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The 1985 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 26th in the league. They improved upon their previous season 's 11–5 record, winning 12 games. [ 1 ] The team qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California , where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the 1981 season and then again from 1995 to 2019 .
In 2017, the Raiders officially announced their relocation from Oakland to the Las Vegas metropolitan area. In 2020, the Raiders began play as the Las Vegas Raiders at the newly constructed Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders have played at Allegiant Stadium since 2020. From 1960 to 2023, the franchise has played a total of 64 seasons.
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46–10 at the Louisiana Superdome .
The National Football League playoffs for the 1985 season began on December 28, 1985. The postseason tournament concluded with the Chicago Bears defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX , 46–10, on January 26, 1986, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana .
The Raiders franchise was founded in Oakland, California in 1959 and became the eighth member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 as a replacement for the Minnesota Vikings, who had moved to the NFL. The Raiders joined the NFL in 1970, after the AFL–NFL merger. They played in Los Angeles between 1982 and 1995, before returning to ...
Marking the height of the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry, the teams traded championships throughout the decade. The Lakers, however, are crowned as victors in 1985. August 14, 1985 ...
He was a member of the Eagles for Super Bowl XV, and was chosen for the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season. He finished his NFL career with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1985 to 1991. In his thirteen NFL seasons, he played in 184 games, started 147 of them, and compiled twelve interceptions and fifteen fumble recoveries.