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Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams could join elite Oakland Raiders club

By Brad Weiss

Tim Brown #81, Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Raiders runs the ball during the National Football Conference West game against the San Francisco 49ers on 11 November 1988 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, United States. The Raiders won the game 9 - 3. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images)
Tim Brown #81, Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Raiders runs the ball during the National Football Conference West game against the San Francisco 49ers on 11 November 1988 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, United States. The Raiders won the game 9 - 3. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images) /
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CANTON, OH – AUGUST 06: (L-R) Fred Biletnikoff, former NFL player and presenter, and Justin Moyes, grandson of Ken Stabler, stand alongside the bronze bust of Ken Stabler, former NFL quarterback and 2016 class inductee into the Hall of Fame during the NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CANTON, OH – AUGUST 06: (L-R) Fred Biletnikoff, former NFL player and presenter, and Justin Moyes, grandson of Ken Stabler, stand alongside the bronze bust of Ken Stabler, former NFL quarterback and 2016 class inductee into the Hall of Fame during the NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

1968: Fred Biletnikoff and Warren Wells

The 1968 Oakland Raiders were one of the best teams in franchise history, putting together a 12-2 record in John Rauch‘s third season at the helm. Coming off an AFL Championship in 1967, the Raiders came back ready to defend their title, but would end up losing to the New York Jets in the championship game.

Still, this was a special team, highlighted by two guys who could seriously go up and get the football. During this 1968 season, both Fred Biletnikoff and Warren Wells finished with over 1,000 receiving yards a piece, becoming the first duo in team history accomplish the feat, and the last until over 30 years later.

For the season, quarterback Daryle Lamonica threw for over 3,200 yards, while Wells finished the year as the team leader in receiving yards with 1,137, averaging over 21 yards per catch. Biletnikoff was not far off, finishing the season with 1,037 receiving yards, as he led the team with 61 receptions, and the combo added 17 touchdowns as a pair.

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