The Raiders of the 70's will always be the most iconic Raiders teams. Tickets to the game back then were less than $10. Everyone could afford to go to an NFL game in the early to mid 70's.
I'm not a Raiders fan, but this was the most spectacular offense I've ever seen, they could beat you with a hard run game or with 80 yard bombs...maybe New England 2007 it's as spectacular as Raiders 1976, but they lost the Super Bowl, the Raiders didn't...
Take note of how many Hall of Famers were on the field that day!!!! Been a Raiders fan since 1973. I watched a lot of those games on NBC in Fresno , CA.
The playoff rivalry of the 70's Steeler/Raiders far surpasses any rivalry of the 80s,90s,2000s etc SF/Dallas never met five straight years in the 90s. They even swapped players Deion&Charles Haley, Raiders we're alway Raiders and the same with the Steelers.
The clips of Davis and van Eeghen running on that great Steelers defense reminds me of the 2016 breakthrough game on Sunday night when that great o-line destroyed Denver's great defense at the Coliseum. Kept running the same play over and over and the Broncos couldn't stop it. That's greatness.
Stabler was a gunslinger, he didn't care who caught it he was going to sling it. Threw an NFL record 8 interceptions in a single game vs the Orange Crush the next year.
As crazy as it sounds, I considered the first game against Pittsburgh as must win psychologically due to Pittsburgh's Super Bowl wins and their conference championship game wins over the Raiders. Note that Stabler threw for 342 yards against that defense, and the Raiders made plays to win that Pittsburgh often made then to win games (blocked punt and late game interception). Anyway, it was great to see, especially for a kid. It also never gets old.
@@danzemacabre8899 The '76 team was better at QB, OL, and receiver, six Hall-of-Famers on offense alone. The '83 team had Marcus Allen and was stronger defensively with Long, Alzado and the young pass rushers, plus the CB tandem of Hayes and Haynes. '83 was less consistent because of the QB play. In the four losses Plunkett and Wilson combined for 14 INTs and 23 sacks.
1:24:55 Bill King with the Jascha Heifetz reference (those interested can Google it). The things Bill wove into a sports broadcast. Holy Toledo, King was the GOAT. 😁
Man , I know! That pissed my dad off , he always declared the greatest unpickable game would have been the Stabler led Raiders vs the Staubach led Cowboys, the team with the lead with time on the clock was the team in trouble! Year after year they just missed but 77 was the year and the refs killed it in Denver
@@danzemacabre8899 That was some 🦬💩. Rob Lytle clearly fumbled. Madden said the Raiders would've probably lost that game anyway. He was wrong about that
Raiders now will never be like Raiders back than. Back than it was a true test of will and great showdowns Than it was who was the best. Now remember the courts said football was only for entertainment. So wwnfl allows refs to call whatever they want. Give the old blood and guts now anyday.
This SuperBowl was the First CompleteGame I ever watched WithMyGramps IN Oakland on 1•9•77 JANUARY 9th... OnlyTime The SB was ever played on a Single digit day in Jan.. now game is a month later...!? 6 Preseason gms then
@@whataboutrob442 And 2 of the Pats touchdown drives were kept alive on Raider penalties after the Pats punted the ball away. More total penalties and yards called on Raiders. Pats also turned the ball over three times. You got beat by the superior team.
I agree 100% … the only teams that could maybe be considered as possibly equal to the 76 Raiders would be the 67, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75, 77, 80 & 83 Raiders
@@JAWrightonlinea lot of potential black qbs had to endure second positions as reciecers, punt and kickoff returnees or third string qbs, or go to the Canadian league. Glad MVP Doug Williams kicked the ceiling in.
