1982 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
General manager | Bobby Beathard |
Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
Local radio | WMAL–AM 630 |
Results | |
Record | 8–1 |
Division place | 1st NFC |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Lions) 31–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 21–7 Won NFC Championship (vs. Cowboys) 31–17 Won Super Bowl XVII (vs. Dolphins) 27–17 |
Pro Bowlers | 5[1] |
AP All-Pros | 1[2] |
The 1982 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 46th in Washington, D.C. Although the Redskins lost all their preseason games,[3] they advanced from an 8–8 record the previous season to become one of the only two teams in NFL history to win the Super Bowl after not winning a pre-season game (the other being the 2021 Los Angeles Rams). The 1990 Buffalo Bills and 2000 New York Giants also made it to the Super Bowl after a winless pre-season, but they did not win the Super Bowl.[3]
The 1982 NFL season was shortened from sixteen games per team to nine because of a players’ strike. The NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament; division standings were ignored, and the top eight teams from each conference earned playoff berths with seeds corresponding to their position in the conference standings. With the best record in the NFC, Washington received the number one seed in the conference for the playoff tournament. Although they and the Los Angeles Raiders had identical 8–1 records, the Redskins were the best in the league because they had a +62-point differential, which was 2 more than the Raiders.
The Redskins marched through the NFC playoffs, beating each of their opponents by an average of 19 points. In a rematch of Washington's only prior Super Bowl appearance ten years prior, the Redskins—in a game famous for Washington's "70 Chip" play on fourth-and-1—went on to beat the Miami Dolphins 27–17 to win Super Bowl XVII. It was the Redskins’ first ever Super Bowl victory, and their first NFL Championship in 40 years.[4] Combining the post-season and their first Super Bowl victory, the Redskins finished the season with an overall record of 12–1.
NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Hail To The Redskins; it was narrated by John Facenda. On March 22, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, the 1982 Washington Redskins, with team commentary from Russ Grimm, Joe Theismann and Rick Walker, and narrated by Alec Baldwin.
Main article: 1982 NFL Draft |
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 14 | Traded to L.A. Rams | |||
2 | 41 | Traded to New England | from San Francisco | ||
49 | Vernon Dean | DB | San Diego State | from San Diego via L.A. Rams | |
3 | 61 | Carl Powell | WR | Jackson State | from L.A. Rams |
68 | Traded to New Orleans | ||||
4 | 99 | Todd Liebenstein | DE | UNLV | |
5 | 125 | Traded to St. Louis | |||
133 | Mike Williams | TE | Alabama A&M | from Buffalo | |
6 | 153 | Lemont Holt Jeffers | LB | Tennessee | |
7 | 180 | John Schachtner | LB | Northern Arizona | |
8 | 211 | Traded to Cleveland | |||
223 | Ralph Warthen | DT | Gardner-Webb | from San Francisco via New Orleans | |
9 | 226 | Ken Coffey | DB | Southwest Texas State | from New Orleans |
238 | Randy Trautman | DT | Boise State | ||
10 | 254 | Harold Smith | DE | Kentucky State | |
265 | Terry Daniels | DB | Tennessee | ||
11 | 281 | Dan Miller | K | Miami (FL) | From New Orleans |
291 | Bob Holly | QB | Princeton | ||
12 | 309 | Donald Laster | T | Tennessee State | From New Orleans |
322 | Jeff Goff | LB | Arkansas |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Time | TV | Record | Game site | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 14 | at Miami Dolphins | 8:00 p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 7–24 | 0–1 | Orange Bowl | 45,681
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2 | August 21 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:00 p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 13–28 | 0–2 | Tampa Stadium | 63,896
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3 | August 27 | Buffalo Bills | 7:30 p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 14–20 | 0–3 | RFK Stadium | 42,514
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4 | September 3 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 7:30 p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 21–28 | 0–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 43,358
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (0–1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Dolphins (1–0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
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MIA | Passing | ||
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Time of possession |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (0–2) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Buccaneers (2–0) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
at Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 9/16, 73 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | John Riggins | 11 CAR, 51 YDS | |
Receiving | Rich Caster | 2 REC, 43 YDS | |
TB | Passing | Jerry Golsteyn | 8/10, 145 YDS, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Michael Morton | 12 CAR, 70 YDS | |
Receiving | Gerald Carter | 4 REC, 63 YDS |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | Buccaneers |
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14 | First downs | 20 |
31–134 | Rushes–yards | 34–143 |
136 | Passing yards | 250 |
16–27–2 | Passes | 18–27–0 |
1–10 | Sacked–yards | 3–15 |
126 | Net passing yards | 235 |
260 | Total yards | 378 |
143 | Return yards | 44 |
6–44.0 | Punts | 6–36.7 |
4–2 | Fumbles–lost | 2–2 |
7–63 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 |
27:56 | Time of possession | 32:04 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills (2–1) | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Redskins (0–3) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Receiving | |||
