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The Raiders were the first team to use the 3–4 in the Super Bowl in Super Bowl XI against the Minnesota Vikings, although the Miami Dolphins used a version of the 3–4 ("53 defense") in Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII. The 3–4 would be used by at least one team in every Super Bowl between Super Bowl XV and game XXVIII.
Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1981 season.
If the Super Bowl had been instituted that year, the Packers would have qualified and faced the Buffalo Bills of the AFL. ... 1981 N, 1984 N, 1988 N, 1989 N, 1994 N ...
What happened: The Lions were ... Still, the Lions had the chance to pull the upset over the 1981 Super Bowl champions in an epic fourth quarter. They turned to Pro Bowl running back Billy Sims ...
The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVI when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26–21 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan.
The 49ers drew an average home attendance of 54,398 in the 1981 season. The 49ers won Super Bowl XVI, defeating the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals 26–21. It was the first of five Super Bowl victories in franchise history, all within the next thirteen seasons.
January 25 – Super Bowl XV: the Oakland Raiders (AFC) won 27−10 over the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) Location: Superdome; Attendance: 76,135; MVP: Jim Plunkett, QB (Oakland) Sugar Bowl (1980 season): The Georgia Bulldogs won 17-10 over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the college football national championship
With Super Bowl 45 getting ready to kick off Sunday in Las Vegas, let’s take a stroll back to the icy debacle that was the 2011 Super Bowl in Arlington. ... The shortage of seats happened ...