ers at the end of the 2017 season, and their selecting order was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine in March 2018; the Raiders lost the coin toss and received the 10th selection. Both teams rotated with the Miami Dolphins, receiving the 9th, 10th and 11th pick in each round.[98]

Draft trades

  • The Raiders traded their fifth-round selection (146th overall, S Tre Flowers) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's sixth-round selection (192nd overall, T Jamil Demby) and running back Marshawn Lynch.[99]
  • The Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (210th overall, WR Braxton Berrios) and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to New England in exchange for Kansas City's fifth-round selection (159th overall, WR Daurice Fountain).[91]
  • The Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (192nd overall, T Jamil Demby) and fullback Jamize Olawale to Dallas in exchange for Dallas's fifth-round selection (173rd overall, P Johnny Townsend).[100]
  • The Raiders were awarded four sixth-round
    compensatory picks (210th, 212th, 216th and 217th overall).[101]

Undrafted free agent signings

Source[105]

Staff

2018 Oakland Raiders staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2018 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, 20 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

The Raiders' preseason opponents and schedule were released on April 11.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 10 Detroit Lions W 16–10 1–0
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Recap
2 August 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 15–19 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 August 24 Green Bay Packers W 13–6 2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
4 August 30 at Seattle Seahawks W 30–19 3–1
CenturyLink Field
Recap

Regular season

Schedule and results

On January 11, the NFL announced that the Raiders will play host to the Seattle Seahawks in a London Game in London, England. The game site, originally slated for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was later moved to Wembley Stadium. This marked the fourth time in five seasons in which the Raiders played a game outside the United States, as well as their second visit to London (the other being 2014).[106]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 Los Angeles Rams L 13–33 0–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Recap
2 September 16 at Denver Broncos L 19–20 0–2
Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Recap
3 September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 20–28 0–3 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
4 September 30 Cleveland Browns W 45–42 (OT) 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
5 October 7 at Los Angeles Chargers L 10–26 1–4
StubHub Center
Recap
6 October 14 Seattle Seahawks L 3–27 1–5 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) Recap
7 Bye
8 October 28 Indianapolis Colts L 28–42 1–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
9 November 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–34 1–7 Levi's Stadium Recap
10 November 11 Los Angeles Chargers L 6–20 1–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
11 November 18 at Arizona Cardinals W 23–21 2–8 State Farm Stadium Recap
12 November 25 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–34 2–9 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
13 December 2 Kansas City Chiefs L 33–40 2–10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
14 December 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–21 3–10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
15 December 16 at Cincinnati Bengals L 16–30 3–11
Paul Brown Stadium
Recap
16 December 24 Denver Broncos W 27–14 4–11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
17 December 30 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–35 4–12 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week One: Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 3 101333
Raiders 7 6 0013

at

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

During the game, tight end

San Diego Chargers.[107] He was one of only six tight ends to ever record over 180 yards receiving since 1999.[108] Quarterback Derek Carr threw three interceptions in a game for his second time in his career, the previous time was against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015.[109]

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Game information

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7320
Dolphins 0 7 71428

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,667
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Four: Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Browns 3 14 1114042
Raiders 7 7 721345

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Five: Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 0710
Chargers 3 14 3626

at Stubhub Center, Carson, California

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,362
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

NFL London Games

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 3727
Raiders 0 0 033

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Game information

This game was the first game for the Raiders without wide receiver Amari Cooper, as the Dallas Cowboys traded their 2019 1st round draft pick in exchange for Cooper the week before the game.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 003
49ers 7 10 14334

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week Ten: Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 10 7320
Raiders 3 0 036

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), hazy
  • Game attendance: 54,750
  • Referee:
    Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information