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When coach John Madden's Oakland Raiders arrived at the Rose Bowl for the Super Bowl in 1977, the toughest part of the job was already done. After years of falling short of the title game with crushing playoff losses to rivals like Miami and Pittsburgh, the Raiders made easy work of the Minnesota Vikings in a 32-14 victory Jan. 9, 1977, that made all of owner Al Davis' boasts about winning and excellence prove true.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ken Stabler directed an Oakland attack that set a Super Bowl offensive record, keyed by Clarence Davis' 137 yards rushing, as the Raiders destroyed the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 Sunday. The victory in Super Bowl 11 was Oakland's first National Football League championship in two tries. For the frustrated Vikings, it was the fourth loss in as many appearances.

1977 Super Bowl delivered long-awaited title to Raiders | 2022-02-03 01:08:00

Voters choose the class on Tuesday. Heres a preview of what may happen.

Between Jon Grudens resignation, the release of two first-rounders and the most walk-off wins in NFL history, this Raiders season is unlike anything the league has seen.

Guy’s career is lasting longer than…than…sorry I can’t think of a metaphor right now. Something that goes up to Ann Arbor, and then stays there well past the point where even your biased brain thinks it should have come down. #goblue pic.twitter.com/aNKHcAhvDC — Brad Robbins (@__BR91) January 10, 2022 The punts will continue to go boom, perhaps enough to win a Ray Guy. Robbins debuted as a true freshman in 2017 when Will Hart was struggling. However Hart’s emergence and an injury to ...

"In fits and starts, it starts to fit." As we all have been witness to the last few years, building a B1G Championship ain't easy. a team must have the proverbial X's and O's in the right concert with the "Jimmie's and Joe's";  and now that this team has achieved that plateau, hindsight makes it easier to see how it all came together.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Accepting a spot in the Gator Bowl was easy for Rutgers. Getting there proved much more daunting. The Scarlet Knights, a late substitution for Texas A&M in Friday’s game against 20th-ranked Wake Forest, spent several days trying to land a charter flight for the trip and eventually needed two to get everyone to Jacksonville.

John Madden, the NFL coach, broadcaster, and namesake of the EA Sports Madden NFL video game series, died on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Since 1988 his name has appeared on the oldest continually published sports video game series of all time, selling more than 130 million copies as of 2018.