"He hurt. When you hit him, it hurt."
-Dolphins S Lyle Blackwood, on Super Bowl XVII MVP John Riggins

Super Bowl XVII

January 30, 1983 - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

Miami
Dolphins
(10-2)
Super Bowl XVII Logo Washington
Redskins
(11-1)
Dolphins Logo Lombardi 'vs.' Redskins Logo
AFC Logo Miami -17
Washington -27
NFC Logo

Rosters & Coaches | Game Summary | Play-by-Play | MVP Profile | SB Ring | Ticket | Program

Super Bowl XVII Quick Stats
Date:January 30, 1983
Location:Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
Surface:Outdoors on grass
Game Weather:
Conditions:Temp: 61 F
Attendance:103,667
Kickoff Time:3:00 P.M. Pacific
Commentary:Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen (NBC)
Officials:Referee: Referee: Jerry Markbreit (9), Umpire: Art Demmas (78), Line Judge: Dale Hamer (104), Side Judge: Dave Parry (64), Head Linesman: Bill Reynolds (53), Back Judge: Dick Hantak (105), Field Judge: Don Orr (77)
Pre-Game Show:L.A. Unified School District All-City High School Band, U.S.A.F. Color Guard, U.S. Army Gold Knights Parachute Team
National Anthem:Leslie Easterbrook
Coin Toss:Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
Halftime Show: "Kaleido-SUPERscope"
Ftr: L.A. Super Drill Team, music, etc.
Producer: Bob Jani
Winner Share:$36,000
Loser Share:$18,000
Ticket Price:$40
Favorite:Miami by 3 pts.
TV Rating:48.6, 69 share (NBC)
Most Valuable Player:Redskins RB John Riggins (38 for 166 yds, 1 TD; 6 rec, 15 yds)

As the result of a 57-day players' strike, the 1982 NFL regular season schedule was reduced from 16 weeks to 9. At the conclusion of the regular season, the NFL conducted a 16-team postseason Super Bowl Tournament. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1-8 based on their records during the season.
1982 NFL Playoffs
AFC 1st RoundAFC 2nd RoundAFC Conference NFC ConferenceNFC 2nd RoundNFC 1st Round
New England (5-4) at
Miami (7-2)
13
28
N.Y. Jets (7-3) at
L.A. Raiders (9-1)
17
14
N.Y. Jets (8-3) at
Miami (9-2)
0
14
Dallas (8-3) at
Washington (10-1)
17
31
Minnesota (6-4) at
Washington (9-1)
7
21
Detroit (4-5) at
Washington (8-1)
7
31
Cleveland (4-5) at
L.A. Raiders (8-1)
10
27
San Diego (7-3) at
Miami (8-2)
13
34
Green Bay (6-3-1) at
Dallas (7-3)
26
37
St. Louis (5-4) at
Green Bay (5-3-1)
16
41
N.Y. Jets (6-3) at
Cincinnati (7-2)
44
17
Atlanta (5-4) at
Minnesota (5-4)
24
30
San Diego (6-3) at
Pittsburgh (6-3)
31
28
Tampa Bay (5-4) at
Dallas (6-3)
17
30

* Denotes Wild-Card Team | Tiebreakers: Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati due to better conference record (6-1 to Bengals' 6-2). Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3-1 to Chargers' 2-1) after N.Y. Jets were eliminated from three-way tie based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5-3 to Jets' 2-3). Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Seattle based on better conference record (4-3 to Bills' 3-3 to Seahawks' 3-5). Buffalo finished ahead of Seattle based on better conference record (3-3 to Seahawks' 3-5). Minnesota (4-1), Atlanta (4-3), St. Louis (5-4), Tampa Bay (3-3) seeds were determined by best won-lost record in conference games. Detroit finished ahead of New Orleans and the N.Y. Giants based on best conference record (4-4 to Saints' 3-5 to Giants' 3-5). San Francisco finished ahead of Chicago, and Chicago finished ahead of Philadelphia based on conference record (49ers' 2-3 to Bears' 2-5 to Eagles' 1-5).
1982 NFL Standings
American Football ConferenceNational Football Conference
Los Angeles Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Diego Chargers
New York Jets
New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills
Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Houston Oilers
Baltimore Colts
8-1-0
7-2-0
7-2-0
6-3-0
6-3-0
6-3-0
5-4-0
4-5-0
4-5-0
4-5-0
3-6-0
2-7-0
1-8-0
0-8-1
0.889
0.778
0.778
0.667
0.667
0.667
0.556
0.444
0.444
0.444
0.333
0.222
0.111
0.056
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Chicago Bears
Philadlephia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
8-1-0
6-3-0
5-3-1
5-4-0
5-4-0
5-4-0
5-4-0
4-5-0
4-5-0
4-5-0
3-6-0
3-6-0
3-6-0
2-7-0
0.889
0.667
0.611
0.556
0.556
0.556
0.556
0.444
0.444
0.444
0.333
0.333
0.333
0.222

