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The
Eagles beat Oakland in their regular season matchup 10-7, and subsequently
entered Super Bowl XV as a three-point favorite.
Oakland
linebacker Rod Martin intercepted Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski’s first pass
attempt of the game, setting up a short field that led to a two yard Jim Plunkett
touchdown pass to Cliff Branch.
Later
in the first quarter, Plunkett found running back Kenny King for an
80-yard touchdown, a record setting length at the time. The 14-0 lead Oakland
held at the end of the first quarter tied a record set by the Miami Dolphins in
Super Bowl VIII, and still stands today.
Jaworski
and the Eagles responded in the second quarter with a 61-yard drive that led to
a field goal, cutting the lead to 11. After Oakland missed a field goal with
less the four minutes left in the quarter, Jaworski led another drive, this
time 62 yards, to the Philadelphia 11-yard line, only to have the field goal
attempt blocked by Ted Hendricks with 54 seconds left in the half.
The
Raiders took the opening drive of the second half 78 yards down the field for a
touchdown, capped off by Plunkett’s second TD to Branch, putting Oakland up
21-3.
On
the Eagles next drive, Martin picked off Jaworski for the second time, which
Oakland capitalized on again, this time converting it into a 46-yard field
goal.
The
Eagles scored their first touchdown of the game early in the fourth quarter to
cut the Raider lead to 24-10, but the Raiders marched right back down the field
to convert another field goal, increasing their lead back to 17.
Philadelphia
turned the ball over on their final two drives of the game, the first on a
fumbled snap, and the final turnover when Martin picked off Jaworski for a
Super Bowl record third time, and subsequently ran out the clock.
Plunkett
was awarded the Super Bowl MVP, throwing for 261 yards and three touchdowns as
he lead Oakland to become the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl.
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