2018 Oakland Raiders Season

The 2018 season was the Oakland Raiders' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 24th since their return to Oakland, and their first under 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.

2018 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerMark Davis
General managerReggie McKenzie (fired Week 14)
Shaun Herock (Week 15-17)
Head coachJon Gruden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Jared Cook
Uniform
2018 Oakland Raiders Season

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.

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

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

Stadium issues

Although the league approved the Raiders' eventual relocation to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, the team maintained its lease at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and used the stadium for the 2018 season while the team's new stadium in Las Vegas was under construction. Initially in April 2017, the operators of the Coliseum stated they would be unwilling to sign a lease extension for the team to play at the stadium while their new venue in Las Vegas was being built; however by September of that year, the Coliseum operators expressed willingness to negotiate, but insisted on concessions to compensate for the million-dollar deficit the Coliseum runs by hosting Raiders games. Owner Mark Davis stated he preferred to stay in Oakland for the 2019 season but was considering other options, including Las Vegas's Sam Boyd Stadium, Berkeley's California Memorial Stadium, Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada; the San Francisco 49ers's Levi's Stadium and even the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, a venue thought to have been ruled out in 2014. Davis acknowledged that if fans failed to support the team similarly to the 1996 Houston Oilers, it could hasten the relocation. 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.

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. Gruden received a 10-year, $100-million contract to return to the Raiders. Gruden last coached in the NFL in 2008 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and last coached the Raiders in 2001. 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. Gruden also announced that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was hired to serve as special teams coordinator. On January 29, the Raiders named Brian Callahan, son of their former head coach Bill Callahan, as the new quarterbacks coach.

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.

Free agent signings

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

Losses

Position Player Age 2018 Team
WR Michael Crabtree 30 Baltimore Ravens
OL Marshall Newhouse 29 Buffalo Bills
CB Sean Smith 30 Free agent
CB T. J. Carrie 27 Cleveland Browns
DE Denico Autry 27 Indianapolis Colts
LB Aldon Smith 28 Free agent
CB David Amerson 26 Kansas City Chiefs
K Sebastian Janikowski 39 Seattle Seahawks
P Marquette King 29 Denver Broncos
TE Clive Walford 26 New York Jets
LS Andrew East 26 Memphis Express (AAF), Washington Redskins
DT Darius Latham 23 Free agent
DE Armonty Bryant 27 Retirement
LB Cory James 24 Free agent
QB Josh Johnson 31 San Diego Fleet, Washington Redskins
P Colby Wadman 23 Denver Broncos
C Alex Officer 22 Kansas City Chiefs
QB Christian Hackenberg 23 Cincinnati Bengals, Memphis Express
LB Brady Sheldon 25 Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers
FB Henry Poggi 24 New England Patriots

Trades

Player/picks received Player/compensation sent Team
5th round pick (2018 draft) (originally owned by KC)

(Traded to the Indianapolis Colts during the NFL draft)

(WR Daurice Fountain)

WR Cordarrelle Patterson
6th round pick (2018 draft) (Braxton Berrios)
New England Patriots
5th round pick (2018 draft) (P Johnny Townsend) FB Jamize Olawale
6th round pick (2018 draft) (Jamil Demby)
Dallas Cowboys
WR Martavis Bryant 3rd round pick (2018 draft) (Rasheem Green) Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Ryan Switzer DE Jihad Ward Dallas Cowboys
QB Christian Hackenberg conditional 7th round pick (2019 draft) 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

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 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.

Draft trades

Undrafted free agent signings

Source

Staff

2018 Oakland Raiders staff

Front office

  • Owner – Mark Davis
  • President – Marc Badain
  • Executive vice president/general counsel – Dan Ventrelle
  • Interim general manager/director of college scouting – Shaun Herock
  • Director of football administration – Tom Delaney
  • Director of player personnel – Joey Clinkscales
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Trey Scott
  • Director of pro personnel – Dane Vandernat
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Von Hutchins
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Brad Kaplan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Vacant
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – D'Anthony Batiste
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Kelsey Martinez
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rick Slate

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).

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 2018 Oakland Raiders Season  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 Jared Cook set a new franchise record for most receiving yards in a game by a Raiders tight end finishing the night with 180 yards on nine catches. The previous record was held by Todd Christensen with 173 yards on November 20, 1986 against the San Diego Chargers. He was one of only six tight ends to ever record over 180 yards receiving since 1999. 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.

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Week Two: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 9 7019
Broncos 0 0 101020

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

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

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 3 82142
Raiders 0 14 14028

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

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

Game information

Week 11: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 7 6323
Cardinals 14 0 0721

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 7017
Ravens 3 10 71434

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,035
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 9 14740
Raiders 0 7 91733

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 14 0721
Raiders 7 3 01424

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 15: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fifteen: Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 6316
Bengals 7 13 01030

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 44,568
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 7714
Raiders 7 10 01027

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seventeen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 003
Chiefs 14 7 7735

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 77,550
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 565 421 W1
(5) Los Angeles Chargers 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 428 329 W1
Denver Broncos 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 329 349 L4
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 290 467 L1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .480 .401 W1
2 New England Patriots East 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 .482 .494 W2
3 Houston Texans South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .471 .435 W1
4 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 .496 .450 W3
Wild Cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .477 .422 W1
6 Indianapolis Colts South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .465 .456 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 6 1 .594 4–1–1 6–5–1 .504 .448 W1
8 Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .520 .465 L1
9 Cleveland Browns North 7 8 1 .469 3–2–1 5–6–1 .516 .411 L1
10 Miami Dolphins East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .469 .446 L3
11 Denver Broncos West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .464 L4
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .535 .448 L2
13 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .411 W1
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .549 .463 L1
15 New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .506 .438 L3
16 Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .547 .406 L1
Tiebreakers

References

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