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A 57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 regular season from a 16-game schedule
to 9. Because of the shortened season, the NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff
tournament. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference
were seeded 1-8 based on their regular season records. The modified schedule forced the league to extend the regular season into January for the first time. After the 57-day strike, the NFL extended the regular season one weekend (pushing the end of the regular season back from December 26 to January 2), moving back the start of the playoffs and eliminating the week off for the first time since Super Bowl IV. |
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Super Bowl MVP XVII |
Down 17-13 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XVII and needing a big play, the Redskins
turned once again to running back John Riggins, who had been making big
plays for them all season. Washington faced a fourth-and-1 from the Miami 43.
After taking a handoff, Riggins broke through the line and rumbled all the way
for a touchdown to give Washington its first lead of the game. The Redskins went
on to win 27-17. The 43-yard run by Riggins, the game's Most Valuable Player, was immortalized in one of NFL Films's most memorable images. Coming straight toward the camera, the rugged running back fills the screen for several seconds as he chugs to a place in Super Bowl history. While helping Washington win its first NFL title since 1942, Riggins set a Super Bowl record with 166 yards on 38 carries. The Super Bowl marked the end to one of the finest postseason rushing performances in NFL history. Riggins had rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the Redskins' four postseason victories. |
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The coin toss ceremony featured Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Elroy Hirsch.
In an infamous incident, Dolphins captain Bob Kuechenberg called "tails," and
the coin came down "tails." However, referee Jerry Markbreit became confused
by the similar design of both sides of the coin and incorrectly thought "heads"
had landed. After a short discussion with his head linesman, Dale Hamer, Markbreit
corrected his mistake before the kickoff. The halftime show was produced by Bob Jani Productions and titled "KaleidoSUPERscope", and featured the Los Angeles Super Drill Team. Following the game, NBC aired the premiere episode of The A-Team, beginning the tradition of the game's host network airing programming after the game. |
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Fullback John Riggins ran for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark
Washington to a 27-17 victory over AFC champion Miami. It was Riggins's fourth
straight 100-yard rushing game during the playoffs, also a record. The win marked Washington's first NFL title since 1942, and was only the second time in Super Bowl history NFL/NFC teams scored consecutive victories (Green Bay did it in Super Bowls I and II and San Francisco won Super Bowl XVI). The Redskins, under second-year head coach Joe Gibbs, used a balanced offense that accounted for 400 total yards (a Super Bowl-record 276 yards rushing and 124 passing), second in Super Bowl history to 429 yards by Oakland in Super Bowl XI. The Dolphins built a 17-10 halftime lead on a 76-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Woodley to wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo 6:49 into the first period, a 20-yard field goal by Uwe von Schamann with 6:00 left in the half, and a Super Bowl-record 98-yard kickoff return by Fulton Walker with 1:38 remaining. Washington had tied the score at 10-10 with 1:51 left on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Joe Theismann to wide receiver Alvin Garrett. Mark Moseley started the Redskins' scoring with a 31-yard field goal late in the first period, and added a 20-yard kick midway through the third period to cut the Dolphins' lead to 17-13. Riggins, who was voted the game's most valuable player, gave Washington its first lead of the game with 10:01 left when he ran 43 yards off left tackle for a touchdown in a fourth-and-1 situation. Wide receiver Charlie Brown caught a 6-yard scoring pass from Theismann with 1:55 left to complete the scoring. The Dolphins managed only 176 yards (142 in first half). Theismann completed 15 of 23 passes for 143 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. For Miami, Woodley was 4 of 14 for 97 yards, with one touchdown, and one interception. Don Strock was 0 for 3 in relief. |
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Dolphins 7 10 0
0 17 Redskins 0 10 3 14 27 |
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Date January 30, 1983 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP John Riggins, Running back Favorite Dolphins by 3 National anthem Leslie Easterbrook Coin toss Elroy Hirsch Referee Jerry Markbreit Halftime show Bob Jani Productions presents "KaleidoSUPERscope" with the Los Angeles Super Drill Team Attendance 103,667 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Nielsen Ratings 48.6 Market share 69 Cost of 30-second commercial US$400,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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