WSH | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
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Time of possession |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (0–4) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Bengals (1–3) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
CIN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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Time of possession |
Week | Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result | Record | Game site | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00 p.m. EDT | CBS | W 37–34 (OT) | 1–0 | Veterans Stadium | 68,885
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2 | September 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:00 p.m. EDT | CBS | W 21–13 | 2–0 | Tampa Stadium | 66,187 | Recap |
— | September 26 | St. Louis Cardinals | Postponed until January 2, 1983 due to the NFLPA Players' strike | ||||||
— | October 3 | Cleveland Browns | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | October 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | October 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | October 24 | at Houston Oilers | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | November 7 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | November 14 | Minnesota Vikings | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
3 | November 21 | at New York Giants | 4:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–17 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | 70,766
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4 | November 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 13–9 | 4–0 | RFK Stadium | 48,313
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5 | December 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 4:00 p.m. EST | CBS | L 10–24 | 4–1 | RFK Stadium | 54,633
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6 | December 12 | at St. Louis Cardinals | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 12–7 | 5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 35,308
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7 | December 19 | New York Giants | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 15–14 | 6–1 | RFK Stadium | 50,030
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8 | December 26 | at New Orleans Saints | 4:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–10 | 7–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 48,667
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9 | January 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 28–0 | 8–1 | RFK Stadium | 55,045
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Redskins (1–0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 37 |
Eagles (0–1) | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 28/39, 382 YDS, 3 TDs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 20 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 8 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD | |
PHI | Passing | Ron Jaworski | 27/38, 371 YDS, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Wilbert Montgomery | 15 CAR, 63 YDS, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Harold Carmichael | 5 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | Eagles |
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26 | First downs | 25 |
30–114 | Rushes–yards | 27–101 |
382 | Passing yards | 371 |
28–39–0 | Passes | 27–38–0 |
1–9 | Sacked–yards | 6–46 |
373 | Net passing yards | 325 |
487 | Total yards | 426 |
185 | Return yards | 58 |
4–32.3 | Punts | 4–43.5 |
3–2 | Fumbles–lost | 1–1 |
5–61 | Penalties–yards | 6–39 |
36:02 | Time of possession | 28:45 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (2–0) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
Buccaneers (0–2) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 12/20, 112 YDS, 1 TD |
Rushing | John Riggins | 34 CAR, 136 YDS | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 4 REC, 41 YDS | |
TB | Passing | Doug Williams | 14/27, 199 YDS, 1 TD |
Rushing | Doug Williams | 9 CAR, 49 YDS | |
Receiving | James Wilder | 5 REC, 46 YDS |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | Buccaneers |
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18 | First downs | 14 |
45–177 | Rushes–yards | 28–101 |
112 | Passing yards | 199 |
12–20–0 | Passes | 14–27–0 |
6–41 | Sacked–yards | 2–22 |
71 | Net passing yards | 177 |
248 | Total yards | 278 |
76 | Return yards | 149 |
7–40.6 | Punts | 6–31.7 |
1–0 | Fumbles–lost | 5–4 |
3–23 | Penalties–yards | 5–32 |
36:37 | Time of possession | 23:23 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (3–0) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Giants (0–3) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 16/24, 185 YDS, 2 TDs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 28 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 6 REC, 42 YDS | |
NYG | Passing | Scott Brunner | 14/28, 169 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Butch Woolfolk | 12 CAR, 62 YDS | |
Receiving | Johnny Perkins | 5 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | Giants |
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19 | First downs | 20 |
40–139 | Rushes–yards | 31–136 |
185 | Passing yards | 169 |
16–24–0 | Passes | 14–28–1 |
1–12 | Sacked–yards | 3–18 |
173 | Net passing yards | 151 |
312 | Total yards | 287 |
148 | Return yards | 93 |
4–41.0 | Punts | 4–44.0 |
2–0 | Fumbles–lost | 3–0 |
5–35 | Penalties–yards | 4–25 |
25:39 | Time of possession | 34:21 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles (1–3) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Redskins (4–0) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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PHI | Passing | Ron Jaworski | 18/42, 233 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTs |
Rushing | Perry Harrington | 15 CAR, 86 YDS | |
