1983 Los Angeles Raiders season

1983 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Tom Flores
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 38–10 Won Conference Championship (Seahawks) 30–14 Won Super Bowl XVIII (Redskins) 38–9

The 1983 Los Angeles Raiders season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–1 record from 1982. The 1983 season was the second season in Los Angeles. The 1983 season is also the Raiders third Super Bowl winning season. To date, it was the team's most recent NFL championship season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

During the draft the Raiders had attempted to execute a 3-team trade that would have brought future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway to Los Angeles, but this trade was blocked, and Elway was instead drafted by the Colts, whom he refused to play for, then traded to the Broncos.

1983 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	26	Don Mosebar *	C	USC
2	54	Bill Pickel	NT	Rutgers
3	82	Tony Caldwell	LB	Washington
4	110	Greg Townsend	DE	UCLA
5	138	Dokie Williams	WR	UCLA
7	194	Jeff McCall	RB	Clemson
8	222	Mike Dotterer	RB	Stanford
9	249	Kent Jordan	TE	St. Mary's
10	277	Mervyn Fernandez	WR	San Jose State
12	333	Scott Lindquist	QB	Northern Arizona
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Roster

1983 Los Angeles Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks 11 David Humm  6 Marc Wilson 16 Jim Plunkett Running backs 32 Marcus Allen HB 27 Frank Hawkins HB 33 Kenny King FB 28 Cleo Montgomery HB/KR 34 Greg Pruitt HB 38 Chester Willis HB Wide receivers 80 Malcolm Barnwell 21 Cliff Branch 82 Calvin Muhammad 85 Dokie Williams Tight ends 46 Todd Christensen 87 Don Hasselbeck 31 Derrick Jensen		Offensive linemen 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis OT 73 Charley Hannah G 64 Shelby Jordan OT 70 Henry Lawrence OT 65 Mickey Marvin G 72 Don Mosebar C 66 Steve Sylvester C Defensive linemen 77 Lyle Alzado DE 62 Reggie Kinlaw MG 75 Howie Long DE 68 Johnny Robinson DT 61 Dave Stalls DE 71 Bill Pickel DT 93 Greg Townsend DE		Linebackers 56 Jeff Barnes 54 Darryl Byrd 57 Tony Caldwell 83 Ted Hendricks 53 Rod Martin 55 Matt Millen 51 Bob Nelson 58 Jack Squirek Defensive backs 45 James Davis CB 36 Mike Davis S 26 Vann McElroy S 37 Lester Hayes CB 22 Mike Haynes CB/PR 48 Kenny Hill S 23 Odis McKinney CB 20 Ted Watts CB Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K  8 Ray Guy P		Reserve lists Vacant Rookies in italic

Pre season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	Time	Network	Local TV
1	August 6, 1983	San Francisco 49ers	W 26–23 (OT)	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,337	6:00 PM PDT		KNBC
2	August 13, 1983	at New York Jets	L 17–20	Giants Stadium		5:00 PM PDT		KNBC
3	August 20, 1983	Chicago Bears	L 21–27	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum		6:00 PM PDT		KNBC
4	August 26, 1983	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–20	Cleveland Stadium	61,844	5:00 PM PDT	NBC

Notes:

^a All times are PACIFIC time.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	Time	Network	Network Radio
1	September 4, 1983	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–10	Riverfront Stadium	50,956	10:00 AM PDT	NBC
2	September 11, 1983	Houston Oilers	W 20–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	37,526	1:00 PM PDT	NBC
3	September 19, 1983	Miami Dolphins	W 27–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,796	6:00 PM PDT	ABC	CBS
4	September 25, 1983	at Denver Broncos	W 22–7	Mile High Stadium	74,289	1:00 PM PDT	NBC
5	October 2, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 35–37	RFK Stadium	54,106	10:00 AM PDT	NBC	Mutual
6	October 9, 1983	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,492	1:00 PM PDT
7	October 16, 1983	at Seattle Seahawks	L 36–38	The Kingdome	60,967	1:00 PM PDT	NBC
8	October 23, 1983	at Dallas Cowboys	W 40–38	Texas Stadium	64,991	6:00 PM PDT	ABC	CBS
9	October 30, 1983	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–34	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,708	1:00 PM PST	NBC
10	November 6, 1983	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–10	Arrowhead Stadium	75,497	10:00 AM PST	NBC
11	November 13, 1983	Denver Broncos	W 22–20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	51,945	1:00 PM PST	NBC
12	November 20, 1983	at Buffalo Bills	W 27–24	Rich Stadium	72,393	10:00 AM PST	NBC
13	November 27, 1983	New York Giants	W 27–12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,473	1:00 PM PST	CBS
14	December 1, 1983	at San Diego Chargers	W 42–10	San Diego Stadium	47,760	6:00 PM PST	ABC	CBS
15	December 11, 1983	St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–34	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	32,111	1:00 PM PST	CBS
16	December 18, 1983	San Diego Chargers	W 30–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,235	1:00 PM PST	NBC

