La temporada de 1983 fue la decimocuarta temporada de los Raiders de Los Ángeles en la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL), su temporada número 24 en general y su segunda temporada en Los Ángeles. El equipo comenzó intentando mejorar su récord de 8-1 de 1982 y ganó el Super Bowl por tercera vez en la historia de la franquicia. Antes de la victoria de Los Angeles Rams en el Super Bowl LVI , los Raiders de 1983 fueron el único equipo de la NFL en ganar el Super Bowl mientras estaban radicados en Los Ángeles . Se convirtieron en el segundo equipo en la historia de la NFL en ganar 3 Super Bowls, siendo el primero los Steelers.
NFL Films produjo un documental sobre la temporada del equipo titulado Just Win, Baby! ; fue narrada por John Facenda , la película número 16 y última de los Raiders narrada por Facenda, quien murió el 26 de septiembre de 1984. El 24 de noviembre de 2006, NFL Network transmitió America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions , en el que clasificaron a los Raiders de 1983. en el n.° 20; La película fue narrada por Alec Baldwin y contó con comentarios de los jugadores Marcus Allen , Todd Christensen y Howie Long .
Durante el draft, los Raiders habían intentado ejecutar un intercambio de tres equipos que habría traído al futuro mariscal de campo del Salón de la Fama, John Elway , a Los Ángeles, pero este intercambio fue bloqueado y, en cambio, Elway fue seleccionado por los Colts, para quienes se negó a jugar. , luego traspasado a los Broncos. [4]
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Las instalaciones del campo de entrenamiento de Los Angeles Raiders de 1983 fueron El Rancho Tropicana en Santa Rosa, California .
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Oficiales del juego de pretemporada
en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
en el Estadio de los Gigantes • East Rutherford, Nueva Jersey
en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
en el estadio de Cleveland • Cleveland, Ohio
Nota: Los oponentes dentro de la división están en negrita .
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Oficiales de juegos de la temporada regular
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en el estadio Riverfront • Cincinnati, Ohio
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en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
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en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
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en el estadio Mile High • Denver, Colorado
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en el Estadio RFK • Washington, DC
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en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
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en The Kingdome • Seattle, Washington
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en el Estadio de Texas • Irving, Texas
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en Los Ángeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Ángeles, California
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en el estadio Arrowhead • Kansas City, Misuri
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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at Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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Playoff Game Officials
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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.
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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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.
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at Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida
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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.
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