Receiving | Harold Carmichael | 6 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 14/28, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 20 CAR, 52 YDS | |
Receiving | Don Warren | 4 REC, 34 YDS |
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17 | First downs | 15 |
23–101 | Rushes–yards | 31–61 |
233 | Passing yards | 250 |
18–42–4 | Passes | 14–28–2 |
2–15 | Sacked–yards | 4–25 |
218 | Net passing yards | 225 |
319 | Total yards | 295 |
85 | Return yards | 120 |
5–36.0 | Punts | 7–27.7 |
4–1 | Fumbles–lost | 2–1 |
1–5 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 |
27:24 | Time of possession | 32:36 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys (4–1) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Redskins (4–1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DAL | Passing | Danny White | 21/29, 216 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tony Dorsett | 26 CAR, 57 YDS | |
Receiving | Tony Hill | 6 REC, 77 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 19/29, 234 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Joe Washington | 6 CAR, 32 YDS | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 7 REC, 100 YDS |
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22 | First downs | 15 |
38–160 | Rushes–yards | 17–66 |
216 | Passing yards | 269 |
21–30–2 | Passes | 20–30–3 |
1–14 | Sacked–yards | 7–60 |
202 | Net passing yards | 209 |
362 | Total yards | 275 |
88 | Return yards | 178 |
4–41.0 | Punts | 5–32.4 |
2–0 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
7–52 | Penalties–yards | 3–40 |
32:26 | Time of possession | 27:34 |
Individual stats
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Redskins (5–1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Cardinals (3–3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 17/26, 188 YDS |
Rushing | John Riggins | 25 CAR, 89 YDS | |
Receiving | Joe Washington | 8 REC, 78 YDS | |
STL | Passing | Neil Lomax | 8/14, 160 YDS |
Rushing | Ottis Anderson | 15 CAR, 109 YDS | |
Receiving | Pat Tilley | 6 REC, 95 YDS |
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18 | First downs | 19 |
35–122 | Rushes–yards | 25–131 |
188 | Passing yards | 251 |
17–26–0 | Passes | 15–26–0 |
2–18 | Sacked–yards | 3–26 |
170 | Net passing yards | 225 |
292 | Total yards | 356 |
35 | Return yards | 100 |
3–41.3 | Punts | 2–40.5 |
2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 3–3 |
9–65 | Penalties–yards | 8–65 |
32:41 | Time of possession | 27:19 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants (3–4) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Redskins (6–1) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NYG | Passing | Scott Brunner | 10/26, 128 YDS, 1 TD |
Rushing | Rob Carpenter | 10 CAR, 28 YDS | |
Receiving | Earnest Gray | 3 REC, 36 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 25/38, 252 YDS, 4 INTs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 31 CAR, 87 YDS | |
Receiving | Charlie Brown | 7 REC, 96 YDS |
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10 | First downs | 20 |
20–55 | Rushes–yards | 41–134 |
128 | Passing yards | 252 |
10–26–0 | Passes | 25–38–4 |
5–44 | Sacked–yards | 1–11 |
84 | Net passing yards | 241 |
139 | Total yards | 375 |
143 | Return yards | 76 |
10–37.8 | Punts | 4–41.8 |
2–2 | Fumbles–lost | 2–1 |
4–35 | Penalties–yards | 5–43 |
21:41 | Time of possession | 38:19 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (7–1) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Saints (3–5) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 14/23, 264 YDS, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Joe Washington | 15 CAR, 67 YDS | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 5 REC, 60 YDS | |
NO | Passing | Guido Merkens | 9/24, 104 YDS, 1 INT |
Rushing | Wayne Wilson | 15 CAR, 56 YDS | |
Receiving | Jeff Groth | 3 REC, 31 YDS |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | Saints |
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16 | First downs | 14 |
37–198 | Rushes–yards | 35–120 |
264 | Passing yards | 104 |
14–23–0 | Passes | 9–24–1 |
3–14 | Sacked–yards | 5–27 |
250 | Net passing yards | 77 |
448 | Total yards | 197 |
134 | Return yards | 72 |
7–45.9 | Punts | 11–44.6 |
3–2 | Fumbles–lost | 1–0 |
8–86 | Penalties–yards | 4–33 |
29:05 | Time of possession | 30:55 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals (5–4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Redskins (8–1) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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STL | Passing | Neil Lomax | 18/34, 199 YDS, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Ottis Anderson | 10 CAR, 31 YDS | |
Receiving | Pat Tilley | 4 REC, 65 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 16/25, 157 YDS, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Clarence Harmon | 21 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Rick Walker | 3 REC, 37 TDS, 1 TD |
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Cardinals | Game Statistics | Redskins |
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10 | First downs | 18 |
20–41 | Rushes–yards | 39–129 |
199 | Passing yards | 157 |
18–34–3 | Passes | 16–25–0 |
5–44 | Sacked–yards | 5–33 |
155 | Net passing yards | 124 |
196 | Total yards | 253 |
112 | Return yards | 77 |
10–41.3 | Punts | 10–39.2 |
2–2 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
13–133 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 |
25:10 | Time of possession | 34:50 |
Individual stats
Regular Season Game Officials | ||||||||
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Week | Opponent | Referee | Umpire | Head Linesman | Line Judge | Back Judge | Side Judge | Field Judge |
1 | at Philadelphia | #75 Fred Wyant | #19 Tom Hensley | #36 Tony Veteri | ||||
2 | at Tampa Bay | #48 Gordon McCarter | #110 Ron Botchan | |||||
3 | at N.Y. Giants | #32 Jim Tunney | #88 Pat Harder | |||||
4 | Philadelphia | #12 Ben Dreith | #10 Tommy Myers | |||||
