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The Raiders won their first NFL championship before a record Super Bowl crowd plus 81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event.

The Raiders gained a record-breaking 429 yards, including running back Clarence Davis's 137 rushing yards.

Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff made four key receptions, which earned him the game's most valuable player trophy. Oakland scored on three successive possessions in the second quarter to build a 16-0 halftime lead.

Errol Mann's 24-yard field goal opened the scoring, then the AFC champions put together drives of 64 and 35 yards, scoring on a 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper and a 1-yard run by Pete Banaszak.

The Raiders increased their lead to 19-0 on a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Minnesota responded with a 12-play, 58-yard drive late in the period, with Fran Tarkenton passing eight yards to wide receiver Sammy White to cut the deficit to 19-7.

Two fourth-quarter interceptions clinched the title for the Raiders. One set up Banaszak's second touchdown run, the other resulted in cornerback Willie Brown's Super Bowl-record 75-yard interception return.

SUPER BOWL XI MVP : Fred Biletnikoff WR, Oakland Raiders

Eye-black blazing and wristbands flashing, wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff helped Oakland win its first NFL title with a 32-14 victory over Minnesota.

Biletnikoff's numbers weren't overwhelming (four catches, 79 yards), but three of those receptions set up short touchdowns for the Raiders in a 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. After jumping out to a 16-0 first half lead, Oakland never looked back

An assistant coach with the Raiders since 1989, he has helped Raider receiver Tim Brown earn five Pro Bowl selections.

 

Super Bowl XI

 

SUPER BOWL XI SCORING

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Oakland Raiders	0	16	3	13	32
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	7	14

 

2nd Quarter

OAK FG Mann 24, 0:48

OAK Casper 1 pass from Stabler (Mann kick), 7:50

OAK Banaszak 1 run (kick failed),11:27

3rd Quarter

OAK FG Mann 40, 9:44

MIN S. White 8 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick), 14:13

4th Quarter

OAK Banaszak 2 run (Mann kick), 7:21

OAK Brown 75 interception return (kick failed), 9:17

MIN Voigt 13 pass from Lee (Cox kick), 14:35

 

TEAM STATISTICS

	Raiders	Vikings
Total First Downs	21	20
Rushing	13	2
Passing	8	15
Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yardage	429	353
Total Offensive Plays	73	71
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play	5.9	5.0
Rushes	52	26
Yards Gained Rushing (Net)	266	71
Average Yards per Rush	5.1	2.7
Passes Attempted	19	44
Passes Completed	12	24
Had Intercepted	0	2
Tackled Attempting to Pass	2	1
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass	17	4
Yards Gained Passing (Net)	163	282
Punts	5	7
Average Distance	32.4	37.9
Punt Returns	4	3
Punt Return Yardage	43	14
Kickoff Returns	2	7
Kickoff Return Yardage	47	136
Interception Return Yardage	91	0
Fumbles	0	1
Own Fumbles Recovered	0	0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	1	0
Penalties	4	2
Yards Penalized	30	25
Total Points Scored	32	14
Touchdowns	4	2
Rushing	2	0
Passing	1	2
Returns	1	0
Extra Points	2	2
Field Goals	2	0
Fields Goals Attempted	3	0
Safeties	0	1
Third-Down Efficiency	9/18	6/17
Fourth-Down Efficiency	0/1	1/2
Time of Possession	33:27	26:33

 

Oakland Raiders - Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
Stabler	12/19	180	1	0
Rae	0/0	0	0	0
Rushing	CAR	YDS	TD	LG
Davis	16	137	0	35
Van Eeghen	18	73	0	11
Banaszak	10	19	2	6
Garrett	4	19	0	13
Ginn	2	9	0	9
Rae	2	9	0	11
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
Biletnikoff	4	79	0	48
Casper	4	70	1	25
Branch	3	20	0	10
Garrett	1	11	0	11
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
Brown	1	75	75t	1
Hall	1	16	16	0
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Guy	4	40.5	51	1
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Colzie	4/0	43	25	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
Garrett	2	47	24	0

Minnesota Vikings - Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
Tarkenton	17/35	205	1	2
Lee	7/9	81	1	0
Rushing	CAR	YDS	TD	LG
Foreman	17	44	0	7
Johnson	2	9	0	8
S. White	1	7	0	7
Miller	2	4	0	3
Lee	1	4	0	4
McClanahan	3	3	0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
S. White	5	77	29	1
Foremana	5	62	26	0
Voigt	4	49	15	1
Miller	4	19	13	0
Rashad	3	53	25	0
Johnson	3	26	17	0
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
None	--	--	--	--
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Clabo	7	37.9	46	0
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Willis	3/0	14	8	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
S. White	4	79	26	0
Willis	3	57	20	0

 

January 10, 1977
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
Attendance: 103,438

 

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