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NFL 1982
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
(strike-shortened season)
AFC East
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Colts
AFC Central
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Houston Oilers
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders*
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos

*moved from Oakland

NFC East
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Central
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears

NFC West
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams

7-2-0
6-3-0
5-4-0
4-5-0
0-8-1

7-2-0
6-3-0
4-5-0
1-8-0

8-1-0
6-3-0
4-5-0
3-6-0
2-7-0




8-1-0
6-3-0
5-4-0
4-5-0
3-6-0


5-3-1
5-4-0
5-4-0
4-5-0
3-6-0


5-4-0
4-5-0
3-6-0
2-7-0

198
245
143
150
113

232
204
140
136

260
288
127
176
148




190
226
135
164
191


226
158
187
181
141


183
129
209
200

131
166
157
154
236

177
146
182
245

200
221
147
184
226




128
145
170
160
195


169
178
198
176
174


199
160
206
250

4-0-0
3-1-0
3-1-0
4-1-0
0-3-1

4-0-0
4-0-0
2-2-0
1-4-0

4-0-0
3-1-0
3-2-0
2-2-0
1-4-0




3-1-0
3-2-0
1-3-0
2-3-0
1-4-0


3-1-0
4-1-0
4-1-0
2-3-0
2-2-0


2-3-0
2-3-0
0-5-0
1-4-0

3-2-0
3-2-0
2-3-0
0-4-0
0-5-0

3-2-0
2-3-0
2-3-0
0-4-0

4-1-0
3-2-0
1-3-0
1-4-0
1-3-0




5-0-0
3-1-0
4-1-0
2-2-0
2-2-0


2-2-1
1-3-0
1-3-0
2-2-0
1-4-0


3-1-0
2-2-0
3-1-0
1-3-0

6-1-0
2-3-0
5-3-0
3-3-0
0-7-0

6-2-0
5-3-0
4-3-0
1-5-0

5-1-0
5-3-0
3-5-0
3-3-0
0-6-0




8-1-0
4-2-0
5-4-0
3-5-0
1-5-0


4-2-0
3-3-0
4-1-0
4-4-0
2-5-0


4-3-0
3-5-0
2-3-0
1-5-0

6-1-0
2-2-0
3-1-0
1-3-0
0-5-0

3-1-0
3-1-0
2-2-0
0-4-0

5-0-0
2-3-0
2-1-0
2-1-0
0-6-0




6-1-0
2-1-0
2-3-0
2-3-0
1-5-0


1-2-0
2-1-0
3-1-0
3-3-0
1-3-0


3-1-0
2-1-0
1-3-0
1-2-0

x
y
y



x
y
y


x
y







x
y
y




x
y
y
y



x

The Playoffs

1st Round
Miami 28, New England 13
N.Y. Jets 44, Cincinnati 17
L.A. Raiders 27, Cleveland 10
San Diego 31, Pittsburgh 28
Divisional
Miami 34, San Diego 13
N.Y. Jets 17, L.A. Raiders 14
Championship
Miami 14, N.Y. Jets 0

1st Round
Washington 31, Detroit 7
Dallas 30, Tampa Bay 17
Green Bay 41, St. Louis 16
Minnesota 30, Atlanta 24
Divisional
Washington 21, Minnesota 7
Dallas 37, Green Bay 26
Championship
Washington 31, Dallas 17

XVII - Pasadena, California 1/30/83
Washington Redskins 27 - Miami Dolphins 17
Attendance: 103,667
MVP: John Riggins
Winning Coach: Joe Gibbs
Washington RB John Riggins ran for 166 yards in 38 carries, a Super Bowl rushing record. This was the Redskins' first NFL title since 1942, and the Washington offense collected an impressive 400 yards -- 276 rushing (A Super Bowl record) and 124 passing. Miami led 17-10 at the half, but Washington shut the Dolphin offense down in the second half, holding them to a total of 34 yards. The Redskins scored 17 second-half points to win.


Individual Statistical Leaders for 1981

Rushing
AFC: Freeman McNeil, New York Jets
(151 Carries, 786 Yards, 5.2 Av., 6 TDs)
NFC: Tony Dorsett, Dallas
(177 Carries, 745 Yards, 4.2 Carries, 5 TDs)

Scoring
AFC: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles (Raiders)
(14 Tds, 84 TP)
NFC: Wendell Tyler, Los Angeles (Rams)
(13 TDs, 78 TP)

Passing
AFC: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati
(309 Att., 218 Comp., 2495 Yards, 12 TDs, 9 Int.)
NFC: Joe Theismann, Washington
(252 Att., 161 Comp., 2033 Yards, 13 TDs, 9 Int.)

Pass Receiving
AFC: Kellen Winslow, San Diego
(54 Rec., 721 Yards, 13.4 Av., 6 TDs)
NFC: Dwight Clark, San Francisco
(60 Rec., 913 Yards, 15.2 Av., 5 TDs)