This was the last Super Bowl narrated by John Facenda for NFL Films. He died in September 1984, eight months after this game. He was and always will be the voice of pro football.
This game proved that Jim Plunkett's Super Bowl-wining performance three years earlier was no fluke. He's clearly one of the most underrated quarterbacks in NFL history.
Everything about this is awesome: the Raiders, the narrator, the music, Jim Plunkett's facemask, Joe Theismann's lack of a facemask, the giant Marlboro Man on the scoreboard, etc.
They did a tremendous job staying man on man against Art Monk and Charlie Brown in this game during the first half where neither Monk or Brown caught a pass
I'll always remember this one ! The joy and proud look on Lyle Alzado's face and Todd Christensen tearing up always gets to me. I always have and always will, bleed Silver and Black ! Been a fan since the beginning.
Great call, Rev! One of the greatest NFL Films clips of all time. The epic voice of John Facenda - the music in the background. I was blessed to attend that game. Allen's run was electric - mythological - unbelievable. As we saw him break into the clear and it became obvious he would take it to the house, I and all Raider fans KNEW he was sealing the win - over a team which was favored and possessing some NFL records on offense. And we all instantly knew what Al Davis would later say "this was the greatest Raider team of all-time". Tragedy that they didn't qualify as a dynasty by winning a couple more in the next few years. But this game stands at the height of Raider Mt. Olympus. The combined talent was astonishing. Three Heisman trophy winners - Plunkett, Marcus and Greg Pruitt - were on the field in silver and black that day.
This is the greatest Super Bowl highlights film ever. It is so ominous and dark. Of course with the great John Facenda. Not to mention Pat Summerall and John Madden called this game for CBS that year. Just awesome!
"On came Marcus Allen, running with the night" Sends chills down my spine, what a glorious day that was! Greatest play in Super Bowl history! Bravo Marcus Allen!
@@dan32113 Yep There are 2 cool parts, When Marcus had to reverse field Plunkett turned around looking for someone to block cool. Then when Marcus broke it out, Cliff Branch was beside him down the field to get anyone alse out of the way They all worked hard
@@mattosullivan9687 I'm actually a Redskins fan, so in 80s we had a great team. This ass whooping all the more impressive considering the stats of Washington during season. It's the loss I always think of, along with Lawrence Taylor sack of our QB
I'm ALWAYS sentimental about this film because it was the first I remember watching as a kid and the music and narration is just A+ here. Also John Facenda's last SB film
@@jondadon7993 Yes, he did several other NFL Films season review narrations for teams for the 1983 season (recorded in the spring of 84) but this was his last SB film narration & he passed away later in 84.
No disrespect because I truly enjoyed this beat down of the Redskins because I am a 49ers fan and I feel we were cheated in the NFC Championship game that year. Also you guys should have won in the regular season. You had them down 35-20 in the fourth quarter. I just wanted to say my 49ers 1989 Super Bowl team outscored our opponents 126-26. Dominance.
1985 Bears outscored opponents 91-10, and the 10 was due only to the fact Walter Payton fumbled early in Super Bowl XX giving the Patriots an easy field goal, then a touchdown in garbage time of the Super Bowl when it was already 46-3. Utter, total domination.
@@coledoucette5116 In a strange way, the Redskins beating the 49ers in 1983, was actually a blessing. Montana wouldn't have beaten the Raiders in Superbowl XVIII, nobody was beating them that day.
John Facenda, the greatest, most magnificent, most impacting and most inspiring voice in the history of the NFL. I became a die hard football fan by watching NFL films produced by Ed Sabol and the narration of John Facenda. I became an eternal Raiders fan since the Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and when they drafted Marcus Allen that same year. We will soon return to glory for sure. Imagine how many of those plays in Super Bowl XVIII would have been considered fouls today? Nothing like the football of those days when only true, courageous and talented men could play football. The rules created by the NFL in last few years were to control the defense and to allow the offense more opportunities to score. Many football fans who are new to the sport of football found the last Super Bowl to be boring because it was a low scoring game and where the defense dictated the game. In my opinion that's the kind of Super Bowl game that I like because it takes tough players in a team to win. Go Raiders!
+Patrick McCann and John Facenda has saved his best line for last "As Washington's hopes faded into the dying daylight, on came Marcus Allen, running with the night."
+Patrick McCann CLIFF BRANCH might be the most underrated Receiver in NFL History. Yeah, this was the last film that Facenda narrated. He passed away in September 1984 of lung cancer. It's funny: I listen to the music behind his voice and think "Had he lived another ten years, his voice might have been outdated for the films."
The Raiders' final moment of greatness, and a capper to an incredible 16-17 years of excellence. A brilliant display of domination over a great Redskins team.
Marcus Allen’s 74 yard touchdown run on that broken play was the apex of the Raiders franchise. This January 2024 will mark 40 years since the last Raiders Super Bowl win.
Everybody remembers this Super Bowl for Marcus Allen's spectacular 74-yard touchdown run (as they should), but Squirek's pick-six also remains one of the most bone-headed plays in Super Bowl history. Had Marcus not had that touchdown run, that might have been the play of the game! And last but not least, RIP, John Facenda!
Sadly, this ended an era at NFL Films as this was the last narration by John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda. May the Voice of God always rest in peace.
Richard Raithby Great point of view shot. What stand out to me also is the Marlboro billboard. Does any professional team even allow the stadiums to advertise tobacco products anymore?
The NFL has had it's great teams. They have come from Green Bay, Dallas, Miami and Pittsburgh. But perhaps none has matched the muscle and mystique of the Raiders!
I'm a cowboys fan but that line is so awesome. I've always said if I didn't like the cowboys I would like the raiders. They were awesome. I tried to talk to some of these younger dudes that I know and tell him about the greatness of the raiders and they don't. They don't get it. They just see them as they're not good now so they suck. I'm like no. The raiders is one of the great franchises in sports. When they're good, the sport is better
@@BruceWayne-ri4wr lol Somebody asked me recently why I'm a Raiders fan. I wasted the few minutes I had trying to explain to them even though I knew they wouldn't get it. Best I said was that I bought into the NFL Films propaganda which was just so so so well made. I mean the Sabols, Facenda and Sam Spence are geniuses. I think to really love the Raiders, you also have to be a huge NFL Films geek like I am because the way they portrayed them was as something that's larger than life.
This was pretty much the end of an era of football...the last narration for NFL Films by John Facenda and the last title and the last truly DOMINANT Raiders team. They went to the playoffs in '84 and '85, but they weren't the same. And since I became a fan in '85, have only been to the playoffs seven times. That's less than the Bengals, Bucs, and Lions in that time frame. Unreal.
This game is a shining, example of what happens when a well-prepared, football team; takes on a football team who, was not prepared. The performance by both teams' clearly, reflected that fact. The Raiders did their homework, while the Redskins were at all-night drinking party, on the night before the game, like they had already won it.
Jim Plunkett had a really tough life. It also took him a while to find his home with the Raiders. He finally got two Super Bowl rings when he was in his 30's.
To be fair, it was really more that the Redskins' Anthony Washington getting burned more than Darrell Green. Anthony Washington also was the last Redskin standing on Marcus Allen's long touchdown run.
This Raiders team is so underrated in NFL history. They smacked around their opponents in the playoffs, scoring over 30 points in every playoff game that year.
