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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>AFL-NFL merger</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h4>1970<span data-rte-entity="ndash">–</span>1971</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1970, the AFL-NFL merger took place and the Raiders joined the Western Division of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Football%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a> (actually the AFL West with the same teams as in 1969, except for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCincinnati%20Bengals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>) in the newly merged NFL. The first post-merger season saw the Raiders win the AFC West with an 8-4-2 record and go all the way to the conference championship, where they lost to the Colts. Despite another 8-4-2 season in 1971, the Raiders failed to win the division or achieve a playoff berth. </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">1972<span data-rte-entity="ndash">–</span>1978</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1972, the team achieved a 10-3-1 record and another division title. In the divisional round, they were beaten by the Steelers 13-7 on a play that would later be known as the <b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Immaculate%20Reception%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Immaculate%20Reception%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BImmaculate%20Reception%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a></b>. Improving to 9-4-1 in 1973, the Raiders reached the AFC Championship, but lost 27-10 to the Dolphins. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1974, Oakland had a 12-2 regular season, which included a nine-game winning streak. They beat the Dolphins in the divisional round of the playoffs in a see-saw battle before falling to the Steelers in the AFC Championship. On the 1975 season opener, the Raiders beat Miami and ended their 31-game home winning streak. With an 11-3 record, they defeated Cincinnati in the divisional playoff round, but again fell to the Steelers in the conference championship. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1976, The Raiders beat Pittsburgh in a revenge match on the season opener and continued to cement its reputation for hard, dirty play by knocking WR <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lynn%20Swann%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lynn%20Swann%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLynn%20Swann%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> out for two weeks with a clothesline to the helmet. Al Davis later tried to sue Steelers coach Chuck Knoll for libel after the latter called safety George Atkinson a criminal for the hit. The Raiders won 13 regular season games and a close victory over New England in the playoffs. They then knocked out the Steelers in the AFC Championship to go to Super Bowl XI. Oakland's opponent was the Minnesota Vikings, a team that had lost three previous Super Bowls. The Raiders stood at 16-0 at halftime, forcing their opponent into multiple turnovers. By the end, they won 32-14 for their first post-merger championship. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The following season saw the Raiders finish 11-3, but lost the division title to Denver on a tiebreaker. They settled for a wild card, beating the Colts, but then fell to the Broncos in the AFC Championship. During a 1978 preseason game, Patriots WR Darryl Stingley was tragically injured by a hit from Raiders FS Jack Tatum and was left paralyzed for life. Although the Raiders achieved a winning record at 9-7, they failed to qualify for the playoffs. </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">1979<span data-rte-entity="ndash">–</span>1981</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">After ten consecutive winning seasons and one Super Bowl championship, John Madden left the Raiders (and coaching) in 1979 to pursue a career as a television football commentator. His replacement was former Raiders quarterback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tom%20Flores%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tom%20Flores%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTom%20Flores%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Tom Flores</a>, the first <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hispanic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hispanic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHispanic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" class="new" title="Hispanic (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGlzcGFuaWM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Hispanic</a> head coach in NFL history.<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22hispanic%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nfl.com%5C%2Finsider%5C%2F2001%5C%2Fraidersnewhouse_091801.html%20%7Ctitle%3D1980%20Raiders%20were%20outcasts%2C%20champions%20%7Caccessdate%3D2007-01-25%20%7Clast%3DNewhouse%20%7Cfirst%3DDave%20%7Carchiveurl%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fweb.archive.org%5C%2Fweb%5C%2F20070123200328%5C%2Fhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nfl.com%5C%2Finsider%5C%2F2001%5C%2Fraidersnewhouse_091801.html%20%3C%21--%20Bot%20retrieved%20archive%20--%3E%20%7Carchivedate%20%3D%202007-01-23%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-hispanic_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-hispanic_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-hispanic-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-hispanic-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2223%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2224%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="#cite_note-hispanic-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Flores led the Raiders to another 9-7 season, but not the playoffs. In the fifth week of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221980%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221980%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1980%20NFL%20season%7C1980%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980 season</a>, starting