1990 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Los Angeles Raiders 1990 12–4 1st AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Art Shell Terry Robiskie Dave Adolph 3 Greg Townsend Steve Wisniewski Bo Jackson L.A. Memorial Coliseum Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Bengals) 20–10Lost AFC Championship(at Bills) 3–51 Raiders seasons The 1990 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 31st season overall, and the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League. Led by Coach of the Year Art Shell, the club appeared in its first AFC Championship Game since their Super Bowl-winning 1983 season, The Raiders lost a lopsided affair to the Buffalo Bills, 51–3. This would be the Raiders' final division title for 10 years, and their final one in Los Angeles. Bo Jackson suffered a hip injury in the team's divisional playoff victory against the Cincinnati Bengals which turned out to be a career ending injury for him. NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Year of Glory; it was narrated by Jeff Kaye. Offseason NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Los Angeles Raiders 1 11 Anthony Smith Defensive end Arizona yes 2 37 Aaron Wallace Linebacker Texas A&M yes 4 95 Torin Dorn Defensive back North Carolina yes 6 149 Marcus Wilson Running back Virginia yes 7 173 Garry Lewis Defensive back Alcorn State yes 8 197 Arthur Jimerson Linebacker Norfolk State yes 9 230 Leon Perry Running back Oklahoma 11 303 Ron Lewis Wide receiver Jackson State 11 304 Myron Jones Running back Fresno State 12 317 Major Harris Quarterback West Virginia 12 331 Demetrius Davis Tight end Nevada no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1990_draft.htm 1990 Los Angeles Raiders draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 8, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRich BartlewskiTight endFresno StateJohn LayfieldTackleAbilene ChristianArt WalkerDefensive tackleColorado Personnel Staff / Coaches 1990 Los Angeles Raiders President of the General Partner – Al Davis Director of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer Senior Executive – John Herrera Head Coach – Art Shell Offense – Tom Walsh Quarterbacks – Mike White Offensive Backs – Joe Scannella Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight Ends – Terry Robiskie Offensive Line – Kim Helton Defense/Linebackers – Dave Adolph Defensive Line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Sam Gruneisen Defensive Backs – Jack Stanton Special Projects – Odis McKinney Special Teams – Steve Ortmayer http://media.denverbroncos.com/images/9008/1990s/12_Den_vs_LAR_12_02_1990_Flipcard.pdf Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Raiders December 2, 1990 DenverBroncos.com Denver Broncos December 9, 2014 Final roster 1990 Los Angeles Raiders  7 Steve Beuerlein 11 Vince Evans 13 Jay Schroeder 32 Marcus Allen 34 Bo Jackson 41 Napoleon McCallum 42 Vance Mueller 35 Steve Smith running back FB 81 Tim Brown American football PR 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 85 Sam Graddy 82 Jamie Holland 87 Rich Bartlewski y 88 Ethan Horton 73 James FitzPatrick American football T 60 Rory Graves T 65 Max Montoya G 72 Don Mosebar C 64 Todd Peat G 68 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski G 66 Steve Wright American football, born 1959 T 70 Scott Davis defensive lineman DT 79 Bob Golic DT 75 Howie Long DE 71 Bill Pickel DT 93 Greg Townsend DE 90 Mike Wise American football DE 58 Thomas Benson American football OLB 50 Riki Ellison MLB 55 Alex Gordon gridiron football OLB 98 Ricky Hunley MLB 57 Jerry Robinson linebacker OLB 51 Aaron Wallace y OLB 33 Eddie Anderson safety FS 24 Ron Brown wide receiver CB 46 Torin Dorn y CB 45 Mike Harden SS 25 Dan Land FS 21 Garry Lewis football y CB 36 Terry McDaniel CB 43 Elvis Patterson SS 48 Lionel Washington CB  6 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K 67 Dan Turk LS 80 Mike Alexander gridiron football WR IR 28 Greg Bell running back, born 1962 RB IR 97 Ron Burton linebacker LB IR 84 Mike Dyal TE IR 62 Newt Harrell y G IR 58 A. J. Jimerson LB (IR) 7px 89 Andy Parker American football TE IR 78 Tim Rother T IR 94 Anthony Smith defensive end y DE IR 47 active, 9 inactive, 2 practice squad 96 Joe Cormier LB 40 Marcus Wilson American football y RB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1990_roster.htm 1990 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 