Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Oilers
August 31, 1997
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
| Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 10:16 | Ten | FG | FG Al Del Greco 30 | Ten 3, Oak 0 |
| 14:59 | Ten | TD | Chris Sanders 48 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco Kick) | Ten 10, Oak 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 10:11 | Ten | FG | FG Al Del Greco 37 | Ten 13, Oak 0 |
| 11:17 | Oak | TD | Tim Brown 59 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford Kick) | Ten 13, Oak 7 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 3:14 | Oak | TD | Tim Brown 27 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford Kick) | Oak 14, Ten 13 |
| 12:51 | Ten | TD | Eddie George 29 run (Eddie George Run) | Ten 21, Oak 14 |
| 14:38 | Oak | TD | Tim Brown 16 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford Kick) | Ten 21, Oak 21 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 3:08 | Ten | FG | FG Al Del Greco 33 | Ten 24, Oak 21 |
Attendance: 30,171
Missed Field Goals: Oak - Cole Ford 46| Team Statistics | ||
| Oakland Raiders | Tennessee Oilers | |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Rushes - yards | 17 - 45 | 42 - 255 |
| Passing | 287 | 164 |
| Punt returns | 2 - 7 | 2 - 23 |
| Kickoff returns | 5 - 154 | 5 - 117 |
| Interception returns | 1 - -1 | 0 - 0 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 21 - 38 - 0 | 13 - 25 - 1 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 3 - 11 | 3 - 18 |
| Punts | 6 - 41.5 | 5 - 34.2 |
| Fumbles - lost | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| Penalties - yards | 6 - 35 | 7 - 56 |
| Time of possession | 25:31 | 41:22 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| Oakland Raiders | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Jeff George | 37 | 21 | 298 | 8.05 | 3 | 0 | 59t | 3 | 11 | 110.0 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Steve McNair | 25 | 13 | 182 | 7.28 | 1 | 1 | 48t | 3 | 18 | 72.4 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Fenner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Aska | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Eddie George | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 29t | 1 |
| Steve McNair | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Tim Brown | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 59t | 3 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Olanda Truitt | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| James Jett | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Derrick Fenner | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harvey Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rickey Dudley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Shedd | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 48t | 1 |
| Willie Davis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Oakland Raiders | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Tim Hall | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 109 | 27.2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Oakland Raiders | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| Oakland Raiders | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Leo Araguz | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34.3 | 2 | 23 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32.8 | 2 | 7 |
| Defense | |||||||
| Oakland Raiders | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| James Trapp | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Maryland | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Joe Bowden | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratt Lyons | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 NFL Scoreboard - Week 1
Sunday, August 31, 1997
| Indianapolis | 10 |
| Miami | 16 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Oakland | 21 |
| Tennessee | 24 |
| Boxscore | FINAL/OT |
| San Diego | 7 |
| New England | 41 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Arizona | 21 |
| Cincinnati | 24 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Atlanta | 17 |
| Detroit | 28 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Dallas | 37 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Minnesota | 34 |
| Buffalo | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| New Orleans | 24 |
| St. Louis | 38 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Philadelphia | 17 |
| NY Giants | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Jacksonville | 28 |
| Baltimore | 27 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Denver | 19 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| NY Jets | 41 |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| San Francisco | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Washington | 24 |
| Carolina | 10 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
Monday, September 1, 1997
| Chicago | 24 |
| Green Bay | 38 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
