Super Bowl XVIII

Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game. It was played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium. It was between the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Raiders. The winner would be the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1983 season. The Raiders beat the Redskins, 38–9. The win broke Super Bowl records. It is still the most points scored from an AFC team in a Super Bowl. This record was later tied by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. This is the first time Tampa had the Super Bowl. This would be the AFC's last Super Bowl win until Super Bowl XXXII. In Super Bowl XXXII, the AFC team Denver Broncos won.

The Redskins were the Super Bowl XVII champions. They were the best in the league for wins (14 wins and 2 losses) for the 1983 regular season. The Raiders had 12 wins and 4 losses for 1983.

The telecast of the game on CBS was seen by an about 77.62 million viewers. The broadcast was famous for airing the "1984" television commercial, which showed the Apple Macintosh.

Final statistics
Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XVIII, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder LA, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder Was

Statistical comparison
Washington RedskinsLos Angeles RaidersFirst downs1918First downs rushing78First downs passing109First downs penalty21Third down efficiency6/175/13Fourth down efficiency0/10/0Net yards rushing90231Rushing attempts3233Yards per rush2.87.0Passing – Completions/attempts16/3516/25Times sacked-total yards6–502–18Interceptions thrown20Net yards passing193154Total net yards283385Punt returns-total yards2–352–8Kickoff returns-total yards7–1321–17Interceptions-total return yards0–02–5Punts-average yardage8–32.47–42.7Fumbles-lost1–13–2Penalties-total yards4–627–56Time of possession30:3829:22Turnovers32

Individual statistics

Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTRatingJoe Theismann16/352430245.3Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Yds/CarJohn Riggins2664182.46Joe Theismann318086.00Joe Washington38052.67Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Target5Clint Didier5650207Charlie Brown3930607Joe Washington3200106Nick Giaquinto2210143Art Monk12602610Alvin Garrett1170171John Riggins11011

Raiders Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTRatingJim Plunkett16/251721097.4Raiders Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Yds/CarMarcus Allen201912749.55Greg Pruitt5170113.40Kenny King3120104.00Chester Willis17077.00Frank Hawkins36032.00Jim Plunkett1–20–2–2.00Raiders ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Target5Cliff Branch6941507Todd Christensen4320149Frank Hawkins2200143Marcus Allen2180122Kenny King28072Malcolm Barnwell00001

Records set
These records were set in Super Bowl XVIII.

Player Records SetPassing Records Highest passer rating, career, (40 attempts)  122.8 Jim Plunkett(Los Angeles)Highest completion percentage, career, (40 attempts)  63.0% (29–46)Lowest percentage, passes had intercepted, career, (40 attempts) 0% (0–46)    Rushing RecordsMost yards, game  191  Marcus Allen(Los Angeles)Longest rushing touchdown  74 yardsLongest run from scrimmage  74 yards  Highest average gain, career (20 attempts) 9.6 yards(191–20)Combined yardage records †Most yards gained, game  209  Marcus Allen(Los Angeles)Special TeamsLongest punt return  34 yards  Darrell Green(Washington)Records TiedMost touchdowns, game  2 Marcus Allen(Los Angeles)Most rushing touchdowns, game  2Most receiving touchdowns, career  3  Cliff Branch(Los Angeles)Most interceptions returned for touchdown, game  1  Jack Squirek(Los Angeles)Most kickoff returns, game  5  Alvin Garrett(Washington)Most (one point) extra points, game  5  Chris Bahr(Los Angeles)Most (one point) extra points, career  8Most fair catches, game  3  Greg Pruitt(Los Angeles)

 † This category shows rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.

Team Records Set  PointsMost points, game  38 RaidersLargest margin of victory  29 points Largest lead, end of 3rd quarter  26 pointsRushingHighest average gain per rush attempt  7.0  (231–33)   Raiders Kickoff returns Fewest yards gained, game  17  Raiders  Records TiedMost points scored, first half  21 RaidersMost points, third quarter  14Most touchdowns, game  5Most (one point) PATs  5Most touchdowns scored byinterception return  1  Fewest kickoff returns, game  1    Fewest passing touchdowns  0 Redskins Most kickoff returns, game  7

Records Set, both team totals Total RaidersRedskinsPoints, Both Teams Most points, third quarter  20  14  6  Punting, Both TeamsMost punts, game  14  7  7 

Starting lineups
Source:

 Washington  Position  Position  Los Angeles Offense Charlie Brown  WR  Cliff Branch‡ Joe Jacoby  LT  Bruce Davis  Russ Grimm‡  LG  Charley Hannah Jeff Bostic  C  Dave Dalby Mark May  RG  Mickey Marvin George Starke  RT  Henry Lawrence Don Warren  TE  Todd Christensen Art Monk‡   WR  Malcolm Barnwell Joe Theismann  QB  Jim Plunkett John Riggins‡  FB  Kenny King Rick Walker  TE  RB  Marcus Allen‡ Defense Todd Liebenstein  LE  Howie Long‡ Dave Butz  LT  NT  Reggie Kinlaw Darryl Grant  RT  RE  Lyle Alzado Dexter Manley  RE  LLB  Ted Hendricks‡ Mel Kaufman  ILB  Matt Millen Neal Olkewicz  MLB  ILB  Bob Nelson Rich Milot  RLB  Rod Martin Darrell Green‡  LCB  Lester Hayes Anthony Washington  RCB  Mike Haynes‡ Ken Coffey  SS  Mike Davis Mark Murphy  FS  Vann McElroy

Officials
 Referee: Gene Barth #14 first Super Bowl
 Umpire: Gordon Wells #89 first Super Bowl
 Head Linesman: Jerry Bergman #17 third Super Bowl (XIII, XVI)
 Line Judge: Bob Beeks #59 third Super Bowl (XIV, XVI)
 Back Judge: Ben Tompkins #52 second Super Bowl (XIV)
 Side Judge: Gil Mace #90 first Super Bowl
 Field Judge: Fritz Graf #34 fourth Super Bowl (V, VIII, XV)
 Alternate Referee: Jim Tunney #32 worked Super Bowls VI, XI, XII on field
 Alternate Umpire: Ed Fiffick #57 did not work Super Bowl on field
References

Other websites

 Super Bowl official website
 Super Bowl XVIII Box Score at Pro Football Reference



 https://www.pro-football-reference.com – Large online database of NFL data and statistics
 Super Bowl play-by-plays from USA Today (Last accessed September 28, 2005)
 All-Time Super Bowl Odds from The Sports Network (Last accessed October 16, 2005)

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