10, 2014 Starters POSNameGSQB Jay Schroeder 16RB Marcus Allen 15FB Steve Smith 15 WR Mervyn Fernandez 15WR Willie Gault 16TE Ethan Horton 14LT Rory Graves 15LG Steve Wisniewski 16C Don Mosebar 16RG Max Montoya 16RT Steve Wright 16 POSNameGSLDE Howie Long 11LDT Bob Golic 16RDT Scott Davis 16RDE Greg Townsend 16LLB Jerry Robinson 16MLB Riki Ellison 15RLB Thomas Benson 16LCB Terry McDaniel 13RCB Lionel Washington 16SS Mike Harden 15FS Eddie Anderson 16 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1990_roster.htm 1990 Los Angeles Raiders Starters, Roster, & Players Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9 Denver Broncos W 14–9 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,206 Recap 2 September 16 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–13 2–0 Kingdome 61,889 Recap 3 September 23 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–3 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,657 Recap 4 September 30 Chicago Bears W 24–10 4–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,156 Recap 5 October 7 at Buffalo Bills L 24–38 4–1 Rich Stadium 80,076 Recap 6 October 14 Seattle Seahawks W 24–17 5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,624 Recap 7 October 21 at San Diego Chargers W 24–9 6–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 60,569 Recap 8 Bye 9 November 4 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–9 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium 70,951 Recap 10 November 11 Green Bay Packers L 16–29 6–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,855 Recap 11 November 19, 1990 at Miami Dolphins W 13–10 7–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 70,553 Recap 12 November 25 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,710 Recap 13 December 2 at Denver Broncos W 23–20 8–4 Mile High Stadium 74,162 Recap 14 December 10, 1990 at Detroit Lions W 38–31 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 72,190 Recap 15 December 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 10–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,132 Recap 16 December 22, 1990 at Minnesota Vikings W 28–24 11–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,899 Recap 17 December 30 San Diego Chargers W 17–12 12–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,593 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Broncos 3 3 0 3 Raiders 0 0 14 0 September 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 54,206 75 F C 1, wind 7 mph km/h knots Jerry Seeman NBC yes Q1 DEN Treadwell 42 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q2 DEN Treadwell 44 yard field goal DEN 6–0 Q3 LA Robinson 5 yard interception return (Jaeger kick) LA 7–6 Q3 LA McDaniel 42 yard fumble return (Jaeger kick) LA 14–6 Q4 DEN Treadwell 24 yard field goal LA 14–9 yes On opening day the Raiders achieved an important victory but they did not score an offensive touchdown. At halftime the Broncos led Los Angeles 6–0. During the third quarter, Denver quarterback John Elway was intercepted by Raider lineback Jerry Robinson and the veteran returned the ball to the endzone for a touchdown. Later, cornerback Terry McDaniel scored the first touchdown of his career on a 42-yard fumble return. Leading 14–6 the Raiders defense held firm and only surrendered a third field goal to Denver.Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Raiders – September 9th, 1990 – Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199009090rai.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090724011208/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199009090rai.htm July 24, 2009 live May 16, 2009 mdy Week 2 Raiders 3 0 0 14 Seahawks 0 3 7 3 September 16 Kingdome, Seattle, WA 4:00 p.m. EST 61,889 Indoors (dome) Jerry Markbreit yes Q1 LA Jaeger 47 yard field goal LA 3–0 Q2 SEA Johnson 22 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 SEA Williams 2 yard run (Johnson kick) SEA 10–3 Q4 LA Fernandez 12 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) Tie 10–10 Q4 SEA Johnson 19 yard field goal SEA 13–10 Q4 LA Bell 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 17–13 yes The Raiders won their second straight game to start the 1990 season with a 2–0 record. A defensive struggle ensued between the two teams and by the end of the third quarter the Seahawks led 10–3. Raiders starting quarterback Jay Schroeder tied the game with a 12-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Mervyn Fernandez. Seattle regained the lead a few moments later on a 19-yard field goal. With time running short the Raiders drove downfield and scored on a 1-yard run by reserve running back Greg Bell to earn the victory.