Head CoachJoe Gibbs
Final
Game Story
The Los Angeles Raiders crushed the defending champion Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII at Tampa Stadium, turning a marquee matchup into a rout. Marcus Allen set a Super Bowl record with 191 rushing yards, including his famous 74-yard reverse-field touchdown run, and earned MVP honors. The Raiders also got a quick defensive score from Jack Squirek and never let Washington recover.
Game Ops
MVPMarcus Allen
VenueTampa Stadium
LocationTampa, FL
NetworkCBS
Broadcast TeamPat Summerall, John Madden
Broadcast Partners
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Officiating Crew
RefereeGene Barth
UmpireGordon Wells
Head LinesmanJerry Bergman
Line JudgeBob Beeks
Field JudgeFritz Graf
Side JudgeGil Mace
Back JudgeBen Tompkins
Rosters
Washington Redskins
Starting Lineup
Joe TheismannQB
John RigginsRB
Charlie BrownWR
Art MonkWR
Don WarrenTE
Rick WalkerTE
Joe JacobyLT
Russ GrimmLG
Jeff BosticC
Mark MayRG
George StarkeRT
Todd LiebensteinLDE
Dave ButzLDT
Darryl GrantRDT
Dexter ManleyRDE
Mel KaufmanLLB
Neal OlkewiczMLB
Rich MilotRLB
Darrell GreenLCB
Anthony WashingtonRCB
Ken CoffeySS
Mark MurphyFS
Los Angeles Raiders
Starting Lineup
Jim PlunkettQB
Marcus AllenRB
Kenny KingFB
Malcolm BarnwellWR
Cliff BranchWR
Todd ChristensenTE
Bruce DavisLT
Charley HannahLG
Dave DalbyC
Mickey MarvinRG
Henry LawrenceRT
Howie LongLDE
Reggie KinlawNT
Lyle AlzadoRDE
Ted HendricksLOLB
Matt MillenLILB
Bob NelsonRILB
Rod MartinROLB
Lester HayesLCB
Mike HaynesRCB
Mike DavisSS
Vann McElroyFS
Team Stats
StatWASLV
First Downs1918
Total Net Yards283385
Total Offensive Plays7360
Average Gain/Play3.96.4
Net Rushing Yards90231
Rushing Plays3233
Yards per Rush2.87.0
Net Passing Yards193154
Sacks-Yards Lost6-502-18
Gross Passing Yards243172
Pass Att-Comp-Int35-16-225-16-0
Yards per Pass Play4.75.7
Penalties-Yards4-627-56
Fumbles-Lost1-13-2
Turnovers32
Time of Possession30:3829:22
Gamebook Detail
Los Angeles Raiders
Skill Positions
PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Jim Plunkett16251721025097.41-20-2-00000-
Malcolm Barnwell0000000-0000100000-
Marcus Allen000000-00-20191274221801210
Greg Pruitt000000-00-517011-00000-
Kenny King000000-00-312010228070-
Chester Willis000000-00-1707-00000-
Frank Hawkins000000-00-360332200140-
Cliff Branch000000-00-0000769415011
Todd Christensen000000-00-000094320140-
Defense
PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Mike Haynes10000.01100000---
Jack Squirek15150.01100000---
Rod Martin00001.05501000---
Matt Millen00001.05500000---
Bill Pickel00001.01100000---
Greg Townsend00001.01100000---
Jeff Barnes00001.0---0000---
Mike Davis00001.0---0001---
Bob Nelson00000.06600000---
Reggie Kinlaw00000.05500000---
Howie Long00000.02200000---
Vann McElroy00000.02200000---
Charley Hannah00000.0---1000---
Odis McKinney----0.0330-------
Returns
PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Greg Pruitt11717.0017188.008
Ted Watts00-00100.000
Kicking and Punting
PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Chris Bahr551100-0
Ray Guy----729942.747
Washington Redskins
Skill Positions
PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Joe Theismann16352430266045.331808-000011
John Riggins0000000-266418111010-
Joe Washington00000-0-380563200100-
Charlie Brown00000-0-000073930600-
Clint Didier00000-0-000075650200-
Art Monk00000-0-000081260260-
Nick Giaquinto00000-0-000032210140-
Alvin Garrett00000-0-000011170170-
Defense
PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Monte Coleman00001.02200001---
Darryl Grant00001.01100000---
Neal Olkewicz00000.08800000---
Ken Coffey00000.03300000---
Darrell Green00000.03300000---
Mark Murphy00000.03300000---
Todd Liebenstein00000.02200000---
Rich Milot00000.02200000---
Dave Butz00000.01100000---
Art Monk00000.01100000---
Anthony Washington00000.0---1001---
Greg Williams00000.0---1000---
Perry Brooks----0.0110-------
Returns
PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Nick Giaquinto00-00111.001
Darrell Green00-0013434.0034
Alvin Garrett510020.003500-00
Darryl Grant13232.003200-00
Bruce Kimball100.00000-00
Kicking and Punting
PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Mark Moseley-11200-0
Jeff Hayes----725937.048
Los Angeles Raiders Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
11RAI 206-14Punt
2112:02WAS 1971:54-11Punt
316:16RAI 2883:45-14Punt
410:36RAI 3852:02-4Punt
5210:48RAI 3531:3435Touchdown
62RAI 209-19Punt
73RAI 30830Touchdown
836:32RAI 2861:36-8Punt
9410:55WAS 16103:41-14Punt
1046:19RAI 4283:5539Field Goal
Washington Redskins Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
11WAS 2149Punt
218:55RAI 4272:3915Missed FG
312:31WAS 871:5514Punt
4213:34WAS 2072:464Punt
52WAS 201373Field Goal
620:12WAS 1210:055Interception
73WAS 30970Touchdown
83WAS 3041Punt
934:56RAI 4641:380Punt
1033:18RAI 1393:1813Touchdown
114WAS 24517Punt
12413:18RAI 3142:23-9Punt
1347:14WAS 1730:5515Interception
144WAS 284-3Punt
1541:10RAI 3520:49-7End of Game