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The Los Angeles Raiders dominated the Washington Redskins from the beginning in Super Bowl XVIII and achieved the most lopsided victory in Super Bowl history, surpassing Green Bay's 35-10 win over Kansas City in Super Bowl I.

The Raiders took a 7-0 lead 4:52 into the game when Derrick Jensen blocked Jeff Hayes's punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown.

With 9:14 remaining in the first half, Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett (Super Bowl XV MVP) fired a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cliff Branch to complete a three-play, 65-yard drive.

 

Washington cut the Raiders' lead to 14-3 on a 24-yard field goal by Mark Moseley.

With seven seconds left in the first half, Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek intercepted Joe Theismann's pass at the Redskins' 5-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown to give Los Angeles a 21-3 halftime lead.

In the third period, running back Marcus Allen, who rushed for a Super Bowl-record 191 yards on 20 carries, increased the Raiders' lead to 35-9 on touchdown runs of five and 74 yards, the latter erasing the Super Bowl record of 58 yards set by Baltimore's Tom Matte in Super Bowl III.

Allen was named the game's most valuable player.

The victory over Washington raised Raiders coach Tom Flores' playoff record to 8-1, including a 27-10 win against Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV.

 

The 38 points scored by the Raiders were the highest total by a Super Bowl team. The previous high was 35 points by Green Bay in Super Bowl I.

 

Super Bowl XVIII

SUPER BOWL XVIII MVP: Marcus Allen, RB, Los Angeles Raiders

Shattering John Riggins' record for rushing yards established the previous year in Super Bowl XVII, Allen spun and juked his way to 191 yards rushing in Oakland's 38-9 victory over the Redskins.

The agile Allen, who averaged nearly 10.0 yards per rush in this game, scored both of his touchdowns in the third quarter, sealing the victory. He also had two receptions for 18 yards, giving him more than 200 yards from scrimmage.

As Washington's John Riggins had the year before, running back Marcus Allen made a spectacular run the signature play of the game.

While the Raiders set a Super Bowl record for points and victory margin in their 38-9 win over Washington, it was Allen's 74-yard touchdown run on the final play of the third quarter that was the highlight of the team's impressive victory.

After taking a handoff from quarterback Jim Plunkett, Allen headed around left end. Bottled up there, he reversed field, turned the right corner and evaded several Redskins' tacklers on the way to the end zone. The run broke a record of 58 yards set by Tom Matte in Super Bowl III.

Allen scored his first Super Bowl touchdown midway through the third quarter. His 5-yard run finished off a 70-yard Los Angeles drive. Allen, the Most Valuable Player, broke Riggins' Super Bowl XVII rushing record with 191 yards on 20 carries.

 

SUPER BOWL XVIII SCORING

 

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Washington Redskins	0	3	6	0	9
Los Angeles Raiders	7	14	14	3	38

 

1st Quarter

RAI Jensen 0 blocked punt return (Bahr kick), 4:52

2nd Quarter

RAI Branch 12 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick), 5:46

WAS FG Moseley 24, 11:55

RAI Squirek 5 interception return (Bahr kick), 14:53

3rd Quarter

WAS Riggins 1 run (kick blocked), 4:08

RAI Allen 5 run (Bahr kick), 7:54

RAI Allen 74 run (Bahr kick), 15:00

4th Quarter

RAI FG Bahr 21, 12:36

 

WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Team Statistics

Total First Downs	19
Rushing	7
Passing	10
Penalty	2
Total Net Yardage	283
Total Offensive Plays	73
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play	3.9
Rushes	32
Yards Gained Rushing (Net)	90
Average Yards per Rush	2.8
Passes Attempted	35
Passes Completed	16
Had Intercepted	2
Tackled Attempting to Pass	6
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass	50
Yards Gained Passing (Net)	193
Punts	8
Average Distance	32.4
Punt Returns	2
Punt Return Yardage	35
Kickoff Returns	7
Kickoff Return Yardage	132
Interception Return Yardage	0
Fumbles	1
Own Fumbles Recovered	0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	2
Penalties	4
Yards Penalized	62
Total Points Scored	9
Touchdowns	1
Rushing	1
Passing	0
Returns	0
Extra Points	0
Field Goals	1
Fields Goals Attempted	2
Safeties	0
Third-Down Efficiency	6/17
Fourth-Down Efficiency	0/1
Time of Possession	31:18

LOS ANGELES RAIDERS- Team Statistics

Total First Downs	18
Rushing	8
Passing	9
Penalty	1
Total Net Yardage	385
Total Offensive Plays	60
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play	6.4
Rushes	33
Yards Gained Rushing (Net)	231
Average Yards per Rush	7.0
Passes Attempted	25
Passes Completed	16
Had Intercepted	0
Tackled Attempting to Pass	2
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass	18
Yards Gained Passing (Net)	154
Punts	7
Average Distance	42.7
Punt Returns	2
Punt Return Yardage	8
Kickoff Returns	1
Kickoff Return Yardage	17
Interception Return Yardage	5
Fumbles	3
Own Fumbles Recovered	1
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	1
Penalties	7
Yards Penalized	56
Total Points Scored	38
Touchdowns	5
Rushing	2
Passing	1
Returns	1
Extra Points	5
Field Goals	1
Fields Goals Attempted	1
Safeties	0
Third-Down Efficiency	5/13
Fourth-Down Efficiency	0/0
Time of Possession	28:22

WASHINGTON REDSKINS- Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
Theismann	16/35	243	0	2
Rushing	CAR	YDS	TD	LG
Riggins	26	64	1	8
Theismann	3	18	0	8
J. Washington	3	8	0	5
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
Didier	5	65	0	20
Brown	3	93	0	60
J. Washington	3	20	0	10
Giaquinto	2	21	0	14
Monk	1	26	0	26
Garrett	1	17	0	17
Riggins	1	1	0	1
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
None	--	--	--	--
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Hayes	7	37.0	48	1
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Green	1/0	34	34	0
Giaquinto	1/2	1	1	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
Garrett	5	100	35	0
Grant	1	32	32	0
Kimball	1	0	0	0

LOS ANGELES RAIDERS- Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
Plunkett	16/25	172	1	0
Rushing	CAR	YDS	TD	LG
Allen	20	191	2	74t
Pruitt	5	17	0	11
King	3	12	0	10
Willis	1	7	0	7
Hawkins	3	6	0	3
Plunkett	1	-2	0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
Branch	6	94	1	50
Christensen	4	32	0	14
Hawkins	2	20	0	14
Allen	2	18	0	12
King	2	8	0	7
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
Squirek	1	5	5t	1
Haynes	1	0	0	0
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Guy	7	42.7	53	0
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Pruitt	1/3	8	8	0
Watts	1/0	0	0	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
Pruitt	1	17	17	0

 

January 22, 1984
Tampa Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Attendance: 72,290

 

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