1983 Super Bowl XVII

About Pasadena, California: Residents of Pasadena, California were ready to host yet another big football game this year, but this time it would be a college game. The Rose Bowl would now play center stage to the biggest football game of them all, Super Bowl 17. Thousands of fans would visit the city and millions of fans would tune in on live TV to watch the Washington Redskins take on the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII.

Ticket Sales / Attendance: There were 103667 people in attendance at the game in and it is estimated that another 81.7 million more excited football fans tuned in from their homes or other football parties around the world while tuning into NBC. The ratings the game for the game on this network were 48.6.

Team Pre-Season Stats: Looking for their first Super Bowl in 10 years, Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins were prepared to make a serious playoff run this year. QB David Woodley would be back at the helm to lead the offence and the defence would be anchored by OL Ed Newman.

The Washington Redskins missed the playoffs last year after finishing with an 8-8 record and they wanted to turn it around this season. Joe Gibbs would be back for his 2nd season as head coach and Joe Theismann would once again be back as their starting quarterback.

Team Roster: Key players on the Redskins roster included QB Joe Theismann, RB John Riggins, WR Charlie Brown, WR Art Monk, OL Jeff Bostic, DL Dave Butz, and OL Russ Grimm.

The notable players for the Dolphins included QB David Woodley, RB Andra Franklin, WR Mark Duper, WR Jimmy Cefalo, DL Bob Baumhower, OL Ed Newman and DL Doug Betters.

Game Highlights: Miami opened the scoring mid way through the first quarter as QB David Woodley through a 76 yard pass to WR Jimmy Cefalo for a touchdown. Miami continued to increase its lead in the first half as they added 20 yard field goal and Fulton Walker returned a kick off 98 yards with under 2 minutes remaining in the first half. The return was just after a 4 yard touchdown pass from Joe Theismann to receiver Alvin Garrett. Miami went into halftime with a 17-10 lead

Washington continued to use a balanced offence in the 2nd half as they scored a 20 yard field goal in the third quarter and added two touchdowns in the 4th quarter. The Redskins held the Dolphins to 34 total yards in the 2nd half as they came back from a first half deficit to win the game 27-17 and capture the championship.

Game MVP: The MVP of the 17th Super Bowl was Washington Running Back John Riggins. Riggins carried the ball 38 times for a Superbowl record 166 yards and a 43 yard carry in the 4th quarter helped to turn the game around. The Redskins were on the 43 yard line of Miami and were fourth-and-one and Riggins broke through the line to carry the ball to the end zone. This 43 yard carry gave Washington their first lead of the game and one they would never relinquish.

Half Time Show: The halftime show was entitled "KaleidoSUPERScope" and featured the Los Angeles Super Drill Team.

Commercials: The average cost for a 30 second commercial during the 17th Superbowl was $400000. Ford had several commercials during the game for their vehicles Ranger and Thunderbird.

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