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Oakland Raiders: 5 best individual Super Bowl performances

ByBrad Weiss|
LOS ANGELES, CA - UNDATED: Quarterback Jim Plunkett #16 of the Los Angeles Raiders falls back to pass during a NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Jim Plunkett played for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1982-1986. (Photo by: Getty Images/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - UNDATED: Quarterback Jim Plunkett #16 of the Los Angeles Raiders falls back to pass during a NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Jim Plunkett played for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1982-1986. (Photo by: Getty Images/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO – JANUARY 25: Marcus Allen answers questions during a press conference after he was named as an inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on January 24, 2003 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The Hall of Fame Class of 2003 was named during Superbowl week as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Oakland Raiders in Superbowl XXXVII on Sunday January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO – JANUARY 25: Marcus Allen answers questions during a press conference after he was named as an inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on January 24, 2003 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The Hall of Fame Class of 2003 was named during Superbowl week as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Oakland Raiders in Superbowl XXXVII on Sunday January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

1. Marcus Allen, Super Bowl XVIII

The Raiders took on the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, and absolutely dominated, winning the game by the score of 38-9. In the game, the Redskins had no answer for Raiders running back Marcus Allen, who rushed for a then-Super Bowl record 191 on 20 carries, finding the end zone twice.

During the game, Allen reeled off a highlight-reel 74-yard touchdown run, which is one of those plays that stands in NFL history. Not only did he set the Super Bowl record with 191 rushing yards, but the 74-yard touchdown run was also record, as was his 209 total yards. His MVP award was pretty much a no-brainer.

Allen is widely regarded as one of the best running backs to ever play the game, so it makes sense that he would have one of the all-time performances in a Super Bowl in NFL history. During his time with the Raiders, Allen was an incredible playmaker, and his performance in Super Bowl XVIII is the stuff of legend.

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