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Miami 1982 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (7-2)
Sun9/12at N.Y. JetsW45-28
Sun9/19Baltimore ColtsW24-20
Sun11/21at BuffaloW9-7
Mon*11/29at Tampa BayL17-23
Sun12/5MinnesotaW22-14
Sun12/12at New EnglandL0-3
Sat12/18N.Y. JetsW20-19
Mon*12/27BuffaloW27-10
Sun1/2at BaltimoreW34-7
Post Season
Sat1/8New EnglandW28-13
Sun1/16San DiegoW34-13
Sun1/23N.Y. JetsW14-0
* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Washington 1982 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (8-1)
Sun9/12at PhiladelphiaW37-34†
Sun9/19at Tampa BayW21-13
Sun11/21at N.Y. GiantsW27-17
Sun11/28PhiladlephiaW13-9
Sun12/5DallasL10-24
Sun12/12at St. LouisW12-7
Sun12/19N.Y. GiantsW15-14
Sun12/26at New OrleansW27-10
Sun1/2St. LouisW28-0
Post Season
Sat1/8DetroitW31-7
Sat1/15MinnesotaW21-7
Sat1/22DallasW31-17

Starting Lineups
MIAMIWASHINGTON
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
D.HarrisWRD.BettersLEA.GarrettWRM.MendenhallLE
J.GieslerLTB.BaumhowerNTJ.JacobyLTD.ButzDT
B.KuechenbergLGK.BokamperRER.GrimmLGD.GrantDT
D.StephensonCB.BrudzinskiLOLBJ.BosticCD.ManleyRE
J.ToewsRGA.J.DuheLILBF.DeanRGM.KaufmanLLB
E.LaaksoRTE.RhoneRILBG.StarkeRTN.OlkewiczMLB
B.HardyTEL.GordonROLBD.WarrenTER.MilotRLB
J.CefaloWRG.SmallLCBR.WalkerTEJ.WhiteLCB
D.WoodleyQBD.McNealRCBC.BrownWRV.DeanRCB
T.NathanRBG.BlackwoodSSJ.TheismannQBT.PetersSS
A.FranklinRBL.BlackwoodFSJ.RigginsRBM.MurphyFS

Substitutions
MIAMIWASHINGTON
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
D.Strock (QB)V.Den Herder (DE)N.Giaquinto(RB)T.McGee (DE)
J.Jensen (QB)S.Shull (LB)C.Harmon (RB)T.Liebenstein (DE)
E.Hill (RB)R.Hester (LB)O.Wonsley (RB)P.Brooks (DT)
T.Vigorito (RB)S.Potter (LB)W.Jackson (RB)L.Kubin (LB)
W.Bennett (RB)C.Bowser (LB)V.Seay (WR)M.Coleman (LB)
R.Diana (RB)P.Lankford (CB)C.Didier (TE)P.Cronan (LB)
V.Heflin (WR)W.Judson (CB)M.May (G)Q.Lowry (LB)
N.Moore (WR)F.Walker (CB)D.Laster (G)J.Lavender (CB)
R.Lee (TE)M.Kozlowski (S) L.McDaniel (CB)
J.Rose (TE) C.Jordan (S)
R.Foster (G) G.Williams (S)
C.Green (T) M.Nelms (S)
M.Dennard (C)
KICKERSKICKERS
U.von Schamann (K)T.Orosz (P)M.Moseley (K)J.Hayes (P)
DID NOT PLAYDID NOT PLAY
M.Duper (WR)R.Bishop (NT)B.Holly (QB)T.Owen (QB)
S.Clark (NT) J.Washington (RB)G.Puetz (T)
R.Caster (TE)

Team Statistics
MIAWAS
FIRST DOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
9
7
2
0
24
14
9
1
3rd DOWN EFF.3/11-27%11/18-61%
4th DOWN EFF.0/1-0%1/1-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total Offensive Plays
Average Gain
176
47
3.7
400
78
5.1
NET RUSH YARDS
Rushing Plays
Average Gain
96
29
3.3
276
52
5.3
NET PASS YARDS
Pass Att-Comp-INT
Tackled-Yds Lost
Gross Yards Passing
80
17-4-1
1-17
97
124
23-15-2
3-19
143
PUNTS-Yards
Average Dist.
Blocked
6-227
37.8
0
4-168
42.0
0
RETURN YARDS-Total
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interception Returns
244
2-22
6-222
2-0
109
6-52
3-57
1-0
PENALTIES-yards 4-555-36
TOTAL TURNOVERS
Fumbles-Lost
Had Intercepted
2
2-1
1
2
0-0
2
TOUCHDOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Returns
2
0
1
1
3
1
2
0
EXTRA POINTS-Made
Kicking-Made/Att
Blocked
2
2/2
0
3
3/3
0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att
Blocked
1/1
0
2/2
0
SAFETIES 00
TOTAL POINTS 1727
T.O.P.23:4736:13
Scoring Summary
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
MIAMI7100017
WASHINGTON01031427