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199009160sea.htm Los Angeles Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - September 16th, 1990 Week 3 Steelers 3 0 0 0 Raiders 0 3 3 14 September 23 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 50,657 69 F C 1; wind 11 mph km/h knots Howard Roe Marv Albert and Paul Maguire NBC yes Q1 PIT Anderson 31 yard field goal PIT 3–0 Q2 LA Jaeger 40 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 LA Jaeger 45 yard field goal LA 6–3 Q4 LA Allen 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 13–3 Q4 LA Fernandez 66 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 20–3 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. The Raider defense combined for six sacks to beat Pittsburgh. The Steelers took a 3–0 lead but the Raiders scored 20 straight points to rout Pittsburgh. Week 4 Bears 7 3 0 0 Raiders 10 7 0 7 September 30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 80,156 68 F C; wind 11 mph km/h knots Gene Barth Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS yes Q1 LA Allen 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q1 CHI Gentry 80 yard pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 LA Jaeger 27 yard field goal LA 10–7 Q2 LA Townsend 1 yard fumble return (Jaeger kick) LA 17–7 Q2 CHI Butler 22 yard field goal LA 17–10 Q4 LA Allen 3 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 24–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. Marcus Allen scored the first points of the game, a 1-yard touchdown run, and the Raiders never looked back. Another Allen touchdown and a short fumble return for a touchdown by Greg Townsend rounded out the scoring. Willie Gault beat up his former team with 103 yards receiving on just 4 receptions. Week 5 Raiders 7 3 7 7 Bills 0 7 7 24 October 7 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 7:30 p.m. EST 80,076 71 F C 1; wind 16 mph km/h knots Red Cashion Skip Caray and Pat Haden TNT Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. Week 6 Seahawks 0 14 3 0 Raiders 7 14 0 3 October 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 50,624 66 F C 1; wind 7 mph km/h knots Dick Hantak yes Q1 LA Smith 1 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q2 LA Fernandez 3 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 14–0 Q2 LA Horton 3 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 21–0 Q2 SEA Skansi 5 yard pass from Krieg (Johnson kick) LA 21–7 Q2 SEA Kane 31 yard pass from Krieg (Johnson kick) LA 21–14 Q3 SEA Johnson 34 yard field goal LA 21–17 Q4 LA Jaeger 22 yard field goal LA 24–17 yes Following fan-related violence in the stands during the Raiders' previous two home games, including an incident during the game against Pittsburgh that left a Steelers fan in intensive care and with long term injuries, no alcohol was sold to fans during this game. Alcohol sales would resume at the next home game, but with tighter restrictions. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. Week 7 Raiders 0 10 7 7 Chargers 3 3 3 0 October 21 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA 4:00 p.m. EST 60,569 68 F C; wind 10 mph km/h knots Jerry Seeman yes Q1 SD Carney 27 yard field goal SD 3–0 Q2 LA Jaeger 24 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 LA Jackson 5 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 10–3 Q2 SD Carney 37 yard field goal LA 10–6 Q3 LA Jackson 7 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 17–6 Q3 SD Carney 37 yard field goal LA 17–9 Q4 LA Gault 8 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 24–9 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. The Raiders rewarded Bo Jackson's return from professional baseball by giving him the ball 12 times for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns. On defense, the Raiders recorded two sacks and held the Chargers to just three field goals. Week 9 Raiders 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 6 0 0 3 November 4 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO 1:00 p.m. EST 70,951 36 F C 1; wind 22 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. The Raiders scored the only touchdown of the game but the Chiefs outscored and outrushed the