There defensive tackle Dave Pear and rookie linebacker Matt Millen made big plays, forcing the Eagles to settle for a 30-yard field goal to trail the Raiders 14-3. I took off up the field. The Raiders missed a long field-goal try midway in the second quarter, and the Eagles got off their best march of the half, going from their own 27 to the Raiders 11. The Raiders have captured three World Championships of professional football with victories in Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. It's caught by King at the 40! Nobody there. This is the greatest moment of my life. You were magnificent! Oakland started 8–2, but injuries to starting quarterback Jeff Hostetlercontributed to a six-game losing streak to end the season, and the Raiders failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second con… He'll go all the way! "Al Davis would never let these things be distractions. The ball is on their own 20.
The Eagles had, after all, defeated these Raiders 10-7 in Philadelphia just eight weeks earlier, recording an embarrassing eight quarterback sacks as they pounded Jim Plunkett from opening kickoff to game's end.Tom Flores addressed the squad and staff in the crowded Louisiana Superdome locker room after the big win: "We won the game. Here comes the rush, steps up, can't find anybody yet, takes off running to the left, throws on the move. Branch is to the left against Edwards. ""The relocations and legal actions were never allowed to become major distractions to our players and coaches," said Raider head coach Tom Flores. I love it. Two downs later Bill King, the long-time voice of Raiders Radio, called the play:These combat ready warriors in the white jerseys, silver pants and silver and black helmets with the stark pirate logo on each side, quickly established their superiority. We just had to go out and play Raider football.
They absolutely refused to believe anything but that they could win.
All rights reserved. "The Eagles had won the NFC East with a 12-4-0 record, then beat Minnesota 31-16 in the NFC Playoff and the Dallas Cowboys 20-7 in the NFC Championship Game.
Anything else was secondary, and Al would take care of that in his own time. On just the third play of the game Raider right side linebacker Rod Martin cut in front of a Ron Jaworski pass on the Eagles 47 and returned it to the 30.But, again as had happened just four years earlier when the Raiders had totally dominated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, this World Championship Game would be a one-sided triumph for the Oakland Raiders.The play covered 80 yards, and the Raiders forged ahead 14-0. The Eagles subsequently punted, and the Raiders took over deep in their own territory on the 14-yard line. No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written permission of the Las Vegas Raiders.Legendary Raiders Willie Brown, Art Shell, and Marcus Allen discuss the significance of their Super Bowl rings.\"NFL 100 Greatest\" ranks the top 100 teams in NFL history, and the 1976 Oakland Raiders, who finished the regular season 13-1 and defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI, land at No. "I was running a simple six-yard pattern," said King, "when I saw Plunkett scramble. Jim Plunkett completed 13 of 21 for 261 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. After the 2-3-0 start, the 1980 Raiders went on to win 12 of their next 14 games to end up in New Orleans in January for Super Bowl XV.