Super Bowl XVII

The Super Bowl XVII was the championship final of the 1982 season of the National Football League. It was the 17th overall edition of the Super Bowl and the 13th meeting between the champions of the National Football Conference (NFC ) and the American Football Conference ( AFC). On 30 January 1983, the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins were compared in Pasadena, California in the Rose Bowl. Winners were the Washington Redskins for a final score of 27:17. Washington running back John Riggins, who ran 38 times for 166 yards and reached a touchdown, was chosen most valuable player.

Background

The season before the Super Bowl was shortened due to player strikes from 16 to nine games and a special play-off system was used - the 8 best teams in the conference could move. The Dolphins were at the outset favored strong because they had the best of the statistics Defense ago and were able to catch five interceptions in their last two games. Super Bowl XVII was the first Super Bowl was shown outside of North America, the English Channel 4 transferred it.

Game History

In the first half of the Dolphins were able to reach a touchdown with a 76- yard pass, followed by a field goal and another touchdown, which answered the Redskins with the same, which is why it stood at halftime 17:10 for the Dolphins. After that, only points followed on the part of Redskins, a field goal in the third and two touchdowns in the fourth and final quarter, which caused the final score of 27:17.

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