Raiders to hand the Raiders their second loss of the season. Week 10 Packers 3 13 3 10 Raiders 13 3 0 0 November 11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 50,855 70 F C 1; wind 8 mph km/h knots Red Cashion Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. The Packers overcame 8 sacks by the Raiders to force four Raider turnovers and bask in the glory of 10 Raiders penalties. Week 11 Raiders 0 10 3 0 Dolphins 0 7 0 3 November 19 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL 9:00 p.m. EST 70,553 70 F C 1; wind 8 mph km/h knots Gordon McCarter Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC yes Q2 LA Jaeger 23 yard field goal LA 3–0 Q2 LA Allen 2 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 10–0 Q2 MIA Schwedes 14 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) LA 10–7 Q3 LA Jaeger 43 yard field goal LA 13–7 Q4 MIA Stoyanovich 26 yard field goal LA 13–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. On Monday Night Football both Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson rushed for 79 yards and 99 yards respectively to beat Miami and rebound for consecutive losses to Kansas City and Green Bay. Marcus Allen scored the only Raider touchdown of the game. Week 12 Chiefs 0 10 10 7 Raiders 0 10 7 7 November 25 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 65,710 60 F C 1; wind 7 mph km/h knots Jerry Markbreit Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. The Raiders lost their fourth game of the 1990 season and their third defeat in four weeks. Marcus Allen scored three times and both Allen and Jackson combined for over 100 yards rushing but it was not enough. Chiefs quarterback Steve DeBerg threw three touchdown passes and the Chiefs defense combined for five sacks to earn a season sweep of Los Angeles. Week 13 Raiders 7 0 7 9 Broncos 3 7 0 10 December 2 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 4:00 p.m. EST 74,162 25 F C 1; wind 11 mph km/h knots Gene Barth Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC yes Q1 DEN Treadwell 45 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q1 LA Smith 4 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 7–3 Q2 DEN Johnson 21 yard pass from Elway (Treadwell kick) DEN 10–7 Q3 LA Jackson 11 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 14–10 Q4 DEN Treadwell 21 yard field goal LA 14–13 Q4 LA Jackson 62 yard run (kick failed) LA 20–13 Q4 LA Jaeger 46 yard field goal LA 23–13 Q4 DEN Young 8 yard pass from Elway (Treadwell kick) LA 23–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-05. Bo Jackson had been fairly quiet all season until a dose of Denver defense cured him of any of his struggles. During the third quarter and with the Raiders leading 14–13, Bo Jackson broke several tackles during a 62-yard touchdown run. The score was Jackson's second touchdown of the afternoon and the former Auburn star rushed 13 times for 117 yards. Receiver Willie Gault helped out with 9 receptions for 99 yards. Week 14 Raiders 14 7 14 3 Lions 21 3 0 7 December 10 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI 9:00 p.m. EST 72,190 Indoors (dome) Johnny Grier Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf ABC yes Q1 DET Sanders 35 yard run (Murray kick) DET 7–0 Q1 LA Gault 68 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 DET Sanders 5 yard run (Murray kick) DET 14–7 Q1 LA Allen 2 yard run (Jaeger kick) Tie 14–14 Q1 DET Campbell 11 yard pass from Peete (Murray kick) DET 21–14 Q2 DET Murray 47 yard field goal DET 24–14 Q2 LA Jackson 55 yard run (Jaeger kick) DET 24–21 Q3 LA Fernandez 10 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 28–24 Q3 LA Brown 3 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 35–24 Q4 DET Peete 6 yard run (Murray kick) LA 35–31 Q4 LA Jaeger 37 yard field goal LA 38–31 yes For the second time in four weeks the Raiders played on Monday Night Football. The game's biggest prime time stage contained some of the greatest college football players in history. The teams set an NFL record with five combined Heisman Trophy winners taking the field. (For the Raiders it was Marcus Allen, Bo Jackson and Tim Brown. For the Lions it was Barry Sanders and Andre Ware.) The game turned out to be a shootout with Allen, Brown, Jackson and Barry Sanders scoring touchdowns. Sanders rushed for 176 yards on 25 carries and Jackson carried 18 times for 129 yards. The Raiders defense captured four sacks and an interception to