NFC EASTAFC EASTWashington 14-2Miami12-4Dallas12-4New England8-8St.Louis8-7-1Buffalo8-8Philadelphia5-11Baltimore7-9NY Giants3-12-1NY Jets7-9NFC CENTRALAFC CENTRALDetroit9-7Pittsburgh10-6Greeen Bay8-8Cleveland9-7Chicago8-8Cincinnati7-9Minnesota8-8Houston2-14Tampa Bay2-14AFC WESTNFC WESTLA Raiders12-4San Francisco10-6Seattle9-7LA Rams9-7Denver9-7New Orleans8-8San Diego6-10Atlanta7-9Kansas City6-10WILD CARD GAMEWILD CARD GAMELA Rams 24 Dallas 17Seattle 31 Denver 7DIVISIONAL GAMESDIVISIONAL GAMESWashington 51 LA Rams 7Seattle 27 Miami 20San Francisco 24 Detroit 23LA Raiders 38 Pittsburgh 10NFC CHAMPIONSHIPAFC CHAMPIONSHIPWashington 24 San Francisco 21LA Raiders 30 Seattle 14SUPER BOWL XVIII at Tampa StadiumLA 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.