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NFL 1983
W-L-T: Win-Loss-Tie.....PF: Points For.....PA: Points Against.....Conf: Conference record.....Div: Division record.....
x: division champ.....y: wildcard.....FG: Field Goals.....PAT: Points After Touchdown.....TP: Total Points

The Standings
Team
W-L-T
PF
PA
Home
Away
Conf
Div
x/y
AFC East
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
12-4-0
8-8-0
8-8-0
7-9-0
7-9-0
389
274
283
264
313
250
289
351
354
331
5-3-0
3-5-0
5-3-0
4-4-0
5-3-0
7-1-0
5-3-0
3-5-0
3-5-0
2-6-0
9-3-0
6-6-0
7-5-0
5-9-0
4-8-0
4-2-0
4-4-0
4-4-0
3-5-0
3-5-0
x
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Houston Oilers
10-6-0
9-7-0
7-9-0
2-14-0
355
356
346
288
303
342
302
460
6-2-0
3-5-0
3-5-0
0-8-0
4-4-0
6-2-0
4-4-0
2-6-0
8-4-0
7-5-0
4-8-0
1-11-0
4-2-0
3-3-0
4-2-0
1-5-0
x
AFC East
Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
12-4-0
9-7-0
9-7-0
6-10-0
6-10-0
442
403
302
358
386
338
397
327
462
367
6-2-0
4-4-0
3-5-0
2-6-0
1-7-0
6-2-0
5-3-0
6-2-0
4-4-0
5-3-0
10-2-0
8-4-0
9-5-0
4-8-0
4-8-0
6-2-0
5-3-0
3-5-0
4-4-0
2-6-0
x
y
y
NFC East
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants
14-2-0
12-4-0
8-7-1
5-11-0
3-12-1
541
479
374
233
267
332
360
428
322
347
7-1-0
6-2-0
4-4-0
4-4-0
2-5-1
7-1-0
6-2-0
4-3-1
1-7-0
1-7-0
10-2-0
10-2-0
5-6-1
4-10-0
3-8-1
7-1-0
7-1-0
3-4-1
1-7-0
1-6-1
x
y
NFC Central
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9-7-0
8-8-0
8-8-0
8-8-0
2-14-0
347
429
311
316
241
286
439
301
348
380
3-5-0
3-5-0
3-5-0
5-3-0
1-7-0
6-2-0
5-3-0
5-3-0
3-5-0
1-7-0
8-4-0
6-6-0
7-7-0
4-8-0
1-11-0
7-1-0
4-4-0
4-4-0
4-4-0
1-7-0
x
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
10-6-0
9-7-0
8-8-0
7-9-0
432
361
319
370
293
344
337
389
6-2-0
4-4-0
3-5-0
3-5-0
4-4-0
5-3-0
5-3-0
4-4-0
8-4-0
8-4-0
7-5-0
4-8-0
4-2-0
5-1-0
2-4-0
1-5-0
x
y

The Playoffs

1st Round
Seattle 31, Denver 7
Divisional
Seattle 27, Miami 20
L.A. Raiders 38, Pittsburgh 10
Championship
L.A. Raiders 30, Seattle 14

1st Round
L.A. Rams 24, Dallas 17
Divisional
San Francisco 24, Detroit 23
Washington 51, L.A. Rams 7
Championship
Washington 24, San Francisco 21

XVIII - Tampa, Florida  1/22/84
Los Angeles Raiders 38 - Washington Redskins 3
Attendance: 72,920
MVP: Marcus Allen
Winning Coach: Tom Flores

The Raiders set a new Super Bowl record for both points scored and margin of victory. The big play of the game was Los Angeles RB Marcus Allen's 74-yard touchdown sprint in the third quarter, which broke the record of 58 yards set in Super Bowl III. Allen broke John Riggin's Super Bowl rushing record, gaining 191 yards in 20 carries. The 38-3 win by the Raiders was the most lopsided victory in Super Bowl history.
Individual Statistical Leaders for 1983

Rushing
AFC: Curt Warner, Seattle
(335 Carries, 1449 Yards, 4.3 Av., 13 TDs)
NFC: Eric Dickerson, L.A. Rams
390 Carries, 1808 Yards, 4.6 Av., 18 TDs)

Scoring
AFC: Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh
(27 FG, 38 PAT, 119 TP)
NFC: Mark Moseley, Washington
(33 FG, 62 PAT, 161 TP)

Passing
AFC:Dan Marino, Miami
(296 Att., 173 Comp., 2210 Yards, 20 TDs, 6 Int.)
NFC: Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta
(432 Att., 274 Comp., 3167 Yards, 22 TDs, 5 Int.)

Pass Receiving
AFC: Todd Christensen, L.A. Raiders
(92 Rec., 1247 Yards, 13.6 Av., 12 TDs)
NFC: Roy Green, St. Louis
(78 Rec., 1227 Yards, 15.7 Av., 14 TDs)