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 ).

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 ).

The Packers then started their second possession at their own 3-yard line, and in the opening minutes of the second quarter, they drove 84 yards to the Raiders 13-yard line.

They posted a 12-2 record during the regular season, then defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

The Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-14 at home in the divisional round, then won the AFC Championship Game over the host Raiders, 24-13.

The Raiders then took the opening kickoff of the second half and scored quickly.

Shell, who was then the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, became the first active head coach or player to join the coin toss ceremonies.

Buffalo then crushed the Los Angeles Raiders 51 – 3, the most lopsided score in AFC Championship Game history.

Brady then led his team to the Raiders 27-yard line, where kicker Adam Vinatieri made a 45-yard field goal which barely cleared the crossbar to send the game into overtime.

With the impending start of the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) in the fall of 1972, the upstart league had plans to place its New York team, the Raiders, in the then brand-new Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County.

When George Lucas first approached Steven Spielberg for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spielberg recalled, " George said if I directed the first one then I would have to direct a trilogy.

Though Warshaw had spent over a year working on consecutive development schedules for games ( seven months working on Yars ' Revenge and then six months on Raiders of the Lost Ark ), he accepted the offer based on the challenge of completing a game in a short time frame and at Spielberg's request.

Gruden was the Raiders ' head coach from 1998 to 2001, and then became the Buccaneers coach in 2002.

According to Expanded Universe sources, Tusken Raiders are named after Fort Tusken, an early Old Republic mining settlement in which all of the settlers were overwhelmed and captured or killed by Tusken Raiders, then referred to as Sand People.

Ritter then moved to Universal Pictures and teamed with Johnny Mack Brown for films such as The Lone Star Trail ( 1943 ), Raiders of San Joaquin ( 1943 ), Cheyenne Roundup ( 1943 ) and The Old Chisholm Trail ( 1942 ).

Carlson's 3-man fire team and 10-man squad organizations were adopted, first by the Raiders and then by the entire Marine Corps.

* RKO's 1944 film Marine Raiders is a fictional account of the 1st Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal, on leave in Australia, then on Bougainville ( where the 2nd and 3rd Raiders actually participated ).

It is named in honor of Fred Biletnikoff, who starred at Tech Memorial High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, then Florida State University before going on to a Hall of Fame career with the Oakland Raiders.

The play is still disputed by those involved, particularly by living personnel from the Raiders and their fans, who insist the Raiders should have won ( in an NFL Films production about the play years later, Raider guard Gene Upshaw theorized that the real purpose of Swearingen's phone conversation was to see if there were enough police on hand to ensure the players ' safety if the play was ruled incomplete, and was then called in the Steelers ' favor out of fear ).

The Raiders then went on to play in England at Old Trafford in the first official World Club Challenge against 1988 – 89 RFL champions, Widnes.

After Broncos kicker Jason Elam made a 23-yard field goal to cut the lead, 35-24, in the fourth quarter, the Raiders marched 76 yards to score on McCallum's 1-yard touchdown to clinch the victory.

In the fourth quarter, the Raiders marched 70 yards to score on a 1-yard touchdown run by Mark van Eeghen to pull it to 21-17.

The Raiders were renamed to the Kingston Frontenacs in 1989 – 90, however, Berehowsky would only appear in nine games, as he suffered a serious knee injury.

He won the Super Bowl XVIII title as the left defensive end with the Raiders ( 1983 season ), beating the Washington Redskins, as he outplayed the opposing offensive tackle, George Starke, and as the vaunted Redskin running game led by John Riggins had only 90 yards in 32 rush attempts.

During the 1989 – 90 Rugby Football League season, Offiah played for defending champions Widnes on the wing in their 1989 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Canberra Raiders.

The luxury box conundrum is one of the reasons why Los Angeles, which has two older stadiums ( the Rose Bowl and the LA Coliseum ) that both seat over 90, 000 but contain no luxury boxes, still does not have an NFL franchise 16 years after both the Rams and Raiders departed in 1995.

During the 1989 – 90 Rugby Football League season, he played for defending champions Widnes at fullback in their 1989 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Canberra Raiders.

After being drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, Kaufman also enjoyed a 6 year NFL career, amassing 4792 yards rushing with an impressive 4. 90 yards per carry.

Fouts set an NFL record with his fourth consecutive 300-yard passing game, in a game in which he threw for 303 yards against the Raiders.

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.

After being completely dominated until this point, the Raiders offense finally struck back their next possession, advancing 79 yards in 9 plays, and scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica to receiver Bill Miller.

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.

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 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.

The Raiders ' main offensive deep threat was wide receiver Cliff Branch ( 44 receptions, 858 yards, 7 touchdown ), while wide receiver Bob Chandler contributed 49 receptions for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Eagles responded by driving 56 yards to the Raiders 34-yard line, but on third down and 3, Jaworski threw his second interception of the game to Martin.

The Raiders outgained the Redskins in total yards 385 to 283.

Raiders running back Marcus Allen, who became the third Heisman Trophy winner to be named the Super Bowl MVP, carried the ball 20 times for a then-record total of 191 yards and two touchdowns, including a then-record 74 – yard run in the third quarter.

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

The Raiders defense limited Seahawks running back Curt Warner, who had led the AFC in rushing yards ( 1, 449 yards ), to just 26 yards on 11 carries.

On their next drive, the Redskins moved the ball 73 yards in 12 plays to the Raiders 7-yard line, with Joe Theismann completing a 17-yard pass to receiver Alvin Garrett and three passes to tight end Clint Didier for 50 yards.

Overall, San Francisco gained a Super Bowl record 537 yards, breaking the Oakland Raiders record of 429 yards in Super Bowl XI, while limiting Miami to 314, with just 25 rushing yards.

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.