NFL playoffs, 1982-83

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The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.

A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1-8 based on their regular season records:

Playoff seeds
Seed AFC NFC
1 Los Angeles Raiders Washington Redskins
2 Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys
3 Cincinnati Bengals Green Bay Packers
4 Pittsburgh Steelers Minnesota Vikings
5 San Diego Chargers Atlanta Falcons
6 New York Jets St. Louis Cardinals
7 New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8 Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions

Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide.

Contents

[edit] First round

[edit] January 8, 1983

[edit] NFC: Washington Redskins 31, Detroit Lions 7

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 7 0 7
Redskins 10 14 7 0 31

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Quarterback Joe Theismann led the Redskins to a victory with 210 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Washington receiver Alvin Garrett, who only caught 1 pass during the regular season, recorded 6 receptions for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns. Fullback John Riggins led the team on the ground with 119 rushing yards.

  • Scoring
    • WAS - White 77 interception return (Moseley kick)
    • WAS - FG Moseley 26
    • WAS - Garrett 21 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
    • WAS - Garrett 21 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
    • WAS - Garrett 27 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
    • DET - Hill 15 pass from Hipple (Murray kick)

[edit] NFC: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 6 0 7 16
Packers 7 21 10 3 41

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns en route to a 41-16 win. The Packers scored four touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. It was their first playoff victory since Super Bowl II.

  • Scoring
    • STL - FG O'Donoghue 18
    • GB - Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
    • GB - Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
    • GB - Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick)
    • GB - Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
    • STL - Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked)
    • GB - FG Stenerud 46
    • GB - Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
    • GB - FG Stenerud 34
    • STL - Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick)

[edit] AFC: Miami Dolphins 28, New England Patriots 13

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 0 3 3 7 13
Dolphins 0 14 7 7 28

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

The Dolphins controlled most of the game with four long touchdown drives, and intercepted Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan twice. Miami quarterback David Woodley had one of the best performances of his career, completing 16 of 19 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions, while also rushing for 16 yards.

  • Scoring
    • NE - FG Smith 23
    • MIA - Hardy 2 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - Franklin 1 run (von Schamann kick)
    • NE - FG Smith 42
    • MIA - Bennett 2 run (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - Hardy 2 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
    • NE - Hasselbeck 22 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)

[edit] AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 27, Cleveland Browns 10

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 10 0 0 10
Raiders 3 10 7 7 27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

The Raiders gained 510 total yards of offense. Quarterback Jim Plunkett threw for 386 yards, while running back Marcus Allen rushed for 72 yards, caught 6 passes for 74 yards, and scored 2 touchdowns.

  • Scoring
    • RAI - FG C.Bahr 27
    • CLE - FG M.Bahr 52
    • RAI - Allen 2 run (C.Bahr kick)
    • CLE - Feacher 43 pass from McDonald (M.Bahr kick)
    • RAI - FG C.Bahr 37
    • RAI - Allen 3 run (C.Bahr kick)
    • RAI - Hawkins 1 run (C.Bahr kick)

[edit] January 9, 1983

[edit] AFC: New York Jets 44, Cincinnati Bengals 17

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 3 17 3 21 44
Bengals 14 0 3 0 17

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Running back Freeman McNeil led the Jets to a victory with 210 rushing yards and a touchdown, while also catching a pass for 9 yards and throwing a touchdown pass on a halfback option play. Playing in the final postseason game of his legendary career, Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson completed 26 of 35 passes for a career playoff high 354 yards and 2 touchdowns, but was intercepted 3 times.

  • Scoring
    • CIN - Curtis 32 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
    • NYJ - FG Leahy 32
    • CIN - Ross 2 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
    • NYJ - Gaffney 14 pass from McNeil (Leahy kick)
    • NYJ - Walker 14 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
    • NYJ - FG Leahy 24
    • NYJ - FG Leahy 47
    • CIN - FG Breech 20
    • NYJ - McNeil 20 run (Leahy kick)
    • NYJ - Ray 98 interception return (Leahy kick)
    • NYJ - Crutchfield 1 run (Leahy kick)

[edit] AFC: San Diego Chargers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28

1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 3 14 0 14 31
Steelers 14 0 7 7 28

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

San Diego quarterback Dan Fouts threw for 333 yards and 3 touchdows with no interceptions to lead his team to victory. With the Steelers leading 21-17 in the fourth quarter, the Chargers scored two touchdowns in the final period -- the second with only a minute remaining. Chargers running back Chuck Muncie rushed for 126 yards and caught a pass for 12, while tight end Kellen Winslow caught 7 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns. Steelers receiver John Stallworth caught 8 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw for 325 yards and 2 touchdowns and scored a rushing touchdown in his final postseason game, but was intercepted twice.

