Actual Result: Washington Redskins 27 Miami Dolphins 17, strike shortened season.
Simulation: The 49ers won't get to defend their title, they didn't make the playoffs; the prior two SB champs, Atlanta and Pittsburgh, both got knocked out in the WC round.
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 15, 1983
New York Jets 6-3 at Los Angeles Raiders 8-1
66 degrees
Raiders -3.5
Jets 17 Raiders 14
RAIDERS 31 JETS 17
Its the first season for the Raiders since they moved to LA and they will be hosting the AFC Championship. The Raiders last SB win was 15 years prior.
1st: Chris Bahr 29 yd FG (LA 3-0)
2nd: Lam Jones 11 yd reception (Todd NY 7-3)
Cliff Branch 5 yd reception (Plunkett LA 10-7)
Chris Bahr 26 yd FG (13-7)
3rd: Pat Leahy 30 yd FG (13-10)
Marcus Allen 43 yd reception (Plunkett 20-10)
4th: Freeman McNeil 39 yd run (20-17)
Chris Bahr 45 yd FG (23-17)
Kenny King 7 yd run, 2 point conversion (31-17)
MVP: Jim Plunkett, 17-22 262 yds 2 TD
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 15, 1983
Minnesota Vikings 5-4 at Washington Redskins 8-1
40 degrees
Redskins -6
Washington 21 Minnesota 7
VIKINGS 17 REDSKINS 10
Washington will not win SB17, they fall in the divisional round, the Vikes who won back to back SBs in SB5 and SB6 return to the NFC Championship.
1st: Tony Galbreath 23 yd run (Minn 7-0)
2nd: Charlie Brown 4 yd reception (Thiesmann 7-7)
Joe Senser 38 yd reception (Kramer Minn 14-7)
3rd: Rick Danmeier 30 yd FG (17-7)
4th: Mark Moseley 30 yd FG (17-10)
MVP: Doug Martin, 2 sacks
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 1983
Green Bay Packers 5-3 at Dallas Cowboys 6-3
38 degrees
Dallas -7
Dallas 37 Green Bay 26
COWBOYS 20 PACKERS 17
Its been 4 years since their 5th SB Championship, the Cowboys will host the NFC Championship, facing off against another WC team in Minnesota.
1st: Gerry Ellis 5 yd run (GB 7-0)
2nd: Jan Stenerud 44 yd FG (10-0)
Rafael Septien 40 yd FG (10-3)
Tony Hill 50 yd run (10-10)
4th: John Jefferson 12 yd reception (Dickey GB 17-10)
Rafael Septien 28 yd FG (17-13)
less than 1 minute left
Tony Dorsett 5 yd run (Dall 20-17)
MVP: Too Tall Jones, 3 sacks
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 1983
San Diego Chargers 6-3 at Miami Dolphins 7-2
58 degrees
SD -1.5
Miami 34 SD 13
CHARGERS 27 DOLPHINS 22
Two years ago, the Raiders beat the Chargers in the AFC Championship - they will meet again this year, this time in the Raiders new home (the Chargers former and future home) Los Angeles.
1st: Chuck Muncie 5 yd run (SD 7-0)
Uwe Von Schamann 28 yd FG (7-3)
James Brooks 33 yd run (14-3)
2nd: Uwe Von Schamann 44 yd FG (14-6)
Uwe Von Schamann 41 yd FG (14-9)
Uwe Von Schamann 37 yd FG (14-12)
3rd: Charlie Joiner 14 yd reception (Fouts 21-12)
Uwe Von Schamann 33 yd FG (21-15)
Rolf Benirschke 37 yd FG (24-15)
4th: Rolf Benirschke 29 yd FG (27-15)
Andra Franklin 11 yd run (27-22)
MVP: James Brooks 12 carries, 183 yds TD
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 22, 1983
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
COWBOYS 16 VIKINGS 10
The team of the 70s returns to the SB in 1982, Dallas will play in their 8th SB against the winners of the Chargers/Raiders AFC Title game, if it's the Raiders, that will be the third time those two franchises have met in the SB, the Raiders won SB2, the Cowboys won SB12.
1st: Rick Danmeier 46 yd FG (Minn 3-0)
2nd: Rafael Septien 38 yd FG (3-3)
Tony Dorsett 31 yd run (Dall 10-3)
4th: Rafael Septien 44 yd FG (13-3)
Sammy White 44 yd reception (Kramer, 13-10)
Rafael Septien 33 yd FG (16-10)
MVP: Tony Dorsett 23 carries, 117 yds, TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 23, 1983
San Diego Chargers at Los Angeles Raiders
60 degrees
CHARGERS 52 RAIDERS 28
San Diego finally breaks through, they become the first team post-merger to score 50 in the postseason and they will head to the SB for the first time in franchise history, to face the 5 time champion Cowboys.
1st: Wes Chandler 20 yd reception (Fouts SD 7-0)
Chuck Muncie 20 yd run (14-0)
Wes Chandler 4 yd reception (Fouts 21-0)
2nd: Chuck Muncie 22 yard reception (Fouts 28-0)
Kellen Winslow 29 yard reception (Fouts 35-0)
3rd Marcus Allen 16 yard reception (Plunkett 35-7)
Scott Fitzkee 35 yard reception (Fouts 42-7)
4th: Rolf Benirschke 41 yd FG (45-7)
Cliff Branch 30 yd reception (Plunkett 45-14)
Marcus Allen 9 yd run (45-21)
Wes Chandler 19 yard reception (Fouts 52-21)
Cliff Branch 27 yard reception (Plunkett 52-28)
MVP: Dan Fouts 18-27, 392 yards, 6TDs, Fouts breaks the post merger playoff record for yards and TDs.
SUPER BOWL XVII
Jan 30, 1983
Dallas Cowboys v. San Diego Chargers
Los Angeles
54 degrees
COWBOYS 30 CHARGERS 10
They've won the Super Bowl 6 times, in three different decades, with 3 different coaches, the commonality being Tom Landry, now seen as the greatest coach in NFL history.
1st: Chuck Muncie 2 yd run (SD 7-0)
2nd: Ron Springs 20 yd reception (White 7-7)
Billy Joe Dupree 2 yd reception (White Dall 14-7)
Rafael Septien 46 yd FG (17-7)
3rd: Tony Hill 8 yd reception (White 24-7)
Rolf Benirschke 40 yd FG (24-10)
4th: Drew Pearson 18 yd reception (missed XP White 30-10)
MVP Danny White 16-22 309 yds 4 TDs, the greatest QB performance in SB history.
Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17 BILLS 10 MVP-J.Taylor QB-Starr HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28 COWBOYS 14 MVP-W.Wells QB-Lamonica HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19 COLTS 16 MVP-R.Holmes QB-Dawson HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21 CHIEFS 13 MVP: L.Rentzel QB-Morton HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10 MVP: A.Page QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB6: VIKINGS 27 CHIEFS 16 MVP G.Cuozzo QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB7: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 6 MVP J.Ham QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33 BENGALS 27 (OT) MVP: C.Hill QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20 RAMS 10 MVP: L.McCutcheon QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18 RAMS 0 MVP LC Greenwood QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7 MVP H.Martin QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10 MVP T.Dorsett QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB13: COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21 MVP R.Staubach QB-Staubach HC Landry
SB14: STEELERS 24 EAGLES 7 MVP F.Harris QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8 MVP:W.Andrews QB-Bartkowski HC-Bennett
SB16: 49ERS 39 BENGALS 19 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB17: COWBOYS 30 CHARGERS 10 MVP: D.White QB-White HC-Landry
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