NFC EAST AFC EAST Washington 14-2 Miami 12-4 Dallas 12-4 New England 8-8 St.Louis 8-7-1 Buffalo 8-8 Philadelphia 5-11 Baltimore 7-9 NY Giants 3-12-1 NY Jets 7-9 NFC CENTRAL AFC CENTRAL Detroit 9-7 Pittsburgh 10-6 Greeen Bay 8-8 Cleveland 9-7 Chicago 8-8 Cincinnati 7-9 Minnesota 8-8 Houston 2-14 Tampa Bay 2-14 AFC WEST NFC WEST LA Raiders 12-4 San Francisco 10-6 Seattle 9-7 LA Rams 9-7 Denver 9-7 New Orleans 8-8 San Diego 6-10 Atlanta 7-9 Kansas City 6-10 WILD CARD GAME WILD CARD GAME LA Rams 24 Dallas 17 Seattle 31 Denver 7 DIVISIONAL GAMES DIVISIONAL GAMES Washington 51 LA Rams 7 Seattle 27 Miami 20 San Francisco 24 Detroit 23 LA Raiders 38 Pittsburgh 10 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Washington 24 San Francisco 21 LA Raiders 30 Seattle 14 SUPER BOWL XVIII at Tampa Stadium LA Raiders 38 Washington 9

This was the start of the losing streak in Tampa, the first of 14 straight losing seasons and 13 in which they would lose 10 or more. Doug Williams had bolted for the USFL and fans began deserting Tampa Stadium in droves. The 1983 team was better than 2-14 but kicking and injuries woes doomed the team to the worst record in the NFL for the third time in franchise history.