And perhaps his best work. I don't know if Facenda did his own writing but the script for his narration put this game in perfect context... "as Washington's hopes faded into the dying daylight, on came Marcus Allen, running with the night." Epic.
E F I believe Steve Sabol did most of the script writing, along w his Dad Ed, the founder of NFL Films. This was one of the best highlight pieces, the writing, the music used & of course Fasenda's last narration.
As magnificent as Marcus Allen's performance was that Black Sunday, I still think that the MVPs should have been Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes. Before the game, when everybody was predicting that the Redskins would win, Jimmy The Greek predicted that the Raiders would win because of the speed and aggressiveness of the Raiders cornerbacks. It was Hayes and Haynes that blunted the spear of the Redskins' attack, and everything else that happened came after.
I do agree. Hayes and Haynes nullified the WR’s of the Redskins, this allow the backers to be close to the line and stop Riggins. They both were the column of the victory
its just like when Plunkett won the MVP. Rod Martin with 3 key interceptions should have at least shared it if not won it. defensive players have a hard time winning it.
This 83 Raiders team was so dominate that I believe that they are the greatest one year team in NFL history. They were loaded with talent. They had HOF players on Off, Def, & Special Teams. They lost 4 games that season out of boredom. When they needed to turn it on they could at any time. The 83 Redskins may have had the 2nd greatest team in NFL history but they were no match for the Raiders. I believe that if thew were to play this Super Bowl 10 times that the Raiders would easily win 50 out of 10 times
It was certainly the greatest Raider team in their history, much better than the 1976 Raiders who only lost 1 game but got lucky to escape out of the 1st round of the playoffs that year.
I've always LOVED NFL Films Super Bowl Highlights. I own Super Bowls 1-30 (I don't care for the ones after that) but I wish someone had the versions from ESPN, when Steve Sabol begins with an intro talking about the game. I grew up with those
I kind of like the ones after super Bowl 30 also, because they got the players mic up more and the coaches. I really stop liking the one after Super Bowl 38
I have them, but the intros are old and are of poor quality. Actually, a few years ago, to honor the memory Steve Sabol, who had just passed away, I uploaded the first 20, which were uncut versions from the DVD sets, and included the Sabol's host segments from the late 80s. I uploaded them on my original channel, but that ended up getting that channel two copyright strikes, so I deleted that channel and started a new one, which is my current UA-cam channel. ESPN used to prepare for some of professional sports' biggest events by airing edited films of about 15-20 years worth of that event's history as a warm-up act. They did so with the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the NBA Finals, the Indianapolis 500, and the U.S. and British Open golf championships. But with the rise of sports-centered networks, such as the Golf Channel, the NFL Network, NBA TV, MLB Network, and SpeedVision (which is basically now the FOX Sports Network), ESPN likely lost the rights to air those classic sports event films. Only the Masters Golf Tournament really gets that kind of treatment from ESPN Classic now, as they've shown marathons of every Masters film since 1960 in the lead-up to the Masters, but again, almost every one of those presentations is highly edited, with only a few of those old Masters films being shown in their entirety.
@@BAYAREA-kd1ig I think the NFL Network still does that the weekend between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, and they used to do that just prior to the start of the NFL season.
That Plunkett 50 yard throw to Branch was a right on target bullet. To this day I don't understand why Al Davis seemed so eager to usher him out the door in favor of Marc Wilson.
Yes, I agree with you and I purchased Marcus Allen jersey two months ago and I didn't mind paying for the real NFL Raiders jersey of Marcus Allen. I was shocked when he was selected as #10 as the greatest Raiders of all time. In my opinion he should be among the top 5 greatest Raiders of all time and if it was up to me he would be among the top 3.
@@EnjoyLifeNow24 That was the NFL Network's opinion. Obviously, a list constructed by a millennial who's "memory" goes ALL THE WAY back to 2005. The top 2 Raiders of all time are Ken Stabler and Marcus Allen. You can take them and put them in any way you want. No two players contributed to winning more games for the Raiders than those two. No way. No how. No argument. Bo Jackson? GTFOH!!!!
@@JAWrightonline I agree with you 100%. I heard that the late Al Davis didn't even want Marcus Allen to be on that list of the top 10 Raiders of all time. He never liked Marcus Allen because he was too talented and he thought that he didn't play as a true Raider. Why would a football team owner dislike a talented player being in his team?
@@EnjoyLifeNow24 This is not directed at you, so please don't take it that way, but what does it mean that "he didn't play in the Raiders way?," He won games (better winning pct than Bo), he played hurt (unlike Bo), he was with the team all year long (Bo was off playing baseball), and he brought them a Super Bowl Title (NO COMPARISON). Al's (misguided) dream lineup: QB-Marc Wilson; RB-Bo Jackson; WR-Willie Gault...None of whom contributed to the greatness of the Raiders. When Al took Marc Wilson in the first round of the 1980 draft that was the beginning of the deterioration of Al's talent evaluation and, unfortunately, the Raiders.
As a 12 year old watching this game I remember pulling for "Da Raydiss" just because of those SWEET white PUMA's Marcus Allen wore while running all over the Hogs. Those are some of the sweetest cleats to ever step onto a SuperBowl field. Fuck Nike and their exclusive NFL contract. I love seeing these old games where the players were able to wear what they wanted. Adidas, PUMA, Pony, Nike, Mizuno, Converse ....
"The 1983 Raiders are an HONOR to the team's glorious past......... and the WORLD CHAMPIONS of pro football's present." Epic. Appropriately, these were the final words ever said for NFL Films by the voice of God, John Facenda, the GOAT. I've seen this for 4 decades and those final words and images, and music, give me chills to this day. EPIC.
One of the greatest defenses of all time and extremely underrated! This Raider defense shut down one of the best offenses in NFL history, currently rated the 9th best offence.
As a kid i football was my world and even a 9 year old i didn't watch games like a regular fan. I watched it with a mindset to lear everything about it. My dad was a casual fan. But he loved betting with the bookies. And my dad always asked me for my insights when filling out his slips and i made my dad alot of money. Unfortunately the one time i cost my dad a small fortune came from this Super Bowl.😢 I felt so bad. Even after that slip up my dad still wanted my opinions after but i remembered telling my dad i can't rightfully do that "Remember Black Sunday" My dad won alot more than he lost. I just remembered the look on his face. I knew even as a 9 year old kid Superbowl 18 was over and money was lost when Jack Squirek picked off Joe Theismann. I wasn't even a fan of either team but to this day i have never been so stunned by a games outcome. And i never took up betting. I'll just stick to the free games where i can pick up a little extra money 🤑
I just knew that the Raiders were going to win this game when Ray Guy one-handed a high snap from center and still got the punt away....I knew then that the Raiders would do no wrong today....the Jensen blocked punt for a TD.....the Squirek interception for a TD ( I still LMAO) when I see it....and what can be said about Marcus Allen's reverse run Raiders best game ever !
WOW WHAT A BOWL THE DEFENSE WAS THE BEST EVER TO PLAY LIKE THAT WHAT A GAME A ROUT , of which no honor could be salvagedNothing on earth that blocked, or tackled or passed or ran could have stopped the Raiders on Black Sunday."
Not that the other championships are to be ignored, but this one is the Raider's finest moment. Truly dominant. I remember watching this game live and love seeing the replays. I feel like we are on track for something great in the near future.
