Once upon a time, the Las Vegas Raiders were the most feared team in the NFL. They relished their reputation as pro football’s renegades, and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll himself accused the Raiders of having a “criminal element.” Alas, those days are long gone. In fact, the Silver & Black haven’t won a postseason game since 2002. But as Raider Nation await a return to better days, they still have the memory of the 1983 team that won Super Bowl XVIII – a team that had the likes of Marcus Allen, Howie Long, Jim Plunkett, Lyle Alzado, Lester Hates and Mike Haynes. Here’s a music video that originally aired on “The George Michael Sports Machine” back in the day:

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