1998 RetroSkins Highlights: Washington Redskins vs Oakland Raiders

Time for another forgotten game from a forgettable season (at RetroSkins, it's what we love!). We go back again to 1998, this time for the Redskins and the Raiders from a rainy Oakland Coliseum.
The Redskins were a lamentable 2-9 going into this one, still scraping themselves up from an 0-7 faceplant. Meanwhile, the Raiders were 7-4 with playoff aspirations. Oakland started Dan Snyder's boyfriend, Jeff George, who was so brilliant he watched the second half from the bench. Meanwhile, Brian Mitchell was an absolute beast, with 150+ return yards in first half easing the Redskins path to a 17-7 halftime lead. That lead swelled to 26-7 before the Raiders managed a couple of too-little-too-late TDs to narrow the final score.
This was the first of four straight wins for Washington, kicking off a resurgence that would extend into the much more successful '99 season. This game was also a turning point in the Redskins-Raiders series. Going in, Oakland was 7-2 all-time vs Washington. But starting with this win, Washington kicked off a 5-1 streak vs the Raiders, including 4 straight on the road (the most recent in the '21 season in (ugh) Vegas).
Kenny Albert and Tim Green on the call from stormy and soggy Oakland for the first ever Redskins road win against the Raiders.

[@TS-wh4ey]

I still call the Washington Redskins the Redskins, and always will. The logo was awesome and it should have remained that way.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Hail, to the Redskins! Hail, Victory! Braves, on the Warpath! Fight! For old D.C! Run or pass and score we want a lot more! Beat ’em swamp ’em touchdown let the points soar! Fight on, fight on, till you have won Sons of Wash-ing-ton, RAH! RAH! RAH! Hail, to the Redskins! Hail, Victory! Braves, on the Warpath! Fight! For old D.C!

[@PaleTangitau]

THE AUTUMN WIND IS A PIRATE PILLAGING IN FROM SEA TO SEA. WITH A ROLLICKING SONG HE SWEEPS ALONG SWAGGERING BOISTEROUSLY. HIS FACE IS WEATHER BEATEN. HE WEARS A HOODED SATCH. WITH A SILVER HAT ABOUT HIS HEAD & A BLISTERING BLACK MUSTACHE. HE GROWLS AS HE STORMS THE COUNTRY. A VILLIAN BIG & BOLD & THE TREES ALL SHAKE & QUIVER & QUAKE AS HE ROBS THEM OF THERE GOLD. THE AUTUMN WIND IS A RAIDER. PILLAGING JUST FOR FUN. HE'LL KNOCK YOU AROUND & UPSIDE DOWN & LAUGH WHEN HE'S CONQUERED & WON.... RAAAAIIIIDDDDEEEERS/3X'S NFL SUPER BOWLS XI XV XVIII WORLD CHAMPIONS OAK/LOS/VEGAS RAIDERS/1#!!! JUST WIN BABY!!!

[@ShepherdChaudlier23]

Thanks for the uploads bro! It's awesome to see my dads games available on KZbin! Appreciate the hard work 💪🏽

[@RetroSkins]

Is your father Leslie Shepherd?

[@ShepherdChaudlier23]

@@RetroSkinsyessssir 💪🏽

[@RetroSkins]

@ShepherdChaudlier23 That’s great. Be sure to show your dad our channel. We have a few more games coming featuring his exploits! Would love to hear what he thinks!

[@ShepherdChaudlier23]

for sure! i send him every video from his teams!@@RetroSkins

[@RetroSkins]

Love it! We’ll have more for you to share soon!

[@michaelcoburn2975]

Someone should have showed this game tape to Snyder in 2000 when he thought it wise to sign Jeff George to a bigger contract than Brad Johnson. The amount of what-ifs from Snyders whole tenure is nuts.

[@patricknahmen1275]

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[@michaelsloan1360]

My man

[@taosdrums]

@6:23 Darrell Green runs down another breakaway runner. Not as memorable as the Dorsett or Dickerson ones, but still impressive!

[@RetroSkins]

Impressed you remember the Dickerson rundown. RetroSkins Award winner! We’ll get around to that game sometime.

[@washingtonsportsden5365]

I was born 4 hours before this game 😂 As a fellow team historian, I appreciate what you do.

[@RetroSkins]

@washingtonsportden5365 Nice to meet people with this common interest. Drop a line anytime - [e-mail]

[@quinndusek404]

Id love to see our game vs the niners in 2004, that was my first game

[@dantheman8152]

Raiders belong in Oakland

[@RetroSkins]

100%

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

And the Commanders should be called the Redskins!

[@yourboyken7871]

11:22 some fan isnt happy about that decision.

[@jamesdennis8186]

When I think back on the late 90's I think of the Redskins not being good, but they had some good players back then and Leslie Sheperd was one of them! Trent Green, Marcus Patton, Stephen Davis, Darrell Green & B Mitch obviously, etc.

[@RetroSkins]

The 90’s Redskins were good. A downtown in 93, and a rebuild in 94-95, but solid thereafter. Very entertaining team, but too often they tripped over their own feet just enough to miss the post season. They’d go nose to nose with the best teams on their schedule and then flop against some last place team to cost them playoff chances. Sigh…

[@QadirMuhammad-l6e]

Good enough to win the NFC EAST in 1999 with a 10 - 6 record & advance to the NFC divisional round of playoffs