allowing only 16 points total to division foes Denver, Kansas City and San Diego at home (Tampa Bay was also in the AFC West, finishing 0-14). The Raiders ended the 1976 season with 64.3% of their passes completed; Ken Stabler completed 66.7% of his passes. Fullback Mark van Eeghen passed the 1,000-yard mark at 1,012 yards. Tight end Dave Casper led the team in receptions with 53, while side receiver Cliff Branch led in reception yards (1,111), touchdowns (12), and yards per reception for receivers who caught more than one pass (24.2). Preseason Regular season Game notes Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3: at Houston Oilers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4: at New England Patriots Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5: at San Diego Chargers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6: at Denver Broncos Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 9 at Chicago Bears Oakland escaped Chicago with a victory after a 31-yard field goal attempt by Bob Thomas with 15 seconds left got caught in a gust of wind and hit the upright. Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com With the Raiders' victory, the Steelers tied the Bengals for first in the AFC Central. Pittsburgh would win the division on a tiebreaker. Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Playoffs AFC Divisional: vs. New England Patriots Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com AFC Championship: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Super Bowl XI: vs. Minnesota Vikings Awards and honors Ken Stabler, Bert Bell Award References See also Oakland Raiders 1976 NFL season 1976 NFL Draft 1976–77 NFL playoffs Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland AFC West championship seasons American Football Conference championship seasons Super Bowl champion seasons Oakland