Notes:

^a All times are PACIFIC time. (UTC–7 and UTC–8 starting October 30)

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders (1-0)	7	10	0	3	20
Bengals (0-1)	0	0	3	7	10

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. (Los Angeles)
• Game weather: 75°F, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 50,956
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert (play-by-play), John Brodie (color commentator)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter LA (7:32) – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 7–0 Second Quarter LA (9:05) – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 14–0 LA (4:59) – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal – Raiders 17–0 Third Quarter CIN (9:23) – Jim Breech 36-yard field goal – Raiders 17–3 Fourth Quarter LA (12:25) – Chris Bahr 39-yard field goal – Raiders 20–3 CIN (1:00) – M.L. Harris 9-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) – Raiders 20–10 Vegas Odds Vegas Line=LA +2.0 Over/Under=42.0 (Under) Raiders Jim Plunkett 14/29, 158 Yds, INT Marcus Allen 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 2 TD Malcolm Barnwell 5 Rec, 66 Yds Bengals Ken Anderson 26/35, 226 Yds, TD, INT Stanley Wilson 4 Rush, 20 Yds Dan Ross 5 Rec, 50 Yds

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Oilers (0-2) 0 3 3 0 6 • Raiders (2-0) 6 7 0 7 20 Date: September 11 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 37,526 Game weather: 77°F; wind 7 Referee: Bob Frederic

Scoring summary Q1 LA King 2 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 LA Pruitt 10 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 14–0 Q2 HOU Kempf 40 yard field goal LA 14–3 Q3 HOU Kempf 38 yard field goal LA 14–6 Q4 LA Christensen 2 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 21–6

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins (2-1) 0 0 0 14 14 • Raiders (3-0) 7 6 7 7 27 Date: September 19 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 9:00 p.m. Game attendance: 57,796 Game weather: 74°F; wind 7 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)

Scoring summary Q1 LA Hawkins 2 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 LA Christensen 14 yard pass from Plunkett (kick failed) LA 13–0 Q3 LA Townsend 66 yard fumble return (Bahr kick) LA 20–0 Q4 LA Pruitt 5 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 27–0 Q4 MIA Rose 6 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) LA 27–7 Q4 MIA Duper 2 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) LA 27–14

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders (4-0) 0 7 13 2 22 Broncos (2-2) 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 25 Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 64°F; wind 8 Referee: Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert (play-by-play), John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring summary Q2 LA Branch 35 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q3 LA Bahr 27 yard field goal LA 10–0 Q3 LA Bahr 29 yard field goal LA 13–0 Q3 LA Branch 17 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 20–0 Q4 DEN Thomas 70 yard punt return (Karlis kick) LA 20–7 Q4 LA DeBerg tackled by Townsend in end zone LA 22–7

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total Raiders (4-1) 0 7 14 14 35 • Redskins (4-1) 7 10 3 17 37 Date: October 2 Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 54,106 Game weather: 65°F • Wind 4 Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert (play-by-play), John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring summary 1 WSH John Riggins 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 7–0 2 WSH Mark Moseley 28-yard field goal Redskins 10–0 2 LA Cliff Branch 99-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Redskins 10–7 2 WSH Joe Washington 5-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 17–7 3 WSH Mark Moseley 29-yard field goal Redskins 20–7 3 LA Calvin Muhammad 35-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Redskins 20–14 3 LA Calvin Muhammad 22-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 21–20 4 LA Todd Christensen 2-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 28–20 4 LA Greg Pruitt 97-yard kickoff return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 35–20 4 WSH Charlie Brown 11-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) Raiders 35–27 4 WSH Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal Raiders 35–30 4 WSH Joe Washington 6-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) Redskins 37–35