5 | Dallas | #9 Jerry Markbreit | #57 Ed Fiffick | #104 Dale Hamer | ||||
6 | at St. Louis | #70 Jerry Seeman | #20 Frank Sinkovitz | |||||
7 | N.Y. Giants | #75 Fred Wyant | #19 Tom Hensley | #36 Tony Veteri | ||||
8 | at New Orleans | #46 Chuck Heberling | #89 Gordon Wells | |||||
9 | St. Louis | #48 Gordon McCarter | #110 Ron Botchan |
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Washington Redskins(1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 190 | 128 | W4 |
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 226 | 145 | L2 |
St. Louis Cardinals(6) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 135 | 170 | L1 |
New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 164 | 160 | W1 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 191 | 195 | L1 |
National Football Conference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Washington Redskins(1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 128 | W4 | ||
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 226 | 145 | L2 | ||
Green Bay Packers(3) | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 226 | 169 | L1 | ||
Minnesota Vikings(4) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 187 | 198 | W1 | ||
Atlanta Falcons(5) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 183 | 199 | L2 | ||
St. Louis Cardinals(6) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 135 | 170 | L1 | ||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 158 | 178 | W3 | ||
Detroit Lions(8) | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 181 | 176 | W1 | ||
New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 160 | W1 | ||
New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 164 | 160 | W1 | ||
San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 206 | L1 | ||
Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 141 | 174 | L1 | ||
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 195 | L1 | ||
Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 200 | 250 | W1 |
Passing
Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Lng | Rate | Sk | Yds | NY/A | ANY/A | Sk% | 4QC | GWD |
Theismann | QB | 9 | 9 | 8–1–0 | 161 | 252 | 63.9 | 2033 | 13 | 5.2 | 9 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 225.9 | 78 | 91.3 | 30 | 223 | 10.6 | 6.42 | 5.90 | 2 | 2 |
Washington | RB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 35 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35.00 | 35.00 | |||
Team Total | 9 | 8–1–0 | 162 | 253 | 64.0 | 2068 | 13 | 5.1 | 9 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 229.8 | 78 | 91.8 | 30 | 223 | 10.6 | 6.52 | 6.01 | 2 | 2 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 146 | 275 | 53.1 | 1870 | 8 | 2.9 | 11 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 5.58 | 12.8 | 207.8 | 62 | 67.7 | 32 | 256 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Rushing
Rushing | ||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G |
Riggins | RB | 8 | 8 | 177 | 553 | 3 | 19 | 3.1 | 69.1 | 22.1 |
Washington | RB | 7 | 1 | 44 | 190 | 1 | 40 | 4.3 | 27.1 | 6.3 |
Harmon | RB | 9 | 0 | 38 | 168 | 1 | 20 | 4.4 | 18.7 | 4.2 |
Theismann | QB | 9 | 9 | 31 | 150 | 0 | 16 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 3.4 |
Wonsley | RB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
Monk | WR | 9 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
Walker | TE | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Jackson | RB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
Giaquinto | RB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Team Total | 9 | 315 | 1140 | 5 | 40 | 3.6 | 126.7 | 35.0 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 247 | 946 | 8 | 64 | 3.8 | 105.1 | 27.4 |
Receiving
Receiving | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% |
Monk | WR | 9 | 9 | 35 | 447 | 12.8 | 1 | 43 | 3.9 | 49.7 | 0.0% |
Brown | WR | 9 | 9 | 32 | 690 | 21.6 | 8 | 78 | 3.6 | 76.7 | 0.0% |
Warren | TE | 9 | 9 | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 0 | 29 | 3.0 | 34.4 | 0.0% |
Washington | RB | 7 | 1 | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 1 | 17 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 0.0% |
Walker | TE | 9 | 7 | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 1 | 25 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 0.0% |
Harmon | RB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 0 | 28 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 0.0% |
Riggins | RB | 8 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.0% |
Seay | WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | 37 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 0.0% |
Williams | TE | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.0% |
Giaquinto | RB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 36 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.0% |
Didier | TE | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0% |
Jackson | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0% |
Garrett | WR | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
Wonsley | RB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0% |
Team Total | 9 | 162 | 2068 | 12.8 | 13 | 78 | 18.0 | 229.8 | |||
Opp Total | 9 | 146 | 1614 | 11.1 | 8 | 62 | 16.2 | 179.3 |
Kicking
Kicking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Games | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | Scoring | ||||||||||||||
Player | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | Lng | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% |
Moseley | K | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 95.2% | 19 | 16 | 84.2% | |||
Team Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 95.2% | 19 | 16 | 84.2% | |||||
Opp Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 66.7% | 16 | 14 | 87.5% |
Punting
Punting | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | G | GS | Pnt | Yds | Lng | TB | In20 | Blck | Y/P |
Hayes | P | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1937 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 38.0 |
