Raiders QB Rich Gannon threw for a franchise record 4,689 yards in 2002, leading the Raiders to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII and earning NFL MVP honors. Since then, the quarterback play in Oakland has been among the league's worst. The Raiders have started 18 different QBs in the last 12 seasons, second-most in the NFL (Browns, 19). In 2014, Derek Carr became the first QB to start all 16 games for the Raiders since Rich Gannon in 2002.

Eleven quarterbacks have won multiple Super Bowls as the starter in NFL history. Seven of those QBs are in the Hall of Fame (Bart Starr, Bob Griese, Roger Staubach, John Elway, Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, & Joe Montana), while three others are still playing (Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, & Tom Brady). The lone quarterback remaining? Raiders QB Jim Plunkett, the only retired signal-caller with multiple Lombardi Trophies (2) and no yellow jacket.

The Raiders struggled in 2003, finishing 4-12 and tied for last in the AFC West only a year removed from Super Bowl XXXVII. After the season, they fired head coach Bill Callahan, who had gone 15-17 in two seasons with the Silver & Black. Callahan, Forrest Gregg, Ken Whisenhunt, and Sam Wyche are the only coaches with a Super Bowl appearance to end their coaching careers with a losing record.

Since 2004, Oakland has only drafted one player that has gone on to represent the franchise in the Pro Bowl, the lowest such total in the NFL. The lone Pro Bowler from drafted by the Raiders is tight end Zach Miller, drafted in 2007 and a Pro Bowl selection after the 2010 season, his last in Oakland.

Hall of Fame head coach John Madden coached the Raiders for 10 seasons, posting a record of 103-32-7 and winning Super Bowl XI. Madden's .759 winning percentage is the best ever among coaches with at least 100 career victories. Astonishingly, he accomplished all this before his 43rd birthday. Putting that into perspective, all seven of the head coaches hired this offseason are older than Madden was when he walked away.

Drafted 4th overall in 2008, Darren McFadden was supposed to be the driving force behind a dynamic rushing attack in Oakland. However, McFadden has failed to play all 16 games in all but one season during his career, rushing for 1,000 yards only once. In the last 3 seasons, Run DMC has averaged 3.3 yards per rush, second-worst in the NFL among players with at least 300 carries (behind only Trent Richardson). McFadden signed with the Cowboys during the offseason.

From 1960-2002, the Raiders won 406 games (including postseason), more than any other franchise in the NFL. They were the only team to appear in a Super Bowl in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. The 21st century, however, has not been as kind to the Silver & Black. Since losing Super Bowl XXXVII, the Raiders have failed to return to the playoffs. In the twelve years since then, the Raiders have won 56 games, the fewest in the NFL.

Al Davis presented 9 different Raiders into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, more than any other Canton presenter. Davis presented John Madden, Ted Hendricks, Art Shell, Fred Biletnikoff, Gene Upshaw, Willie Brown, George Blanda, Jim Otto and Lance Alworth for enshrinement.

In 2010, the Raiders (led by Jason Campbell and Tom Cable) went 6-0 within the AFC West, but finished just 8-8 overall. The Raiders are the only team in NFL history to sweep their division and miss the playoffs. Cable was fired after the season.

In the Raiders; 21 playoff appearances, they are 17-4 in their first playoff game. Among teams who have made the playoffs 3 or more times, the Raiders' .810 win pct in opening playoff games is the best in NFL history.