1982–83 NFL playoffs (original) (raw)

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The National Football League playoffs for the 1982 season began on January 8, 1983. The postseason tournament concluded with the Washington Redskins defeating the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII, 27–17, on January 30, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format (dubbed the "Super Bowl Tournament"), just for this year. Division standings were ignored (although each division did send at least one team to the playoffs). Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8 based on their regular season records. 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. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days. In addition, it marked the first time in NFL history in which a team that qualified for the playoffs had a losing record (< .500), as both Cleveland and Detroit finished with 4–5 records (.444). Both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. This feat went unmatched until the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and 2020 Washington Football Team won their division with a 7–9 (.438) record (the Seahawks were the first such team to accomplish this in a full-length season; they also were the first sub-.500 team to win a playoff game, as well). However, it is not the only time that teams with non-winning records (≤ .500) have made the playoffs. Since 1978, eleven teams with an 8–8 record have made the playoffs: eight wild cards: 1990 Saints, 1991 Jets, 1999 Lions, 1999 Cowboys, 2004 Vikings, 2004 Rams, 2006 Giants, and the 2020 Bears; as well as three division winners: 1985 Browns, 2008 Chargers, and the 2011 Broncos. Also, the 2014 Panthers won their division with a 7-8-1 (.469) record and became the fourth team (and the second that played a full 16-game season) to qualify for the playoffs with a sub-.500 record. The expanded playoff format made it possible for teams to host three games in the postseason, and as it happened the conference champions (Washington and Miami) were their conferences' top remaining seeds for their conference championship games and thus both hosted three playoff games. Under the normal format in force at the time, this was not possible since the teams winning in the wild card round always played away to teams that had byes to the divisional round. However, one team hosting three NFL playoff games is again possible starting with the 2020-21 NFL playoffs when the field was expanded to seven teams per conference. Under the current format if at least one division champion in a conference wins in the wild card round then a division champion will host games in both the wild card and divisional rounds, and can potentially host the conference championship game as well if and when they advance and the number one seed (now the only team with a bye) loses in the divisional round. The first team to host three playoff games in the fourteen team playoff format was the 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West winners and #2 seed; hosted #7 Pittsburgh, #3 Buffalo, and #4 Cincinnati), the first time since 1982-83 where any team has hosted three playoff games. (en)

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The Washington Redskins' defense stopping a Miami Dolphins running play in Super Bowl XVII (en)

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Because a player's strike shortened the 1982 regular season to 9 games, the NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament (en)

