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Due to Christmas , the two wild card playoff games were played in a span of three days.
''Note: The Los Angeles Raiders (the AFC 1 seed) did not play the Seattle Seahawks (the 4 seed) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.'' WILD CARD PLAYOFFS December 24 1983 AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
''at Seattle Kingdome , Seattle, Washington ''
The Seahawks won their first playoff game in team history with quarterback Dave Krieg 's 200 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Seattle scored first with Krieg's 17-yard pass to wide receiver Steve Largent , but the Broncos responded before the end of the first quarter with Wilbur Myles' 13-yard touchdown reception from Steve DeBerg . The Seahawks then controlled the rest of the game by scoring 24 unanswered points. Tight end Pete Metzelaars recorded a 5-yard touchdown reception to end a 73-yard drive in the third quarter. In the fourth period, wide receiver Paul Johns caught an 18-yard touchdown and running back David Hughes scored on a 2-yard run.
December 26 1983 NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
''at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas ''
The Rams converted 3 turnovers in the second half into 17 points. Los Angeles scored first in the first quarter on quarterback Vince Ferragamo 's 18-yard touchdown pass after an 85-yard drive. The Cowboys then tied the game just before halftime after quarterback Danny White capped a 70-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tony Hill . Dallas then took the lead in the third period with Rafael Septien's 41-yard field goal. But then the Rams took advantage of the Cowboys' turnovers. Los Angeles' Mike Witcher recovered a muffed punt at the Dallas 16-yard line, setting up wide receiver Preston Dennard's 16-yard touchdown reception. Then linebacker Jim Collins' interception set up Ferragamo's 8 yard pass to wide receiver George Farmer. Finally, defensive back LeRoy Irvin's interception set up Mike Lansford's 20-yard field goal. By the time White threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Doug Cosbie, the game was out of reach.
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS December 31 1983 AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
''at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida ''
The Seahawks converted three turnovers in the second half into 13 points. Dolphins quarterback . Seattle's only score in the first half was quarterback Dave Krieg's 6-yard touchdown pass to running back Cullen Bryant. In the third quarter, a fumble led to Seahawks running back Curt Warner 's 1-yard touchdown. A fourth quarter interception from Marino then led to Norm Johnson's 27-yard field goal to give Seattle a 17-13 lead. After the Dolphins regained the lead off of running back Woody Bennett's 3-yard touchdown, Seattle responded with Warner's 2-yard touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, Miami returner Fulton Walker fumbled, setting up Norm Johnson's 37-yard field goal.
NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
''at Candlestick Park , San Francisco ''
Lions kicker Eddie Murray made 3 field goals but missed the winning 43-yard attempt with 5 seconds left in the game. Murray put the Lions in the lead first with a 37-yard kick, but then Detroit quarterback and a 2-yarder from running back Wendell Tyler . Murray then scored two more field goals in the second half, a 21- and a 54-yarder, before San Francisco kicker Ray Wersching made a 19-yard filed goal in the third period. In the fourth quarter, running back Billy Sims scored two touchdowns to give the Lions a 23-17 lead with five minutes left to play. But then 49ers quarterback Joe Montana completed 6 consecutive passes, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon to retake the lead. Danielson then completed 4 passes to set up Murray's 43-yard field goal attempt with 5 seconds remaining, but the kicker missed and San Francisco escaped with the win.
January 1 1984 NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
''at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. ''
The Redskins crushed the Rams by scoring on their first five possessions to build a 51-7 win. Running back John Riggins recorded 119 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Joe Theismann completed 18 out of 23 passes, and threw two touchdowns. Kicker Mark Moseley made three field goals, and defensive back Darrell Green returned an interception 72-yards for a touchdown. Although Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo threw a 32-yard touchdown pass, he recorded 3 interceptions. Running back Eric Dickerson , who led the league in rushing during the regular season, was limited to only 16 yards on 10 carries, and 9 yards on 6 receptions.
AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
''at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles ''
The Raiders scored 3 touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 38-10 win over the Steelers. In the first quarter, Pittsburgh advanced on a 78-yard drive, but when faced with fourth down and inches near the goal line, they opted for kicker Gary Anderson 's 17-yard field goal. The Raiders then tied the game with Lester Hayes 18-yard interception return for a touchdown. A 4-yard touchdown by running back Marcus Allen and a 45-yard field goal gave the Raiders a 17-3 lead. The Raiders then scored three touchdowns in the third period, including Allen's 49-yard run. The Steelers' lone score in the second half was wide receiver John Stallworth 's 58-yard touchdown reception.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS January 8 1984 NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
''at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. ''
After the 49ers overcame a 21-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, two controversial penalties against San Francisco led to the Redskins' kicker Mark Moseley's winning field goal. Washington controlled the first three quarters, scoring first with running back John Riggins' 4-yard touchdown in the second period. In the third quarter, Riggins scored a 1-yard touchdown and quarterback Joe Theismann threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Charlie Brown. But with 14:37 left in the game, 49ers quarterback Joe Montana completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wilson. Then after Moseley missed a 41-yard field goal attempt, wide receiver Freddie Solomon scored a 76-yard touchdown reception from Montana. Later with 7:08 remaining, Wilson tied the game, 21-21 with a 12-yard touchdown. The Redskins then marched on a 13-yard, 78-yard drive that took 6:12 off the clock to set up Moseley's winning 25-yard field goal with 40 seconds left in the game. This possession was aided by two controversial penalties: #On second down and 10 on the San Francisco 45-yard line, Theismann threw a long incompletion intended for wide receiver Art Monk, but cornerback Eric Wright was called for pass interference at the 18-yard line. It seemed that nobody had a reasonable chance to catch the ball, which, under the rule, would have nullified any pass interference penalty. #On third down and 5 from the San Francisco 13-yard line, cornerback Ronnie Lott was called for holding on what seemed to be a harmless act with Brown far away from where the pass fell incomplete.
AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
''at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles ''
The Raiders jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead en route to a 30-14 victory. The Seahawks were held to 65 rushing yards while Raiders Running back Marcus Allen ran for 154 yards. Lester Hayes' interception on Seattle's first drive of the game set up a 20-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Raiders running back Frank Hawkins then scored two touchdowns. In the second half, Seahawks starting quarterback Dave Krieg was benched and replaced by Jim Zorn . Zorn threw two touchdown passes, but it was not enough as Allen's 3-yard touchdown reception and another Raiders field goal put the game away.
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SUPER BOWL Los Angeles Raiders (AFC) 38, Washington Redskins (NFC) 9, at Tampa Stadium , Tampa, Florida REFERENCES
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