earn their ninth win of the season. Week 15 Bengals 7 0 0 0 Raiders 7 10 7 0 December 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 54,132 53 F C 1; wind 12 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen NBC yes Q1 CIN McGee 41 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 7–0 Q1 LA Brown 5 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 LA Brown 44 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 14–7 Q2 LA Jaeger 39 yard field goal LA 17–7 Q3 LA Horton 1 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 24–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-06. During the game Bo Jackson rushed eight times for 117 yards and Tim Brown scored twice. After trailing 7–0 the Raiders scored 24 unanswered points to crush Cincinnati. Week 16 Raiders 14 0 7 7 Vikings 0 10 0 14 December 22 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN 4:00 p.m. EST 53,899 Indoors (dome) Dale Hamer Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC yes Q1 LA Fernandez 74 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q1 LA Graddy 47 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 14–0 Q2 MIN Reveiz 28 yard field goal LA 14–3 Q2 MIN Carter 27 yard pass from Wilson (Reveiz kick) LA 14–10 Q3 LA Allen 19 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 21–10 Q4 LA Horton 3 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 28–10 Q4 MIN Jones 4 yard pass from Gannon (Reveiz kick) LA 28–17 Q4 MIN Jordan 10 yard pass from Gannon (Reveiz kick) LA 28–24 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-06. Jay Schroeder gave Los Angeles a 14–0 lead after hitting receivers Sam Graddy and Mervyn Fernandez with touchdown passes. The Vikings reentered the game with 10 unanswered points but Schroeder threw two more touchdown passes to Marcus Allen and Ethan Horton to give Los Angeles a 28–10 lead. Future Raider quarterback Rich Gannon replaced Vikings starter and future Raider Wade Wilson and threw two touchdown passes to earn the final points of the contest. The Raiders defense came through again with five sacks and an interception. Week 17 Chargers 3 6 0 3 Raiders 0 7 0 10 December 30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 62,593 53 F C 1; wind 5 mph km/h knots Jerry Markbreit yes Q1 SD Carney 19 yard field goal SD 3–0 Q2 LA Allen 1 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 7–3 Q2 SD McEwen 7 yard pass from Friesz (kick failed) SD 9–7 Q4 LA Jaeger 45 yard field goal LA 10–9 Q4 SD Carney 21 yard field goal SD 12–10 Q4 LA Smith 17 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 17–12 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Feb-06. The two losses to Kansas City hurt the Raiders here but hopes of a divisional championship were still alive. With a win the Raiders would win the AFC West and the team did not disappoint. Trailing 12–10 in the fourth quarter, the Raiders mounted an important drive and fullback Steve Smith finalized the win with a short touchdown reception from Jay Schroeder.1990 Los Angeles Raiders Statistics & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1990.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090425052019/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1990.htm April 25, 2009 live May 17, 2009 mdy Standings Playoffs Divisional Bengals 0 3 0 7 Raiders 0 7 3 10 January 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST 92,045 Clear; 60 F C 1 Tom Dooley Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC yes Q2 CIN Breech 27 yard field goal CIN 3–0 Q2 LA Fernandez 13 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 7–3 Q3 LA Jaeger 49 yard field goal LA 10–3 Q4 CIN Jennings 8 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) Tie 10–10 Q4 LA Horton 41 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 17–10 Q4 LA Jaeger 25 yard field goal LA 20–10 yes The Raiders recorded 235 rushing yards (with 140 of them coming from running back Marcus Allen), while holding the Bengals to just 182 total yards and sacking Boomer Esiason four times (three by lineman Greg Townsend), but still had to score 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory. The Bengals scored first during the second period with kicker Jim Breech's 27-yard field goal. But Los Angeles quarterback Jay Schroeder threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mervyn Fernandez to give the Raiders a 7–3 lead before halftime. Los Angeles kicker Jeff Jaeger made a 49-field