What a bad day for John Riggins. He came into that game with three Super Bowl records that he had set the previous Super Bowl for most carries, most yards and longest TD run in Super Bowl history. In this game he watched as Marcus Allen broke two of them.
"A screen pass and they looked like they knew it was coming!" They did. And while LA probably would have won anyway, that play was a crusher. Without it, when Washington scores in the 2nd half it's suddenly a 1 score game. As it was, LA still had a double digit lead, and didn't feel threatened.
Imagine if we could add Howie Long, Lyle Alzado, Matt Millen, Mike Haynes, Rod Martin, Marcus Allen and Todd Christian to our current 2016 Raiders squad. Dang. We'd never lose again.
MrBaddog7676 Actually, I'm not making this up. For 2 scores to happen on the same second mark in 2 quarters, then you have 3 moments in the other 45 minutes with 60 seconds to score the second TD. If you score on, say, 12 seconds remaining in a quarter. Then you have 3 other quarters to also score on the 12 second remaining mark. 45 minutes, have 60 seconds. 3 seconds are good. 45*60/3=900. The chances are 1 in 900, given that you score 2 times of course. For it to be exactly in the second and third quarter. Then after the first score in the second quarter, you only have 15 minutes with 60 seconds to score the TD in the 3rd quarter. The chances of that are also.... 1/900 :)
as both his parents were born in america, and he was born in america , that makes him american ......doesnt it? how far back do you want to trace your own ancestry? go back 150 years, or less , and most ' americans ' have european ancestry.
Plunkett was awarded the 1970 Heisman Trophy. Plunkett beat Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win the award.........not bad , beating the peyton brothers dad ?
This Super Bowl win was the pinnacle of Al Davis’s Raiders. I remember watching this game and thinking they would dominate the NFL for years with a roster laden with young talent. Sadly it went downhill after this game. Two more post season losses in the following two seasons were the end of the Raiders run of the 1980’s…
I was very happy for Lyle Alzado, and that footage of Todd Christensen crying kinda makes me sad because we lost Lyle, Todd, Dave Dalby and Clifford Branch. On came Marcus Allen, running with the night...that’s classic
It was certainly the best Raiders' team ever. I never thought the 1 loss 76' squad was as good. In fact, I thought the 74' team was better and that they were in decline at that point. This 83' team improved dramatically on the 80' team that won the SB.
The Raiders were simply unstoppable in the 1983 postseason. They destroyed Pittsburgh and Seattle in the AFC playoffs, then made Washington look like a junior high school team in the Super Bowl. I would put their run of playoff dominance up there with the 1985 Bears and 1989 49ers.
@@JAWrightonline I understand that moron! The washington Redskins offense in '83 was a very talented one and everyone was expecting them to totally destroy the Raiders defense!
@@JAWrightonline You proved my point....the Raiders' win WAS an upset! Oh & btw i am a Raiders fan myself.....or more like a Marcus Allen fan! So yeah....just win baby! ;-)
@@wallpaper2a551 I didn't prove your "point" at all. The result of this game wasn't an "upset." Howie Long and Reggie Kinlaw destroyed the Hogs offensive line. That's no surprise. Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes shut down Washington's receivers. That's no surprise. Cliff Branch regularly burned Anthony Washington throughout the game. That's no surprise. Marcus Allen ran for over 100 yards in a big game. That was no surprise. Jim Plunkett played poised in a big game. That's no surprise. Rod Martin beat Rick Walker's block and stuffed John Riggins. That's no surprise. Do you detect a pattern here, numbskull? You see, son, this was not an upset. It was a miscalculation. An upset is a surprising win. An upset never carries a winning margin of 25+ points. The Raiders hung 35 points on the 'Skins earlier that regular season. The difference was Marcus Allen sat out that game with a hip pointer and Mike Haynes was a New England Patriot holdout. Get your facts straight before you make moronic comments to expose yourself as an idiot. In 1986, they matched up again. Marcus Allen ran for another efficient 100+ yards, the defense of Hayes, Haynes, and Long held the 'Skins to 10 points in Washington but lost 10-6...Because Marc Wilson was the QB. In '89 and '92 the Raiders beat the 'Skins. The Raiders were 3-1 vs. Washington during the Joe Gibbs era. Back to where you belong, junior.
this was my very first Superbowl I ever watched , I was 9 years old in the 4th grade , & this took place on my sister Michele's 16th birthday , I was amazed dad let us watch it , I remember when Marcus Allen ran that 74 yard touchdown run , I sat there when the play started & I said this is not gonna be good & then he reversed it & ran up the middle & got loose & he was gone , me & my mom made a 10 cent bet on the game & I won , oh what memories & then the next day was a day off from school
Was starting 'basic training' Ft. McClellan Al. The only Raider fan in the whole class. Lots of Redskin fans. We listened on the radio. & the typical haters of that time..I bet my whole check 20 a pop. When Marcus turned out the lights they just paid up & walked outside. Im smiling as I type this...Raider Nation 4 life baby!!!
Oh man, I need to watch the rest of the AFC Championship game (which was the game prior to this of course) with the Seahawks facing the Raiders. The Hawks could say that they had beat them two out of three times that year, but alas...
Idk about 2000 ravens great defense no doubt but let's be real the redskins that year set records for offense points yards got held to 9 points and were defending champs that team offense was a hell of a lot better than the patriots who got held to 10 by the bears in 85 not to discredit the 85 bears just saying but a lot of people overlook that....
Sad to think that of the 5 touchdowns that the Raiders scored that day, only Marcus Allen who scored two of course is now still alive. RIP #58, Jack Squirek
I never have made a sports bet and I live in Las Vegas. But I was so tempted to bet on this game. I knew in my heart the Raiders were going to beat the day light out of the Redskins. And they did it in the first half.
911Gameover Especially against a defense that had twice shut down arguably the greatest passing offense in the history of the NFL near the end of the regular season, which that Raider defense did when they shut down the Air Coryell Chargers, considered by many to be the greatest passing offense in the history of the game, even to this day. That Raiders team knew that if it could shut down the Chargers of Fouts and Co., it could shut down anyone, including the high-powered Redskins.
+cjs83172 By '83, the Chargers weren't quite the same. They could still score against lesser teams, but they only scored 3 in Pittsburgh, 14 against St. Louis, and 6 at Denver. Wasn't just the Raiders who had started to catch up to Coryell's offense. And BTW, in the last game of the year, it was Ed Luther that started, not Fouts.
Yes, Fouts had injury problems in 1983 and '84, which affected that offense. And that makes it more amazing that they had their way with the Cowboys and were really competitive against the Redskins that season, beating Dallas and nearly beating Washington with Luther at QB, because Luther started both of those games. But the receiving corp was still as good as it got, and that's a big part of what made that offense so dominant. And Luther and Bobby Duckworth had their way with a supposedly dominant Bears defense in 1984. And if the Raiders DBs could dominate the Chargers receivers, they didn't figure to have trouble with the Redskins' receivers in the Super Bowl.
