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Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1980 regular season. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The American Football Conference (AFC) Oakland Raiders (15-5) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles (14-5),^[1] 27–10, to become the first wild card playoff team to win a Super Bowl. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL ^[2]

The Raiders jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, which the Eagles never recovered from. Oakland quarterback Jim Plunkett was named the Super Bowl MVP, completing 13 of 21 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 9 yards. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. James W "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose California) is a former American football Quarterback who played The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player or Super Bowl MVP, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's championship Plunkett would be the second Heisman Trophy winner to be named Super Bowl MVP after Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI. Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana to decide

1 Background
2 Television and entertainment
3 Game summary
- 3.1 Scoring summary
4 Starting lineups
5 Officials
6 See also
7 References

Background

Plunkett's revival with the Raiders

Super Bowl XV was the climax of Plunkett's revival as an NFL starting quarterback. The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was drafted by the New England Patriots and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players one for an offensive But Plunkett suffered though 5 losing seasons with the Patriots and 2 uneven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before being released as a free agent before the 1978 season. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team

Plunkett was signed by Oakland to be their backup quarterback, and thus he did not see much playing time, throwing no passes in 1978 and just 15 passes in 1979. But after the Raiders started the 1980 season with a 2-3 record, starter Dan Pastorini broke his leg and suddenly Plunkett was thrust into the starting role. Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949 in Sonora California) was an American football Quarterback who played The 33-year old Plunkett got off to a bad start, throwing 5 interceptions in a 31-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after relieving Pastorini. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. However, he recovered and led the Raiders to victory in 9 of their last 11 games in the season, qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. Plunkett made 165 out of 320 pass completions for 2,299 yards, 18 touchdown passes, and was intercepted 15 times. He also contributed 141 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground.

The Raiders' main offensive deep threat was wide receiver Cliff Branch (44 receptions, 858 yards, 7 touchdown), while wide receiver Bob Chandler contributed 49 receptions for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns. Cliff Branch (born August 1, 1948 in Houston Texas) is a retired American football Wide receiver. Robert Donald Chandler ( April 24, 1949 - January 28, 1995) was an American football Wide receiver in the National Running back Mark van Eeghen was the team's top rusher with 838 yards and 5 touchdowns, while also catching 29 passes for 259 yards. Mark van Eeghen (born April 19, 1952 in Cambridge Massachusetts)is an American football player who played ten years in the National Halfback Kenny King rushed for 761 yards and catching 22 passes for 145 yards. Kenneth L King (born March 7, 1957 in Clarendon Texas) is a former American football Running back who played seven seasons The Raiders also had an outstanding offensive line led by 2 future Hall of Famers, tackle Art Shell and guard Gene Upshaw. Arthur "Art" Shell (born November 26, 1946) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL and two-time Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr (aka Uptown Gene ( August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the Upshaw became the first player to play in three Super Bowls with the same team in three different decades. He also played in Super Bowls II (1967) and XI (1976). The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the

Oakland's defense, anchored by defensive tackle John Matuszak, was punishing. John Daniel Matuszak ( October 25, 1950 - June 17, 1989) nicknamed Tooz, was an American football player in the NFL Defensive back Lester Hayes led the league in interceptions (13) and interception return yards (273). Lester Hayes (born January 22, 1955) is a former professional American football player for the National Football League Oakland/LA Raiders The Raiders also had a trio of great linebackers: future Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler Rod Martin (3 Interceptions) and standout rookie Matt Millen. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Theodore (Ted Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947) is a former American football Linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the 1969 to 1973 In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Rod Martin (born April 7, 1954 in Welch West Virginia) is a retired National Football League Linebacker who played for the Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958, in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player and executive in

Philadelphia Eagles

Under Head Coach Dick Vermeil, Philadelphia advanced to their first ever Super Bowl in team history, and had not played in a league championship game since their 1960 NFL championship. Richard Albert Vermeil (born October 30, 1936) is a former American Head coach for the National Football League 's Philadelphia The Eagles were led by quarterback Ron Jaworski, who completed 257 out of 451 passes for 3,529 yards during the regular season, including 27 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions. Ronald Vincent "Jaws" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football Quarterback Another key player on the Eagles offense was halfback Wilbert Montgomery, who was widely considered one of the top running backs in the NFL and had rushed for over 1,200 rushing yards in the last 2 seasons. Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former American football player in the National Injuries during the 1980 regular season had limited him to just 778 yards, but he proved he was fully recovered in the postseason by rushing for 194 yards in the NFC title game. Montgomery was also a superb receiver out of the backfield, recording 50 receptions for 407 yards. The other main deep threats on offense, wide receivers Harold Carmichael and Charlie Smith, along with tight end Keith Krepfle, combined for 125 receptions, 2,090 yards, and 16 touchdowns. Lee Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former American football Wide receiver in the NFL For other uses see Charles Smith (disambiguation. Charles Smith (born July 26, 1950 in Monroe Louisiana Keith Robert Krepfle (born February 4 1952 in Dubuque Iowa) was a former American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th