Team Total | 9 | 51 | 1937 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 38.0 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 56 | 2247 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 40.1 |
Kick Return
Kick Return | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt |
Nelms | DB | 8 | 0 | 23 | 557 | 0 | 58 | 24.2 |
Garrett | WR | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 17.5 |
Giaquinto | RB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
Wonsley | RB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
Harmon | RB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
Anderson | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
Williams | DB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
Team Total | 9 | 30 | 649 | 0 | 58 | 21.6 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 42 | 726 | 0 | 33 | 17.3 |
Punt Return
Punt Return | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt |
Nelms | DB | 8 | 0 | 32 | 252 | 0 | 28 | 7.9 |
Giaquinto | RB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 6.8 |
Williams | DB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
Team Total | 9 | 38 | 295 | 0 | 28 | 7.8 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 30 | 106 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 |
Sacks
Sacks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | G | GS | Sk |
Manley | RDE | 9 | 9 | 6.5 |
McGee | DE | 9 | 0 | 6.5 |
Butz | LDT | 9 | 9 | 4.5 |
Milot | RLB | 9 | 9 | 3.0 |
Olkewicz | MLB | 9 | 9 | 3.0 |
Grant | DT | 9 | 4 | 2.5 |
Kaufman | LLB | 9 | 7 | 1.5 |
Brooks | RDT | 5 | 5 | 1.0 |
Liebenstein | DE | 9 | 0 | 1.0 |
Mendenhall | LDE | 9 | 9 | 1.0 |
Murphy | FS | 9 | 9 | 1.0 |
Kubin | LB | 9 | 0 | 0.5 |
Team Total | 9 | 32 | ||
Opp Total | 9 | 30 |
Interceptions
Interceptions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD |
Dean | RCB | 9 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 26 | |
White | LCB | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Murphy | FS | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peters | SS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
McDaniel | DB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Manley | RDE | 9 | 9 | 1 | –2 | 0 | –2 | |
Team Total | 9 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 26 | |||
Opp Total | 9 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 15 |
Fumbles
Fumbles | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD |
Theismann | QB | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | –21 | 0 | |
Monk | WR | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nelms | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Riggins | RB | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Washington | RB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brown | WR | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Manley | RDE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Olkewicz | MLB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Brooks | RDT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Butz | LDT | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Cronan | LB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Grimm | LG | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jacoby | LT | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kaufman | LLB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Lavender | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Peters | SS | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wonsley | RB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Total | 9 | 15 | 18 | –18 | 0 | |||
Opp Total | 9 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
Tackles
Tackles | |||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
Murphy | FS | 9 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 45 | |||
Olkewicz | MLB | 9 | 9 | 88 | 55 | 33 | |||
Milot | RLB | 9 | 9 | 73 | 41 | 32 | |||
Butz | LDT | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | |||
Peters | SS | 9 | 9 | 51 | 28 | 23 | |||
Kaufman | LLB | 9 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 24 | |||
Manley | RDE | 9 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 16 | |||
Dean | RCB | 9 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 13 | |||
White | LCB | 9 | 9 | 41 | 22 | 19 | |||
Grant | DT | 9 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 13 | |||
Mendenhall | LDE | 9 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 17 | |||
Coleman | LB | 8 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |||
Brooks | RDT | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |||
Kubin | LB | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||
Lavender | DB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||
McGee | DE | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
Jordan | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
McDaniel | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
Lowry | LB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Cronan | LB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
Moseley | K | 9 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 76 | 8.4 | |||||||||
Brown | WR | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 5.3 | |||||||||||
Riggins | RB | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2.3 | |||||||||||
Team Total | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 190 | ||||||||
Opp Total | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 128 |
Team
Quarter-by-quarter
Quarter-by-quarter | ||||||
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
Redskins | 36 | 67 | 22 | 62 | 3 | 190 |
Opponents | 17 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 128 |
The Fun Bunch was the nickname for the wide receivers and tight ends of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League during the early 1980s. Known for their choreographed group celebrations in the end zone (usually a group high-five) following a touchdown.
