Divisional Round: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 1983 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Minnesota Vikings traveling to Washington Redskins at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Minnesota Vikings versus Washington Redskins in the Divisional Round. 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 Minnesota Vikings-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 |
1982 Divisional Playoff Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins
In-the-Grasp Ruling, Redskins-Vikings 1982 Divisional Round
Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins 1982 playoffs Part 1
Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins 1982 playoffs Part 2
Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins 1982 playoffs Part 3
Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins 1982 playoffs Part 4
Minnesota Vikings vs Washington Redskins 1982 playoffs Part 5| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Don Warren 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0-7 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 2 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 0-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Ted Brown 18 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7-14 |
| Redskins | Alvin Garrett 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Washington Redskins defeated Minnesota Vikings 21-7 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Redskins: Alvin Garrett 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick). Top line of the day: Tommy Kramer: 252 pass yards on 18-of-39, 0 TD, 0 INT. Washington Redskins move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Washington Redskins walked out of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Minnesota Vikings will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 21-7. The final scoring play came from Redskins: Alvin Garrett 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (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 move on to a conference championship.
Washington Redskins 21, Minnesota Vikings 7.
Round: Divisional Round.
Q1: 2 scoring plays.
Q2: 2 scoring plays.
Top performers:
- Tommy Kramer: 252 pass yards on 18-of-39, 0 TD, 0 INT
- John Riggins: 185 rush yards on 37 carries
- Alvin Garrett: 3 catches for 75 yards
Divisional Round, played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Final: Minnesota Vikings 7, Washington Redskins 21, with Washington Redskins taking the result by 14.
First quarter
- Redskins: Don Warren 3 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
- Redskins: John Riggins 2 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
Second quarter
- Vikings: Ted Brown 18 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)
- Redskins: Alvin Garrett 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
Top performers
- Tommy Kramer: 252 pass yards on 18-of-39, 0 TD, 0 INT
- John Riggins: 185 rush yards on 37 carries
- Alvin Garrett: 3 catches for 75 yards
| Vikings | Redskins | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 317 | 415 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/39 | 17/23 |
| Pass yards | 252 | 213 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 14 | 2 |
| Net pass yards | 238 | 211 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 18 | 42 |
| Rush yards | 79 | 204 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 39 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | |||||
| Tommy Kramer | 18/39 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 |
| WAS | |||||
| Joe Theismann | 17/23 | 213 | 2 | 1 | 113.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Ted Brown | 14 | 65 | 1 | 18 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAS | ||||
| John Riggins | 37 | 185 | 1 | 29 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 63 | 0 | 34 |
| Ted Brown | 7 | 62 | 0 | 14 |
| Terry LeCount | 3 | 57 | 0 | 42 |
| Joe Senser | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| WAS | ||||
| Alvin Garrett | 3 | 75 | 1 | 46 |
| Charlie Brown | 5 | 59 | 0 | 30 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 39 | 0 | 29 |
| Don Warren | 4 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
| Rick Walker | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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