The regular season encounter between the Raiders and Redskins came before they acquired Mike Haynes from the Patriots, because that defense was certainly not a championship-caliber defense early that season. In a five-game stretch (weeks 5-9), they allowed 34 or more points four times (38 vs. SEA and DAL, 37 vs. WSH, and 34 vs. SEA), losing three of those games. Not all of that was on the defense, especially against the Seahawks, but a team with a defense that had as much pride as the Raiders had must have found it galling to have so many points scored against them on a weekly basis. So with the defense springing up leaks all over the place and two games with the Air Coryell Chargers still to come, the acquisition of Mike Haynes in mid-November (after that five-game stretch of defensive generosity) sealed up that defense, because with Haynes on one side and Lester Hayes on the other, they could take away the opposing team's top receivers (something that was vital in those games vs. SD), allowing the rest of the defense to concentrate on the running and short passing game. Only an inexplicable second half collapse against the Cardinals marred the second half of the season, but that might have been the best thing to happen to the Raiders, because it forced them to focus a little harder for the post-season, during which they never trailed or were threatened at any time.
I was in high school back then when this superbowl was played and the raiders made me so happy that when we went back to school the following day I was so glad to confront them redskin fans and they were crying the blues because I am a cowboys fan I felt like the avenged us by pounding the deadskins this was one superbowl I will never forget thank you raider fans for dismantling the skins
@@cfoster81 The missing rings really revolved around great teams that never won a SB. Essentially the same Redskins team won the SB the year before, so it wouldn't have been appropriate.
This was the last Super Bowl narrated by John Facenda for NFL Films. He died in September 1984, eight months after this game. He was and always will be the voice of pro football.
You’re right. John Facenda was a legend.
@@ericmcmillan2831The Voice of God.
This narration was his best ever.
@@theexpresidents He used to say to Steve Sabol if he liked a script he would say to SS "Steve you have given me a horse I can ride"!!!!!
17:30 "17 Bob Trey 0" No Darryl Green on this play.
This game proved that Jim Plunkett's Super Bowl-wining performance three years earlier was no fluke. He's clearly one of the most underrated quarterbacks in NFL history.
Truth.
Single Tax One day Plunkett might get into Canton.
@@dwightlove3704 NO
Plunkett has a Rose Bowl and 2 Super Bowls he knows how good he is
@mattosullivan9687 superbiwl mvp and heiseman trophy winner too
Everything about this is awesome: the Raiders, the narrator, the music, Jim Plunkett's facemask, Joe Theismann's lack of a facemask, the giant Marlboro Man on the scoreboard, etc.
@Bigfriendly15 Your opinions aren’t facts, You are you upset because the NFL cares about Player Safety & Image & trying to expand to new audiences?
Facenda truly had an inspiring voice. His work should be shown in journalism classes everywhere.
This was his final narration.
Hayes and Haynes - the greatest corner back duo ever.
I'd go with Riley and Parrish but they were great for two years.
@@antonewilson4310 'Tone, please. Riley never even made ONE Pro Bowl.
@@JAWrightonline Which was a absolute crime plus he is not in Canton and he is among the all time leaders in INTERCEPTIONS with 65!!!!!!
@@antonewilson4310 iam a raider fan but i think 49ers had a great duo in 84 85
They did a tremendous job staying man on man against Art Monk and Charlie Brown in this game during the first half where neither Monk or Brown caught a pass
"Nothing on earth that blocked, or tackled or passed or ran could have stopped the Raiders on Black Sunday."
+WM1313 Poetry.
+fritz stuber lol
WM1313 gives me goosebumps when he said that
That line your right is just flawless. When they say poetry in motion that line of words is the perfect description of the phrase.
From a Redskins fan here. ..I agree. It was like we were in a daze
I'll always remember this one ! The joy and proud look on Lyle Alzado's face and Todd Christensen tearing up always gets to me. I always have and always will, bleed Silver and Black ! Been a fan since the beginning.
Grew up watching the AFL and could never get enough of the Raiders taking that SB3 loss, turning it around, and shutting up the critics.
Richard Kammerer 2?
'As Washington's hopes faded into the dying daylight... On came Marcus Allen..running with the night.' Still gives me chills.
Great call, Rev! One of the greatest NFL Films clips of all time. The epic voice of John Facenda - the music in the background. I was blessed to attend that game. Allen's run was electric - mythological - unbelievable. As we saw him break into the clear and it became obvious he would take it to the house, I and all Raider fans KNEW he was sealing the win - over a team which was favored and possessing some NFL records on offense. And we all instantly knew what Al Davis would later say "this was the greatest Raider team of all-time". Tragedy that they didn't qualify as a dynasty by winning a couple more in the next few years. But this game stands at the height of Raider Mt. Olympus. The combined talent was astonishing. Three Heisman trophy winners - Plunkett, Marcus and Greg Pruitt - were on the field in silver and black that day.
Somewhere Todd Christianson still hears it in his sleep
GiantsKnck he died a few yrs ago
Same with me.
Me too. Brilliant writing by Steve Sabol.
This is the greatest Super Bowl highlights film ever. It is so ominous and dark. Of course with the great John Facenda. Not to mention Pat Summerall and John Madden called this game for CBS that year. Just awesome!
Totally agree (even as a Skins fan). I think the best SB highlight films are for Super Bowls 18, 16, and 14.
As a fanatic of the LA Raiders, this was the greatest game of my entire sports viewing career!
Kevin Oamilda probably one of the most dominant performances in all three phases of the game by any team in a Super Bowl.
Mine too. Greatest game I have ever seen.
Todays raiders are in name only pansies everywhere disgrace to there great past
@@dickjohn2673They need a whole new ownership if they want to start being contenders again, Davis needs to go.
"On came Marcus Allen, running with the night" Sends chills down my spine, what a glorious day that was! Greatest play in Super Bowl history! Bravo Marcus Allen!
I know Marcus worked his ass off to do what he did but he looks like he si just gliding thru
I know Bubba, I know too Bubba.
@@mattosullivan9687" if people knew how hard I worked to achieve mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all"
Michelangelo
@@dan32113 Yep There are 2 cool parts, When Marcus had to reverse field Plunkett turned around looking for someone to block cool. Then when Marcus broke it out, Cliff Branch was beside him down the field to get anyone alse out of the way They all worked hard
@@mattosullivan9687 I'm actually a Redskins fan, so in 80s we had a great team.
This ass whooping all the more impressive considering the stats of Washington during season.
It's the loss I always think of, along with Lawrence Taylor sack of our QB
This team should be honored this season. Its been 40 years
Because they have been a team of 3 cities, that might not happen
I was 3 years old... And I am proud to be a Raiders fan!!
I loved Plunkett and the Raiders. So much talent on this team
I'm ALWAYS sentimental about this film because it was the first I remember watching as a kid and the music and narration is just A+ here. Also John Facenda's last SB film
I didn't know this was his last sb flim, he did? ...crazy R.I.P.
@@jondadon7993 Yes, he did several other NFL Films season review narrations for teams for the 1983 season (recorded in the spring of 84) but this was his last SB film narration & he passed away later in 84.
This was his last narration for nfl Films
The Raiders outscored their opponents (Steelers, Seahawks, Redskins) in the post season 106-33. Flat out domination.
No disrespect because I truly enjoyed this beat down of the Redskins because I am a 49ers fan and I feel we were cheated in the NFC Championship game that year. Also you guys should have won in the regular season. You had them down 35-20 in the fourth quarter. I just wanted to say my 49ers 1989 Super Bowl team outscored our opponents 126-26. Dominance.
a few of us " boomers" remember the Seahawks as an AFC team
1985 Bears outscored opponents 91-10, and the 10 was due only to the fact Walter Payton fumbled early in Super Bowl XX giving the Patriots an easy field goal, then a touchdown in garbage time of the Super Bowl when it was already 46-3. Utter, total domination.
