Super Bowl 1981

Super Bowl 1981, this is also known as the Super Bowl XV.  It is a game played by the American Football on January 25, 1981.  It was held in New Orleans, Louisiana at Louisiana Superdome to decide the National Football League champion following the 1980 regular season.  The Oakland Raider from the AFC defeated the Philadelphia Eagles from NFC to the tune of 27-10 to be the first wild card playoff team to have a Super Bowl title.  The jump start of the Raiders with a score of 14-0 lead in only the first quarter and the Eagles never equaled. 

Jim Plunkett the quarterback of the Oakland was named MVP of the Super Bowl. In completing 13 of 21 passes for a distance of 261 yards and three touchdowns.  They also made a rushing for 9 yards. Plunkett is the second recipient of the Heisman Trophy winner to be given the honor of being a Super Bowl MVP after Super Bowl VI Roger Stanbach.  This is the story of the Super Bowl 1981.

Super Bowl 1981

Super Bowl 15 was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1980 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) Oakland Raiders (15–5) demolished the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles (14–5), 27–10, to become the first wild card playoff team to ever win a Super Bowl.

The Raiders jumped out to a 14 to nothing lead in the first quarter, and the Eagles never recovered. Oakland quarterback Jim Plunkett was the Super Bowl MVP, completing 13 of 21 passes for 261 yards and throwing three touchdowns, while also rushing for 9 yards. Plunkett would only be the second Heisman Trophy winner to win Super Bowl MVP. Super Bowl 15 was the climax of Plunkett’s revival as an NFL quarterback. The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was summed by the New England Patriots and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year. But Plunkett played though 5 losing seasons with the Patriots and 2 rough seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before being released as a free agent just before the 1978 season. What a story for the Super Bowl 15 MVP.