Al Davis had an enlarged photo of Joe Namath at Oakland's headquarters that depicted the quarterback sprawled out on the ground following a vicious hit from Raider defender Ben Davidson ; the photographed play was said to have broken the quarterback's jaw ( though Namath stated he had broken it on a tough piece of steak, and some claim it was Raiders defensive end Ike Lassiter who injured Namath ).

Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler took the snap and found himself about to be sacked by Chargers linebacker Woodrow Lowe on the 24-yard line.

The Raiders could only score two touchdown passes from quarterback Daryle Lamonica.

Led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the Steel Curtain defense, the Steelers advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting a 10-3-1 record season record and playoff victories over the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders offense was led by quarterback Ken Stabler, who finished as the top rated passer in the AFC, passing for 2, 737 yards and 27 touchdowns.

The next time the Raiders got the ball, they did even better, driving 64 yards in 10 plays and scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ken Stabler to tight end Dave Casper, increasing their lead to 10 – 0.

Aided by two touchdown passes from quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Raiders jumped out to a 14 – 0 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl XV, which the Eagles never recovered from.

Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett completed 230 out of 379 ( 60. 7 percent ) passes resulting in 2, 935 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Early in the second quarter, Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett completed a 50-yard pass to wide receiver Cliff Branch, advancing the ball to the Redskins ' 15-yard line.

Then he caught a 23-yard pass from halfback Steve Sewell, becoming the first quarterback ever to catch a pass in the Super Bowl ( Elway had scored a touchdown on that play during opening day the previous year against the Raiders ).

The Bills ' defense dominated the Raiders ' offense, which was without running back Bo Jackson, who suffered a career-ending injury against the Cincinnati Bengals the week before, limiting them to an early field goal and intercepting five passes from quarterback Jay Schroeder.

Buffalo's first opponent was the Los Angeles Raiders, led by quarterback Jeff Hostetler, who had led the New York Giants to victory over the Bills in Super Bowl XXV 3 years earlier.

Green later married hall of fame quarterback John Elway, who played for Raiders rival the Denver Broncos.

* Ronald Curry, professional football player for the Oakland Raiders, former Hampton High School star football quarterback

It is the hometown of various professional athletes, including former Auburn Tigers and current Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell.

* Heath Shuler-Former quarterback for the University of Tennessee ( 1990 -' 93 ), New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins.

* Charlie Frye, American football quarterback of the NFL ( Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders )

* Graham Harrell, award-winning Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback ( 2007 – 2008 ) was born in Brownwood, but grew up in Ennis near Dallas.

* Marc Wilson, former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and the New England Patriots.

The Raiders had a great chance to score a touchdown early in the game after cornerback Charles Woodson intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson's pass on the third play of the game and returned it 12 yards to the Tampa Bay 36-yard line.

But 6 plays later, Tampa Bay defensive end Simeon Rice sacked Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon on third down, forcing Oakland to settle for kicker Sebastian Janikowski's 40-yard field goal to give them a 3-0 lead.

* First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores ( Oakland Raiders, AFL )

The Raiders made one World Championship Game appearance with Lamonica as quarterback, losing to the Green Bay Packers, 33-14, in Super Bowl II, when Lamonica threw for two touchdowns, though completing only 15 out of 34 passes.

After Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler scored a touchdown on a 30-yard run with 1: 17 left, the Pittsburgh Steelers trailed the Oakland Raiders 7-6, facing fourth-and-10 on their own 40-yard line with 22 seconds remaining in the game and no time-outs.

After uniting with journeyman quarterback Rich Gannon, Gruden led the Raiders to the top of the AFC West and made the playoffs three straight seasons ( the third time under Head Coach Bill Callahan ).

During the Buccaneers 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, he returned an interception off of Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon 44 yards for a touchdown.

Siragusa was fined $ 10, 000 for an illegal hit on Oakland Raiders QB Rich Gannon in the 2000 AFC title game, injuring Gannon ’ s shoulder.

Porter's best season came in 2002, when he recorded 688 yards and 9 touchdowns from quarterback Rich Gannon on the Raiders ' way to Super Bowl XXXVII, where they lost to the Buccaneers 48 – 21.

However, the Raiders finished the season 5 – 11 and veteran quarterback Rich Gannon retired after suffering a serious neck injury.

However, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon was efficient, completing 10 of 14 passes for 87 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass to James Jett early in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon was knocked out of the game by a ferocious hit from Baltimore defensive lineman Tony Siragusa.

" After a lackluster 4-12 season, due to the injury to quarterback Rich Gannon and despite having led the Raiders to a Super Bowl a year earlier, Callahan was fired by Raiders owner Al Davis.

In the NFL, Tuiasosopo has primarily been a reserve quarterback, the Raiders ' backup to Rich Gannon and Kerry Collins.

* Rich Gannon — Former professional football player ; won NFL Most Valuable Player Award in the 2002 season, helping the Raiders advance to Super Bowl XXXVII ( 1983 )

The Raiders then ended George's Oakland tenure when they signed free-agent quarterback Rich Gannon.

On November 6, 2003, Johnson signed with the Oakland Raiders, who were seeking replacements for injured quarterbacks Rich Gannon and Marques Tuiasosopo.

A few plays later, Gannon threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerry Rice with 6: 06 left in the game, cutting the Raiders deficit to 34-21.

Gannon struggled in the old style system but found great success with the Oakland Raiders and the West Coast system run by head coaches Jon Gruden and Bill Callahan.

Gannon played with the Washington Redskins in 1993, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995 to 1998, and the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2004.

With the Raiders, Gannon achieved his greatest successes, including four consecutive seasons making the Pro Bowl ( 1999 to 2002 ), three consecutive postseason appearances for the Raiders ( 2000 to 2002 ), three All-Pro selections ( 2000 to 2002 ), and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII.

However, Gannon spent much of his final two seasons ( 2003 and 2004 ) with injuries, and the Raiders had losing records in those seasons.

New York turned the ball over on downs with their next possession, and Gannon once again went to work, completing a 50-yard strike to Jerry Porter and finishing the drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Rice, increasing the Raiders lead to 24-10.

And Gannon proved to be up to the task, leading the Raiders to victory with 286 passing yards and three touchdowns, along with 41 yards and a touchdown on 8 carries.

On the next play, Jerry Rice caught a 15-yard reception at the 1-yard line, and then Gannon found Doug Jolley in the back of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown pass, giving the Raiders a 21-17 lead.

But the Raiders responded with a 66-yard drive, capped off with a 2-yard touchdown run by Gannon in the fourth quarter.

Late in the first quarter, the Ravens had a great scoring opportunity when defensive back Robert Bailey intercepted a pass from Gannon at the Raiders 19-yard line.

Gannon was knocked out of the game and replaced by Hoying on the Raiders next drive.

In the fourth quarter, Ray Lewis recovered a fumble from Gannon on the Raiders 6-yard line, setting up Stover's third field goal to close out the scoring.