* The Ark of the Covenant is the main focus of Steven Spielberg's 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the same prop also appears in a cameo in a later sequel in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

The Colts 1977 playoff loss in double overtime against the Oakland Raiders was famous for the fact that it was the last playoff game for the Colts in Baltimore and is also known for the Ghost to the Post play.

Raiders tight end Dave Casper was the next player to reach the ball but he also could not get a hand on it.

The Raiders also had two fourth quarter interceptions, including cornerback Willie Brown's 75-yard return for a touchdown.

In addition to their great passing attack the Raiders also had a powerful running game, led by fullback Mark van Eeghen ( 1, 012 rushing yards, 17 receptions ) and halfback Clarence Davis ( 516 rushing yards, 27 receptions ).

The Broncos, led by Morton and the Orange Crush Defense, made their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 12-2 regular season record and postseason wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders also had an outstanding offensive line led by 2 future Hall of Famers, tackle Art Shell and guard Gene Upshaw.

The Raiders also had a trio of great linebackers: future Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler Rod Martin ( 3 Interceptions ) and standout rookie Matt Millen.

San Francisco's 38 points also tied a Super Bowl record set by the Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII.

The 49ers ' 288 offensive yards in the first half also tied the Raiders in Super Bowl XI for the most offensive yards in a half during a Super Bowl.

The Raiders also did so in Super Bowl XVIII with a blocked punt return and an interception return.

Scouts and Raiders also supported landings in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Normandy, and southern France.

The Oakland Raiders of the NFL won Super Bowl XI in 1977, Super Bowl XV in 1981, and after the 1983 season ( their second season since the temporary LA move ), they defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII to capture a third championship, while also appearing in Super Bowl II in 1968 and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.

* Penatʉka Nʉʉ ( Penateka, Pihnaatʉka, Penanʉʉ — ‘ Honey-Eaters ’, also called Pehnahterkʉh — ‘ Quick-Stinger, Wasp, i. e. Raiders ’)

The Garden was also the home arena for the NY Raiders / NY Golden Blades of the World Hockey Association.

Budgetary inflation also caused Temple of Doom to cost $ 28. 17 million, $ 8 million more than Raiders of the Lost Ark.

They also earned the prestigious title of Reserve Grand Champion of the 2011 McCheseny Band Festival, losing only to the John I. Burton Raiders by less than a tenth of one point.

At that time, the new Fort Lewis College also changed its mascot from " Aggies " to the " Raiders ," and changed the school's colors from the green and yellow of the Colorado State University system it had been affiliated with to the blue and gold it still sports today.

The submarine base became the setting for parts of the movie Das Boot ; the U-boat scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark were also shot in La Rochelle.

It is also home to the Southern Raiders a class C school that consists of students from Barneston, Holmesville, Blue Springs, Wymore, and Liberty.

Meanwhile, the Raiders ' version, with far stronger promotion, was becoming a hit in California and was also listed as " bubbling under " one week after the Kingsmen's debut on the chart.

Paul Revere & the Raiders also recorded a version of " Louie Louie " in April 1963 in the same Portland studio as The Kingsmen.

Raiders, like Vikings and Celtic tribes, could also exact tribute instead of raiding the place if the potential targets agreed to pay an agreed amount of valuables.

He also became familiar to a wider audience as the well-meaning but addlepated Dr. Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Thus, Walsh modified the vertical passing scheme he had learned during his time with the Raiders, designing a horizontal passing system that relied on quick, short throws-often spreading the ball across the entire width of the field.

The team's uniforms prompted a 2003 lawsuit by the Oakland Raiders, who claimed that the NFL and the Panthers had infringed upon key trademark elements of the Raiders ' brand, specifically the silver and black colors.

The two then met in the wild-card round where the Dolphins won 23 – 17 before being blown out by Oakland 27 – 0 ( the Colts themselves had suffered a bitter loss to the Raiders in Week Two of the season when the Raiders erased a 24-7 gap to win 38-31 ).

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 ).