  • Scoring
    • PIT - Ruff fumble recovery in end zone (Anderson kick)
    • SD - FG Benirschke 25
    • PIT - Bradshaw 1 run (Anderson kick)
    • SD - Brooks 18 run (Benirschke kick)
    • SD - Sievers 10 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)
    • PIT - Cunningham 2 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
    • PIT - Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw (Anderson kick)
    • SD - Winslow 8 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)
    • SD - Winslow 2 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)

[edit] NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 10 7 0 17
Cowboys 6 7 3 14 30

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

The Cowboys had 445 yards of total offense, while their defense held Buccaneers quarterback Doug Williams to just 8 of 28 completions for 113 yards and intercepted him 3 times. Dallas running back Tony Dorsett rushed for 110 yards, while kicker Rafeal Septien made 3 field goals.

  • Scoring
    • DAL - FG Septien 33
    • DAL - FG Septien 33
    • TB - Green 60 fumble return (Capece kick)
    • TB - FG Capece 32
    • DAL - FG Septien 19
    • TB - Jones 49 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
    • DAL - Hunter 19 interception return (Septien kick)
    • DAL - Newsome 10 pass from D.White (Septien kick)

[edit] NFC: Minnesota Vikings 30, Atlanta Falcons 24

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 14 3 24
Vikings 3 10 3 14 30

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Vikings drove 72 yards to score the winning touchdown with 1:44 left in the game.

  • Scoring
    • ATL - Rodgers recovered blocked punt in end zone (Luckhurst kick)
    • MIN - FG Danmeier 33
    • MIN - White 36 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)
    • MIN - FG Danmeier 30
    • ATL - Luckhurst 17 run (Luckhurst kick)
    • ATL - Glazebrook 35 interception return (Luckhurst kick)
    • MIN - FG Danmeier 39
    • MIN - McCullum 11 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)
    • ATL - FG Luckhurst 41
    • MIN - Brown 5 run (Danmeier kick)

[edit] Second round

[edit] January 15, 1983

[edit] NFC: Washington Redskins 21, Minnesota Vikings 7

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 0 7
Redskins 14 7 0 0 21

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Running back John Riggins led the Redskins to a victory with 185 rushing yards and a touchdown.

  • Scoring
    • WAS - Warren 3 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)
    • WAS - Riggins 2 run (Moseley kick)
    • MIN - Brown 18 run (Danmeier kick)
    • WAS - Garrett 18 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)

[edit] AFC: New York Jets 17, Los Angeles Raiders 14

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 7 3 0 7 17
Raiders 0 0 14 0 14

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Ted Brown scored the Jets' winning touchdown with 3:45 remaining. The New York defense then forced two interceptions in the final minutes to seal the victory.

  • Scoring
    • NYJ - Walker 20 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
    • NYJ - FG Leahy 30
    • RAI - Allen 3 run (Bahr kick)
    • RAI - Barnwell 57 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
    • NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)

[edit] January 16, 1983

[edit] AFC: Miami Dolphins 34, San Diego Chargers 13

1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 0 13 0 0 13
Dolphins 7 20 0 7 34

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Miami avenged their devisional playoff loss to San Diego in the previous season known as The Epic In Miami with dominating 34-13 win. The Dolphins defense completely shut down Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts, limiting him to just 15 of 34 completions for 194 yards and a touchdown while intercepting him 5 times. Miami quarterback David Woodley, who was benched in the second quarter of the Epic in Miami due to poor performance, redeemed himself by completing 17 of 22 passes for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown. The Dolphins converted 3 turnovers, including 2 fumbled kickoffs, into 21 points. This was the final postseason game in the hall of fame careers of Chargers stars Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, and Kellen Winslow.

  • Scoring
    • MIA - Moore 9 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - Franklin 3 run (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - Lee 6 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - FG von Schamann 24
    • SD - Joiner 28 pass from Fouts (kick failed)
    • MIA - FG von Schamann 23
    • SD - Muncie 1 run (Benirschke kick)
    • MIA - Woodley 7 run (von Schamann kick)

[edit] NFC: Dallas Cowboys 37, Green Bay Packers 26

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 7 6 13 26
Cowboys 6 14 3 14 37

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two 80-yard drives while cornerback Dennis Thurman had 3 interceptions, including a 39-yard touchdown and one to clinch the victory. Packers quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for 332 yards and a touchdown, but his 3 interceptions were too costly to overcome. Receiver James Lofton caught 5 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also had a 71-yard touchdown run on a reverse play.

