1980 NFL season

1980 NFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 7 – December 22, 1980
Playoffs
Start dateDecember 28, 1980
AFC ChampionsOakland Raiders
NFC ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Super Bowl XV
DateJanuary 25, 1981
SiteLouisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsOakland Raiders
Pro Bowl
DateFebruary 1, 1981
SiteAloha Stadium
1980 NFL season is located in the United States
Colts
Colts
Patriots
Patriots
Bills
Bills
Dolphins
Dolphins
Jets
Jets
Bengals
Bengals
Browns
Browns
Oilers
Oilers
Steelers
Steelers
Broncos
Broncos
Chiefs
Chiefs
Raiders
Raiders
Chargers
Chargers
Seahawks
Seahawks
AFC teams: West, Central, East
1980 NFL season is located in the United States
Cowboys
Cowboys
Giants
Giants
Eagles
Eagles
Cardinals
Cardinals
Redskins
Redskins
Bears
Bears
Lions
Lions
Packers
Packers
Vikings
Vikings
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Falcons
Falcons
Rams
Rams
Saints
Saints
49ers
49ers
NFC teams: West, Central, East
Archie Manning attempting a pass for the New Orleans Saints against the L.A. Rams in 1980.

The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.

Prior to the season in March 1980, fellow NFL owners voted against the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles. Raiders team owner Al Davis along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL charging that they had violated antitrust laws. A verdict in the trial would not be decided until before the 1982 NFL season and thus the 1980 and 1981 Raiders would continue to play in Oakland while awaiting a judgement.

Meanwhile, the season ended at Super Bowl XV played on January 25, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana, with these same Oakland Raiders defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 27–10, making them the first Wild Card team ever to win the Super Bowl.[1]

  1. ^ "NFL.com: Super Bowl XV Recap". NFL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.