FinalJanuary 25, 1981NBCLouisiana Superdome

Super Bowl XV

MVP: Jim Plunkett
Oakland Raiders

Game Story

The Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome, becoming the first wild-card team to win a Super Bowl. Jim Plunkett threw three touchdown passes and earned MVP honors, while Rod Martin intercepted Ron Jaworski three times to wreck Philadelphia's offense. Tom Flores' Raiders controlled the game from the second quarter on and turned a surprise playoff run into a championship.

Game Ops

MVPJim Plunkett
VenueLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, LA
NetworkNBC
Broadcast TeamDick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Broadcast Partners

Officiating Crew

RefereeBen Dreith
UmpireFrank Sinkovitz
Head LinesmanTony Veteri
Line JudgeTom Dooley
Field JudgeFritz Graf
Side JudgeDean Look
Back JudgeTom Kelleher

Rosters

Philadelphia Eagles
Starting Lineup
Jim PlunkettQB
Kenny KingRB
Mark van EeghenFB
Cliff BranchWR
Bob ChandlerWR
Raymond ChesterTE
Art ShellLT
Gene UpshawLG
Dave DalbyC
Mickey MarvinRG
Henry LawrenceRT
John MatuszakLDE
Reggie KinlawNT
Dave BrowningRDE
Ted HendricksLOLB
Matt MillenLILB
Bob NelsonRILB
Rod MartinROLB
Lester HayesLCB
Dwayne O'SteenRCB
Mike DavisSS
Burgess OwensFS
Oakland Raiders
Starting Lineup
Ron JaworskiQB
Wilbert MontgomeryRB
Leroy HarrisFB
Harold CarmichaelWR
Keith KrepfleTE
John SpagnolaTE
Stan WaltersLT
Petey PerotLG
Guy MorrissC
Woody PeoplesRG
Jerry SisemoreRT
Dennis HarrisonLDE
Charlie JohnsonNT
Carl HairstonRDE
John BuntingLOLB
Bill BergeyLILB
Frank LeMasterRILB
Jerry RobinsonROLB
Roynell YoungLCB
Herm EdwardsRCB
Randy LoganSS
Brenard WilsonFS

Team Stats

StatLVPHI
First Downs1719
Total Net Yards377360
Total Offensive Plays5664
Average Gain/Play6.75.6
Net Rushing Yards11769
Rushing Plays3426
Yards per Rush3.42.7
Net Passing Yards260291
Sacks-Yards Lost1-10-0
Gross Passing Yards261291
Pass Att-Comp-Int21-13-038-18-3
Yards per Pass Play11.87.7
Penalties-Yards5-376-57
Fumbles-Lost0-01-1
Turnovers04

Gamebook Detail

Oakland Raiders

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Ron Jaworski18382911304349.31000-000011
Wilbert Montgomery0000000-164408106910250-
Leroy Harris0000000-71405111010-
Louie Giammona0000000-1707-00000-
Perry Harrington0000000-1404-00000-
Harold Carmichael0000000-000085830290-
Charlie Smith0000000-000062590430-
John Spagnola0000000-000031220220-
Rodney Parker0000000-000031190190-
Keith Krepfle0000000-00003216180-
Billy Campfield0000000-0000200000-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Charlie Johnson00001.06600000---
Bill Bergey00000.05500000---
Frank LeMaster00000.05500000---
Carl Hairston00000.04400000---
John Bunting00000.03300000---
Herm Edwards00000.03300000---
Randy Logan00000.03300000---
Jerry Robinson00000.03300000---
Dennis Harrison00000.01100000---
Brenard Wilson00000.01100000---
Claude Humphrey-----330-------
Ken Clarke-----110-------

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
John Sciarra00-002189.0012
Wally Henry00-00122.002
Billy Campfield58717.402100-00
Perry Harrington100.00000-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Tony Franklin111200-0
Max Runager----311036.746
Philadelphia Eagles

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Jim Plunkett132126130180145.03905-00000-
Mark van Eeghen000000-00-187508100000-
Kenny King000000-00-6180632931800-
Derrick Jensen000000-00-41706-00000-
Bob Chandler000000-00-000064770320-
Cliff Branch000000-00-000075672290-
Raymond Chester000000-00-000032240160-
Arthur Whittington000000-00-3-202100000-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Rod Martin3440250.05500000---
Burgess Owens00000.07700000---
Dave Browning00000.04400000---
Matt Millen00000.04400000---
Lester Hayes00000.03300000---
Ted Hendricks00000.03300000---
Reggie Kinlaw00000.03300000---
Bob Nelson00000.03300000---
John Matuszak00000.01100000---
Willie Jones00000.0---1000---
Dave Pear-----220-------
Odis McKinney-----110-------

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Ira Matthews22914.5021210.502
Keith Moody11919.001900-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Chris Bahr332300-0
Ray Guy----312642.044
Oakland Raiders Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1114:52PHI 2431:406Interception
218:48PHI 2551:42-9Punt
315:28PHI 3784:22-8Punt
4215:00PHI 2694:3213Field Goal
528:23PHI 2641:00-3Punt
623:34PHI 27122:5116Missed FG
7312:18PHI 1073:58-22Interception
83PHI 121312Touchdown
948:19PHI 2252:49-20Fumble
1043:51PHI 1250:55-8Interception
Philadelphia Eagles Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1113:12PHI 3074:1670Touchdown
217:06OAK 2241:38-9Punt
311:06OAK 1430:5714Touchdown
4210:18OAK 2041:55-3Punt
527:23OAK 3783:49-36Missed FG
620:43OAK 1463:1914Touchdown
738:20OAK 3283:45-40Field Goal
8413:48OAK 11125:19-72Field Goal
945:30OAK 4241:39-8Punt
1042:56PHI 3862:16-16End of Game

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