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SB 15: Plunkett's passes, Martin's INTs lead Raiders

Posted January 01, 2016 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

SUPER BOWL 15

Jan. 25, 1981

At New Orleans_76,135

?Oakland ?14..0.10..3_27

?Philadelphia ?.0..3..0..7_10

Jim Plunkett's two first-quarter touchdown passes, including a Super Bowl-record 80-yard strike to running back Kenny King, led the Raiders.

Philadelphia, which had defeated Oakland 10-7 several weeks earlier, never got on track until late in the third quarter. Linebacker Rod Martin set up Oakland's first touchdown with his first of three interceptions, a Super Bowl record for one player.

Before the first quarter ended the Raiders upped their lead to 14-0 when Plunkett hit King near midfield to record the longest play in Super Bowl history. In all, Plunkett completed 13 of 21 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns. The game capped a storybook season for Plunkett, the game's MVP.

The journeyman quarterback took over the reins of the Raiders' offense and won nine of the last 11 regular-season games. In the playoffs, the Raiders beat Houston, San Diego and Cleveland en route to becoming the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl.

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 1981, Oakland Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett (16) throws during NFL football's Super Bowl XV in New Orleans against the Philadelphia Eagles. Plunkett took over the reins of the Raiders offense and won nine of the last 11 regular-season games. In the playoffs the Raiders defeated Houston, San Diego and Cleveland en route to becoming the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/File) The Associated Press

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