@@terrencedavis9921 I would have preferred a Raiders Niners superbowl as long as we won that too
@@coledoucette5116 In a strange way, the Redskins beating the 49ers in 1983, was actually a blessing. Montana wouldn't have beaten the Raiders in Superbowl XVIII, nobody was beating them that day.
John Facenda, the greatest, most magnificent, most impacting and most inspiring voice in the history of the NFL. I became a die hard football fan by watching NFL films produced by Ed Sabol and the narration of John Facenda. I became an eternal Raiders fan since the Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and when they drafted Marcus Allen that same year. We will soon return to glory for sure. Imagine how many of those plays in Super Bowl XVIII would have been considered fouls today? Nothing like the football of those days when only true, courageous and talented men could play football. The rules created by the NFL in last few years were to control the defense and to allow the offense more opportunities to score. Many football fans who are new to the sport of football found the last Super Bowl to be boring because it was a low scoring game and where the defense dictated the game. In my opinion that's the kind of Super Bowl game that I like because it takes tough players in a team to win. Go Raiders!
Hayes and Haynes, 2 defense TDs, and Marcus running rampant....complete domination. Go Raiders.
I saw it in Germany, and my father a die hard Denver fan flew over. I was so dam happy that day. Go raiders
Complete domination just like what Tampa Bay did to the Raiders.
YUP...
MICOLE WHYTE lol that's funny because now we will kill your ugly ass team
I always thought Cliff Branch should be in the Hall of fame
Also Last John Facenda NFL Films job
+Patrick McCann and John Facenda has saved his best line for last "As Washington's hopes faded into the dying daylight, on came Marcus Allen, running with the night."
+Patrick McCann CLIFF BRANCH might be the most underrated Receiver in NFL History.
Yeah, this was the last film that Facenda narrated. He passed away in September 1984 of lung cancer.
It's funny: I listen to the music behind his voice and think "Had he lived another ten years, his voice might have been outdated for the films."
+William Cooper u fool as. hell
And Lester Hayes as well.
@@mr.billthrower7392 so should both NFL narrators John facenda and Harry Kalas
Washington had the # 1 scoring offense that year score the most points but only score 9 points in the Superbowl Raiders had a hell of a defense
The Raiders' final moment of greatness, and a capper to an incredible 16-17 years of excellence. A brilliant display of domination over a great Redskins team.
Marcus Allen’s 74 yard touchdown run on that broken play was the apex of the Raiders franchise. This January 2024 will mark 40 years since the last Raiders Super Bowl win.
Everybody remembers this Super Bowl for Marcus Allen's spectacular 74-yard touchdown run (as they should), but Squirek's pick-six also remains one of the most bone-headed plays in Super Bowl history. Had Marcus not had that touchdown run, that might have been the play of the game! And last but not least, RIP, John Facenda!
Sadly, this ended an era at NFL Films as this was the last narration by John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda. May the Voice of God always rest in peace.
And you have the King..... Bill King also in this.
One of the best sport orators in modern North American sports history.
Actually next to last. Airsport 84 was his last.
Steve Sabol himself said that this was the last script Facenda ever read.
@@1981expos This was the last time John narrated for NFL Films, definitely ending an era. He was the voice of football when I was growing up.
Dave Dalby, Henry Lawrence, Clifford Branch, Greg Townsend, Lester Hayes and Matt Millen should be in the Hall of Fame.
John Facenda as a contributor
Maybe Rod Martin too
@@bryansarracino8623 great choice
That stop he made on John Riggins on the 4th and 1.
Jim plunkett Cliff branch Clarence Davis kenny King bob Chandler
Agreed👍🏿😎👍
What an amazing shot of that 50 yard Plunkett to Cliff Branch pass!
Richard Raithby Great point of view shot. What stand out to me also is the Marlboro billboard. Does any professional team even allow the stadiums to advertise tobacco products anymore?
Richard Raithby that music during Plunkett's pass!!!
Especially amazing because it was supposedly very windy that day.
The Marlboro Man
The NFL has had it's great teams. They have come from Green Bay, Dallas, Miami and Pittsburgh. But perhaps none has matched the muscle and mystique of the Raiders!
I'm a cowboys fan but that line is so awesome. I've always said if I didn't like the cowboys I would like the raiders. They were awesome. I tried to talk to some of these younger dudes that I know and tell him about the greatness of the raiders and they don't. They don't get it. They just see them as they're not good now so they suck. I'm like no. The raiders is one of the great franchises in sports. When they're good, the sport is better
This was the last night of the Raider dynasty.
@@dentonyoung4314 Couldn't have said it better myself! This Super Bowl 🏈 victory represents the peak of the Raiders' franchise....
@@BruceWayne-ri4wr lol Somebody asked me recently why I'm a Raiders fan. I wasted the few minutes I had trying to explain to them even though I knew they wouldn't get it. Best I said was that I bought into the NFL Films propaganda which was just so so so well made. I mean the Sabols, Facenda and Sam Spence are geniuses. I think to really love the Raiders, you also have to be a huge NFL Films geek like I am because the way they portrayed them was as something that's larger than life.
"Over the past 20 years, the Raiders have been the winningest team in all of professional sports" Boy has THAT ever changed..
We had winning records over all NFL teams except Miami I believe. This stat was relevant in the late 90s. Now a lot has closed the gap.
This was pretty much the end of an era of football...the last narration for NFL Films by John Facenda and the last title and the last truly DOMINANT Raiders team. They went to the playoffs in '84 and '85, but they weren't the same. And since I became a fan in '85, have only been to the playoffs seven times. That's less than the Bengals, Bucs, and Lions in that time frame. Unreal.
This game is a shining, example of what happens when a well-prepared, football team; takes on a football team who, was not prepared. The performance by both teams' clearly, reflected that fact.
The Raiders did their homework, while the Redskins were at all-night drinking party, on the night before the game, like they had already won it.
Jim Plunkett had a really tough life. It also took him a while to find his home with the Raiders. He finally got two Super Bowl rings when he was in his 30's.
The SWEETEST victory I've EVER TASTED up in New England... I turned into a 🏴☠️Raider's Fan in the 80' 81' season, and enjoyed Super Bowl XV too
Cliff Branch was 105 years old and still burnt Darrell Green
To be fair, it was really more that the Redskins' Anthony Washington getting burned more than Darrell Green. Anthony Washington also was the last Redskin standing on Marcus Allen's long touchdown run.
James G + Yeah. But you gotta remember Darryl Green was a Rookie back then. Branch was a well seasoned veteran.
James G Darryl green isn't good
Sarge whitson dam right. Lmfao RN4L
Lol that was a long day for number 24 a Anthony Washington
This Raiders team is so underrated in NFL history. They smacked around their opponents in the playoffs, scoring over 30 points in every playoff game that year.
John Facenda's Swan Song!
I just read in his BIO this was Facenda's very last NFL Films narration, sad but what a great way to close it out
And perhaps his best work. I don't know if Facenda did his own writing but the script for his narration put this game in perfect context... "as Washington's hopes faded into the dying daylight, on came Marcus Allen, running with the night." Epic.
E F I believe Steve Sabol did most of the script writing, along w his Dad Ed, the founder of NFL Films. This was one of the best highlight pieces, the writing, the music used & of course Fasenda's last narration.
