Team: | Washington Redskins |
Year: | 1982 |
Record: | 8–1 |
Division Place: | 1st NFC |
Coach: | Joe Gibbs |
Owner: | Jack Kent Cooke |
General Manager: | Bobby Beathard |
President: | Edward Bennett Williams |
Off Coach: | Joe Bugel |
Def Coach: | Richie Petitbon |
Stadium: | RFK Stadium |
Radio: | WMAL–AM 630 |
Playoffs: | 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 |
Shortnavlink: | Redskins seasons |
The 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,[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] 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, the 1982 Washington Redskins, with team commentary from Russ Grimm, Joe Theismann and Rick Walker, and narrated by Alec Baldwin.
See 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 | from San Diego via L.A. Rams | ||||
3 | 61 | Carl Powell | from L.A. Rams | ||
68 | Traded to New Orleans | ||||
4 | 99 | ||||
5 | 125 | Traded to St. Louis | |||
133 | Alabama A&M | from Buffalo | |||
6 | 153 | Lemont Holt Jeffers | |||
7 | 180 | John Schachtner | |||
8 | 211 | Traded to Cleveland | |||
223 | Ralph Warthen | from San Francisco via New Orleans | |||
9 | 226 | from New Orleans | |||
238 | |||||
10 | 254 | Harold Smith | |||
265 | Terry Daniels | ||||
11 | 281 | from New Orleans | |||
291 | |||||
12 | 309 | From New Orleans | |||
322 | Jeff Goff |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Time | TV | Record | Game site | Attendance | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | at Miami Dolphins | 8:00p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 7–24 | 0–1 | Orange Bowl | Recap | |||
2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:00p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 13–28 | 0–2 | Tampa Stadium | Recap | |||
3 | Buffalo Bills | 7:30p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 14–20 | 0–3 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
4 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 7:30p.m. EDT | WJLA-TV | L 21–28 | 0–4 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
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 | 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 | 6–36.7 | ||
4–2 | Fumbles–lost | 2–2 | |
7–63 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 | |
27:56 | Time of possession | 32:04 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result | Record | Game site | Attendance | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00p.m. EDT | CBS | W 37–34 | 1–0 | Veterans Stadium | Recap | |||
2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:00p.m. EDT | CBS | W 21–13 | 2–0 | Tampa Stadium | 66,187 | Recap | ||
St. Louis Cardinals | Postponed until January 2, 1983 due to the NFLPA Players' strike | |||||||||
Cleveland Browns | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | |||||||||
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3 | at New York Giants | 4:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–17 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |||
4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 13–9 | 4–0 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
5 | Dallas Cowboys | 4:00p.m. EST | CBS | L 10–24 | 4–1 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
6 | at St. Louis Cardinals | 1:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 12–7 | 5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap | |||
7 | New York Giants | 1:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 15–14 | 6–1 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
8 | at New Orleans Saints | 4:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–10 | 7–1 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap | |||
9 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 28–0 | 8–1 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
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 | 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 | 4–43.5 | ||
3–2 | Fumbles–lost | 1–1 | |
5–61 | Penalties–yards | 6–39 | |
36:02 | Time of possession | 28:45 |
Individual stats
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 | 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 | 6–31.7 | ||
1–0 | Fumbles–lost | 5–4 | |
3–23 | Penalties–yards | 5–32 | |
36:37 | Time of possession | 23:23 |
Individual stats
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 | 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 | 4–44.0 | ||
2–0 | Fumbles–lost | 3–0 | |
5–35 | Penalties–yards | 4–25 | |
25:39 | Time of possession | 34:21 |
Individual stats
Eagles | Game Statistics | Redskins | |
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17 | First downs | 15 | |
23–101 | Rushes–yards | 31–61 | |
233 | Passing yards | 250 | |
18–42–4 | 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 | 7–27.7 | ||
4–1 | Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | |
1–5 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 | |
27:24 | Time of possession | 32:36 |
Individual stats
Cowboys | Game Statistics | Redskins | |
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22 | First downs | 15 | |
38–160 | Rushes–yards | 17–66 | |
216 | Passing yards | 269 | |
21–30–2 | 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 | 5–32.4 | ||
2–0 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | |
7–52 | Penalties–yards | 3–40 | |
32:26 | Time of possession | 27:34 |
Individual stats
Redskins | Game Statistics | Cardinals | |
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18 | First downs | 19 | |
35–122 | Rushes–yards | 25–131 | |
188 | Passing yards | 251 | |
17–26–0 | 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 | 2–40.5 | ||
2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 3–3 | |
9–65 | Penalties–yards | 8–65 | |
32:41 | Time of possession | 27:19 |
Individual stats
Giants | Game Statistics | Redskins | |
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10 | First downs | 20 | |
20–55 | Rushes–yards | 41–134 | |
128 | Passing yards | 252 | |
10–26–0 | 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 | 4–41.8 | ||
2–2 | Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | |
4–35 | Penalties–yards | 5–43 | |
21:41 | Time of possession | 38:19 |
Individual stats
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 | 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 | 11–44.6 | ||
3–2 | Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | |
8–86 | Penalties–yards | 4–33 | |
29:05 | Time of possession | 30:55 |
Individual stats
