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The game was broadcast in the United States by CBS and featured the broadcast team
of play-by-play announcer Pat Summerall and color commentator John Madden. The pregame festivities featured the University of Florida Fightin' Gator Band and the Florida State University Marching Chiefs. Singer Barry Manilow performed the national anthem. The coin toss ceremony featured Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback and defensive tackle Bronko Nagurski. The halftime show was a "Salute to Superstars of Silver Screen" featuring the University of Florida and Florida State University Bands. |
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SB 18 Los Angeles Raiders |
Meanwhile, the Raiders, in their second season in Los Angeles after moving from Oakland,
California, made it to their fourth Super Bowl in team history after posting
a 12-4 regular season record. Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett completed
230 out of 379 (60.7 percent) of his passes for 2,935 yards and 20 touchdowns.
His favorite target was tight end Todd Christensen, who led the NFL with 92 receptions
for 1,247 yards and 12 touchdowns. Wide receivers Cliff Branch and Malcolm
Barnwell combined for 74 receptions, 1,209 yards, and 6 touchdowns. But the
largest impact offensive player was halfback Marcus Allen. In just his second
NFL season, Allen led the team in rushing yards (1,014), and total yards from scrimmage
(1,604), while also ranking second on the team in receptions (68) and
touchdowns. But Allen was not the only key running back on the team. Running backs
Kenny King and Frank Hawkins also combined for 1,119 total rushing and receiving
yards, and 10 touchdowns. On defense, their 3-man front was led by Pro Bowl defensive linemen Howie Long and Lyle Alzado. The linebacking corps was led by Pro Bowlers Rod Martin and Matt Millen. Plus, cornerbacks Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes were widely considered to be the best defensive backs in the NFL. |
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Apple's famous "1984" television commercial, introducing the Apple Macintosh computer
and directed by Ridley Scott, ran during a timeout in the third quarter. The
advertisement changed how the Super Bowl would be used as a media platform. Voice-over work for the highlight package to Super Bowl XVIII was John Facenda's final project for NFL Films. Facenda died a little more than eight months after the game. Following the game, CBS aired the pilot episode of Airwolf. |
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The Los Angeles Raiders dominated the Washington Redskins from the beginning in Super
Bowl XVIII and achieved the most lopsided victory in Super Bowl history, surpassing
Green Bay's 35-10 win over Kansas City in Super Bowl I. The Raiders took a 7-0 lead 4:52 into the game when Derrick Jensen blocked Jeff Hayes's punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. With 9:14 remaining in the first half, Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett fired a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cliff Branch to complete a three-play, 65-yard drive. Washington cut the Raiders' lead to 14-3 on a 24-yard field goal by Mark Moseley. With seven seconds left in the first half, Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek intercepted Joe Theismann's pass at the Redskins' 5-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown to give Los Angeles a 21-3 halftime lead. In the third period, running back Marcus Allen, who rushed for a Super Bowl-record 191 yards on 20 carries, increased the Raiders' lead to 35-9 on touchdown runs of five and 74 yards, the latter erasing the Super Bowl record of 58 yards set by Baltimore's Tom Matte in Game III. Allen was named the game's most valuable player. The victory over Washington raised Raiders coach Tom Flores' playoff record to 8-1, including a 27-10 win against Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV. The 38 points scored by the Raiders were the highest total by a Super Bowl team. The previous high was 35 points by Green Bay in Game I. |
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Date January 22, 1984 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Marcus Allen, Running back Favorite Redskins by 2 1/2 National anthem Barry Manilow Coin toss Bronko Nagurski Referee Gene Barth Halftime show "Salute to Superstars of the Silver Screen" with the University of Florida and Florida State University Bands Attendance 72,920 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Pat Summerall and John Madden Nielsen Ratings 46.4 Market share 71 Cost of 30-second commercial US$368,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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