Super Bowl XIV|Super Bowl XVI

January 25, 1981

Oakland quarterback (and MVP) Jim Plunkett threw for three touchdowns, including a record 80-yard pass, to help the Raiders become the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl, defeating Phildelphia in their first (and to-date only) appearance.

The Raiders scored 14 unanswered points in the first quarter and never really looked back, leaving the Eagles struggling to score even one touchdown which came early in the fourth quarter. Too little, too late, unfortunately.

Attendance for the game was 76,135. Oakland coach Tom Flores took home the trophy while Dick Vermeil headed up the Philadelphia team.

Statistics (from www.superbowl.com):

                           SCORING
Oakland             14  0 10  3 -- 27
Philadelphia         0  3  0  7 -- 10

OAK- Branch 2 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick),
     6:04 1st
OAK- King 80 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick),
     14:51 1st
PHI- FG Franklin 30, 4:32 2nd
OAK- Branch 29 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick),
     2:36 3rd
OAK- FG Bahr 46, 10:25 3rd
PHI- Krepfle 8 pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick),
     1:01 4th
OAK- FG Bahr 35, 6:31 4th

TEAM STATISTICS                Oak.           Phil.
Total First Downs                17             19
  Rushing                         6              3
  Passing                        10             14
  Penalty                         1              2
Total Net Yardage               377            360
Total Offensive Plays            56             64
  Avg. Gain per Offensive Play  6.7            5.6
Rushes                           34             26
  Yards Gained Rushing (Net)    117             69
  Average Yards per Rush        3.4            2.7
Passes Attempted                 21             38
  Passes Completed               13             18
  Had Intercepted                 0              3
  Tackled Attempting to Pass      1              0
  Yards Lost Attempting to Pass   1              0
  Yards Gained Passing (Net)    260            291
Punts                             3              3
  Average Distance             42.0           36.7
Punt Returns                      2              3
  Punt Return Yardage             1             20
Kickoff Returns                   3              6
  Kickoff Return Yardage         48             87
Interception Return Yardage      44              0
Fumbles                           0              1
  Own Fumbles Recovered           0              0
  Opponent Fumbles Recovered      1              0
Penalties                         5              6
  Yards Penalized                37             57
Total Points Scored              27             10
Touchdowns                        3              1
  Rushing                         0              0
  Passing                         3              1
  Returns                         0              0
Extra Points                      3              1
Field Goals                       2              1
  Field Goals Attempted           3              2
Safeties                          0              0
Third-Down Efficiency          6/12           5/12
Fourth-Down Efficiency          0/0            1/1
Time of Possession            29:49          30:11

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Oakland                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Van Eeghen              18        75       8     0
King                     6        18       6     0
Jensen                   4        17       6     0
Plunkett                 3         9       5     0
Whittington              3        -2       2     0

Philadelphia            No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Montgomery              16        44       8     0
Harris                   7        14       5     0
Giammona                 1         7       7     0
Harrington               1         4       4     0
Jaworski                 1         0       0     0


Passing
Oakland            Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Plunkett            21      13     261     3     0

Philadelphia       Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Jaworski            38      18     291     1     3


Receiving
Oakland                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Branch                   5        67      29t    2
Chandler                 4        77      32     0
King                     2        93      80t    1
Chester                  2        24      16     0

Philadelphia            No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Montgomery               6        91      25     0
Carmichael               5        83      29     0
Smith                    2        59      43     0
Krepfle                  2        16       8t    1
Spagnola                 1        22      22     0
Parker                   1        19      19     0
Harris                   1         1       1     0


Interceptions
Oakland                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Martin                   3        44      25     0

Philadelphia            No.      Yds.     LG    TD
None                    --        --      --    --


Punting
Oakland                 No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Guy                      3        42.0    44     0

Philadelphia            No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Runager                  3        36.7    46     0


Punt Returns
Oakland                No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Matthews                2     1       1     2    0

Philadelphia           No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Sciarra                 2     0      18    12    0
Henry                   1     0       2     2    0


Kickoff Returns
Oakland                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Matthews                 2        29      21     0
Moody                    1        19      19     0

Philadelphia            No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Campfield                5        87      21     0
Harrington               1         0       0     0



   Oakland Raiders             Philadelphia Eagles     
                   ==  Offense  ==                     
Dalby, Dave        C    Morriss, Guy          C 
Marvin, Mickey     G    Peoples, Woody        G 
Upshaw, Eugene     G    Perot, Petey          G 
Lawrence, Henry    T    Sisemore, Jerry       T 
Shell, Art         T    Walters, Stan         T 
Chester, Raymond   TE   Krepfle, Keith        TE
Branch, Cliff      WR   Carmichael, Harold    WR
Chandler, Bob      WR   Spagnola, John        WR
King, Kenny        RB   Harris, Leroy         RB
Van Eeghen, Mark   RB   Montgomery, Wilbert   RB
Plunkett, Jim      QB   Jaworski, Ron         QB

                   ==  Defense  ==                      
Kinlaw, Reggie     NT   Johnson, Charlie      NT 
Browning, Dave     DE   Hairston, Carl        DE 
Matuszak, John     DE   Harrison, Dennis      DE 
Hendricks, Ted     OLB  Bunting, John         OLB
Martin, Rod        OLB  Robinson, Jerry D.    OLB
Millen, Matt       ILB  Bergey, Bill          ILB
Nelson, Bob L.     ILB  LeMaster, Frank       ILB
Hayes, Lester      CB   Edwards, Herman       CB 
O'Steen, Dwayne    CB   Young, Roynell        CB 
Owens, Burgess     FS   Wilson, Brenard       FS 
Davis, Mike        SS   Logan, Randy          SS 

                  ==  Substitute  ==                    
Bahr, Chris             Baker, Ron                 
Barnes, Jeff            Blackmore, Richard         
Bradshaw, Morris        Brown, Tom                 
Campbell, Joe           Campfield, Billy           
Celotto, Mario          Chesley, Al                
Christensen, Todd       Clarke, Ken                
Davis, Bruce            Franklin, Tony             
Guy, Ray                Giammona, Louie            
Hardman, Cedrick        Harrington, Perry          
Jackson, Monte          Henderson, Zac             
Jensen, Derrick         Henry, Wally               
Jones, Willie           Humphrey, Claude           
Martini, Rich           Kenney, Steve              
Mason, Lindsey          Parker, Rod                
Matthews, Ira           Phillips, Raymond          
McClanahan, Randy       Runager, Max               
McKinney, Odis          Sciarra, John              
Moody, Keith            Slater, Mark               
Pear, Dave              Smith, Charles A.          
Ramsey, Derrick         Wilkes, Reggie             
Sylvester, Steve           
Whittington, Art           

                  ==  Did Not Play  ==                   
Wilson, Marc            Hertel, Rob                
                        Pisarcik, Joe              
                        Torrey, Robert        

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