RECAP
Third down and four, Plunkett throws to Kenny King. King runs for 80 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Giving the Raiders a 14-0
lead. From there on the Raiders never looked back.
Jim Plunkett the games' MVP threw for 261 yards on 21 attempts for 3 touchdowns. Not bad for a reject 10 year veteran picked up by Al Davis
in 1978. "All Jim needed was for someone to believe in him" said coach Tom Flores.
NOTES
MVP
Jim Plunkett
Winning Coach
Tom Flores
Location Of Superbowl
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
Attendance
76,135
Road To The Superbowl
Led by the NFL playerr of the year, QB Ron Jaworski the Eagles swept into the playoffs with a 12-4 regular season record. In the Divisional
game they faced the Vikings but thanks to 8 turnovers in 22 minutes the Eagles where able to overcome the 14-0 Viking lead to win 31-16. In the NFC Championship game
they faced division rival Dallas. With gusting winds stalling the passing game the Eagles turned to the rushing game and Montgomery responded with 194 yards. When it
was all over the Eagles had won 20-7 and had sealed their first superbowl berth.
An 11-5 record sealed the Raiders a play off berth and for the first time ever a team in a Wild Card game went all the way to become the
Superbowl champions. On the way the Raiders beat Houston 27-7, Cleveland 14-12 and then the division rival San Diego Chargers 34-27 n the AFC Championship game.
SCORING
1st Quarter
Branch, 2 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
King, 80 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
2nd Quarter
FG - Franklin (30)
3rd Quarter
Branch, 29 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
FG - Bahr (46)
4th Quarter
Krepfle, 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)
FG - Bahr (35)
PLAYER STATS
Rushing
Montgomery 16 for 44 yards
van Eeghen 18 for 75 yards
Harris 7 for 14 yards
King 6 for 18 yards
Glammona 1 for 7 yards
Jensen 4 for 17 yards
Harrington 1 for 4 yards
Plunkett 3 for 9 yards
Jaworski 1 for 0 yards
Whittington 3 for 2 yards
Passing
Jaworski, 18 of 38 for 291 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Plunkett, 13 of 21 for 261 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Montgomery 6 for 91 yards
Branch 5 for 67 yards, 2 TDs
Carmichael 5 for 83 yards
Chandler 4 for 77 yards
Smith 2 for 59 yards
King 2 for 93 yards, 1 TD
Krepfle 2 for 16 yards, 1 TD
Chester 2 for 24 yards
Spagnola 1 for 22 yards
Parker 1 for 19 yards
Harris 1 for 1 yard