  • Scoring
    • DAL - FG Septien 50
    • DAL - FG Septien 34
    • GB - Lofton 6 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick)
    • DAL - Newsome 2 run (Septien kick)
    • DAL - Thurman 39 interception return (Septien kick)
    • GB - FG Stenerud 30
    • GB - FG Stenerud 33
    • DAL - FG Septien 24
    • GB - Lofton 71 run (kick failed)
    • DAL - Cosbie 7 pass from D.White (Septien kick)
    • GB - Lee 22 interception return (Stenerud kick)
    • DAL - Newsome 1 run (Septien kick)

[edit] Conference Championships

[edit] January 22, 1983

[edit] NFC: Washington Redskins 31, Dallas Cowboys 17

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 14 0 17
Redskins 7 7 7 10 31

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

The Redskins sealed the victory by converting 2 turnovers in the final period into 10 points. The Cowboys scored first after a 75-yard drive led to a 27-yard field goal by kicker Rafael Septien. But Washington then scored on an 84-yard drive that was capped by quarterback Joe Theismann's 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Charlie Brown. In the second quarter, Dallas' Rod Hill lost a fumble on a punt return, setting up a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Redskins running back John Riggins. Late in the second quarter, Cowboys quarterback Danny White suffered a concussion and was replaced by Gary Hogeboom. Hogeboom threw two touchdowns in the third quarter, while Riggins scored on a 4-yard run. With the Redskins leading 21-17 in the final period, linebacker Mel Kaufman intercepted a pass from Hogeboom, setting up Washington kicker Mark Moseley's 29-yard field goal with 6:55 left to play. Then, defensive lineman Dexter Manley tipped Hogeboom's pass to lineman Darryl Grant, who returned it 10 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.

Riggins finished the game with 140 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.

  • Scoring
    • DAL - FG Septien 27
    • WAS - Brown 19 pass from Thiesmann (Moseley kick)
    • WAS - Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick)
    • DAL - Pearson 6 pass from Hogeboom (Septien kick)
    • WAS - Riggins 4 run (Moseley kick)
    • DAL - Johnson 23 pass from Hogeboom (Septien kick)
    • WAS - FG Moseley 29
    • WAS - Grant 10 interception return (Moseley kick)

[edit] January 23, 1983

[edit] AFC: Miami Dolphins 14, New York Jets 0

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 0 0 0 0 0
Dolphins 0 0 7 7 14

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

On a wet, muddy field, The Dolphins defense held Jets quarterback Richard Todd to only 15 of 37 completions for 103 yards and intercepted 5 of his passes. Linebacker A.J. Duhe led Miami to a victory with 3 interceptions, scoring a 35-yard touchdown and setting up the other Dolphins score. Miami held the Jets to 139 total yards and forced 5 interceptions. The game was scoreless until the third period when Duhe intercepted a pass from Todd. Aided by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Jets, the Dolphins advanced to the New York 7-yard line where Woody Bennett rushed into the end zone for a touchdown. Then early in the final period, Duhe intercepted a screen pass and returned it 35 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.

  • Scoring
    • MIA - Bennett 7 run (von Schamann kick)
    • MIA - Duhe 35 interception return (von Schamann kick)

[edit] Super Bowl

Further information: Super Bowl XVII

Washington Redskins (NFC) 27, Miami Dolphins (AFC) 17, at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

[edit] Bracket

  First round Second round Conf. Championships Super Bowl XVII
                                     
6  Jets 44  
3  Bengals 17  
  6  Jets 17  
  1  Raiders 14  
8  Browns 10
1  Raiders 27  
  6  Jets 0  
AFC
  2  Dolphins 14  
5  Chargers 31  
4  Steelers 28  
  5  Chargers 14
  2  Dolphins 34  
7  Patriots 13
2  Dolphins 28  
  A2  Dolphins 17
  N1  Redskins 27
6  Cardinals 16  
3  Packers 41  
  3  Packers 26
  2  Cowboys 37  
7  Buccaneers 17
2  Cowboys 30  
  2  Cowboys 17
NFC
  1  Redskins 31  
5  Falcons 24  
4  Vikings 30  
  4  Vikings 7
  1  Redskins 21  
8  Lions 7
1  Redskins 31  

[edit] References

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