1st Quarter
  • MIA - J.Cefalo, 76 yard pass from D.Woodley. U.von Schamann kick. 2-80, TOP 0:55 (6:49)
2nd Quarter
  • WAS - M.Moseley, 31 yard FG. 8-32, TOP 4:16 (0:21)
  • MIA - U.von Schamann, 20 yard FG. 13-50, TOP 8:39 (9:00)
  • WAS - A.Garrett, 4 yard pass from J.Theismann. M.Moseley kick. 11-80, TOP 4:09 (13:09)
  • MIA - F.Walker, 98 yard kickoff return. U.von Schamann kick. (13:22)
3rd Quarter
  • WAS - M.Moseley, 20 yard FG. 6-61, TOP 3:08 (6:51)
4th Quarter
  • WAS - J.Riggins, 43 yard rush. M.Moseley kick. 4-52, TOP 1:42 (4:59)
  • WAS - C.Brown, 6 yard pass from J.Theismann. M.Moseley kick. 12-41, TOP 6:54 (13:05)

Redskins QB Joe Theismann, owner Jack Kent Cooke, game MVP John Riggins and head coach Joe Gibbs just after receiving the Lombardi Trophy. (Washington Post)

Individual Statistics
MIAMI DOLPHINSWASHINGTON REDSKINS
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YD
D.Woodley14428.6971124.31/17
D.Strock300.00000.00/0
TOTAL17423.5971124.31/17
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YD
J.Theismann231565.2143229.53/19
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
A.Franklin16493.190
T.Nathan7263.7120
D.Woodley4164.070
T.Vigorito144.040
D.Harris111.010
TOTAL29963.3120
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
J.Riggins381664.443t1
C.Harmon9404.4120
J.Theismann3206.7120
A.Garrett14444.0440
R.Walker166.060
TOTAL522765.3441
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
J.Cefalo28241.076t1
D.Harris2157.580
TOTAL49724.376t1
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
C.Brown66010.0261
D.Warren5285.6100
A.Garrett2136.591
R.Walker12727.0270
J.Riggins11515.0150
TOTAL151439.5272
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGLGIN20TB
T.Orosz622737.84600
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGLGIN20TB
J.Hayes416842.05411
PUNT RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
T.Vigorito212211.0120
PUNT RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
M.Nelms60528.7120
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
F.Walker4019047.598t1
L.Blackwood203216.0170
TOTAL6022237.098t1
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOFCYDSAVGLGTD
M.Nelms204422.0240
O.Wonsley101313.0130
TOTAL305719.0240
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
A.J.Duhe100.000
L.Blackwood100.000
TOTAL200.000
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
M.Murphy100.000
FUMBLES
MIAMIFUMOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
D.Woodley100000000
L.Blackwood110000000
TOTAL 210000000
WASHINGTONFUMOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
D.Manley000010000
D.Butz000001000
TOTAL 000011000

Defensive Statistics
(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)
MIAMI DOLPHINSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSINTPDFFFR TKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
E.Rhone110111.07.00000 00000 0000
B.Baumhower9091.09.00000 00000 0000
L.Gordon8191.03.00000 00000 0000
B.Brudzinski7070.00.00000 10000 0000
L.Blackwood5050.00.01000 00010 0000
K.Bokamper5050.00.00100 00000 0000
D.Betters4040.00.00000 00000 0000
A.J.Duhe4040.00.01000 00000 0000
G.Blackwood3030.00.00100 00000 0000
M.Kozlowski3030.00.00000 00000 0000
G.Small3030.00.00000 00000 0000
V.Den Herder2020.00.00000 00000 0000
D.McNeal2020.00.00200 00000 0000
R.Diana0000.00.00000 20000 0000
V.Heflin0000.00.00000 20000 0000
E.Hill0000.00.00000 10000 0000
W.Judson0000.00.00000 10000 0000
S.Potter0000.00.00000 10000 0000
S.Shull0000.00.00000 10000 0000
TOTAL661673.019.02400 90010 0000
TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense
AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble
COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery
INT = Interception
BL = Blocked
WASHINGTON REDSKINSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSINTPDFFFR TKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
M.Murphy6060.00.01000 00000 0000
D.Butz5050.00.00001 00000 0000
D.Grant4040.00.00000 00000 0000
M.Kaufman3030.00.00000 00000 0000
D.Manley3031.017.00010 00000 0000
R.Milot3030.00.00100 00000 0000
N.Olkewicz3030.00.00000 00000 0000
V.Dean2020.00.00100 00000 0000
J.White2020.00.00400 00000 0000
M.Coleman1010.00.00000 00000 0000
T.McGee1010.00.00000 00000 0000
T.Peters0000.00.00200 00000 0000
J.Lavender0000.00.00100 00000 0000
G.Williams0000.00.00000 40000 0000
C.Harmon0000.00.00000 10000 0000
C.Jordan0000.00.00000 10000 0000
O.Wonsley0000.00.00000 10000 0000
D.Warren0000.00.00000 00000 1000
TOTAL330331.017.01911 70000 1000

© 2010, Hoffco, Inc. The CompleteSuperBowl.com website is maintained by Hoffco, Inc. This site is for reference use only, and is not a money-making enterprise. This site is in no way endorsed or sponsored by the NFL. The name "NFL" and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League. The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. For more information, please visit NFL.com.