Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
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| 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–9 | Mile High Stadium |
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| 2 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 36–10 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–10 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–16 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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| 5 | Denver Broncos | L 0–17 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 6 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–27 | Arrowhead Stadium |
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| 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 18–16 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 9 | New England Patriots | W 27–17 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 10 | at Houston Oilers | L 16–17 | Houston Astrodome |
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| 11 | at Miami Dolphins | W 33–17 | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 21–55 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 13 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 32–31 | The Kingdome |
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| 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 15 | Chicago Bears | L 6–23 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 16 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–23 | San Diego Stadium |
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