Raider, Ram Schedules Announced
The Raiders will open the 1993 NFL season in the renovated Coliseum against the Minnesota Vikings, and the Rams will travel to Milwaukee to play the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 5, the NFL announced Wednesday.
After missing the playoffs with a 7-9 record last season, the Raiders will play six games against teams that played in postseason. The Rams, 6-10 last season, will play seven games against playoff teams.
The NFL also announced that each team’s 16-game regular-season schedule will again be played over 18 weeks, including two open dates. The Super Bowl will be played Jan. 30 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, one week after the divisional championship games.
The Raiders, who will open at home for only the 12th time in their 34 seasons, play their second game at Seattle.
On Sept. 19, the Raiders will play host to Cleveland before their first bye week. On Oct. 3, the Raiders will play at Kansas City before playing host to the New York Jets and then playing at Denver.
After their final bye-week, the Raiders play at home Oct. 31 against San Diego before playing at Chicago and then playing host to Kansas City. Beginning Nov. 21, the Raiders will play consecutive road games at San Diego, Cincinnati and Buffalo before playing host to Seattle and Tampa Bay. After a road game at Green Bay, the Raiders will close the season at home against Denver.
The Rams, who will play host to the Raiders on Aug. 28 in an exhibition game, will play their regular-season home opener Sept. 12 against the defending AFC Central champion Pittsburgh Steelers before playing the New York Giants at East Rutherford, N.J., and at Houston.
On Oct. 3, the Rams return home to play New Orleans before a bye and a road game at Atlanta on Thursday night, Oct. 14. Ten days later, they play host to Detroit before playing at San Francisco on Oct. 31.
After a second bye, the Rams play home games against Atlanta, Washington and San Francisco before playing at Phoenix, New Orleans and Cincinnati. They end the season with home games against Cleveland and Chicago.
1993 Raider Schedule
Date Opponent Site Time* Sept. 5 Minnesota Coliseum 1 p.m. Sept. 12 Seattle Seattle 5 p.m. Sept. 19 Cleveland Coliseum 1 p.m. Sept. 26 AFC West bye Oct. 3 Kansas City Kansas City 10 a.m. Oct. 10 New York Jets Coliseum 1 p.m. Oct. 18 Denver Denver 6 p.m. Oct. 24 AFC West bye Oct. 31 San Diego Coliseum 1 p.m. Nov. 7 Chicago Chicago 1 p.m. Nov. 14 Kansas City Coliseum 1 p.m. Nov. 21 San Diego San Diego 1 p.m. Nov. 28 Cincinnati Cincinnati 10 a.m. Dec. 5 Buffalo Buffalo 10 a.m. Dec. 12 Seattle Coliseum 1 p.m. Dec. 19 Tampa Bay Coliseum 1 p.m. Dec. 26 Green Bay Green Bay 10 a.m. Jan. 2 Denver Coliseum 1 p.m.
* All times Pacific
1993 Ram Schedule
Date Opponent Site Time* Sept. 5 Green Bay Milwaukee 10 a.m. Sept. 12 Pittsburgh Anaheim 1 p.m. Sept. 19 N.Y. Giants E. Ruth., N.J. 10 a.m. Sept. 26 Houston Houston 10 a.m. Oct. 3 New Orleans Anaheim 1 p.m. Oct. 10 NFC West bye Oct. 14 Atlanta Atlanta 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 Detroit Anaheim 1 p.m. Oct. 31 San Francisco San Francisco 1 p.m. Nov. 7 NFC West bye Nov. 14 Atlanta Anaheim 1 p.m. Nov. 21 Washington Anaheim 1 p.m. Nov. 28 San Francisco Anaheim 1 p.m. Dec. 5 Phoenix Tempe, Ariz. 1 p.m. Dec. 12 New Orleans New Orleans 10 a.m. Dec. 19 Cincinnati Cincinnati 10 a.m. Dec. 26 Cleveland Anaheim 1 p.m. Jan. 2 Chicago Anaheim 1 p.m.
* All times Pacific
