Conference Championships: Dallas Cowboys travel to face Washington Redskins at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sat January 22, 1983 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Washington Redskins, the home crowd at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is asked to be a player; for Dallas Cowboys, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Dallas Cowboys versus Washington Redskins in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-2 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-5 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-8 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 7-2 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 6-3 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-4 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-5 | L3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0-8-1 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8-1 | W5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6-3 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 3-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 2-7 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-4 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-5 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-6 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 5-3-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-4 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-4 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-6 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 8-1 | W4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-3 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 4-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-6 | L1 |
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1982 NFC Championship Game / Dallas @ SF / Ron Fellows Steps on Ray Wersching's Kicking Foot| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 27 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Redskins | Charlie Brown 19 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 3-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 6 yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 10-14 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 4 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 10-21 |
| Cowboys | Butch Johnson 23 yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 17-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 29 yard field goal | 17-24 |
| Redskins | Darryl Grant 10 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 17-31 |
Washington Redskins defeated Dallas Cowboys 31-17 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Redskins: Darryl Grant 10 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick). Top line of the day: Gary Hogeboom: 162 pass yards on 14-of-29, 2 TD, 2 INT. Washington Redskins advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Washington Redskins walked out of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Dallas Cowboys will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 31-17. The final scoring play came from Redskins: Darryl Grant 10 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Washington Redskins are bound for the Super Bowl.
Washington Redskins 31, Dallas Cowboys 17.
Round: Conference Championships.
Q1: 2 scoring plays.
Q2: 1 scoring play.
Q3: 3 scoring plays.
Q4: 2 scoring plays.
Top performers:
- Gary Hogeboom: 162 pass yards on 14-of-29, 2 TD, 2 INT
- John Riggins: 140 rush yards on 36 carries
- Butch Johnson: 5 catches for 73 yards
Conference Championships, played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Final: Dallas Cowboys 17, Washington Redskins 31, with Washington Redskins taking the result by 14.
First quarter
- Cowboys: Rafael Septien 27 yard field goal
- Redskins: Charlie Brown 19 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
Second quarter
- Redskins: John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
Third quarter
- Cowboys: Drew Pearson 6 yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick)
- Redskins: John Riggins 4 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
- Cowboys: Butch Johnson 23 yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick)
Fourth quarter
- Redskins: Mark Moseley 29 yard field goal
- Redskins: Darryl Grant 10 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick)
Top performers
- Gary Hogeboom: 162 pass yards on 14-of-29, 2 TD, 2 INT
- John Riggins: 140 rush yards on 36 carries
- Butch Johnson: 5 catches for 73 yards
| Cowboys | Redskins | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 340 | 260 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 23/44 | 12/20 |
| Pass yards | 275 | 150 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 27 |
| Net pass yards | 275 | 123 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 21 | 40 |
| Rush yards | 65 | 137 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 15 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | |||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 14/29 | 162 | 2 | 2 | 59.8 |
| Danny White | 9/15 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 83.5 |
| WAS | |||||
| Joe Theismann | 12/20 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | 15 | 57 | 0 | 17 |
| Ron Springs | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
| WAS | ||||
| John Riggins | 36 | 140 | 2 | 17 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | ||||
| Butch Johnson | 5 | 73 | 1 | 23 |
| Tony Hill | 5 | 59 | 0 | 15 |
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 29 | 0 | 25 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| WAS | ||||
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 54 | 1 | 22 |
| Alvin Garrett | 4 | 46 | 0 | 22 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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