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The Raiders became the first team to appear in a Super Bowl in three different decades (1960s, 1970s and 1980s), having previously played in Super Bowls II and XI. As of Super Bowl LVIII , this is the earliest Super Bowl from which both coaches are still living, and the earliest from which either coach is still living following the death of Bud ...
The 1981 season was the Oakland Raiders' 22nd, its 12th in the National Football League and third under head coach Tom Flores.The team failed to improve on its 1980 record of 11–5, finishing 7–9, becoming the fourth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champions and miss the playoffs.
With the victory, the Raiders became the first ever wild card team to win a Super Bowl. [23] Two Super Bowl records of note occurred in this game: 1) Kenny King's 80-yard, first-quarter, catch-and-run reception from Jim Plunkett remained the longest touchdown Super Bowl pass play for the next 16 years; and 2) Rod Martin's three interceptions of ...
January 25, 1981 Oakland Raiders A (3, 2–1) 27–10: Philadelphia Eagles N (1, 0–1) ... If the Super Bowl had been instituted that year, the Packers would have ...
The Red Right 88 game was a divisional playoff game played as part of the 1980–81 NFL playoffs, which would crown the NFL champion for the 1980 season.Under the playoff structure in place at the time, five teams from each of the NFL's two conferences – the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) – would qualify for the playoffs.
The Raiders have won one AFL championship and three Super Bowl titles. The team won the AFL Championship in 1967 prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger and lost their first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl II. The franchise would go on to win their next three Super Bowl appearances in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV, and Super Bowl XVIII.
Oakland built a 28–7 first half lead, but had to hold off a furious comeback attempt to become the second wild card team in NFL history to make it to the Super Bowl. In the first quarter alone, Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett completed 5/6 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for a score.
The Raiders then beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV, rushing for 117 yards and passing for 261 yards again, as Upshaw, Dalby, and right guard Mickey Marvin outmatched Eagle nose tackle Charlie Johnson and inside linebackers Bill Bergey and Frank LeMaster.