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*Scoring **DAL – field goal Septién 27 DAL 3–0 **WAS – Brown 19 pass from Theismann WAS 7–3 **WAS – Riggins 1 run WAS 14–3 **DAL – Pearson 6 pass from Hogeboom WAS 14–10 **WAS – Riggins 4 run WAS 21–10 **DAL – Johnson 23 pass from Hogeboom WAS 21–17 **WAS – field goal Moseley 29 WAS 24–17 **WAS – Grant 10 interception return WAS 31–17 (en)
*Scoring **WAS – White 77 interception return WAS 7–0 **WAS – field goal Moseley 26 WAS 10–0 **WAS – Garrett 21 pass from Theismann WAS 17–0 **WAS – Garrett 21 pass from Theismann WAS 24–0 **WAS – Garrett 27 pass from Theismann WAS 31–0 **DET – Hill 15 pass from Hipple WAS 31–7 (en)
*Scoring **RAI – field goal C. Bahr 27 RAI 3–0 **CLE – field goal M. Bahr 52 3–3 **RAI – Allen 2 run RAI 10–3 **CLE – Feacher 43 pass from McDonald 10–10 **RAI – field goal C. Bahr 37 RAI 13–10 **RAI – Allen 3 run RAI 20–10 **RAI – Hawkins 1 run RAI 27–10 (en)
*Scoring **MIA – Bennett 7 run MIA 7–0 **MIA – Duhe 35 interception return MIA 14–0 (en)
*Scoring **MIA – Moore 3 pass from Woodley MIA 7–0 **MIA – Franklin 3 run 14–0 **MIA – Lee 6 pass from Woodley 21–0 **MIA – field goal von Schamann 24 MIA 24–0 **SD – Joiner 28 pass from Fouts MIA 24–6 **MIA – field goal von Schamann 23 MIA 27–6 **SD – Muncie 1 run MIA 27–13 **MIA – Woodley 7 run MIA 34–13 (en)
*Scoring **WAS – Warren 3 pass from Thiesmann WAS 7–0 **WAS – Riggins 2 run WAS 14–0 **MIN – Brown 18 run WAS 14–7 **WAS – Garrett 18 pass from Thiesmann WAS 21–7 (en)
*Scoring **PIT – Ruff fumble recovery in end zone PIT 7–0 **SD – field goal Benirschke 25 PIT 7–3 **PIT – Bradshaw 1 run PIT 14–3 **SD – Brooks 18 run PIT 14–10 **SD – Sievers 10 pass from Fouts SD 17–14 **PIT – Cunningham 2 pass from Bradshaw PIT 21–17 **PIT – Stallworth 9 pass from Bradshaw PIT 28–17 **SD – Winslow 8 pass from Fouts PIT 28–24 **SD – Winslow 2 pass from Fouts SD 31–28 (en)
*Scoring **DAL – field goal Septién 33 DAL 3–0 **DAL – field goal Septién 33 DAL 6–0 **TB – Green 60 fumble return TB 7–6 **TB – field goal Capece 32 TB 10–6 **DAL – Springs 6 pass from D. White DAL 13–10 **DAL – field goal Septién 19 DAL 16–10 **TB – Jones 49 pass from Williams TB 17–16 **DAL – Hunter 19 interception return DAL 23–17 **DAL – Newsome 10 pass from D. White DAL 30–17 (en)
*Scoring **NE – field goal Smith 23 NE 3–0 **MIA – Hardy 2 pass from Woodley MIA 7–3 **MIA – Franklin 1 run MIA 14–3 **NE – field goal Smith 42 MIA 14–6 **MIA – Bennett 2 run MIA 21–6 **MIA – Hardy 2 pass from Woodley MIA 28–6 **NE – Hasselbeck 22 pass from Grogan MIA 28–13 (en)
*Scoring **STL – field goal O'Donoghue 18 STL 3–0 **GB – Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey GB 7–3 **GB – Lofton 20 pass from Dickey GB 14–3 **GB – Ivery 2 run GB 21–3 **GB – Ivery 4 pass from Dickey GB 28–3 **STL – Tilley 5 pass from Lomax GB 28–9 **GB – field goal Stenerud 46 GB 31–9 **GB – Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey GB 38–9 **GB – field goal Stenerud 34 GB 41–9 **STL – Shumann 18 pass from Lomax GB 41–16 (en)
*Scoring **DAL – field goal Septién 50 DAL 3–0 **DAL – field goal Septién 34 DAL 6–0 **GB – Lofton 6 pass from Dickey GB 7–6 **DAL – Newsome 2 run DAL 13–7 **DAL – Thurman 39 interception return DAL 20–7 **GB – field goal Stenerud 30 DAL 20–10 **GB – field goal Stenerud 33 DAL 20–13 **DAL – field goal Septién 24 DAL 23–13 **GB – Lofton 71 run DAL 23–19 **DAL – Cosbie 7 pass from D. White DAL 30–19 **GB – Lee 22 interception return DAL 30–26 **DAL – Newsome 1 run DAL 37–26 (en)
*Scoring **NYJ – Walker 20 pass from Todd NYJ 7–0 **NYJ – field goal Leahy 30 NYJ 10–0 **RAI – Allen 3 run NYJ 10–7 **RAI – Barnwell 57 pass from Plunkett RAI 14–10 **NYJ – Dierking 1 run NYJ 17–14 (en)
*Scoring **ATL – Rodgers recovered blocked punt in end zone ATL 7–0 **MIN – field goal Danmeier 33 ATL 7–3 **MIN – White 36 pass from Kramer MIN 10–7 **MIN – field goal Danmeier 30 MIN 13–7 **ATL – Luckhurst 17 run ATL 14–13 **ATL – Glazebrook 35 interception return ATL 21–13 **MIN – field goal Danmeier 39 ATL 21–16 **MIN – McCullum 11 pass from Kramer MIN 23–21 **ATL – field goal Luckhurst 41 ATL 24–23 **MIN – Brown 5 run MIN 30–24 (en)

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NFL playoffs (en)
Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary (en)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary (en)
San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary (en)
New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary (en)
Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary (en)
Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary (en)
New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary (en)
New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary (en)
Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary (en)
New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary (en)
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary (en)
Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary (en)
San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary (en)
Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary (en)
Super Bowl XVII – Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary (en)

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Don Criqui , John Brodie, and Bob Griese (en)
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The National Football League playoffs for the 1982 season began on January 8, 1983. The postseason tournament concluded with the Washington Redskins defeating the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII, 27–17, on January 30, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. 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. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days. (en)

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1982–83 NFL playoffs (en)

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