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The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland, California from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders. Between 1982 and 1994, the team played in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Raiders.
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
Subsequently, the team announced that it would continue to be known as the Oakland Raiders for the 2017 and 2018 NFL seasons and play its games in Oakland for at least those two seasons. [ 88 ] Prior to the 2017 season , the Raiders signed quarterback Derek Carr to a then-NFL record contract extension of five years, $125 million. [ 89 ]
Oakland Raiders: 37–31 Baltimore Colts: 42-yard pass from Raiders QB Ken Stabler to Dave Casper, nicknamed "The Ghost" that set up a game-tying field goal in the final seconds of regulation in a double-overtime 1977-1978 AFC divisional playoff game. [101] [102] Holy Roller: September 10, 1978 Oakland Raiders: 21–20 San Diego Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders: Raider Rusher A caricature of a football player wearing a spiked Raiders helmet. Los Angeles Chargers: None Miami Dolphins: T. D. A dolphin-like figure New England Patriots: Pat Patriot: A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. New York Jets: None Pittsburgh ...
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
The Chiefs’ name and logo have replaced the Raiders team name, and as has been the case in past Super Bowls, the end zone is painted gold. Take a look. Gold end zone for the Super Bowl!
Raider Nation is the official name for the fans of the National Football League (NFL)'s Las Vegas Raiders (formerly the Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Raiders). Fan Jim Hudson coined the term in the 1990s when the Raiders returned to Oakland after a long hiatus in Los Angeles, thus becoming a team with a regional fanbase. [1]