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs (2-4) 14 3 0 3 20 • Raiders (5-1) 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 9 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT Game weather: 68°F; wind 9 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (KCTV): Don Fortune & Len Dawson

Scoring summary Q1 KC Paige 36 yard pass from Kenney (Lowery kick) KC 7–0 Q1 KC Brown 1 yard run (Lowery kick) KC 14–0 Q2 LA Christensen 3 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) KC 14–7 Q2 KC Lowery 32 yard field goal KC 17–7 Q3 LA Williams 21 yard pass from Allen (Bahr kick) KC 17–14 Q4 KC Lowery 39 yard field goal KC 20–14 Q4 LA Allen recovered fumble in end zone (Bahr kick) LA 21–20

Week 7

Week 7: Los Angeles Raiders at Seattle Seahawks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders (5-2)	7	10	5	14	36
Seahawks (4-3)	7	0	17	14	38

at Seattle Kingdome

• Date: Sunday, October 16, 1983
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET), 1:00pm(PT)
• Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind
• Game attendance: 60,967
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert (play-by-play), John Brodie (color commentator)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter Raiders - Todd Christensen 19 yard pass from Marcus Allen (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 7, Seahawks 0 Seahawks - Dan Doornink 1 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 7, Seahawks 7 Second Quarter Raiders - Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal - LA 10, Seahawks 7 Raiders - Todd Christensen 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 17, Seahawks 7 Third Quarter Seahawks - Jim Zorn 18 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick)) - LA 17, Seahawks 14 Seahawks - Paul Johns 75 yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick)) - LA 17, Seahawks 21 Seahawks - Norm Johnson 22 yard field goal) - LA 17, Seahawks 24 Raiders - Chris Bahr 42 yard field goal - LA 20, Seahawks 24 Raiders - Safety, Lyle Alzado tackled Pratt in end zone - LA 22, Seahawks 24 Fourth Quarter Seahawks - Shelton Robinson 9 yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 22, Seahawks 31 Seahawks - Curt Warner 6 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 22, Seahawks 38 Raiders - Marcus Allen 1 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 29, Seahawks 38 Raiders - Todd Christensen 22 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 36, Seahawks 38 Vegas Odds Vegas Line= LA -3.0 Over/Under= 43.5(over)

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders (6-2)	10	21	3	6	40
Cowboys (7-1)	7	17	0	14	38

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT, 6:00 PDT (Los Angeles)
• Game weather: 58°F, wind 9 mph
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter DAL – Danny White 15-yard pass from Ron Springs (Rafael Septien kick) – Cowboys 7–0 LA – Chris Bahr 37-yard field goal – Cowboys 7–3 LA – Derrick Jensen 2-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 10–7 Second Quarter DAL – Ron Springs 2-yard run (Rafael Septien kick) – Cowboys 14–10 DAL – Rafael Septien 23-yard field goal – Cowboys 17–10 LA – Frank Hawkins 23-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Tied 17–17 DAL – Butch Johnson 15-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) – Cowboys 24–17 LA – Frank Hawkins 17-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) – Tied 24–24 LA – Todd Christensen 1-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 31–24 Third Quarter LA – Chris Bahr 24-yard field goal – Raiders 34–24 Fourth Quarter DAL – Doug Donley 17-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) – Raiders 34–31 DAL – Mike Hegman 9-yard fumble return (Rafael Septien kick) – Cowboys 38–34 LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal – Cowboys 38–37 LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal – Raiders 40–38 Raiders Marc Wilson 26/49, 318 Yds, 3 TD, INT Frank Hawkins 17 Rush, 118 Yds, TD Todd Christensen 7 Rec, 90 Yds, TD Cowboys Danny White 19/38, 240 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Tony Dorsett 20 Rush, 65 Yds Butch Johnson 3 Rec, 54 Yds, TD

Week 9

Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks (5-4)	0	17	7	10	34
Raiders (6-3)	0	7	7	7	21