The Eagles defense led the league in the fewest points allowed during the regular season (222). Nose tackle Charlie Johnson anchored the line, and even managed to record 3 interceptions. Charles Johnson (born January 17, 1952 in West Columbia Texas) is a former professional American football player who played nine seasons Defensive end Claude Humphrey led the team in sacks with 14 and a half. Claude B Humphrey (born June 29, 1944 in Memphis Tennessee) was an American football Defensive lineman in the National Football Linebackers Jerry Robinson and Bill Bergey excelled at both stopping the run and pass coverage. Jerry Dewayne Robinson (born December 18, 1956 in San Francisco California) is a former professional American football Linebacker William Earl Bergey (born February 9, 1945) is a former professional American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Philadelphia also had a fine secondary, led by veteran defensive backs Herman Edwards (3 interceptions) and Brenard Wilson (6 interceptions), along with rookie Roynell Young (4 interception). Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards Jr (born April 27, 1954) is the American football Head coach of the National Football League Brenard Wilson (born August 15, 1955 in Daytona Beach Florida) is a former professional American football safety in the Roynell Young (born December 1, 1957 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former professional American football safety and Cornerback The Eagles defense was a major factor in their hard fought 10-7 victory over the Raiders in the regular season; they sacked Plunkett 8 times.

Playoffs

For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs, 1980-81. The NFL playoffs following the 1980 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XV.

The Eagles advanced through the playoffs, defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 31-16, and the Dallas Cowboys, 20-7. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National

Meanwhile, Plunkett and the Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers, 27-7, the Cleveland Browns 14-12 on a play known as Red Right 88, and the San Diego Chargers, 34-27. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Red Right 88 was the designation of a Cleveland Browns passing play that was most famously called during the January 4, 1981 American Football Conference The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. In doing so, Oakland became the third wild card team to advance to the Super Bowl, and the first wild card team to win three postseason rounds since the NFL expanded to a 10-team playoff format in 1978. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League.

Super Bowl pregame news and notes

In the days before the game, most sports writers were speculating over whether, if the Raiders won, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would present the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the team's owner Al Davis. Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the Trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League 's annual championship game the Super Bowl Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the Prior to the season, the league declined to approve the Raiders' proposal to move from Oakland, California to Los Angeles. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In reaction, the team sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws. The conflict caused much friction between Rozelle and Davis (The Raiders would eventually win the lawsuit, allowing the team to move to Los Angeles before the 1982 season). The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League.

Oakland became the first team to avenge a regular-season loss in the Super Bowl. The Eagles defeated the Raiders 10-7 on November 23 at Veterans Stadium. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison

Philadelphia became the first team in Super Bowl history to open the game with a two tight end formation (John Spagnola and Keith Krepfle). John Stephen Spagnola (born August 1, 1957 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football Tight end in the Keith Robert Krepfle (born February 4 1952 in Dubuque Iowa) was a former American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th This game marked the first Super Bowl where both teams used the 3-4 defensive formation as their base defense. American football Strategy is the strategic deployment of players and assignment of tasks to offensive and defensive players of American football 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. Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana to decide Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California Super Bowl VIII was an American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the National

Television and entertainment

The game was broadcast in the United States by NBC with Dick Enberg handling the play-by-play duties and color commentator Merlin Olsen in the broadcast booth. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is a former American football player in the National Football League and an Actor. Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle of NFL '80 anchored the pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs Michael David Adamle (born October 4 1949) is a sports personality and former National Football League player See also NFL on NBC GrandStand (1975-1976 The first official NFL on NBC pregame show was called GrandStand, a program that

The pregame festivities honored the end of the Iran hostage crisis (which was announced 5 days before the game), which featured a performance by the Southern University band. The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 For other Southern University campuses see Southern University System. A large yellow bow 80 foot long and 30 feet wide was attached to the outside of the Superdome, while miniature bows were given to fans.