The members of the Fun Bunch included the Redskins' wide receivers Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. Every single one of these players won a Super Bowl with the Redskins, and three have been chosen for the Pro Bowl. The first high-five leap performed by the Fun Bunch occurred after an Alvin Garrett touchdown 1982 first-round Playoff game against the Detroit Lions.
The Fun Bunch celebration was begun as a tribute to Art Monk, who was injured late in the 1982 regular season and could not participate in the playoffs that year. Garrett forgot about the arranged celebration after his first two touchdown grabs against the Lions. Thankfully, he nabbed a third TD, and the Fun Bunch was born.
The celebration continued into the following year, with Monk joining in. Some Redskins opponents, however, had begun to get annoyed with the display. In a week 15 game against the rival Dallas Cowboys, things came to a head. The game would decide both which team would win the NFC East division, and which of the two teams would have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the second half, with the Redskins leading 14–10, Darrell Green intercepted a Danny White pass on a carom. On the very next play, quarterback Joe Theismann hit Art Monk for a 43-yard touchdown pass and catch to break the game open. After the score, the Redskins' receivers gathered in the end zone to celebrate, but were joined by members of the Cowboys secondary. There was some pushing and shoving between the players, and the Fun Bunch went ahead and jumped, albeit with very little high-fiving possible. Both teams were assessed a penalty for unsportsman-like behavior, which offset each other, and the game continued.
The Fun Bunch celebrations were discontinued the following year. NFL rule changes regarding excessive celebrations made such pre-planned group activities a penalty, although this rule was subsequently scaled back. The Fun Bunch remains an iconic symbol of the success the Redskins had in 1982 and 1983.
Main article: 1982–83 NFL playoffs |
Week | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Time | TV | Record | Game site | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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NFC First Round | January 8 | Detroit Lions (8) | 12:30 p.m. EST | CBS | W 31–7 | 1–0 | RFK Stadium | 55,045
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Recap |
NFC Second Round | January 15 | Minnesota Vikings (4) | 12:30 p.m. EST | CBS | W 21–7 | 2–0 | RFK Stadium | 54,593
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Recap |
NFC Championship | January 22 | Dallas Cowboys (2) | 12:30 p.m. EST | CBS | W 31–17 | 3–0 | RFK Stadium | 55,045
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Recap |
Super Bowl XVII | January 30 | Miami Dolphins (A2) | 6:00 p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–17 | 4–0 | Rose Bowl | 103,667
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Recap |
Notes:
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions (0–1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Redskins (1–0) | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DET | Passing | Eric Hipple | 22/38, 298 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Eric Hipple | 6 CAR, 47 YDS | |
Receiving | Leonard Thompson | 7 REC, 150 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 14/19, 210 YDS, 3 TDs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 25 CAR, 119 YDS | |
Receiving | Alvin Garrett | 6 REC, 110 YDS, 3 TDs |
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Lions | Game Statistics | Redskins |
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20 | First downs | 18 |
21–95 | Rushes–yards | 38–175 |
298 | Passing yards | 210 |
22–38–2 | Passes | 14–19–0 |
4–29 | Sacked–yards | 2–19 |
269 | Net passing yards | 191 |
364 | Total yards | 366 |
136 | Return yards | 174 |
3–38.3 | Punts | 4–31.2 |
3–3 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
5–29 | Penalties–yards | 4–20 |
27:22 | Time of possession | 32:38 |
Individual stats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings (1–1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Redskins (2–0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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MIN | Passing | Tommy Kramer | 18/39, 252 YDS |
Rushing | Ted Brown | 14 CAR, 65 YDS | |
Receiving | Ted Brown | 7 REC, 62 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 17/23, 213 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | John Riggins | 37 CAR, 185 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Charlie Brown | 5 REC, 59 YDS |
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Vikings | Game Statistics | Redskins |
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15 | First downs | 23 |
18–79 | Rushes–yards | 42–204 |
252 | Passing yards | 213 |
18–39–0 | Passes | 17–23–1 |
2–14 | Sacked–yards | 2–2 |
238 | Net passing yards | 211 |
317 | Total yards | 415 |
45 | Return yards | 49 |
4–39.2 | Punts | 2–30.0 |
1–0 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
5–39 | Penalties–yards | 3–25 |
25:09 | Time of possession | 34:51 |
Individual stats
