America's Game: Raiders finally get long-awaited championship

Published: Jul 06, 2010 at 07:03 AM

John Madden, Ken Stabler and Phil Villapiano tell the story of a Raiders team that finally claimed the long-sought after Super Bowl championship. Six times between 1968 and 1975, the Raiders advanced to the AFL/AFC Championship Game. All six times the Raiders lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion. In 1976, the Raiders finally returned to the Super Bowl and would win the first of three championships in an eight-year span.

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