1983 Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Kickoff time: 9:00pm.
1983 Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers in 1983, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
1983 Week 7: Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1983 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
1983 Week 7: Washington Redskins versus Green Bay Packers. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-6 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-14 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 12-4 | W5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 8-8 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7-9 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-10 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9-7 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8-8 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 14-2 | W9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8-7-1 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-11 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 3-12-1 | L4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 1020334747 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 1024314848 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mike Douglass 22 yard defensive fumble return ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 0-7 |
| Redskins | Clint Didier offensive fumble recovery in end zone ( Mark Moseley kick) | 7-7 |
| Packers | Jan Stenerud 47 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Paul Coffman 36 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 10-17 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard rush ( Mark Moseley kick) | 17-17 |
| Packers | Paul Coffman 9 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 17-24 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 28 yard field goal | 20-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Gerry Ellis 24 yard rush ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 20-31 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 31 yard field goal | 23-31 |
| Redskins | Joe Washington 6 yard pass from Joe Theismann ( Mark Moseley kick) | 30-31 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 28 yard field goal | 33-31 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Gary Lewis 2 yard rush ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 33-38 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard rush ( Mark Moseley kick) | 40-38 |
| Packers | Mike Meade 31 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) | 40-45 |
| Redskins | Joe Washington 5 yard pass from Joe Theismann ( Mark Moseley kick) | 47-45 |
| Packers | Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal | 47-48 |
| Redskins | Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 33 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 552 | 473 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 27/39 | 23/32 |
| Pass yards | 398 | 422 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 30 | 19 |
| Net pass yards | 368 | 403 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 43 | 18 |
| Rush yards | 184 | 70 |
| Rush TD | 2 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 36 | 20 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | |||||
| Joe Theismann | 27/39 | 398 | 2 | 0 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Lynn Dickey | 22/31 | 387 | 3 | 1 | |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1/1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | ||||
| John Riggins | 25 | 98 | 2 | 36 |
| Joe Washington | 16 | 80 | 0 | 19 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Art Monk | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
| GNB | ||||
| Gerry Ellis | 3 | 41 | 1 | 24 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Meade | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Lynn Dickey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | ||||
| Art Monk | 5 | 105 | 0 | 34 |
| Charlie Brown | 6 | 91 | 0 | 20 |
| Don Warren | 4 | 70 | 0 | 29 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 66 | 0 | 35 |
| Joe Washington | 9 | 57 | 2 | 13 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| GNB | ||||
| Paul Coffman | 6 | 124 | 2 | 36 |
| Gerry Ellis | 4 | 105 | 0 | 56 |
| James Lofton | 5 | 96 | 0 | 40 |
| John Jefferson | 4 | 50 | 0 | 19 |
| Mike Meade | 2 | 35 | 1 | 31 |
| Phil Epps | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Green Bay Packers defeated Washington Redskins 48-47 at Lambeau Field in Week 7. The final scoring play was Packers: Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Green Bay Packers won by 1. Top line of the day: Joe Theismann: 398 pass yards on 27-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Green Bay Packers walked out of Lambeau Field with a 48-47 Week 7 result Washington Redskins will replay all the way to the offseason. The game stayed within 1 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Packers: Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
Green Bay Packers 48, Washington Redskins 47.
Game: 1983 Week 7. Q1: 4 scoring plays. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 4 scoring plays. Q4: 5 scoring plays.
Top performers: - Joe Theismann: 398 pass yards on 27-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT - John Riggins: 98 rush yards on 25 carries - Paul Coffman: 6 catches for 124 yards
Week 7, played at Lambeau Field. Final: Washington Redskins 47, Green Bay Packers 48, with Green Bay Packers taking the result by 1.
**First quarter**
- Packers: Mike Douglass 22 yard defensive fumble return ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: Clint Didier offensive fumble recovery in end zone ( Mark Moseley kick) - Packers: Jan Stenerud 47 yard field goal - Redskins: Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal
**Second quarter**
- Packers: Paul Coffman 36 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: John Riggins 1 yard rush ( Mark Moseley kick) - Packers: Paul Coffman 9 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: Mark Moseley 28 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Packers: Gerry Ellis 24 yard rush ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: Mark Moseley 31 yard field goal - Redskins: Joe Washington 6 yard pass from Joe Theismann ( Mark Moseley kick) - Redskins: Mark Moseley 28 yard field goal
**Fourth quarter**
- Packers: Gary Lewis 2 yard rush ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: John Riggins 1 yard rush ( Mark Moseley kick) - Packers: Mike Meade 31 yard pass from Lynn Dickey ( Jan Stenerud kick) - Redskins: Joe Washington 5 yard pass from Joe Theismann ( Mark Moseley kick) - Packers: Jan Stenerud 20 yard field goal
**Top performers**
- Joe Theismann: 398 pass yards on 27-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT - John Riggins: 98 rush yards on 25 carries - Paul Coffman: 6 catches for 124 yards
A 1-point margin in Week 7 is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.