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 | 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 | 10–39.2 | ||
2–2 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | |
13–133 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 | |
25:10 | Time of possession | 34:50 |
Individual stats
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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 | |
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 | ||
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 | |
RB | 8 | 8 | 177 | 553 | 3 | 19 | 3.1 | 69.1 | 22.1 | ||
RB | 7 | 1 | 44 | 190 | 1 | 40 | 4.3 | 27.1 | 6.3 | ||
RB | 9 | 0 | 38 | 168 | 1 | 20 | 4.4 | 18.7 | 4.2 | ||
QB | 9 | 9 | 31 | 150 | 0 | 16 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 3.4 | ||
RB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 | ||
WR | 9 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||
TE | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ||
RB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||
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 | ||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | |
WR | 9 | 9 | 35 | 447 | 12.8 | 1 | 43 | 3.9 | 49.7 | 0.0% | ||
WR | 9 | 9 | 32 | 690 | 21.6 | 8 | 78 | 3.6 | 76.7 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 9 | 9 | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 0 | 29 | 3.0 | 34.4 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 7 | 1 | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 1 | 17 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 9 | 7 | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 1 | 25 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 0 | 28 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 8 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.0% | ||
WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | 37 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 36 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0% | ||
WR | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0% | ||
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
Punting
Kick Return
Kick Return | |||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt | |
DB | 8 | 0 | 23 | 557 | 0 | 58 | 24.2 | ||
WR | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 17.5 | ||
RB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | ||
RB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | ||
RB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | ||
LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | ||
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 | |
DB | 8 | 0 | 32 | 252 | 0 | 28 | 7.9 | ||
RB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 6.8 | ||
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 | |||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Sk | |
RDE | 9 | 9 | 6.5 | ||
DE | 9 | 0 | 6.5 | ||
LDT | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | ||
RLB | 9 | 9 | 3.0 | ||
MLB | 9 | 9 | 3.0 | ||
DT | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | ||
LLB | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | ||
RDT | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | ||
DE | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
LDE | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | ||
FS | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | ||
LB | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
Team Total | 9 | 32 | |||
Opp Total | 9 | 30 |
Interceptions
Interceptions | |||||||||
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | |
RCB | 9 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 26 | |||
LCB | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
FS | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
SS | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||
DB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
RDE | 9 | 9 | 1 | –2 | 0 | –2 | |||
Team Total | 9 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 26 | ||||
Opp Total | 9 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 15 |
Fumbles
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Player | Pos | G | GS | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | |
QB | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | –21 | 0 | |||
WR | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
RB | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
RB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
WR | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
RDE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
MLB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
RDT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LDT | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LG | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LT | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LLB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
SS | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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 | |
FS | 9 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 45 | |||||
MLB | 9 | 9 | 88 | 55 | 33 | |||||
RLB | 9 | 9 | 73 | 41 | 32 | |||||
LDT | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | |||||
SS | 9 | 9 | 51 | 28 | 23 | |||||
LLB | 9 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 24 | |||||
RDE | 9 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 16 | |||||
RCB | 9 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 13 | |||||
LCB | 9 | 9 | 41 | 22 | 19 | |||||
DT | 9 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 13 | |||||
LDE | 9 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 17 | |||||
LB | 8 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |||||
RDT | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | |||||
LB | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||||
DB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||
DE | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
LB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
LB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
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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 | |
K | 9 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 76 | 8.4 | |||||||||||
WR | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||
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
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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.