Joshua Kline Love Facenda
Man his voice......
As magnificent as Marcus Allen's performance was that Black Sunday, I still think that the MVPs should have been Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes. Before the game, when everybody was predicting that the Redskins would win, Jimmy The Greek predicted that the Raiders would win because of the speed and aggressiveness of the Raiders cornerbacks. It was Hayes and Haynes that blunted the spear of the Redskins' attack, and everything else that happened came after.
I do agree. Hayes and Haynes nullified the WR’s of the Redskins, this allow the backers to be close to the line and stop Riggins. They both were the column of the victory
Art Monk in the Hall of Fame and Lester Hayes, who dominated and shut him down regularly--this wasn't an accident, is on the outside looking in. SMH.
Pretty much what it says in the video, and I agree.
A player who never gets mentioned for his performance in that game is LT Bruce Davis (RIP). He totally shut down big mouth Dexter Manley.
its just like when Plunkett won the MVP. Rod Martin with 3 key interceptions should have at least shared it if not won it. defensive players have a hard time winning it.
"A screen pass, and they looked like they knew it was coming."
They DID. And it was the backbreaker. Squirek ended Washington's hopes.
This 83 Raiders team was so dominate that I believe that they are the greatest one year team in NFL history. They were loaded with talent. They had HOF players on Off, Def, & Special Teams. They lost 4 games that season out of boredom. When they needed to turn it on they could at any time. The 83 Redskins may have had the 2nd greatest team in NFL history but they were no match for the Raiders. I believe that if thew were to play this Super Bowl 10 times that the Raiders would easily win 50 out of 10 times
It was certainly the greatest Raider team in their history, much better than the 1976 Raiders who only lost 1 game but got lucky to escape out of the 1st round of the playoffs that year.
I've always LOVED NFL Films Super Bowl Highlights. I own Super Bowls 1-30 (I don't care for the ones after that) but I wish someone had the versions from ESPN, when Steve Sabol begins with an intro talking about the game. I grew up with those
I kind of like the ones after super Bowl 30 also, because they got the players mic up more and the coaches. I really stop liking the one after Super Bowl 38
I have them, but the intros are old and are of poor quality. Actually, a few years ago, to honor the memory Steve Sabol, who had just passed away, I uploaded the first 20, which were uncut versions from the DVD sets, and included the Sabol's host segments from the late 80s. I uploaded them on my original channel, but that ended up getting that channel two copyright strikes, so I deleted that channel and started a new one, which is my current UA-cam channel.
ESPN used to prepare for some of professional sports' biggest events by airing edited films of about 15-20 years worth of that event's history as a warm-up act. They did so with the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the NBA Finals, the Indianapolis 500, and the U.S. and British Open golf championships. But with the rise of sports-centered networks, such as the Golf Channel, the NFL Network, NBA TV, MLB Network, and SpeedVision (which is basically now the FOX Sports Network), ESPN likely lost the rights to air those classic sports event films. Only the Masters Golf Tournament really gets that kind of treatment from ESPN Classic now, as they've shown marathons of every Masters film since 1960 in the lead-up to the Masters, but again, almost every one of those presentations is highly edited, with only a few of those old Masters films being shown in their entirety.
@@cjs83172 before Superbowl Sunday that was a treat to watch the Superbowl Highlights of years past on ESPN
@@BAYAREA-kd1ig I think the NFL Network still does that the weekend between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, and they used to do that just prior to the start of the NFL season.
@@cjs83172 Just hope last years SuperBowl is 5 minutes long
John Facenda narrating Raider greatness. It doesn't get better than that.
That Plunkett 50 yard throw to Branch was a right on target bullet. To this day I don't understand why Al Davis seemed so eager to usher him out the door in favor of Marc Wilson.
The best SB TD run ever.. Marcus Allen.
Yes, I agree with you and I purchased Marcus Allen jersey two months ago and I didn't mind paying for the real NFL Raiders jersey of Marcus Allen. I was shocked when he was selected as #10 as the greatest Raiders of all time. In my opinion he should be among the top 5 greatest Raiders of all time and if it was up to me he would be among the top 3.
Electrifying.
@@EnjoyLifeNow24 That was the NFL Network's opinion. Obviously, a list constructed by a millennial who's "memory" goes ALL THE WAY back to 2005. The top 2 Raiders of all time are Ken Stabler and Marcus Allen. You can take them and put them in any way you want. No two players contributed to winning more games for the Raiders than those two. No way. No how. No argument. Bo Jackson? GTFOH!!!!
@@JAWrightonline I agree with you 100%. I heard that the late Al Davis didn't even want Marcus Allen to be on that list of the top 10 Raiders of all time. He never liked Marcus Allen because he was too talented and he thought that he didn't play as a true Raider. Why would a football team owner dislike a talented player being in his team?
@@EnjoyLifeNow24 This is not directed at you, so please don't take it that way, but what does it mean that "he didn't play in the Raiders way?," He won games (better winning pct than Bo), he played hurt (unlike Bo), he was with the team all year long (Bo was off playing baseball), and he brought them a Super Bowl Title (NO COMPARISON). Al's (misguided) dream lineup: QB-Marc Wilson; RB-Bo Jackson; WR-Willie Gault...None of whom contributed to the greatness of the Raiders. When Al took Marc Wilson in the first round of the 1980 draft that was the beginning of the deterioration of Al's talent evaluation and, unfortunately, the Raiders.
Hearing John Facenda here brings a tear to my eye every time I watch this.
Marcus Allen, running with the night... Love John Facenda!
Jimmy The Packer Mr Facenda was spectacular!
As Washington's championship hopes faded into the dying day light ON CAME MARCUS ALLEN...RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT
As a 12 year old watching this game I remember pulling for "Da Raydiss" just because of those SWEET white PUMA's Marcus Allen wore while running all over the Hogs. Those are some of the sweetest cleats to ever step onto a SuperBowl field.
Fuck Nike and their exclusive NFL contract. I love seeing these old games where the players were able to wear what they wanted. Adidas, PUMA, Pony, Nike, Mizuno, Converse ....
I think you can wear whatever brand of cleats still though i'm not sure but right I liked the pony brand myself.
This was the legendary John Facenda’s final work with NFL Films before his passing from lung cancer. He really was “the voice of God.” ❤
"The 1983 Raiders are an HONOR to the team's glorious past.........
and the WORLD CHAMPIONS of pro football's present."
Epic.
Appropriately, these were the final words ever said for NFL Films by the voice of God, John Facenda, the GOAT.
I've seen this for 4 decades and those final words and images, and music, give me chills to this day.
EPIC.
Cliff Branch RIP congrats to his family on the Hall of Fame
One of the greatest defenses of all time and extremely underrated! This Raider defense shut down one of the best offenses in NFL history, currently rated the 9th best offence.
Touchdowns scored on offense, defense, and special teams. All in the first half. Just, wow...
I met Cliff Branch after he had worked out running in 1995, he was still running!
Facenda's swan song and his finest performance.
+Luke Enno The best way he could've ever gone out. Wherever you are John, thank you.
agreed, it was about as well narrated as anything I've ever heard.
Luke Enno this comment should be allowed 2 thumbs up per...!!!!!
I think he has saved his best for last
I was born in '85 and am a Pats fan but I love these old clips with his voice. He had such a gift.
