Super Bowl XI

football [1977]

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Super Bowl XI, played in 1977, was the championship game of the 1976 National Football League (NFL) season. The Oakland Raiders (AFC) defeated the Minnesota Vikings (NFC) with a score of 32-14. This game was part of the evolution of professional American football, which saw the NFL and the American Football League (AFL) merge in 1970. The Super Bowl, initially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, began in 1967 as a contest between the champions of these two leagues. The Raiders have won three Super Bowl championships in total, including this one.123

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John Madden
…Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Madden stepped away from the Raiders following the 1978 season having never had a losing record in his 10 seasons as head coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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…Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Madden stepped away from the Raiders following the 1978 season having never had a losing record in his 10 seasons as head coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Minnesota Vikings
1974, 1975, and 1977), losing each time.
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1974, 1975, and 1977), losing each time.
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Las Vegas Raiders
…team and taking the franchise’s first Super Bowl (1977). It was during this period that the Raiders forged an image as a team of tough, take-no-prisoners players—such as future Hall of Fame offensive linemen Jim Otto, Gene Upshaw, and Art Shell; linebacker Ted (“the Stork”) Hendricks; defensive end Ben Davidson;…
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…team and taking the franchise’s first Super Bowl (1977). It was during this period that the Raiders forged an image as a team of tough, take-no-prisoners players—such as future Hall of Fame offensive linemen Jim Otto, Gene Upshaw, and Art Shell; linebacker Ted (“the Stork”) Hendricks; defensive end Ben Davidson;…
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