Running back John Riggins led the Redskins to a victory with 185 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys (2–1) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Redskins (3–0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DAL | Passing | Gary Hogeboom | 14/29, 162 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Tony Dorsett | 15 CAR, 57 YDS | |
Receiving | Butch Johnson | 5 REC, 73 TDS, 1 TD | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 12/20, 150 YDS, 1 TD |
Rushing | John Riggins | 36 CAR, 140 YDS, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Alvin Garrett | 4 REC, 46 YDS |
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Cowboys | Game Statistics | Redskins |
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21 | First downs | 18 |
21–65 | Rushes–yards | 40–137 |
275 | Passing yards | 150 |
23–44–2 | Passes | 12–20–0 |
0–0 | Sacked–yards | 3–27 |
275 | Net passing yards | 123 |
340 | Total yards | 260 |
104 | Return yards | 154 |
3–31.0 | Punts | 5–40.2 |
2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 1–0 |
3–15 | Penalties–yards | 3–25 |
27:22 | Time of possession | 32:38 |
Individual stats
John Riggins, who ran nine straight times to help Washington run out the clock in the final period, finished the game with 140 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.
Main article: Super Bowl XVII |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins (3–1) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Redskins (4–0) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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MIA | Passing | David Woodley | 4/14, 97 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Andra Franklin | 16 CAR, 49 YDS | |
Receiving | Jimmy Cefalo | 2 REC, 82 YDS | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 15/23, 143 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 38 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Charlie Brown | 6 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD |
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Dolphins | Game Statistics | Redskins |
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9 | First downs | 24 |
29–96 | Rushes–yards | 52–276 |
97 | Passing yards | 143 |
4–17–1 | Passes | 15–23–2 |
1–17 | Sacked–yards | 3–19 |
80 | Net passing yards | 124 |
176 | Total yards | 400 |
244 | Return yards | 109 |
6–37.8 | Punts | 4–42.0 |
2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
4–55 | Penalties–yards | 5–36 |
23:45 | Time of possession | 36:15 |
Individual stats
Playoff Game Officials | |||||||||
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Round | Opponent (seed) | Referee | Umpire | Head Linesman | Line Judge | Back Judge | Side Judge | Field Judge | Alternates |
NFC First Round | Detroit (8) | #6 Tom Dooley | #42 Dave Hamilton | ||||||
NFC Second Round | Minnesota (4) | #32 Jim Tunney | #88 Pat Harder | ||||||
NFC Championship | Dallas (2) | #70 Jerry Seeman | #101 Bob Boylston | #36 Tony Veteri | #45 Ron DeSuzza | #25 Tom Kelleher | #79 Ed Ward | #82 Pat Mallette | #55 Charley Musser |
Super Bowl XVII | Miami (A2) | #9 Jerry Markbreit | #78 Art Demmas | #104 Dale Hamer | #53 Bill Reynolds | #105 Dick Hantak | #64 Dave Parry | #77 Don Orr | #95 Bob McElwee #37 Burl Toler |
Passing
Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Lng | Rate | Sk | Yds | NY/A | ANY/A | Sk% | 4QC | GWD |
Theismann | QB | 4 | 4 | 4–0–0 | 58 | 85 | 68.2 | 716 | 8 | 9.4 | 3 | 3.5 | 179.0 | 46 | 110.7 | 10 | 67 | ||||||||
Team Total | 4 | 4–0–0 | 58 | 85 | 68.2 | 716 | 8 | 9.4 | 3 | 3.5 | 179.0 | 46 | 110.7 | 10 | 67 | ||||||||||
Opp Total | 4 | 77 | 136 | 55.8 | 922 | 4 | 2.9 | 5 | 3.6 | 230.5 | 76 | 71.0 | 7 | 60 |
Rushing
Rushing | ||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G |
Riggins | RB | 4 | 4 | 136 | 610 | 4 | 43 | 4.5 | 152.5 | |
Garrett | WR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 44 | 15.3 | 11.5 | |
Harmon | RB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 10.0 | |
Jackson | RB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 6.7 | |
Theismann | QB | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 6.7 | |
Washington | RB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.7 | |
Walker | TE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 6.7 | 2.5 | |
Team Total | 4 | 172 | 792 | 4 | 43 | 4.6 | 198.0 | |||
Opp Total | 4 | 89 | 335 | 1 | 18 | 3.8 | 83.7 |
Receiving
Receiving | |||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% |
Brown | WR | 4 | 4 | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 2 | 45 | 4.2 | 60.5 | 0.0% |
Garrett | WR | 4 | 4 | 15 | 244 | 16.3 | 5 | 46 | 3.7 | 61.0 | 0.0% |
Warren | TE | 4 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 0.0% |
Walker | TE | 4 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 27 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 0.0% |
Washington | RB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.0% |
Giaquinto | RB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 29 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 0.0% |
Riggins | RB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.0% |
Harmon | RB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
Team Total | 4 | 58 | 716 | 8 | 46 | 14.5 | 179.0 | ||||
Opp Total | 4 | 77 | 922 | 4 | 76 | 19.2 | 230.5 |
