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3 best Raiders teams in history to not win the Super Bowl

By Jordan Alexis

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: (EDITORS NOTE - This image has been converted to black and white) Oakland Raiders helmet is seen on the field after the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: (EDITORS NOTE - This image has been converted to black and white) Oakland Raiders helmet is seen on the field after the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 8: Former Raiders quarterback Darryl Lamonica attends a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum on October 8, 1995 in Oakland, California. The Raiders won 34-14. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 8: Former Raiders quarterback Darryl Lamonica attends a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum on October 8, 1995 in Oakland, California. The Raiders won 34-14. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) /

1967

The 1967 team is somewhat similar to the 2002 team. And explosive offense led by AFL MVP Daryle Lamonica that ranked top five in overall yards, passing and rushing. The Raiders finished the season 13-1 and were dominant against most of their competition.

They dismantled the Houston Oilers in the AFL Championship 40-7 and appeared to be an unstoppable force. But waiting for them in Super Bowl II was Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers, who were the defining team of the 1960s.

The game was never a contest as the Packers easily beat the Raiders 33-14 to give them their second straight Super Bowl victory and fifth championship of the Lombardi era.

This was the start of a nice run for the Raiders overall as they would make the playoffs nine of the next ten years. Though it would take up to year nine of the run for them to finally get that Super Bowl victory in ’76. And in the middle of that run, they may have had their best team not to win.

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