As a kid i football was my world and even a 9 year old i didn't watch games like a regular fan. I watched it with a mindset to lear everything about it. My dad was a casual fan. But he loved betting with the bookies. And my dad always asked me for my insights when filling out his slips and i made my dad alot of money. Unfortunately the one time i cost my dad a small fortune came from this Super Bowl.😢 I felt so bad. Even after that slip up my dad still wanted my opinions after but i remembered telling my dad i can't rightfully do that "Remember Black Sunday" My dad won alot more than he lost. I just remembered the look on his face. I knew even as a 9 year old kid Superbowl 18 was over and money was lost when Jack Squirek picked off Joe Theismann. I wasn't even a fan of either team but to this day i have never been so stunned by a games outcome. And i never took up betting. I'll just stick to the free games where i can pick up a little extra money 🤑
I just knew that the Raiders were going to win this game when Ray Guy one-handed a high snap from center and still got the punt away....I knew then that the Raiders would do no wrong today....the Jensen blocked punt for a TD.....the Squirek interception for a TD ( I still LMAO) when I see it....and what can be said about Marcus Allen's reverse run Raiders best game ever !
WOW WHAT A BOWL THE DEFENSE WAS THE BEST EVER TO PLAY LIKE THAT WHAT A GAME A ROUT , of which no honor could be salvagedNothing on earth that blocked, or tackled or passed or ran could have stopped the Raiders on Black Sunday."
Not that the other championships are to be ignored, but this one is the Raider's finest moment. Truly dominant. I remember watching this game live and love seeing the replays. I feel like we are on track for something great in the near future.
Marcus Allen, Greatest touchdown, ever.
What a bad day for John Riggins. He came into that game with three Super Bowl records that he had set the previous Super Bowl for most carries, most yards and longest TD run in Super Bowl history. In this game he watched as Marcus Allen broke two of them.
Dam we need this defense now 70s&80s Raiders were the Best
"A screen pass and they looked like they knew it was coming!"
They did. And while LA probably would have won anyway, that play was a crusher. Without it, when Washington scores in the 2nd half it's suddenly a 1 score game. As it was, LA still had a double digit lead, and didn't feel threatened.
greatest super bowl ever
The"HOGS" got their ass handed buy the Raiders defensive linemen and at best the hold defense shut down the Redskins offense. Total control.
Imagine if we could add Howie Long, Lyle Alzado, Matt Millen, Mike Haynes, Rod Martin, Marcus Allen and Todd Christian to our current 2016 Raiders squad. Dang. We'd never lose again.
And let me add my two old school Raider heroes, Fred Biletnikoff and Jack Tatum. One can day dream.
real football and real players
Steve Steele Don't forget Lester Hayes,and Marcus Allen 👌
its christensen
And the mad stork to block field goals and the Tooz to pretty much stop anyone haha
The Raiders scored TDs with 12 seconds to go in the 2nd quarter, and in 12 seconds to go in the 3rd quarter. What are the odds of that?
Given that you score (at least) twice, it's 1/900.
TheWatchernator HAHAHAHA! Is that real? Or are you making that up?
MrBaddog7676
Actually, I'm not making this up.
For 2 scores to happen on the same second mark in 2 quarters, then you have 3 moments in the other 45 minutes with 60 seconds to score the second TD.
If you score on, say, 12 seconds remaining in a quarter.
Then you have 3 other quarters to also score on the 12 second remaining mark.
45 minutes, have 60 seconds. 3 seconds are good.
45*60/3=900.
The chances are 1 in 900, given that you score 2 times of course.
For it to be exactly in the second and third quarter. Then after the first score in the second quarter, you only have 15 minutes with 60 seconds to score the TD in the 3rd quarter.
The chances of that are also.... 1/900 :)
TheWatchernator That's pretty awesome man. Thanks for doing all that work
MrBaddog7676
That's alright, it only took a few minutes while watching a youtube vid of someone who made a giant 360 swing in his back garden.
Great for the Irish/Mexican /American quarterback Jim Plunkett!.....
Hard to think that 4 years earlier he was practically out of football.
His parents were blind or deaf ,an amazing life story
as both his parents were born in america, and he was born in america , that makes him american ......doesnt it? how far back do you want to trace your own ancestry? go back 150 years, or less , and most ' americans ' have european ancestry.
Plunkett was awarded the 1970 Heisman Trophy. Plunkett beat Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win the award.........not bad , beating the peyton brothers dad ?
@@exchequerguy4037 He was the Super Bowl 15 MVP he should be in the pro football Hall of Fame
This Super Bowl win was the pinnacle of Al Davis’s Raiders. I remember watching this game and thinking they would dominate the NFL for years with a roster laden with young talent. Sadly it went downhill after this game. Two more post season losses in the following two seasons were the end of the Raiders run of the 1980’s…
"Marcus Allen, running with the night"
"Not many teams have done that to the Redskins/*No* team has done that to the Redskins this year!"
SCE2AUX Frank Herzog, Sonny Jourgensen. Redskins radio team.
Do you have the 82/83 Redskins radio highlights LP? I have the one from the 72/73 seasons also. Gives me chills listening to it
I was very happy for Lyle Alzado, and that footage of Todd Christensen crying kinda makes me sad because we lost Lyle, Todd, Dave Dalby and Clifford Branch. On came Marcus Allen, running with the night...that’s classic
Also, Derrick Jensen and Jack Squirek
This Raiders team is the best NFL team ever!
It was certainly the best Raiders' team ever. I never thought the 1 loss 76' squad was as good. In fact, I thought the 74' team was better and that they were in decline at that point. This 83' team improved dramatically on the 80' team that won the SB.
@@jonburrows8602 1980 was a wild card team
Plunkett should be in the hall
of fame
The Raiders were simply unstoppable in the 1983 postseason. They destroyed Pittsburgh and Seattle in the AFC playoffs, then made Washington look like a junior high school team in the Super Bowl. I would put their run of playoff dominance up there with the 1985 Bears and 1989 49ers.
When they got Mike Haynes, they went to another level. They were stronger than their 12-4 record.
In a stretch of 5 games they went 2-3 despite giving up 32(!) turnovers. 83 raiders were one of the great teams of all time
Forget about it with the 1989 49 ers no chance
Best super bowl highlight film ever made.....super bowl 14 is a close second.
A rout, of which no honor could be salvaged
Some moron told me years ago that this game was an "upset."
@@JAWrightonline I understand that moron! The washington Redskins offense in '83 was a very talented one and everyone was expecting them to totally destroy the Raiders defense!
@@wallpaper2a551 Then the Raiders defense went out and totally destroyed the 'Skins.
Just Win, Baby!!! LMFAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JAWrightonline You proved my point....the Raiders' win WAS an upset! Oh & btw i am a Raiders fan myself.....or more like a Marcus Allen fan! So yeah....just win baby! ;-)
@@wallpaper2a551 I didn't prove your "point" at all. The result of this game wasn't an "upset."
Howie Long and Reggie Kinlaw destroyed the Hogs offensive line. That's no surprise. Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes shut down Washington's receivers. That's no surprise. Cliff Branch regularly burned Anthony Washington throughout the game. That's no surprise. Marcus Allen ran for over 100 yards in a big game. That was no surprise. Jim Plunkett played poised in a big game. That's no surprise. Rod Martin beat Rick Walker's block and stuffed John Riggins. That's no surprise. Do you detect a pattern here, numbskull?
