Originally published on Aug. 26, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 25th, 1981, the Oakland (now Las
Vegas) Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl XV to win
the 61st championship in NFL history. It was the second championship for the Raiders
franchise as Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The
game was held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Sipe won the 1980
MVP Award with 30 passing touchdowns and 4132 passing yards, while Oakland
Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes won the 1980 Defensive Player of the Year
Award.
Out of Playoffs: New England Patriots (10-6), Detroit
Lions (9-7), Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7), Miami Dolphins (8-8), Kansas City
Chiefs (8-8), Denver Broncos (8-8), Chicago Bears (7-9), Baltimore Colts (7-9),
Washington Redskins (6-10), San Francisco 49ers (6-10), Cleveland Browns
(6-10), Green Bay Packers (5-10-1), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-10-1), St. Louis
Cardinals (5-11), New York Jets (4-12), New York Giants (4-12), Seattle
Seahawks (4-12), New Orleans Saints (1-15)
Out in first round: Los Angeles Rams (L 34-13 to Cowboys),
Houston Oilers (L 27-7 to Raiders)
Out in second round: Atlanta Falcons (L 30-27 to Cowboys),
Cleveland Browns (L 14-12 to Raiders), Minnesota Vikings (L 31-16 to Eagles), Buffalo
Bills (L 20-14 to Chargers)
Out in third round: San Diego Chargers (L 34-27 to Raiders),
Dallas Cowboys (L 20-7 to Eagles)
Most passing touchdowns: #10 Steve Bartkowski
(Falcons)- 31 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #34 Earl Campbell (Oilers)-13
TD & 1934 yds
Most receiving touchdowns: #83 John Jefferson
(Chargers)- 13 TD
Most interceptions: #37 Lester Hayes (Raiders)- 13 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 11 attempts): #16
Toni Fritsch (Oilers)- 19 for 24, 79.2%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/
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