Charging to Victory - The Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders is one of the teams in the NFL that people loves to watch.Raiders Tickets sell quickly because football fans enjoy watching the exciting plays of the team. Another reason why there is a growing number of Raiders ticket holders is that the Raiders has one of the best records in the NFL. They won three times in the Super Bowl, four Conference title wins and 15 Division title wins.

The Raiders had a rough start since it was founded in 1960. Despite being new and not having the facilities to play in, the team still found people who would sponsor and invest in them. The situation changed when the team was handled by Al Davis in 1963. Within about twenty years since they started, the team have won three Super Bowls, and a number of Conference and Division title wins. Raiders tickets became a commodity with more people wanting to catch the Raiders in action.

In 1966, the Oakland Raiders played in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders tickets were difficult to come by for almost everyone wants to watch the game. The Raiders tickets became even scarcer in October of 1970 when the Raiders played their ever first Monday Night Football game in ABC against the Washington Redskins. The lucky Raiders ticket holders watched as the Raiders crushed the other team with a 34-20 win. It was only a start for the Raiders. Since then, the Raiders tickets for Monday games were flying out of ticket booths.

In 1995, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum underwent a$120 million renovation. They added over 20,000 seats to the coliseum, 90 luxury suites and two private clubs and two of the massive scoreboards. These were done to provide for the creasing number of Raiders ticket holders. Now the Raiders are playing in the McAfee Coliseum.

The Raiders experienced a few bumpy seasons, being 2004 the worst. In 2001, they were involved in a controversy called the Tuck when they played against the New England Patriots. The Raiders are now improving their offensive to provide the fans a more interesting game. Their offense has been their weak link. Once the Raiders have been able to improve their offensive plays, they will be even more difficult to defeat.