| Jim Plunkett had an interesting career in the | | | | he threw against them during his career are more |
| National Football League. One of the most | | | | than he threw against any other team. |
| interesting of any quarterback that would go on | | | | #2 - The first touchdown Jim Plunkett threw in |
| to be one of the more successful players in a | | | | his NFL career happened in a 20-6 victory over |
| franchise's history. | | | | the Raiders in 1971 while he was playing for the |
| Plunkett was a major success at Stanford | | | | Patriots. It came in the third quarter, went for 33 |
| University where he won the Heisman Trophy | | | | yards, and was caught by Ron Sellers. |
| and then was drafted with the number one pick | | | | #3 - During his career, no one caught more |
| by the New England Patriots. He didn't have great | | | | touchdown passes from Jim Plunket than the 20 |
| success with the Patriots, and after things had | | | | hauled in by Raiders tight end Todd Christensen. |
| grown somewhat stale there he was shipped off | | | | #4 - In his first season with the Raiders, he only |
| to the San Francisco 49ers. His tenure with the | | | | threw one touchdown pass. It came in the fourth |
| 49ers was not any better and a couple of | | | | quarter of a 35-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. |
| seasons later he found himself on his third NFL | | | | The Raiders were trailing 28-0 at the time and it |
| roster, that of the Oakland Raiders. | | | | would be there only score of the game. It was a |
| It is with the Raiders that Plunkett would blossom, | | | | one yard pass to running back Derrick Jensen. |
| thanks in large part to the many great players | | | | #5 - The most touchdowns Plunkett ever threw |
| the franchise surrounded him with on offense, | | | | in one game was four, and he did it three times, |
| including Cliff Branch, Todd Christensen, and | | | | once with each team he played with. He first did it |
| Marcus Allen. Because of the great deal he has | | | | for the Patriots in a 1971 game against the |
| meant to the team, Jim Plunkett will always be a | | | | Buffalo Bills, he then did it for the 49ers in a 1977 |
| special part of Raiders history. Here is a look at | | | | game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then he did |
| five interesting facts about Jim Plunkett. | | | | it in 1983 for the Raiders in a game against the |
| #1 - The team victimized most by Jim Plunkett | | | | Redskins. |
| was the Kansas City Chiefs. The 13 touchdowns | | | | |
