Evidence of good coaching from Tom Cable, Hue Jackson, and others is what made the difference. Also, the intelligence, integrity, intensity, and stamina of the team certainly distinguished the Oakland Raiders on August 21.
Moving on and moving up
Well, let's move on and prepare to befuddle the next opponent, the San Francisco 49ers.
Here is the data of total wins per regular season:
Oakland 49ers Year 9 2 1978 9 2 1979 11 6 1980 7 13 1981 8 3 1982 12 10 1983 11 15 1984 12 10 1985 8 10 1986 5 13 1987 7 10 1988 8 14 1989 12 14 1990 9 10 1991 7 14 1992 10 10 1993 9 13 1994 8 11 1995 7 12 1996 4 13 1997 8 12 1998 8 4 1999 12 6 2000 10 12 2001 11 10 2002 4 7 2003 5 2 2004 4 4 2005 2 7 2006 4 5 2007 5 7 2008 5 8 2009
Observations
1. The San Francisco 49ers have more severe drops in performance during selected years. For example, from 1981 to 1982 the total number of wins dropped by 10.
2. From 1988 to 1989, there was an eight point drop in the total number of wins.
3. Oakland, however, has never had a decline in performance as severe as the 49ers. The decline was seven points from 2002 to 2003.
4. The maximum for the total number of wins during a regular season is 15 for the 49ers.
5. The maximum for the total number of wins during a regular season is 12 for the Oakland Raiders.
6. An interesting fact is that the 49ers reached an all-time low in wins three different years. They only won two games in 1978, 1979, and 2004
7. Oakland had only two wins in 2006. This performance level only occurred once in the period from 197...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
