1980 · Super Bowl XV · Game 1

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Super Bowl XV

Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles

Sun January 25, 1981 · Louisiana Superdome, kickoff 6:00pm

Pregame

Pregame: Super Bowl XV
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders face Philadelphia Eagles at Louisiana Superdome. Kickoff: Sun January 25, 1981 at 6:00pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]

Columnist
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XV is the season's final accounting for 1980. Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles arrive at Louisiana Superdome carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.

Around the league
AI summary based on verified facts

The whole league is watching Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 1980 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.

Trend analyst
AI summary based on verified facts

Oakland Raiders versus Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl XV. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Oakland Raiders-Philadelphia Eagles cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.

League standings entering Week 17

Standings as of kickoff, Week 17 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 12-4: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Cleveland Browns11-5W1
Houston Oilers11-5W3
Pittsburgh Steelers9-7L1
Cincinnati Bengals6-10L1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills11-5W1
New England Patriots10-6W2
Miami Dolphins8-8L1
Baltimore Colts7-9L3
New York Jets4-12W1

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Oakland Raiders11-5W2
San Diego Chargers11-5W2
Denver Broncos8-8W1
Kansas City Chiefs8-8W1
Seattle Seahawks4-12L9

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
Atlanta Falcons12-4L1
Los Angeles Rams11-5W2
San Francisco 49ers6-10L2
New Orleans Saints1-15L1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Detroit Lions9-7W2
Minnesota Vikings9-7L1
Chicago Bears7-9W1
Green Bay Packers5-10-1L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers5-10-1L3

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys12-4W1
Philadelphia Eagles12-4L1
Washington Redskins6-10W3
St. Louis Cardinals5-11L2
New York Giants4-12L2

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Game info

Roof
dome
Surface
astroturf
Vegas line
Philadelphia Eagles -3
Over/Under
37.5 (under)

Score

Reveal through:

Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10[2][1]

1234T
Oakland Raiders1401031414242727
Philadelphia Eagles03070331010

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
RaidersCliff Branch 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)7-0
RaidersKenny King 80 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)14-0

Q2

TeamPlayScore
EaglesTony Franklin 30 yard field goal14-3

Q3

TeamPlayScore
RaidersCliff Branch 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)21-3
RaidersChris Bahr 46 yard field goal24-3

Q4

TeamPlayScore
EaglesKeith Krepfle 8 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)24-10
RaidersChris Bahr 35 yard field goal27-10

Recap

Recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Oakland Raiders defeated Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 at Louisiana Superdome in the Super Bowl XV. The final scoring play was Raiders: Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Ron Jaworski: 291 pass yards on 18-of-38, 1 TD, 3 INT. Oakland Raiders take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]

Columnist recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Oakland Raiders walked out of Louisiana Superdome as the team that survived a Super Bowl XV Philadelphia Eagles will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-10. The final scoring play came from Raiders: Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Oakland Raiders hoist the Lombardi.

By the numbers
AI summary based on verified facts

Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10.

Round: Super Bowl XV.
Q1: 2 scoring plays.
Q2: 1 scoring play.
Q3: 2 scoring plays.
Q4: 2 scoring plays.

Top performers:
- Ron Jaworski: 291 pass yards on 18-of-38, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Mark van Eeghen: 75 rush yards on 18 carries
- Kenny King: 2 catches for 93 yards

Film room
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XV, played at Louisiana Superdome. Final: Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10, with Oakland Raiders taking the result by 17.

First quarter

- Raiders: Cliff Branch 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
- Raiders: Kenny King 80 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)

Second quarter

- Eagles: Tony Franklin 30 yard field goal

Third quarter

- Raiders: Cliff Branch 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
- Raiders: Chris Bahr 46 yard field goal

Fourth quarter

- Eagles: Keith Krepfle 8 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
- Raiders: Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal

Top performers

- Ron Jaworski: 291 pass yards on 18-of-38, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Mark van Eeghen: 75 rush yards on 18 carries
- Kenny King: 2 catches for 93 yards

Box score

RaidersEagles
Team totals
First Downs1719
Total Yards377360
Turnovers04
Passing
Comp/Att13/2118/38
Pass yards261291
Pass TD31
Interceptions03
Sacks taken10
Sack yards lost10
Net pass yards260291
Rushing
Rushes3426
Rush yards11769
Rush TD00
Discipline
Fumbles01
Fumbles lost01
Penalties56
Penalty yards3757

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
OAK
Jim Plunkett13/2126130145
PHI
Ron Jaworski18/382911349.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
OAK
Mark van Eeghen187508
Kenny King61806
Derrick Jensen41706
Jim Plunkett3905
Arthur Whittington3-202
PHI
Wilbert Montgomery164408
Leroy Harris71405
Louie Giammona1707
Perry Harrington1404
Ron Jaworski1000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
OAK
Kenny King293180
Bob Chandler477032
Cliff Branch567229
Raymond Chester224016
PHI
Wilbert Montgomery691025
Harold Carmichael583029
Charlie Smith259043
John Spagnola122022
Rodney Parker119019
Keith Krepfle21618
Leroy Harris1101

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