See main article: article and 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 | Detroit Lions (8) | 12:30p.m. EST | CBS | W 31–7 | 1–0 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
NFC Second Round | Minnesota Vikings (4) | 12:30p.m. EST | CBS | W 21–7 | 2–0 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
NFC Championship | Dallas Cowboys (2) | 12:30p.m. EST | CBS | W 31–17 | 3–0 | RFK Stadium | Recap | |||
Super Bowl XVII | Miami Dolphins (A2) | 6:00p.m. EST | CBS | W 27–17 | 4–0 | Rose Bowl | Recap |
All times are EASTERN time.
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 | 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 | 4–31.2 | ||
3–3 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | |
5–29 | Penalties–yards | 4–20 | |
27:22 | Time of possession | 32:38 |
Individual stats
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 | 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 | 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.
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 | 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 | 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.
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9 | First downs | 24 | |
29–96 | Rushes–yards | 52–276 | |
97 | Passing yards | 143 | |
4–17–1 | 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 | 4–42.0 | ||
2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | |
4–55 | Penalties–yards | 5–36 | |
23:45 | Time of possession | 36:15 |
Individual stats
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Rushing
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | |
RB | 4 | 4 | 136 | 610 | 4 | 43 | 4.5 | 152.5 | |||
WR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 44 | 15.3 | 11.5 | |||
RB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 10.0 | |||
RB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 3.4 | 6.7 | |||
QB | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 6.7 | |||
RB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.7 | |||
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
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | |
WR | 4 | 4 | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 2 | 45 | 4.2 | 60.5 | 0.0% | ||
WR | 4 | 4 | 15 | 244 | 16.3 | 5 | 46 | 3.7 | 61.0 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 4 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 0.0% | ||
TE | 4 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 27 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 29 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 0.0% | ||
RB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.0% | ||
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
Punting
Kick Return
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/Rt | |
DB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 231 | 0 | 76 | 25.7 | ||
RB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | ||
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
Sacks
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Sk | |
RDE | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | ||
LB | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
RCB | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
DE | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
FS | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | ||
Team Total | 4 | 7 | |||
Opp Total | 4 | 10 |
Interceptions
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | |
LCB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 77 | |||
FS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
RDT | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | |||
LLB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Team Total | 4 | 5 | 89 | 77 | 2 | ||||
Opp Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
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Player | Pos | G | GS | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | |
DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
LDT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
LB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
RB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
RDT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
RDE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
RLB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Team Total | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Opp Total | 4 | 8 | 3 | –15 | 0 |
Tackles
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Player | Pos | G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | |
FS | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | |||||
MLB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |||||
RCB | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | |||||
LCB | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | |||||
LDT | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | |||||
LLB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |||||
RLB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | |||||
SS | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |||||
RDE | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | |||||
RDT | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||||
LB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||
LDE | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
DT | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
DE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
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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 | |
WR | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||
K | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 6.5 | |||||||||||
RB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
WR | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
RDT | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
TE | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
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 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
Redskins | 31 | 38 | 17 | 24 | 110 | |
Opponents | 10 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
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