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

• Date: Sunday, October 30, 1983
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET), 1:00pm(PT)
• Game weather: 68 degrees, relative humidity 76, round(wind) 7.0 mph
• Game attendance: 49,708
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play-by-play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter No Score Second Quarter Raiders - Marcus Allen 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 7, Seahawks 0 Seahawks - Shelton Robinson 12 yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 7, Seahawks 7 Seahawks - Norm Johnson 37 yard field goal - LA 7, Seahawks 10 Seahawks - Charle Young 5 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 7, Seahawks 17 Third Quarter Raiders - Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 14, Seahawks 17 Seahawks - Curt Warner 1 yard rush (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 14, Seahawks 24 Fourth Quarter Seahawks - David Hughes 33 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick) - LA 14, Seahawks 31 Raiders - Dokie Williams 50 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 21, Seahawks 31 Seahawks - Norm Johnson 44 yard field goal - LA 21, Seahawks 34 Vegas Odds Vegas Line= LA -7.0 Over/Under= 54.5(over)

Week 10

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders (7-3) 7 0 0 21 28 Chiefs (4-6) 0 6 7 7 20 Date: November 6 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 53°F; wind 7 Referee: Bob Frederic

Scoring summary Q1 LA Hawkins 2 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 KC Lowery 54 yard field goal LA 7–3 Q2 KC Lowery 48 yard field goal LA 7–6 Q3 KC Brown 1 yard run (Lowery kick) KC 13–7 Q4 LA Allen 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 14–13 Q4 KC Thomas 2 yard pass from Kenney (Lowery kick) KC 20–14 Q4 LA Williams 19 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 21–20 Q4 LA Martin 40 yard interception return (Bahr kick) LA 28–20

Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos (6-5) 10 0 0 10 20 • Raiders (8-3) 0 6 7 9 22 Date: November 13 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 63°F; wind 9 Referee: Red Cashion

Scoring summary Q1 DEN Karlis 23 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q1 DEN Chavous recovered fumble in end zone (Karlis kick) DEN 10–0 Q2 LA Bahr 28 yard field goal DEN 10–3 Q2 LA Bahr 42 yard field goal DEN 10–6 Q3 LA Allen 7 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 13–10 Q4 LA Hawkins 17 yard run (kick failed) LA 19–10 Q4 DEN Karlis 22 yard field goal LA 19–13 Q4 DEN Elway 4 yard run (Karlis kick) DEN 20–19 Q4 LA Bahr 39 yard field goal LA 22–20

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders (9-3) 7 3 7 10 27 Bills (7-5) 0 3 0 21 24 Date: November 20 Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 52°F; wind 11 Referee: Bob McElwee

Scoring summary Q1 LA Hawkins 2 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 BUF Danelo 48 yard field goal LA 7–3 Q2 LA Bahr 41 yard field goal LA 10–3 Q3 LA Allen 4 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 17–3 Q4 LA Christensen 15 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 24–3 Q4 BUF Hunter 23 yard pass from Kofler (Danelo kick) LA 24–10 Q4 BUF Cribbs 1 yard run (Danelo kick) LA 24–17 Q4 BUF Tuttle 28 yard pass from Kofler (Danelo kick) Tie 24–24 Q4 LA Bahr 36 yard field goal LA 27–24

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants (3-9-1)	2	3	0	7	12
Raiders (10-3)	0	13	7	7	27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

• Date: Sunday, November 27, 1983
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 54 degrees, relative humidity 41, round(wind) 6.9 mph
• Referee: Fred Silva
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders (11-3)	0	14	28	0	42
Chargers (5-9)	7	3	0	0	10

at Jack Murphy Stadium

• Date: Thursday, December 1, 1983
• Game time: 9:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 65 degrees, relative humidity 64%, round(wind) 12.4 mph
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter Chargers - Chuck Muncie 5 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) - LA 0, SDG 7 Second Quarter Chargers - Rolf Benirschke 24 yard field goal - LA 0, SDG 10 Raiders - Todd Christensen 43 yard pass from Marcus Allen (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 7, SDG 10 Raiders - Todd Christensen 25 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 14, SDG 10 Third Quarter Raiders - Frank Hawkins 20 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 21, SDG 10 Raiders - Frank Hawkins 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 28, SDG 10 Raiders - Rod Martin 29 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 35, SDG 10 Raiders - Todd Christensen 14 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - LA 42, SDG 10 Fourth Quarter No Score Vegas Odds Vegas Line= LA -1.5 Over/Under= 54.0(Under)

Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (7-7-1)	0	20	7	7	34
Raiders (11-4)	17	7	0	0	24

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

• Date: Sunday, December 11, 1983
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 70, round(wind) 5.4 mph
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter Raiders - Kenny King 34 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - STL 0, LA 7 Raiders - Chris Bahr 22 yard field goal - STL 0, LA 10 Raiders - Cliff Branch 5 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - STL 0, LA 17 Second Quarter Cardinals - Ottis Anderson 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) - STL 7, LA 17 Raiders - Marcus Allen 20 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - STL 7, LA 24 Cardinals - Doug Marsh 1 yard pass from Neil Lomax(Neil O'Donoghue kick failed) - STL 13, LA 24 Cardinals - Elois Grooms 40 yard fumble return (Neil O'Donoghue kick) - STL 20, LA 24 Third Quarter Cardinals - Wayne Morris 3 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) - STL 27, LA 24 Fourth Quarter Cardinals - Pat Tilley 15 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) - STL 34, LA 24 Vegas Odds Vegas Line= LA -9.0 Over/Under= 47.5(Over)

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers (6-10)	7	0	7	0	14
Raiders (12-4)	7	6	3	14	30

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

• Date: Sunday, December 18, 1983
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 75, round(wind) 6.4 mph
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter Chargers - Bobby Duckworth 40 yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick) - SDG 7, LA 0 Raiders - Marcus Allen 8 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) - SDG 7, LA 7 Second Quarter Raiders - Chris Bahr 21 yard field goal - SDG 7, LA 10 Raiders - Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal - SDG 7, LA 13 Third Quarter Raiders - Chris Bahr 28 yard field goal - SDG 7, LA 16 Chargers - Chuck Muncie 2 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) - SDG 14, LA 16 Fourth Quarter Raiders - Cliff Branch 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) - SDG 14, LA 23 Raiders - Marcus Allen 5 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) - SDG 14, LA 30 Vegas Odds Vegas Line= LA -9.0 Over/Under= 53.5(Under)

Standings

Division

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	10–2	442	338	W1
Seattle Seahawks(4)	9	7	0	.563	5–3	8–4	403	397	W2
Denver Broncos(5)	9	7	0	.563	3–5	9–5	302	327	L1
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	4–4	4–8	358	462	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	2–6	4–8	386	367	W1

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	Time	Network	Network Radio
AFC Divisional Playoff	January 1, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,334	1:00 PM PST	NBC	CBS
AFC Championship Game	January 8, 1984	Seattle Seahawks	W 30–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	88,734	1:00 PM PST	NBC	CBS
Super Bowl XVIII	January 22, 1984	Washington Redskins	W 38–9	Tampa Stadium	72,920	1:30 PM PST	CBS	CBS

Notes:

^a All times are PACIFIC time.

Divisional

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers (10-7) 3 0 7 0 10 • Raiders (13-4) 7 10 21 0 38 Date: January 1 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 90,334 Game weather: Sunny • 71 °F (22 °C) Referee: Gene Barth TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary 1 PIT Gary Anderson 17-yard field goal Steelers 3–0 1 LA Lester Hayes 18-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 7–3 2 LA Marcus Allen 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–3 2 LA Chris Bahr 45-yard field goal Raiders 17–3 3 LA Kenny King 9-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 24–3 3 LA Marcus Allen 49-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 31–3 3 PIT John Stallworth 58-yard pass from Cliff Stoudt (Gary Anderson kick) Raiders 31–10 3 LA Frank Hawkins 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 38–10

The Raiders scored 3 touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 38–10 win over the Steelers. In the first quarter, Pittsburgh advanced on a 78-yard drive, but when faced with fourth down and inches near the goal line, they opted for kicker Gary Anderson's 17-yard field goal. But the Raiders controlled the rest of the game, as Lester Hayes returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. A 4-yard touchdown by running back Marcus Allen and a 45-yard field goal gave the Raiders a 17–3 lead. The Raiders then scored three touchdowns in the third period, including Allen's 49-yard run. Allen finished the game with 121 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on just 13 carries, while also catching 5 passes for 38 yards. The Steelers' lone score in the second half was wide receiver John Stallworth's 58-yard touchdown reception.