@user-hs7qf5vv2n below average defense, easy schedule, and close wins vs ass teams. The 62 packers, 67 raiders, and 68 colts were much better in comparison. He is still the best team in raiders history. It's just not an all-time great team
4th in points scored, 12th in points allowed. One of the best offensive lines of all time. One of the best passing attacks of all time (Stabler, Branch, Biletnikoff, Casper), deep at RB (Mark van Eeghen, Clarence Davis, Pete Banaszack). The defense gave up yards at times but in the end no one was good enough to beat them except the Patriots (and they avenged that loss in the playoffs). That secondary (Willie Brown, Skip Thomas, Jack Tatum and George Atkinson) made it very hard for opposing offenses to keep up with the Raiders' scoring efforts.
Good guys, but they didn't always play like how they should. They struggled against bad teams, and the defense kinda sucked. If ray Hamilton dosent get called for a legal hit by 1976 standards, they don't win the super bowl@@jacob9538
The Raiders of the 70's will always be the most iconic Raiders teams. Tickets to the game back then were less than $10. Everyone could afford to go to an NFL game in the early to mid 70's.
I'm not a Raiders fan, but this was the most spectacular offense I've ever seen, they could beat you with a hard run game or with 80 yard bombs...maybe New England 2007 it's as spectacular as Raiders 1976, but they lost the Super Bowl, the Raiders didn't...
Billy King is/was a legend! Holy Toledo!
My surname is Toledo😊
Take note of how many Hall of Famers were on the field that day!!!! Been a Raiders fan since 1973. I watched a lot of those games on NBC in Fresno , CA.
Saw them play the Eagles in Veterans Stadium in 76 on a cold November Sunday. Raiders dominated the game.
The playoff rivalry of the 70's Steeler/Raiders far surpasses any rivalry of the 80s,90s,2000s etc SF/Dallas never met five straight years in the 90s. They even swapped players Deion&Charles Haley, Raiders we're alway Raiders and the same with the Steelers.
The clips of Davis and van Eeghen running on that great Steelers defense reminds me of the 2016 breakthrough game on Sunday night when that great o-line destroyed Denver's great defense at the Coliseum. Kept running the same play over and over and the Broncos couldn't stop it. That's greatness.
Wonder if that's the game where Hue Jackson was the offensive coordinator and McFadden was literally stepping on the Denver back 7
That first game of the year was unbelievable it was hot 🔥 as hell at the Coliseum
The Raiders were the most fun team to watch back then…they had fans like me even here in Tennessee…
Stabler was a gunslinger, he didn't care who caught it he was going to sling it. Threw an NFL record 8 interceptions in a single game vs the Orange Crush the next year.
As crazy as it sounds, I considered the first game against Pittsburgh as must win psychologically due to Pittsburgh's Super Bowl wins and their conference championship game wins over the Raiders. Note that Stabler threw for 342 yards against that defense, and the Raiders made plays to win that Pittsburgh often made then to win games (blocked punt and late game interception). Anyway, it was great to see, especially for a kid. It also never gets old.
That '76 Raider team probably arguably can be the if not one of the best team in NFL history.
Even though they went 12-4 I would argue that the 83 Raiders were better, that teM.was drenched in talent
The first one where they finally won the big one will always be the best
Don’t know about all that …
@@danzemacabre8899 The '76 team was better at QB, OL, and receiver, six Hall-of-Famers on offense alone. The '83 team had Marcus Allen and was stronger defensively with Long, Alzado and the young pass rushers, plus the CB tandem of Hayes and Haynes. '83 was less consistent because of the QB play. In the four losses Plunkett and Wilson combined for 14 INTs and 23 sacks.
21:25 The interaction between Rick Jennings of the Raiders and Bears holder Gary Huff will never not be funny to me!
Rick Jennings was a cool guy! He used to B A neighbor near the park where Atkinson/Branch would Play tennis...
Kenny snake Stabler as cool as the other side of the pillow
Im 29... but i take huge pride in the Raiders...
