Super Bowl XVIII (18) Los Angeles VS Washington Recap

Super Bowl XVIII Los Angeles 38, Washington 9 Recap

Los Angeles Defeats Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. Marcus Allen named MVP

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.

The third quarter saw running back Marcus Allen rush for a Super Bowl-record 191 yards on 20 carries, increase 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.

Scoring Information

                       1  2  3  4  Final
                       _________________
Washington             0  3  6  0      9
L.A. Raiders           7 14 14  3     38

L.A. Raiders - Jensen 0 blocked punt return  (Bahr kick)
4:52 into the 1st

L.A. Raiders - Branch 12 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
5:46 into the 2nd

Washington   - FG Moseley 24             
11:55 into the 2nd

L.A. Raiders - Squirek 5 interception return  (Bahr kick)
14:53 into the 2nd

Washington   - Riggins 1 run  (kick blocked)
4:08 into the 3rd

L.A. Raiders - Allen 5 run  (Bahr kick) 
7:54 into the 3rd

L.A. Raiders - Allen 74 run  (Bahr kick)
15:00 into the 3rd

L.A. Raiders - FG Bahr 21               
12:36 into the 4th

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Score:

Super Bowl XVIII

Los Angeles 38
Washington 9

Location:
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
January 22, 1984
Attendance: 72,920

MVP:
Marcus Allen, Running Back
of the Los Angeles Raiders

Coaches
LOS Tom Flores
WAS Joe Gibbs

Super Bowl XVIII Ring, Los Angeles 38 vs Washington 9, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, MVP Marcus Allen, Running Back of the Los Angeles Raiders

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