quarterback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dan%20Pastorini%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dan%20Pastorini%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDan%20Pastorini%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Dan_Pastorini" title="Dan Pastorini">Dan Pastorini</a> broke his leg and was replaced by former number-one draft pick <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Plunkett%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Plunkett%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Plunkett%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Jim_Plunkett" title="Jim Plunkett">Jim Plunkett</a>. Plunkett led Oakland to an 11-5 record and a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22wild%20card%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wild%20card%20%28sports%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWild%20card%20%28sports%29%7Cwild%20card%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">wild card</a> berth. After playoff victories against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Houston%20Oilers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tennessee%20Titans%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTennessee%20Titans%7CHouston%20Oilers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, and San Diego Chargers, the Raiders went to Super Bowl XV, facing the heavily favored Philadelphia Eagles. the Raiders clinched their second NFL championship in five years with a 27<span data-rte-entity="ndash">–</span>10 win over the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Eagles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221980%20Philadelphia%20Eagles%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1980%20Philadelphia%20Eagles%20season%7CPhiladelphia%20Eagles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/1980_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1980 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XV%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XV%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20XV%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XV" title="Super Bowl XV">Super Bowl XV</a>. With the victory, the Raiders became the first ever wild card team to win a Super Bowl."<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22wild%5C%22%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Cfirst%3DB.J.%20%7Clast%3DPhillips%20%7Ctitle%3DThe%20Wild%20Cards%20Run%20Wild%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.time.com%5C%2Ftime%5C%2Fmagazine%5C%2Farticle%5C%2F0%2C9171%2C922427%2C00.html%20%7Cpublisher%3D%5B%5BTime%20%28magazine%29%7CTime%5D%5D%20%7Cdate%3D1981-02-09%20%7Caccessdate%3D2007-01-28%20%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-wild_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-wild_1-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-wild-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-wild-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2229%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2230%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="#cite_note-wild-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Two <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20records%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20records%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20records%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" class="new" title="Super Bowl records (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3VwZXJfQm93bF9yZWNvcmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Super Bowl records</a> of note occurred in this game: 1) <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kenny%20King%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kenny%20King%20%28football%20player%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKenny%20King%20%28football%20player%29%7CKenny%20King%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" class="new" title="Kenny King (football player) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2VubnlfS2luZ18oZm9vdGJhbGxfcGxheWVyKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Kenny King</a>'s 80-yard, first-quarter, catch-and-run reception from Jim Plunkett remained the longest touchdown <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> pass play for the next 23 years; and 2) <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rod%20Martin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rod%20Martin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRod%20Martin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Rod_Martin" title="Rod Martin">Rod Martin</a>'s three interceptions of Eagles' quarterback <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ron%20Jaworski%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ron%20Jaworski%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRon%20Jaworski%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a> still stands today as a Super Bowl record.<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fproxy.espn.go.com%5C%2Fchat%5C%2Fsportsnation%5C%2Fquiz%3Fevent_id%3D3332%20%7Ctitle%3DQuiz%20XLII%20Super%20Bowl%20Questions%21%20%7Caccessdate%3D2009-04-17%20%7Cwork%3DESPN%20Sportsnation%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2235%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2236%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Reflecting on the last ten years during the post-game awards ceremony, Al Davis stated "...this was our finest hour, this was the finest hour in the history of the Oakland Raiders. To Tom Flores, the coaches, and the athletes: you were magnificent out there, you really were." <span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%27%27%20Football%27s%20Blackest%20Hole%3A%20A%20Fan%27s%20Perspective%27%27%3B%20Craig%20Parker%3B%20Frog%2C%20Ltd.%3B%20Berkeley%2C%20CA%3B%202003%3B%20pg.%2069.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6ba7bc787c490cde-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2241%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2242%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-10259763245dee172f3c6e6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The team would not see a repeat performance in 1981, falling to 7-9 and a losing record for the first time since 1963. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:8841 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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