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Oakland Raiders: A Recap of NFL Films Top-100 games

By Jordan Alexis

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: General view inside the stadium of the 100 years of NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: General view inside the stadium of the 100 years of NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 22: Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers leaves the field with his wife Deanne after defeating the Oakland Raiders after an NFL game on December 22, 2003 at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 22: Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers leaves the field with his wife Deanne after defeating the Oakland Raiders after an NFL game on December 22, 2003 at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) /

52. Favre Legendary MNF Performance

If there was ever a loss that didn’t feel bad one bit, it was December 22, 2003, on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers. Packers quarterback Brett Favre had lost his father Irvin Favre the night before to a fatal heart attack yet still chose to play the game.

“I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play,” Favre said afterward, before driving back to Mississippi. “I love him so much, and I love this game.”

The Oakland Coliseum cheered Favre before the game, and he then went out and played one of the best games of his career. He finished with 399 passing yards and four touchdowns as the Packers blew out the Raiders 41-7. It was another loss in a season that would end in a 4-12 record for the Raiders, but the night belonged to Brett Favre, and it was much more than just a regular week 16 game for him.

41. The Heidi Game

Imagine watching the Chiefs vs. Rams from last year and late in the fourth quarter and without notice the network switched the programming to Home Alone.

That’s pretty much what happened during a week 11 matchup between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets in 1968. Both teams were 7-2, and it was a highly anticipated game that was nationally televised on NBC.

The game lived up to the hype as both teams went back and forth in a shootout that saw the Jets take a 32-29 lead with 1:05 left. Fans were probably eager to see the finish, but unfortunately, the network had scheduled a children’s movie called Heidi to air at 7 p.m. ET. So when the game came back from commercial fans everywhere except on the west coast were treated to a lovely story about a pig-tailed orphan in the Swiss Alps.

Those who did get to see the final minute saw the Raiders score a touchdown to take the lead then return a fumble on the following kickoff to secure a wild 43-32 win.

Meanwhile, NBC’s phones were on fire as fans were outraged that they’d been subjected to Heidi instead of getting to watch the end of this classic.

It is now forever known as “The Heidi Game.”

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