AFC Championship

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks (11-8) 0 0 7 7 14 • Raiders (14-4) 3 17 7 3 30 Date: January 8 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 88,734 Game weather: Light rain • 58 °F (14 °C) Referee: Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary 1 LA Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 LA Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 10–0 2 LA Frank Hawkins 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 17–0 2 LA Chris Bahr 45-yard field goal Raiders 20–0 3 LA Marcus Allen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 27–0 3 SEA Dan Doornink 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick) Raiders 27–7 4 LA Chris Bahr 35-yard field goal Raiders 30–7 4 SEA Charle Young 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick) Raiders 30–14

Seattle had defeated Los Angeles twice during the regular season, but this game had a very different outcome.

The Raiders jumped to a 20–0 halftime lead en route to a 30–14 victory. The Seahawks were held to 65 rushing yards while Raiders Running back Marcus Allen ran for 154 yards, caught 7 passes for 62 yards, and scored 2 touchdowns. Lester Hayes' interception on Seattle's first drive of the game set up a 20-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Raiders running back Frank Hawkins then scored two touchdowns. In the second half, Seahawks starting quarterback Dave Krieg was benched and replaced by Jim Zorn. Zorn threw two touchdown passes, but it was not enough as Allen's 3-yard touchdown reception and another Raiders field goal put the game away. Seahawks running back Curt Warner, the AFC's leading rusher during the regular season, was held to just 26 yards on 11 carries.

Super Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (16-3) 0 3 6 0 9 • Raiders (15-4) 7 14 14 3 38 Date: January 22 Location: Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida Game start: 4:50 p.m. EST Game weather: 51°F • Wind 16 Referee: Gene Barth TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Scoring summary 1 LA Derrick Jensen recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 7–0 2 LA Cliff Branch 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–0 2 WSH Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal Raiders 14–3 2 LA Jack Squirek 5-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 21–3 3 WSH John Riggins 1-yard run (kick failed) Raiders 21–9 3 LA Marcus Allen 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 28–9 3 LA Marcus Allen 74-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 35–9 4 LA Chris Bahr 21-yard field goal Raiders 38–9

Less than five minutes into the game, Derrick Jensen blocked Redskins Jeff Hayes punt and recovered the ball in the end zone to give the Raiders a 7–0 lead. On their ensuing drive, Washington was forced to punt, but Los Angeles punt returner Ted Watts muffed the kick and Washington safety Greg Williams recovered the ball at the Raiders 42-yard line. However, the Redskins could only advance to 27-yard line.

The Redskins regrouped in the second half, and scoring on their opening drive by marching 70 yards in 9 plays. First, Garrett returned the opening kickoff 35 yards from 5 yards deep in the end zone to the Washington 30-yard line. Then, Theismann completed a 23-yard pass to receiver Charlie Brown to the Raiders' 47-yard line. Eight plays later, fullback John Riggins finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. (Riggins became the second player to run for touchdowns in back-to-back Super Bowls. He had one in Super Bowl XVII en route to winning that game's Super Bowl MVP). Moseley's extra point attempt was blocked by Don Hasselbeck, but the Redskins had cut the score to 21–9 and were just 2 touchdowns away from taking the lead.

However the Raiders completely took over the rest of the game, preventing any chance of a Washington comeback. On the ensuing drive, Washington defensive back Darrell Green was called for a 38-yard pass interference penalty while trying to cover Raiders receiver Malcolm Barnwell, setting up running back Marcus Allen's 5-yard touchdown run 7 plays later to make the score 28–9.

On the next Raiders possession, the last play of the third quarter, Plunkett handed the ball off to Allen, who started to run left. But then he saw a lot of defenders in front of him so he cut back to the middle and took off for a then Super Bowl record 74-yard touchdown run, increasing Los Angeles' lead to 35–9.

In the final period, the Raiders sacked Theismann 3 times, forcing him to fumble once, and intercepted a pass. Meanwhile, a 39-yard run from Allen set up a 21-yard field goal from kicker Chris Bahr to make the final score of the game 38–9.