Singer, actress, and dancer Helen O'Connell later sang the national anthem. Helen O'Connell (b May 23, 1920 in Lima Ohio &ndash September 9, 1993 in San Diego California) was a singer actress The coin toss ceremony featured Marie Lombardi, the widow of Pro Football Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi. Coin flipping or coin tossing is the practice of throwing a Coin in the air to resolve a Dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach

The halftime show, featuring singers and dancers, was a "Mardi Gras Festival". " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday.

Game summary

Oakland linebacker Rod Martin intercepted Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski's first pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to Philadelphia's 30-yard line, setting up Jim Plunkett's 2-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch 7 plays later. Rod Martin (born April 7, 1954 in Welch West Virginia) is a retired National Football League Linebacker who played for the Ronald Vincent "Jaws" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football Quarterback James W "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose California) is a former American football Quarterback who played Cliff Branch (born August 1, 1948 in Houston Texas) is a retired American football Wide receiver. After each team punted once, Jaworski threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rodney Parker, but the score was nulified by an illegal motion penalty and the Eagles ended up being forced to punt. The Raiders later scored another touchdown with about a minute left in the period. On third down from the Oakland 20-yard line, Plunkett threw the ball to running back Kenny King at the 39-yard line as he was scrambling around in the backfield to avoid being sacked. Kenneth L King (born March 7, 1957 in Clarendon Texas) is a former American football Running back who played seven seasons King caught the pass as it carried just over the outstretched arms of defensive back Herman Edwards and took off to the end zone for a Super Bowl record 80-yard touchdown reception. Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards Jr (born April 27, 1954) is the American football Head coach of the National Football League

On their first possession of the second quarter, the Eagles reached the Raiders' 13-yard line, but the drive stalled and they had to settle for kicker Tony Franklin's 30-yard field goal to cut score 14-3. Tony Franklin may refer to Tony Franklin (Australian footballer, Australian rules footballer at South Melbourne Tony Franklin (baseball Then with less than 4 minutes left in the period, the Raiders reached the Eagles 27-yard line, only to have kicker Chris Bahr miss a 45-yard field goal. Chris Bahr (born February 3, 1953 in State College Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football and Soccer player The Eagles then drove 62 yards to Oakland's 11-yard line. With just 54 seconds left in the half, Franklin attempted a 28-yard field goal, but Raiders linebacker Ted Hendricks extended his 6'7 frame at the line and blocked the kick. Theodore (Ted Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947) is a former American football Linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the 1969 to 1973

The Raiders then took the opening kickoff of the second half and scored quickly. Plunkett completed a 13-yard pass to King and a 32-yard completion to receiver Bob Chandler to move the ball to Philadelphia's 33-yard line. Robert Donald Chandler ( April 24, 1949 - January 28, 1995) was an American football Wide receiver in the National Then after a 4-yard run by running back Mark van Eeghen, Plunkett threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Branch, increasing Oakland's lead to 21-3. Mark van Eeghen (born April 19, 1952 in Cambridge Massachusetts)is an American football player who played ten years in the National ^[3] The Eagles responded by driving 56 yards to the Raiders 34-yard line, but on third down and 3, Jaworski threw his second interception of the game to Martin. Oakland subsequently drove 40 yards and scored with Bahr's 46-yard field goal, increasing their lead to 24-3.

The Eagles finally managed to score a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to 24-10. Starting from their own 12-yard line, a 43-yard reception by receiver Charlie Smith sparked an 88-yard, 12-play drive that was capped by Jaworski's 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Krepfle. For other uses see Charles Smith (disambiguation. Charles Smith (born July 26, 1950 in Monroe Louisiana Keith Robert Krepfle (born February 4 1952 in Dubuque Iowa) was a former American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th But on their ensuing drive, Oakland marched from their own 11 to the Eagles 17-yard line. Philadelphia kept the Raiders out of the end zone, but Bahr kicked his second field goal, increasing Oakland's lead to 27-10.

Oakland's defense then dominated the rest the game, forcing two turnovers on Philadelphia's last 2 possessions of the game to prevent any chance of a comeback. On the Eagles' next drive, Jaworski lost a fumble. Later, Martin recorded a Super Bowl record third interception, and the Raiders ran out the clock to win the game.

