Editing Super Bowl XV (section)

==Game summary==

===First quarter===
Raiders linebacker [[Rod Martin]] intercepted Eagles quarterback [[Ron Jaworski]]'s first pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to the Philadelphia 30-yard line, setting up quarterback [[Jim Plunkett]]'s 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Cliff Branch]] eight plays later, giving Oakland an early 7–0 lead. After the teams exchanged punts, Jaworski appeared to complete a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Rodney Parker]] on 3rd-and-10 that would have tied the game, but the score was nullified by an illegal motion penalty on wide receiver [[Harold Carmichael]], and the Eagles ended up being forced to punt. On the Raiders' next possession, on third down from their own 20, Plunkett threw the ball to running back [[Kenny King (running back)|Kenny King]] at the 39-yard line as he was [[quarterback scramble|scrambling]] around in the backfield to avoid being sacked.<ref name=scheiber_09212008>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Scheiber|title=XV: KENNY KING'S RECORD ROMP|date=September 21, 2008|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/09/21/xv-kenny-king-s-record-romp/|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> Cornerback [[Herm Edwards]] appeared poised to intercept the ball,<ref name=scheiber_09212008/> but it brushed off his fingertips and was deflected to King,<ref>{{cite news|title=Herm Edwards Diary: Remembering the pain of Super Bowl loss and cursing confetti|date=September 11, 2018|newspaper=Montery County Herald|url=https://www.montereyherald.com/2018/01/26/herm-edwards-diary-remembering-the-pain-of-super-bowl-loss-and-cursing-confetti/|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Gehman|title=Mixed Emotions As Former Eagles Reflect On Team's First Super Bowl Appearance|date=January 30, 2018|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/mixed-emotions-as-former-eagles-reflect-on-team-s-first-super-bowl-appe-20317611|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> who caught the pass and took off to the end zone for a Super Bowl-record 80-yard touchdown reception,<ref name=scheiber_09212008/> giving the Raiders a 14–0 lead and tying the [[1973 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins']] record (which still stands) for the largest Super Bowl lead (14 points) at the end of the first quarter, set in [[Super Bowl VIII]].

===Second quarter===
The Eagles got on the board on their next drive, with Jaworski completing passes to tight end [[John Spagnola]] and running back [[Wilbert Montgomery]] for gains of 22 and 25 yards, respectively, on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard field goal by kicker [[Tony Franklin (placekicker)|Tony Franklin]], cutting their deficit to 14–3 five minutes into the second quarter. After another exchange of punts, with just over four minutes left in the half, the Raiders reached the Eagles 27-yard line, which included an 18-yard reception by Branch, only to have kicker [[Chris Bahr]] miss a 45-yard field goal. The Eagles then drove 62 yards to Oakland's 11-yard line, aided by two receptions by Carmichael for a total of 43 yards and a 16-yard reception by Montgomery. On third down, Parker got ahead of safety [[Odis McKinney]] and was open on a route into the end zone, but Jaworski overthrew him and the pass was incomplete. Then with just 54 seconds left in the half, Franklin attempted a 28-yard field goal, but Raiders linebacker [[Ted Hendricks]] extended his 6'7" frame at the line and blocked the kick, maintaining Oakland's 14–3 lead at halftime.

===Third quarter===
The Raiders then took the opening kickoff of the second half and scored in six plays. Despite a holding penalty on offensive tackle [[Henry Lawrence (American football)|Henry Lawrence]], Plunkett completed a 13-yard pass to King and a 32-yard completion to wide receiver [[Bob Chandler]] to move the ball to the Eagles 33-yard line. Then after a 4-yard run by running back [[Mark van Eeghen]], Plunkett threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Branch, increasing Oakland's lead to 21–3. On the play, the ball was briefly intercepted by Eagles rookie cornerback [[Roynell Young]] but Branch immediately ripped the ball out of Young's grasp and held on as the cornerback made a feeble attempt to tackle the wide receiver. The Eagles responded by driving 56 yards to the Raiders 34, aided by two receptions by Carmichael for a total of 37 yards, but on 3rd-and-3, Jaworski threw his second interception of the game to Martin. The Raiders subsequently drove 40 yards on Plunkett's passes to tight end [[Raymond Chester]] and Chandler for gains of 16 and 17 yards, respectively. The drive stalled at the Philadelphia 28, forcing Oakland to settle for Bahr's 46-yard field goal, increasing their lead to 24–3.

===Fourth quarter===
The Eagles finally managed to score a touchdown that counted early in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to 24–10. Starting from their own 12-yard line, a 43-yard reception by wide receiver [[Charlie Smith (wide receiver)|Charlie Smith]] and a 19-yard catch by Parker sparked an 88-yard, 14-play drive that was capped by Jaworski's 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end [[Keith Krepfle]]. But on their ensuing drive, Oakland marched 72 yards in 12 plays, the longest a 23-yard completion from Plunkett to Chandler. The Eagles kept the Raiders out of the end zone, but Bahr kicked a 35-yard field goal, increasing Oakland's lead to 27–10 and capping off the scoring.

The Raiders' defense then dominated the rest the game, forcing two turnovers on the Eagles' last two possessions of the game to prevent any chance of a comeback. On the Eagles' next drive, Jaworski fumbled a snap and defensive end [[Willie Jones (defensive lineman, born 1957)|Willie Jones]] recovered it. Following a Raiders punt, Martin recorded a Super Bowl record third interception, and the Raiders reached the Eagles 19 to run out the clock and win the game.

[[Cliff Branch]]'s two touchdowns tied a Super Bowl record. Only [[Max McGee]] in [[Super Bowl I]] and [[John Stallworth]] in [[Super Bowl XIII]] caught two touchdowns prior to Branch. Jaworski finished the game with more completions (18) and yards (291) than Plunkett but completed just 18 of 38 attempts and was intercepted 3 times. Van Eeghen was the top rusher of the game with 75 yards. King was the top receiver with 93 yards and a touchdown off of just 2 receptions. Eagles running back [[Wilbert Montgomery]] led Philadelphia in rushing and receiving with 44 rushing yards and 6 receptions for 91 yards. The Eagles' loss came hours after former head coach [[Joe Kuharich]] had died.

After the game, the expected heated confrontation between Rozelle and Davis was actually very civil. As Rozelle presented the Lombardi Trophy to Davis, he praised Plunkett, head coach [[Tom Flores]], the players, and the entire Raiders organization for being the first wild card team to win the Super Bowl. Davis thanked Rozelle, then proceeded to also praise the team.

Oakland became only the second wild card team to make it to the Super Bowl and the first to come away victorious. The [[Super Bowl IV]] champion [[1969 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] are often thought of as a "wild-card team," but they were not; during 1969, the season before the 1970 [[AFL-NFL Merger]], the second-place finishers in both divisions of the [[American Football League]] qualified for the playoffs. Flores became the first person to be a member of a Super Bowl winning team as a player and head coach. He was a member of the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV but did not play in the game.

Following the March 11, 2023 death of [[Bud Grant]], this is the earliest Super Bowl where both teams' head coaches are still living.

===Box score===
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|date=January 25, 1981
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