1:24:55 Bill King with the Jascha Heifetz reference (those interested can Google it). The things Bill wove into a sports broadcast. Holy Toledo, King was the GOAT. 😁
Oakland vs Dallas too bad the Super Bowl that never happened
Man , I know! That pissed my dad off , he always declared the greatest unpickable game would have been the Stabler led Raiders vs the Staubach led Cowboys, the team with the lead with time on the clock was the team in trouble! Year after year they just missed but 77 was the year and the refs killed it in Denver
@@danzemacabre8899 That was some 🦬💩. Rob Lytle clearly fumbled. Madden said the Raiders would've probably lost that game anyway. He was wrong about that
Wearing the silver & black must be so cool.☠️⚔️🏈✨
6 Years Before Raiders Moved To Los Angeles In 1982 ☺🏈
Never saw it coming either
Raiders now will never be like Raiders back than. Back than it was a true test of will and great showdowns
Than it was who was the best. Now remember the courts said football was only for entertainment. So wwnfl allows refs to call whatever they want. Give the old blood and guts now anyday.
This SuperBowl was the First CompleteGame I ever watched WithMyGramps IN Oakland on 1•9•77 JANUARY 9th... OnlyTime The SB was ever played on a Single digit day in Jan.. now game is a month later...!? 6 Preseason gms then
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1976 Steelers/Raiders is peak/zenith NFL. Forget about it.
Awesome 👍💪🏼🏈💪🏼
21:25 This is funny as hell (he'd get flagged for taunting nowadays).
The 83 Raiders were awesome also don't forget.
Just Win Baby 💪🏽🏈🏴☠️☠️
Da Raidahs!!
The 76 Raiders best team in NFL history
They barely beat the Patriots that year. If not for the bad call on Sugerbear Hamilton, they would have choked again.
@@whataboutrob442 N.E. got 7 first downs by penalty. Playoff record
@@vichedges8858 And 2 of the Pats touchdown drives were kept alive on Raider penalties after the Pats punted the ball away.
@@whataboutrob442 And 2 of the Pats touchdown drives were kept alive on Raider penalties after the Pats punted the ball away. More total penalties and yards called on Raiders. Pats also turned the ball over three times. You got beat by the superior team.
I agree 100% … the only teams that could maybe be considered as possibly equal to the 76 Raiders would be the 67, 68, 69, 72, 74, 75, 77, 80 & 83 Raiders
Just move BABY!
Nice!
Great receivers make good quarterbacks
Or it could be the other way around...
@@JAWrightonline In this case it's both!
@@JAWrightonlinea lot of potential black qbs had to endure second positions as reciecers, punt and kickoff returnees or third string qbs, or go to the Canadian league. Glad MVP Doug Williams kicked the ceiling in.
Marc Wilson had Todd Christensen, Dokie Williams, James Lofton, and Mervyn Fernandez.
How'd that work out, Pat?
@@JAWrightonline there's a reason the receiver's award is named the Fred Belitnikoff Award
Tell Atkinson or Villapiano that they didn't deserve that ring, I dare you!
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Worst 13-1 team. Sorry not sorry
@user-hs7qf5vv2n below average defense, easy schedule, and close wins vs ass teams. The 62 packers, 67 raiders, and 68 colts were much better in comparison. He is still the best team in raiders history. It's just not an all-time great team
Yah, they only beat the Pittsburgh Steelers twice that year, pure luck
4th in points scored, 12th in points allowed. One of the best offensive lines of all time. One of the best passing attacks of all time (Stabler, Branch, Biletnikoff, Casper), deep at RB (Mark van Eeghen, Clarence Davis, Pete Banaszack). The defense gave up yards at times but in the end no one was good enough to beat them except the Patriots (and they avenged that loss in the playoffs). That secondary (Willie Brown, Skip Thomas, Jack Tatum and George Atkinson) made it very hard for opposing offenses to keep up with the Raiders' scoring efforts.
Good guys, but they didn't always play like how they should. They struggled against bad teams, and the defense kinda sucked. If ray Hamilton dosent get called for a legal hit by 1976 standards, they don't win the super bowl@@jacob9538
@Fireyninjadog this may be the most laughable take I've seen , hopefully I'm laughing with you and you're not serious