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Oakland Raiders: A Recap of NFL Films Top-100 Plays

By Jordan Alexis

30 Dec 1990: Runningback Bo Jackson of the Los Angeles Raiders gives instructions to his players during a game against the San Diego Chargers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won the game 17-12.
30 Dec 1990: Runningback Bo Jackson of the Los Angeles Raiders gives instructions to his players during a game against the San Diego Chargers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won the game 17-12. /
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LAFAYETTE HILL, PA – SEPTEMBER 11: NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen laughs during the Julius Erving Golf Classic at The ACE Club on September 11, 2017 in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images for PGD Global)
LAFAYETTE HILL, PA – SEPTEMBER 11: NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen laughs during the Julius Erving Golf Classic at The ACE Club on September 11, 2017 in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images for PGD Global) /

14. Marcus Allen’s run in Superbowl XVIII

The Raiders came into Superbowl XVIII heavy underdogs against the high-powered defending champion Washington Redskins.

Though once the ball was kicked off, it was the Raiders who showed they were the superior team that day in every facet.

And with the Raiders leading 28-9 in the third quarter, running back Marcus Allen would provide one of the greatest runs in NFL history.

Allen took a handoff to the left, but the Redskins defense had set the edge nicely, forcing him to reverse field. It looked like a dead play, but somehow Allen broke a tackle in the backfield and turned up the middle of the field to open daylight. From that point, Allen turned on the jets and outran the Redskin defense for a 74-yard touchdown.

It was an exclamation point on a dominant performance by the Raiders and finishing touch on an MVP performance by Allen, who finished with 191 yards and two touchdowns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3wTe-zqhlI

1. The Immaculate Reception

It seems like dynasties have the unfortunate habit of starting at the expense of the Raiders.

Known as the immaculate deception by many of the Raiders involved, the Steelers trailed by a point after a fantastic TD run by Ken Stabler and needed a miracle to win.

They got just that as a Terry Brashaw pass intended for running back John Fuqua was popped up in the air due to a hard hit Jack Tatum and magically fell in the hands of fellow running back Franco Harris.

Harris would take the ball into the endzone for a 60-yard touchdown and give the Steelers a wild 13-7 win.

Many of the Raiders players contend that the ball hit the ground, but for some reason, there is no wide shot angle shot of the ball as Harris catches it.

The Steelers would not win the Superbowl that season, but it began their road to a very successful run in the ’70s and one of many playoff games versus the Raiders that decade.

Though it ranked number one on the list, I’m sure it is a play no Raiders player from that team is dying to relive.

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