1982 NFL playoffs
The Washington Redskins won Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins, 27-17. The 1982 NFL postseason had 15 games over 4 rounds.
Bracket
Wild Card round
Divisional round
Conference championships
Super Bowl
Miami Dolphins1
New England Patriots0
Pittsburgh Steelers0
Los Angeles Chargers1Miami Dolphins1Los Angeles Chargers0
Las Vegas Raiders1
Cleveland Browns0
New York Jets1
Cincinnati Bengals0Las Vegas Raiders0New York Jets1Miami Dolphins1New York Jets0
Atlanta Falcons0
Minnesota Vikings1
Washington Commanders1
Detroit Lions0Minnesota Vikings0Washington Commanders1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0
Dallas Cowboys1
Los Angeles Rams0
Green Bay Packers1Dallas Cowboys1Green Bay Packers0Washington Commanders1Dallas Cowboys0Champion
Miami Dolphins0
Washington Commanders11982 postseason leaders
Passing yards
- 1Joe TheismannWSH716
- 2Jim PlunkettLV652
- 3Dan FoutsLAC524
- 4Tommy KramerMIN505
- 5Ken AndersonCIN354
Rushing yards
- 1John RigginsWSH610
- 2Tony DorsettDAL266
- 3Marcus AllenLV108
- 4James LoftonGB58
- 4Ottis AndersonARI58
Receiving yards
- 1James LoftonGB161
- 2John StallworthPIT116
- 3Marcus AllenLV112
- 4Charlie JoinerLAC96
- 5Sammy WhiteMIN74
Super Bowl
Washington Commanders1-0Miami Dolphins
- Game 1Jan 30, 1983MIA 17 at WSH 27
Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins all-time: head to head
Conference championships
Washington Commanders1-0Dallas Cowboys
- Game 1Jan 22, 1983DAL 17 at WSH 31
Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys all-time: head to head
Miami Dolphins1-0New York Jets
- Game 1Jan 23, 1983NYJ 0 at MIA 14
Miami Dolphins and New York Jets all-time: head to head
Divisional round
New York Jets1-0Las Vegas Raiders
- Game 1Jan 15, 1983NYJ 17 at LV 14
New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders all-time: head to head
Washington Commanders1-0Minnesota Vikings
- Game 1Jan 15, 1983MIN 7 at WSH 21
Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings all-time: head to head
Dallas Cowboys1-0Green Bay Packers
- Game 1Jan 16, 1983GB 26 at DAL 37
Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers all-time: head to head
Miami Dolphins1-0Los Angeles Chargers
- Game 1Jan 16, 1983LAC 13 at MIA 34
Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers all-time: head to head
Wild Card round
Green Bay Packers1-0Los Angeles Rams
- Game 1Jan 8, 1983LAR 16 at GB 41
Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams all-time: head to head
Las Vegas Raiders1-0Cleveland Browns
- Game 1Jan 8, 1983CLE 10 at LV 27
Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns all-time: head to head
Miami Dolphins1-0New England Patriots
- Game 1Jan 8, 1983NE 13 at MIA 28
Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots all-time: head to head
Washington Commanders1-0Detroit Lions
- Game 1Jan 8, 1983DET 7 at WSH 31
Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions all-time: head to head
New York Jets1-0Cincinnati Bengals
- Game 1Jan 9, 1983NYJ 44 at CIN 17
New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals all-time: head to head
Dallas Cowboys1-0Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Game 1Jan 9, 1983TB 17 at DAL 30
Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all-time: head to head
Minnesota Vikings1-0Atlanta Falcons
- Game 1Jan 9, 1983ATL 24 at MIN 30
Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons all-time: head to head
Los Angeles Chargers1-0Pittsburgh Steelers
- Game 1Jan 9, 1983LAC 31 at PIT 28
Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers all-time: head to head
Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.