goal in the third quarter, but Cincinnati tied the game early in the fourth period with running back Stanford Jennings' 8-yard touchdown reception from Esiason. However, a 41-yard touchdown pass from Schroeder to tight end Ethan Horton and Jaeger's 25-yard field goal clinched the victory. This was Raiders running back Bo Jackson's final NFL game, having injured his left hip during the third quarter while being tackled from behind by Bengals linebacker Kevin Walker.News – Bengals break Curse of Bo – Cincinnati Bengals The injury was later revealed to have caused a degenerative bone condition in Jackson's hip called avascular necrosis. Before being knocked out of the game, he rushed 6 times for 77 yards. Some Bengals fans theorize that this injury to one of the greatest athletes ever placed a curse on the Bengals franchise (sometimes called "the curse of Bo Jackson"), and that this curse is partially responsible for the Bengals' notorious failure to field a competitive football team for most of the next decade and half, and would not win their next playoff game until the 2021 season, coincidentally against the Raiders. This game is also notable for being Marcus Allen's last 100-plus yard rushing performance with the Raiders, as well as the last postseason game the Bengals would play in until the 2005 season. Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the Bills 51-3. Conference Championship Raiders 3 0 0 0 Bills 21 20 0 10 January 20 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 12:30 p.m. EST 80,325 Rain; 38 F C 1 Jim Tunney Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC Raiders head coach Art Shell became the first African-American coach to take his team to a conference championship game, but the results were not in his favor. The Bills shredded the Raiders, limiting quarterback Jay Schroeder to 13 of 31 completions for 150 yards and intercepting him 5 times, while also holding running back Marcus Allen to just 26 yards on 10 carries. On offense, the Bills amassed 502 total yards, including 202 yards on the ground. Running back Thurman Thomas rushed for 138 and a touchdown while also catching 5 passes for 61 yards, while running back Kenneth Davis tied an AFC playoff record with 3 rushing touchdowns. Buffalo also set an NFL playoff record by scoring 41 points in the first half. Bills quarterback Jim Kelly threw for 300 yards and two touchdown passes to wide receiver James Lofton, who finished the game with 5 receptions for 113 yards. Thomas recorded a 12-yard touchdown run, while Davis scored from 1 yard, 3 yards, and 1 yard out. Linebacker Darryl Talley returned one of his two interceptions 27 yards for a touchdown. On Buffalo's opening drive, Kelly completed six consecutive passes, the last one a 13-yard touchdown throw to Lofton after he recovered a fumbled snap in shotgun formation. The Raiders responded with a 41-yard field goal from Jeff Jaeger, but Buffalo stormed back with another touchdown just four plays after the ensuing kickoff, set up by Kelly's 41-yard completion to Lofton. After a punt, Los Angeles defensive back Gary Lewis intercepted a pass from Kelly. But two plays later, Talley intercepted a pass from Schroeder and returned it for a touchdown. The Raiders were forced to punt on their next possession, and Buffalo stormed down the field again, scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Davis on fourth down and goal. An interception by Nate Odomes set up Davis' second touchdown less than a minute later, and before the half ended, Lofton caught his second touchdown pass to give the Bills a 41–3 first half lead. Buffalo increased their lead to 48–3 with Davis' third touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. Later on, Scott Norwood closed out the scoring with a 39-yard field goal. Buffalo recorded a total of six interceptions, the third highest total ever in a single NFL game. Defensive back Mark Kelso recorded his fourth career postseason interception in the game, a Bills' record. Raiders lost and in 1991 finished 9-7 but lost to the Chiefs 10-6. Awards and records Art Shell, NFL Coach of the Year Bo Jackson, Pro Bowl Greg Townsend, Pro Bowl Marcus Allen, 13 total touchdowns, 12 rushing and 1 receiving References External links 1990 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com 1990 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Los Angeles Raiders 1990 Category:AFC West championship seasons Los