You see, son, this was not an upset. It was a miscalculation. An upset is a surprising win. An upset never carries a winning margin of 25+ points. The Raiders hung 35 points on the 'Skins earlier that regular season. The difference was Marcus Allen sat out that game with a hip pointer and Mike Haynes was a New England Patriot holdout. Get your facts straight before you make moronic comments to expose yourself as an idiot.
In 1986, they matched up again. Marcus Allen ran for another efficient 100+ yards, the defense of Hayes, Haynes, and Long held the 'Skins to 10 points in Washington but lost 10-6...Because Marc Wilson was the QB. In '89 and '92 the Raiders beat the 'Skins. The Raiders were 3-1 vs. Washington during the Joe Gibbs era.
Back to where you belong, junior.
Nobody and I mean nobody was ever the voice that the great John Facenda was.
40 years since the last superbowl win... Counting!
I can watch that game all day anytime, a great game!
The last film John Facenda narrated. What a great voice he had.
This video helped me recreate this legendary run! Thanks!
The image of Lyle Alzado on the sideline at the end at 21:20.. one of the most enduring images of a Super Bowl.
Super Bowl, Running with the Night ... 17-Bob-Tre-O says it all. Raiders 38-Redskins 9.
This was the best and last Super Bowl film John Facenda did
Great,but this young team that's being put together may bring some more great memories as well,go raiders
This Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXVII, & Super Bowl XLVIII prove when the best offense takes on the best defense, the best defense wins by a landslide!
Tom Bradley SB XLI also showed that the #1 ranked defense also doesn't mean anything if your offense sucks.
Plunket deserves hall of fame
this was my very first Superbowl I ever watched , I was 9 years old in the 4th grade , & this took place on my sister Michele's 16th birthday , I was amazed dad let us watch it , I remember when Marcus Allen ran that 74 yard touchdown run , I sat there when the play started & I said this is not gonna be good & then he reversed it & ran up the middle & got loose & he was gone , me & my mom made a 10 cent bet on the game & I won , oh what memories & then the next day was a day off from school
Was starting 'basic training' Ft. McClellan Al. The only Raider fan in the whole class. Lots of Redskin fans. We listened on the radio. & the typical haters of that time..I bet my whole check 20 a pop. When Marcus turned out the lights they just paid up & walked outside. Im smiling as I type this...Raider Nation 4 life baby!!!
Allen's run at 17:36? Priceless....
The Raiders did a hat trick this game. The offense scored. The defense scored. And the special team scored a touchdown
best Raider team in their history.
Derrick Jenson is from my hometown....Played on our State Championship team with my brother and future brother in law. RIP Superbowl Champ!
I didn't know he passed away
@@michaelleroy9281 yes-in 2017. From ALS.
The 83 Raiders Defense were the Seahawks Defense except better that 83 Defense in imo was one of the greatest ever.
Oh man, I need to watch the rest of the AFC Championship game (which was the game prior to this of course) with the Seahawks facing the Raiders. The Hawks could say that they had beat them two out of three times that year, but alas...
Damn right it was top3 all time!!!
+Captain PlayStation best were 85 Bears and 2000 Ravens
Idk about 2000 ravens great defense no doubt but let's be real the redskins that year set records for offense points yards got held to 9 points and were defending champs that team offense was a hell of a lot better than the patriots who got held to 10 by the bears in 85 not to discredit the 85 bears just saying but a lot of people overlook that....
What the raiders did was more impressive to me not being biased because I am a fan of the raiders but this defense gets over looked for sure.
Sad to think that of the 5 touchdowns that the Raiders scored that day, only Marcus Allen who scored two of course is now still alive. RIP #58, Jack Squirek
I never have made a sports bet and I live in Las Vegas. But I was so tempted to bet on this game. I knew in my heart the Raiders were going to beat the day light out of the Redskins. And they did it in the first half.
It's very hard to win a game against two shut down defensive backs, even if you are the highest scoring team.
911Gameover Especially against a defense that had twice shut down arguably the greatest passing offense in the history of the NFL near the end of the regular season, which that Raider defense did when they shut down the Air Coryell Chargers, considered by many to be the greatest passing offense in the history of the game, even to this day. That Raiders team knew that if it could shut down the Chargers of Fouts and Co., it could shut down anyone, including the high-powered Redskins.
+cjs83172 By '83, the Chargers weren't quite the same. They could still score against lesser teams, but they only scored 3 in Pittsburgh, 14 against St. Louis, and 6 at Denver. Wasn't just the Raiders who had started to catch up to Coryell's offense. And BTW, in the last game of the year, it was Ed Luther that started, not Fouts.
Yes, Fouts had injury problems in 1983 and '84, which affected that offense. And that makes it more amazing that they had their way with the Cowboys and were really competitive against the Redskins that season, beating Dallas and nearly beating Washington with Luther at QB, because Luther started both of those games. But the receiving corp was still as good as it got, and that's a big part of what made that offense so dominant. And Luther and Bobby Duckworth had their way with a supposedly dominant Bears defense in 1984. And if the Raiders DBs could dominate the Chargers receivers, they didn't figure to have trouble with the Redskins' receivers in the Super Bowl.
The regular season encounter between the Raiders and Redskins came before they acquired Mike Haynes from the Patriots, because that defense was certainly not a championship-caliber defense early that season. In a five-game stretch (weeks 5-9), they allowed 34 or more points four times (38 vs. SEA and DAL, 37 vs. WSH, and 34 vs. SEA), losing three of those games. Not all of that was on the defense, especially against the Seahawks, but a team with a defense that had as much pride as the Raiders had must have found it galling to have so many points scored against them on a weekly basis.
So with the defense springing up leaks all over the place and two games with the Air Coryell Chargers still to come, the acquisition of Mike Haynes in mid-November (after that five-game stretch of defensive generosity) sealed up that defense, because with Haynes on one side and Lester Hayes on the other, they could take away the opposing team's top receivers (something that was vital in those games vs. SD), allowing the rest of the defense to concentrate on the running and short passing game. Only an inexplicable second half collapse against the Cardinals marred the second half of the season, but that might have been the best thing to happen to the Raiders, because it forced them to focus a little harder for the post-season, during which they never trailed or were threatened at any time.
+911 Gameover, agreed. And Lester Hayes should be in the Hall of Fame.
The mighty Los Angeles Raiders finest hour !!!!
To this day Allen is still second in the Super Bowl era for rushing yards.
40 years later 38-9 the 29 point victory by the Raiders is still the worst defeat by AFC team over a NFC team in Super Bowl history!
Hasta la fecha, aún ahora, festejo la tremenda carrera de Marcus Allen, en ese juego récord de anotación por tierra...
I was in high school back then when this superbowl was played and the raiders made me so happy that when we went back to school the following day I was so glad to confront them redskin fans and they were crying the blues because I am a cowboys fan I felt like the avenged us by pounding the deadskins this was one superbowl I will never forget thank you raider fans for dismantling the skins
I remember this game as the first of what was to be a series of Super Bowl shellacings.
Joe Thiesman never had a chance in that game
@Harry Engel I'm surprised that NFL Network has not yet done a "America's Game: Missing Rings" on the 1983 Redskins
@@cfoster81 The missing rings really revolved around great teams that never won a SB. Essentially the same Redskins team won the SB the year before, so it wouldn't have been appropriate.