Kicking
Kicking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Games | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | Scoring | ||||||||||||||
Player | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | Lng | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% |
Moseley | K | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 14 | 100.0% | |||||
Team Total | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 14 | 100.0% | |||||||
Opp Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 100.0% |
Punting
Punting | ||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Pnt | Yds | Lng | TB | In20 | Blck | Y/P |
Hayes | P | 4 | 0 | 15 | 554 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 36.9 | |
Team Total | 4 | 15 | 554 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 36.9 | |||
Opp Total | 4 | 16 | 592 | 61 | 37.0 |
Kick Return
Kick Return | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt |
Nelms | DB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 231 | 0 | 76 | 25.7 |
Jackson | RB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
Wonsley | RB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
Team Total | 4 | 11 | 262 | 0 | 76 | 23.8 | ||
Opp Total | 4 | 20 | 484 | 1 | 98 | 24.2 |
Punt Return
Punt Return | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt |
Nelms | DB | 4 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 39 | 11.3 |
Team Total | 4 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 39 | 11.3 | ||
Opp Total | 4 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 6.4 |
Sacks
Sacks | ||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Sk |
Manley | RDE | 4 | 4 | 3.0 |
Coleman | LB | 4 | 0 | 1.0 |
Dean | RCB | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
McGee | DE | 4 | 0 | 1.0 |
Murphy | FS | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
Team Total | 4 | 7 | ||
Opp Total | 4 | 10 |
Interceptions
Interceptions | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD |
White | LCB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 77 | |
Murphy | FS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Grant | RDT | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
Kaufman | LLB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Team Total | 4 | 5 | 89 | 77 | 2 | |||
Opp Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Fumbles | ||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD |
Nelms | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Butz | LDT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Coleman | LB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Giaquinto | RB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Grant | RDT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Manley | RDE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Milot | RLB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Total | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Opp Total | 4 | 8 | 3 | –15 | 0 |
Tackles
Tackles | |||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
Murphy | FS | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | |||
Olkewicz | MLB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |||
Dean | RCB | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | |||
White | LCB | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | |||
Butz | LDT | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | |||
Kaufman | LLB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |||
Milot | RLB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | |||
Peters | SS | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |||
Manley | RDE | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | |||
Grant | RDT | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||
Coleman | LB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
Mendenhall | LDE | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
McGee | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
Jordan | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
Ogrin | DT | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Liebenstein | DE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Lavender | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Kubin | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
Garrett | WR | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 7.5 | |||||||||||
Moseley | K | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Riggins | RB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | |||||||||||
Brown | WR | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
Grant | RDT | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
Warren | TE | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
White | LCB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
Team Total | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 110 | 27.5 | |||||||
Opp Total | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 |
Team
Quarter-by-quarter
Quarter-by-quarter | |||||
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT |
Redskins | 31 | 38 | 17 | 24 | 110 |
Opponents | 10 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
WJLA-TV |
Flagship station | Play-by-play | Color Commentators |
WMAL-AM | Frank Herzog | Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgenson |