| Team: | Oakland Raiders |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Record: | 5–11 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFC West |
| Coach: | Norv Turner |
| General Manager: | Al Davis |
| Owner: | Al Davis |
| Stadium: | Network Associates Coliseum |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | Shane Lechler, P |
| Shortnavlink: | Raiders seasons |
The 2004 Oakland Raiders season was the 45th of professional football for the Oakland Raiders franchise, their 35th season as members of the National Football League (NFL), and their ninth season since returning to Oakland. They were led by head coach Norv Turner in his first season as head coach of the Raiders. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum as member of the AFC West. They finished the season 5–11, finishing in last place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year. This was the first time the Raiders suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 1996 and 1997.
Though Rich Gannon began the season as the Raiders starting quarterback, he suffered a neck injury in the third game of the season that would eventually lead to his retirement. For the second consecutive season, the Raiders suffered a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season. They only won one game by a touchdown or more, defeating their Super Bowl XXXVII opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-20.
The team lost two of their starting receivers from the 2002 team: Tim Brown was released and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jerry Rice was traded to the Seattle Seahawks midseason.
The Raiders finished the 2003 season 4–12 to finish in a tie for last place in the AFC West. Following the season, Raider owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan after two years as head coach.[1] [2] A month later, the team named Norv Turner head coach.[3]
| Player | Former team | |
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| New England Patriots | ||
| New England Patriots | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Player | New team | |
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| New York Jets | ||
| Atlanta Falcons |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–24 | 0–1 | 60,147 | ||
| 2 | September 19 | Buffalo Bills | W 13–10 | 1–1 | 53,610 | ||
| 3 | September 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–20 | 2–1 | 60,874 | ||
| 4 | October 3 | at Houston Texans | L 17–30 | 2–2 | 70,741 | ||
| 5 | October 10 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14–35 | 2–3 | 57,230 | ||
| 6 | October 17 | Denver Broncos | L 3–31 | 2–4 | 62,507 | ||
| 7 | October 24 | L 26–31 | 2–5 | 45,337 | Fox | ||
| 8 | October 31 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–42 | 2–6 | 66,210 | ||
| 9 | November 7 | at Carolina Panthers | W 27–24 | 3–6 | 73,518 | ||
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | November 21 | San Diego Chargers | L 17–23 | 3–7 | 46,905 | ||
| 12 | November 28 | at Denver Broncos | W 25–24 | 4–7 | 75,936 | ESPN | |
| 13 | December 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–34 | 4–8 | 51,292 | ||
| 14 | December 12 | L 10–35 | 4–9 | 70,616 | |||
| 15 | December 19 | Tennessee Titans | W 40–35 | 5–9 | 44,299 | ||
| 16 | December 25 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 30–31 | 5–10 | 77,289 | ||
| 17 | January 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 6–13 | 5–11 | 41,112 | CBS | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||