1980 NFL season

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf National Football League
gptkbp:AFC_champion gptkb:Oakland_Raiders
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Oakland_Raiders
gptkbp:endDate 1981-01-25
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1980 NFL season
gptkbp:MVP gptkb:Brian_Sipe
gptkbp:National_League_champion gptkb:Philadelphia_Eagles
gptkbp:NFLDefensivePlayerOfTheYear gptkb:Lester_Hayes
gptkbp:notableEvent First wild card team to win Super Bowl (Oakland Raiders)
Art Monk made NFL debut
Atlanta Falcons won NFC West
Billy Sims selected first overall in NFL Draft
Buffalo Bills won AFC East
Cleveland Browns won AFC Central with 11-5 record
Dallas Cowboys made playoffs as wild card
Earl Campbell led NFL in rushing touchdowns
First season with 16-game schedule for all teams
Los Angeles Rams made playoffs as wild card
Minnesota Vikings won NFC Central
Monday Night Football continued on ABC
NBC and CBS held broadcast rights
NFL Commissioner was Pete Rozelle
NFL Draft held in April 1980
No teams relocated or changed names
O.J. Simpson played final NFL season
Philadelphia Eagles won NFC East
San Diego Chargers won AFC West
San Francisco 49ers finished 6-10
Steve Bartkowski led NFL in touchdown passes
Walter Payton led NFL in rushing yards
New England Patriots finished 10-6, missed playoffs
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 28
gptkbp:playoffsStartDate 1980-12-28
1981-01-11
gptkbp:Pro_Bowl_date 1981-02-01
gptkbp:Pro_Bowl_selection gptkb:Aloha_Stadium
gptkbp:regularSeasonStartDate 1980-09-07
1980-12-22
gptkbp:rookieOfTheYear gptkb:Al_Richardson
gptkb:Buddy_Curry
gptkb:Billy_Sims
gptkbp:seasonNumber 61
gptkbp:startDate 1980-09-07
gptkbp:Super_Bowl gptkb:Super_Bowl_XV
gptkbp:Super_Bowl_champion gptkb:Oakland_Raiders
gptkbp:Super_Bowl_date 1981-01-25
gptkbp:Super_Bowl_location gptkb:Louisiana_Superdome
gptkbp:Super_Bowl_runner-up gptkb:Philadelphia_Eagles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Super_Bowl_XV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6