Jaworski finished the game with more completions (18) and yards (291) than Plunkett, but completed just 18 of 38 attempts and was intercepted 3 times. Van Eeghen was the top rusher of the game with 75 yards. King was the top receiver with 93 yards and a touchdown off of just 2 receptions. Eagles running back Wilbert Montgomery led Philadelphia in rushing and receiving with 44 rushing yards and 6 receptions for 91 yards. Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former American football player in the National

After the game, the expected heated confrontation between Rozelle and Davis was actually very civil. As Rozelle presented the Lombardi Trophy to Davis, he praised Plunkett, head coach Tom Flores^[4], the players, and the entire Raiders organization for being the first wild card team to win the Super Bowl. Davis thanked Rozelle, then proceeded to also praise the team.

Scoring summary

OAK - TD: Cliff Branch 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) 7-0 OAK
OAK - TD: Kenny King 80 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) 14-0 OAK
PHI - FG: Tony Franklin 30 yards 14-3 OAK
OAK - TD: Cliff Branch 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) 21-3 OAK
OAK - FG: Chris Bahr 46 yards 24-3 OAK
PHI - TD: Keith Krepfle 8 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) 24-10 OAK
OAK - FG: Chris Bahr 35 yards 27-10 OAK

Starting lineups

Oakland	Position	Philadelphia
OFFENSE
Cliff Branch	WR	Harold Carmichael
Art Shell	LT	Stan Walters
Gene Upshaw	LG	Petey Perot
Dave Dalby	C	Guy Morriss
Mickey Marvin	RG	Woody Peoples
Henry Lawrence	RT	Jerry Sisemore
Raymond Chester	TE	Keith Krepfle
Bob Chandler	WR	Charlie Smith
Jim Plunkett	QB	Ron Jaworski
Mark Van Eeghen	FB-TE	John Spagnola
Kenny King	RB	Wilbert Montgomery
DEFENSE
John Matuszak	LE	Dennis Harrison
Reggie Kinlaw	NT	Charlie Johnson
Dave Browning	RE	Carl Hairston
Ted Hendricks	LOLB	John Bunting
Matt Millen	LILB	Bill Bergey
Bob Nelson	RILB	Frank LeMaster
Rod Martin	ROLB	Jerry Robinson
Lester Hayes	LCB	Roynell Young
Dwayne O’Steen	RCB	Herman Edwards
Mike Davis	SS	Randy Logan
Burgess Owens	FS	Brenard Wilson

Officials

Referee: Ben Dreith
Umpire: Frank Sinkovitz
Head Linesman: Tony Veteri
Line Judge: Tom Dooley
Field Judge: Fritz Graf
Side Judge: Dean Look
Back Judge: Tom Kelleher
Alternate Referee: Dick Jorgensen
Alternate Umpire: John Keck