Just prior to the start of the 2006 NFL season, the Raiders revealed that they had sold 37, 000 season tickets, up from 29, 000 the previous year.

The Raiders ' lawsuit further contended that they had the rights to the Los Angeles market, and thus were entitled to compensation from the league for giving up those rights by moving to Oakland.

Included in the team's claims were claims that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' pirate logo diluted the team's California trademark in its own pirate logo and for trade dress dilution on the ground that the League had improperly permitted other teams ( including the Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers ) to adopt colors for their uniforms similar to those of the Raiders.

With 10 seconds left in the game, the Raiders had possession of the ball at the Chargers ' 14-yard line, down 20 – 14.

The Chargers then went on another second half run with four straight wins but this time instead of keeping the streak going the entire second half they had a big let down losing at home to the Raiders again, this time 28 – 13 ( ending their shared NFL record, with the Dolphins, of 18 straight wins in December ).

Despite the loss, they still had a chance to win their 5th straight AFC West title, tying the Raiders, but they had another bad loss at the Bengals 34 – 20 ending their chances.

The Raiders, led by head coach John Rauch, had stormed to the top of the AFL with a 13 – 1 regular season record ( their only defeat was an October 7 loss to the New York Jets, 27 – 14 ), and went on to crush the Houston Oilers, 40 – 7, in the AFL Championship game.

In the backfield, the Raiders had 3 running backs, Clem Daniels, Hewritt Dixon, and Pete Banaszak, who carried the ball equally and combined for 1, 510 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Any chance the Raiders might have had to make a comeback seemed to completely vanish in the second half.

He had suffered a severe concussion in the AFC Championship Game against the Raiders that forced him to spend two days in a hospital.

Later in the period, the Vikings had a great opportunity to score when linebacker Fred McNeill blocked a punt from punter Ray Guy and recovered it on the Raiders 3-yard line.

The Raiders then marched 90 yards to the Vikings 7-yard line ( the key play being a 35-yard run by Clarence Davis ), but had to settle for a field goal from Mann, giving them a 3 – 0 lead 48 seconds into the second quarter.

On March 2, 2005, Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders for linebacker Napoleon Harris and the Raiders ' first round draft pick.

While the 1972 team faced no competition that possessed a better record than 8-6 in the regular season, the 1973 team played a much tougher schedule that included games against the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys ( all playoff teams ), plus two games against a resurgent Buffalo Bills squad that featured 2, 000-yard rusher O. J.

Pittsburgh, who dominated teams with their " Steel Curtain " defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12 – 2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

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.

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

Also, the Redskins had defeated the Raiders during an October 2 regular season game, 37 – 35, by scoring 17 points in the final six minutes of the game.

The defense was prepared for the play, as Theismann had successfully completed an identical screen pass to Joe Washington for a 67-yard gain in their 37-35 victory over the Raiders on October 2.

* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 5 ; Chicago Bears ( 1 own, 4 opponents '), 1942 ; Los Angeles Rams ( 1 own, 4 opponents '), 1952 ; San Francisco 49ers ( 1 own, 4 opponents '), 1965 ; Oakland Raiders ( 2 own, 3 opponents '), 1978.

* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 2 ; Chicago Bears, 1953 ; New England Patriots, 1973 ; Buffalo Bills, 1974 ; Denver Broncos, 1975 ; Oakland Raiders, 1978 ; Green Bay Packers, 1982 and 1989 ; New Orleans Saints, 1983 ; Cleveland Browns, 1986 ; Miami Dolphins, 1996 ; Buffalo Bills, 2000.

* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns: 3 ; Detroit Lions ( 2 ) vs. Minnesota Vikings ( 1 ), December 9, 1962 ( 2 own, 1 opponents '); Green Bay Packers ( 2 ) vs. Dallas Cowboys ( 1 ), November 29, 1964 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Buffalo Bills ( 1 ), December 24, 1967 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Philadelphia Eagles ( 1 ), September 24, 1995 ( all opponents '); Tennessee Titans ( 2 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1 ), January 2, 2000 ( all opponents ').