Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Washington Redskins

Date:  September 18, 1983

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          4          Final

KC                  3          9          0          0            12                 

WAS               0          0          17        10          27

 

Visitor playmakers:

K Nick Lowery, S Lloyd Burruss, CB Lucious Smith

 

Home playmakers:

RB John Riggins, TE Don Warren, TE Clint Didier, Mark Murphy, CB Vernon Dean, CB Darrell Green, DE Dexter Manley, LB Rich Milot, LB Neal Olkewicz, DE Tony McGee

 

Network:  NBC  (WRC Washington, D.C.)

Announcers:  Charlie Jones, Bob Griese

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes – NFL ’83 with Len Berman and Ahmad Rashad

Postgame:  No

Commercials:  No

 

Grade:  Fair

 

Notes:  The Chiefs force a punt on Washington’s opening drive, then go on to score 12 unanswered points on the foot of Nick Lowery - the first field goal sails a club record 58 yards!  The Chiefs’ strong defense and lackluster offense, coupled with Washington’s good run defense, make this a kicker’s game for the first thirty minutes.  KC moves well against the defending Super Bowl champions, though, and they go into the locker room at halftime with the lead.

 

Washington starts the second half with a better defense, but still can’t get anything done on offense.  Dean’s interception in KC territory leads to a Redskins field goal, sparking the offense somewhat.  A second interception on the next KC possession leads to a Washington rushing TD, and the slaughter begins.  The Chiefs’ poor tackling allows Riggins to gain a lot of ground, while Washington’s stiff defense prevents KC from putting any more points on the board - QB Bill Kenney is sacked 7 times in the second half.  The Redskins live up to their champion title, mauling the Chiefs in RFK Stadium.

 

Thanks Tim!

 

Running time:  2:44 (2 discs)