References

^ The 1980 Raiders (15-5) became the first NFL team to play 20 games in a season, a feat which became possible in 1978 when the schedule expanded from 14 to 16 games and a wild card playoff round was added. Cliff Branch (born August 1, 1948 in Houston Texas) is a retired American football Wide receiver. Lee Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former American football Wide receiver in the NFL Arthur "Art" Shell (born November 26, 1946) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL and two-time Stanley Peter Walters (born May 27, 1948 in Rutherford New Jersey) is a former professional American football player Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr (aka Uptown Gene ( August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the Edward Joseph "Petey" Perot (born April 28, 1957, in Natchitoches Louisiana) is a former professional American football David Merle Dalby ( October 19, 1950 - August 30, 2002) was a former American football center who played fourteen Guy W Morriss (born May 13, 1951 at Colorado City Texas) is the associate head coach at Kentucky State University. Mickey Marvin (born October 5, 1955, in Hendersonville North Carolina) is a former professional American football player Woodrow Peoples (born August 16, 1943 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former professional American football Offensive lineman. Henry Lawrence (born June 29, 1951, in Danville Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player Jerald Grant Sisemore (born July 16, 1951 in Olton Texas) is a former professional American football Offensive lineman in the Raymond Tucker Chester (born June 28, 1948) was an American football Tight end. Keith Robert Krepfle (born February 4 1952 in Dubuque Iowa) was a former American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th Robert Donald Chandler ( April 24, 1949 - January 28, 1995) was an American football Wide receiver in the National For other uses see Charles Smith (disambiguation. Charles Smith (born July 26, 1950 in Monroe Louisiana James W "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose California) is a former American football Quarterback who played Ronald Vincent "Jaws" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football Quarterback Mark van Eeghen (born April 19, 1952 in Cambridge Massachusetts)is an American football player who played ten years in the National John Stephen Spagnola (born August 1, 1957 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football Tight end in the Kenneth L King (born March 7, 1957 in Clarendon Texas) is a former American football Running back who played seven seasons Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former American football player in the National John Daniel Matuszak ( October 25, 1950 - June 17, 1989) nicknamed Tooz, was an American football player in the NFL Dennis Harrison (born July 31, 1956 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons in the Reggie Kinlaw is a former American football Defensive tackle who played College football for the Oklahoma Sooners and for the Oakland/Los Charles Johnson (born January 17, 1952 in West Columbia Texas) is a former professional American football player who played nine seasons David Browning (born August 18, 1956 in Spokane Washington) is a retired American football Defensive end. Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952 in Martinsville Virginia) is a former professional American football player Theodore (Ted Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947) is a former American football Linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the 1969 to 1973 John Stephen Bunting (born July 15, 1950 in Portland Maine) is a former head football coach at the University of North Carolina Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958, in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player and executive in William Earl Bergey (born February 9, 1945) is a former professional American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Bob Nelson may refer to Bob Nelson (comedian Bob Nelson (football player or Robert Nelson Frank Preston LeMaster (born March 12, 1952 in Lexington Kentucky) is a former professional American football Linebacker in the Rod Martin (born April 7, 1954 in Welch West Virginia) is a retired National Football League Linebacker who played for the Jerry Dewayne Robinson (born December 18, 1956 in San Francisco California) is a former professional American football Linebacker Lester Hayes (born January 22, 1955) is a former professional American football player for the National Football League Oakland/LA Raiders Roynell Young (born December 1, 1957 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former professional American football safety and Cornerback Dwayne O'Steen ( December 20, 1954 - September 21, 2001) was a American football player who played seven seasons in Herman Lee "Herm" Edwards Jr (born April 27, 1954) is the American football Head coach of the National Football League Michael Davis is a retired American football safety. College career Davis played College football at the University of Colorado Randolph Logan (born May 1, 1951 in Detroit Michigan) is an American former professional football safety in the NFL Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951 in Columbus Ohio) was a safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League Brenard Wilson (born August 15, 1955 in Daytona Beach Florida) is a former professional American football safety in the In American football, an official is a person who has responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game Ben Dreith is a former American football official who worked from from 1960 to 1990 in the American Football League (AFL and the National Football Frank Bernard Sinkovitz (born May 20, 1923 in Steelton Pennsylvania) is a former American football center who played six seasons Tom Dooley (born September 15, 1934 in Roanoke Virginia) was an American football official for 32 years with 14 of those years in the National Dean Zachary Look (born July 23, 1937 in Lansing Michigan) was an American college and professional football player Dick Jorgensen (1934 – October 10, 1990) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL for 23 years until the conclusion The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL playoffs following the 1980 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XV. The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The 1985 Patriots (14-6), 1992 Bills (14-6), 1997 Broncos (16-4), 1999 Titans (16-4), 2000 Ravens (16-4), 2003 Panthers (14-6), 2005 Steelers (15-5), 2006 Colts (16-4) and 2007 Giants (14-6) have all followed suit. The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd Regular season of the National Football League. 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^ Oakland became only the second wild card team to make it to the Super Bowl and the first to come away victorious (The Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl IV champions, are often thought of as a "wild-card team," but they were not; during the season before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, the second-place finishers in both divisions of the American Football League qualified for the playoffs). The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941
^ Cliff Branch's two touchdown catches tied a Super Bowl record. Cliff Branch (born August 1, 1948 in Houston Texas) is a retired American football Wide receiver. Only Max McGee and John Stallworth caught two touchdowns prior to this. William Max McGee ( July 16, 1932 &ndash October 20, 2007) was a professional football Wide receiver who Johnny Lee Stallworth (Born July 15, 1952, in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a retired Wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
^ Oakland head coach Tom Flores became the first person to be a member of a Super Bowl winning team as a player and head coach. Thomas R "Tom" Flores (born March 21, 1937 in Fresno California) is a retired American football Quarterback and coach Flores was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, but did not play in the game. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear

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