The 1985 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 26th in the league . They improved upon their previous season 's output of 11–5, winning 12 games.[ 1] The team qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 8, 1985
New York Jets
W 31–0
57,123
2
September 12, 1985
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 36–20
72,686
3
September 22, 1985
San Francisco 49ers
L 34–10
87,006
4
September 29, 1985
at New England Patriots
W 35–20
60,686
5
October 6, 1985
Kansas City Chiefs
W 19–0
55,133
6
October 13, 1985
New Orleans Saints
W 23–13
48,152
7
October 20, 1985
at Cleveland Browns
W 21–20
77,928
8
October 28, 1985
San Diego Chargers
W 34–21
69,297
9
November 3, 1985
at Seattle Seahawks
L 33–3
64,060
10
November 10, 1985
at San Diego Chargers
L 40–34
58,566
11
November 17, 1985
Cincinnati Bengals
W 13–6
52,501
12
November 24, 1985
Denver Broncos
W 31–28
63,161
13
December 1, 1985
at Atlanta Falcons
W 34–24
20,858
14
December 8, 1985
at Denver Broncos
W 17–14
75,042
15
December 15, 1985
Seattle Seahawks
W 13–3
77,425
16
December 23, 1985
at Los Angeles Rams
W 16–6
66,676
Playoffs [ edit ]
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Jets
0
0
0
0
0
• Raiders
7
14
7
3
31
Scoring summary
1
LA
Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)
Raiders 7–0
2
LA
Dokie Williams 14 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
Raiders 14–0
2
LA
Marcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)
Raiders 21–0
3
LA
Stacey Toran 70 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick)
Raiders 28–0
4
LA
Chris Bahr 20 yard field goal
Raiders 31–0
[ 2]
Standings [ edit ]
Running Back Marcus Allen earned the 1985 league MVP. Allen started all 16 games and caught the ball 99 times for 1,759 yards and 7 touchdowns. His longest reception was 61 yards and his receiving average 11.6 yards per catch. He also completed 2 of 2 passes for 32 yards for zero touchdowns.[ 3]
Pro Bowlers [ edit ]
The 1985 Raiders had four players make it to the Pro Bowl. They were Marcus Allen , Todd Christensen , Mike Haynes , and Howie Long .[ 4]
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Division championships (16)
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