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