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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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Super Bowl XVIII |
Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game was played on January 22, 1984 at
Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion
following the 1983 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Los Angeles Raiders (15-4) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins (16-3), 38–9. The Raiders' 38 points and their 29 point margin of victory were both Super Bowl records until Super Bowl XX. They also outgained the Redskins in total yards 385 to 283. The fact that the Redskins had come into the game as the favored team but left with such a humiliating defeat led Super Bowl XVIII to be known as "Black Sunday," in reference to the Raiders' team colors. Raiders' running back Marcus Allen was the Super Bowl MVP, carrying the ball 20 times, for a then-record total of 191 yards and two touchdowns, including a spectacular 74-yard run in the third quarter. His 74 yard run was also a record (now 2nd), and his 9.6 yards per carry average was the second highest in Super Bowl history. He also caught 2 passes for 18 yards, giving him 209 total yards from the line of scrimmage in the game. Marcus Allen became just the third Heisman Trophy winner to be named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player. |
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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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