The Raiders took down Denver in a close game, 24-21, and then put away the Giants 33-17 to get back to the playoffs for the first time since the 1977 season.

Oakland won six straight to surge into playoff contention. The Raiders finished 13-2 in games Plunkett started -- 9-2 in the regular season, 4-0 in the postseason.

In 1980, the Raiders traveled to Pittsburgh to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion Steelers. There were 79 points scored, the most ever in the 11-year history of Monday Night Football, and ...