1983 Los Angeles Raiders season The 1983 Los Angeles Raiders season began with the team trying to improve on their 8 – 1 record from 1982 . 1983 season is the second season in Los Angeles . The 1983 season is also the Raiders third Super Bowl winning season . Postseason . Los Angeles Raiders 38 , Pittsburgh Steelers 10 . The Raiders scored 3 touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 38 – 10 win over the Steelers . In the first quarter , Pittsburgh advanced on a 78 - yard drive , but when faced with fourth down and inches near the goal line , they opted for kicker Gary Anderson ' s 17 - yard field goal . But the Raiders controlled the rest of the game , as Lester Hayes returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown . A 4 - yard touchdown by running back Marcus Allen and a 45 - yard field goal gave the Raiders a 17 – 3 lead . The Raiders then scored three touchdowns in the third period , including Allen ' s 49 - yard run . Allen finished the game with 121 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on just 13 carries , while also catching 5 passes for 38 yards . The Steelers ' lone score in the second half was wide receiver John Stallworth ' s 58 - yard touchdown reception . Los Angeles Raiders 30 , Seattle Seahawks 14 . Seattle had defeated Los Angeles twice during the regular season , but this game had a very different outcome . The Raiders jumped to a 20 – 0 halftime lead en route to a 30 – 14 victory . The Seahawks were held to 65 rushing yards while Raiders Running back Marcus Allen ran for 154 yards , caught 7 passes for 62 yards , and scored 2 touchdowns . Lester Hayes ' interception on Seattle ' s first drive of the game set up a 20 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , Raiders running back Frank Hawkins then scored two touchdowns . In the second half , Seahawks starting quarterback Dave Krieg was benched and replaced by Jim Zorn . Zorn threw two touchdown passes , but it was not enough as Allen ' s 3 - yard touchdown reception and another Raiders field goal put the game away . Seahawks running back Curt Warner , the AFC ' s leading rusher during the regular season , was held to just 26 yards on 11 carries . Super Bowl . Less than five minutes into the game , Derrick Jensen blocked Redskins Jeff Hayes punt and recovered the ball in the end zone to give the Raiders a 7 – 0 lead . On their ensuing drive , Washington was forced to punt , but Los Angeles punt returner Ted Watts muffed the kick and Washington safety Greg Williams recovered the ball at the Raiders 42 - yard line . However , the Redskins could only advance to 27 - yard line . The Redskins regrouped in the second half , and scoring on their opening drive by marching 70 yards in 9 plays . First , Garrett returned the opening kickoff 35 yards from 5 yards deep in the end zone to the Washington 30 - yard line . Then , Theismann completed a 23 - yard pass to receiver Charlie Brown to the Raiders ' 47 - yard line . Eight plays later , fullback John Riggins finished the drive with a 1 - yard touchdown run . ( Riggins became the second player to run for touchdowns in back - to - back Super Bowls . He had one in Super Bowl XVII en route to winning that game ' s Super Bowl MVP ) . Moseley ' s extra point attempt was blocked by Don Hasselbeck , but the Redskins had cut the score to 21 – 9 and were just 2 touchdowns away from taking the lead . However the Raiders completely took over the rest of the game , preventing any chance of a Washington comeback . On the ensuing drive , Washington defensive back Darrell Green was called for a 38 - yard pass interference penalty while trying to cover Raiders receiver Malcolm Barnwell , setting up running back Marcus Allen ' s 5 - yard touchdown run 7 plays later to make the score 28 – 9 . On the next play , the last play of the third quarter , Plunkett handed the ball off to Allen , who started to run left . But then he saw a lot of defenders in front of him so he cut back to the middle and took off for a then Super Bowl record 74 - yard touchdown run , increasing Los Angeles ' lead to 35 – 9 . In the final period , the Raiders sacked Theismann 3 times , forcing him to fumble once , and intercepted a pass . Meanwhile , a 39 - yard run from Allen set up a 21 - yard field goal from kicker Chris Bahr to make the final score of the game 38 – 9 .