1982–83 NFL Playoff Bracket
The 1982 NFL playoffs exactly as they were played, on one printable page: every seed, every score, and Super Bowl XVII, which ended Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17.
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1982–83 NFL Playoff Bracket
Washington Redskins won Super Bowl XVII.
AFC
First Round
Second Round
Conference Championship
Super Bowl XVII
Champion
Washington Redskins
NFC
First Round
Second Round
Conference Championship
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How this bracket works
1982: the strike season's sixteen-team tournament
Every game above is the record: the seeds each team carried, the score, and who hosted. The AFC is on the left and the NFC on the right, each conference's rounds running in toward Super Bowl XVII in the middle, which was played at Rose Bowl.
The 1982 season was cut to nine games by a players' strike, so the league replaced divisions with a sixteen-team "Super Bowl Tournament": the top eight teams in each conference, seeded 1 to 8, in four rounds. It is the only season drawn this way.
No game in this postseason went to overtime.
Questions people ask
Who won the 1982 NFL playoffs?
Washington Redskins won Super Bowl XVII, Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17, at Rose Bowl. Miami Dolphins were the runners-up. The bracket above shows how both got there.
How many teams made the 1982 NFL playoffs?
16. The 1982 season was cut to nine games by a players' strike, so the league replaced divisions with a sixteen-team "Super Bowl Tournament": the top eight teams in each conference, seeded 1 to 8, in four rounds. It is the only season drawn this way.
Can I print the 1982 NFL playoff bracket?
Yes, free. Press "Print this bracket" and it prints landscape on one page with no navigation and no browser header. Switch to "Blank to fill in" first for a copy with the results removed, which keeps the teams that had a bye and empties every slot a team had to win its way into.
Every NFL playoff bracket, 1970 to 2025
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