Super Bowl XVII
Washington 27, Miami 17
MVP: RB John Riggins, Washington

Photograph by: Ronald C. Modra Riggins couldn't be stopped.

January 30, 1983
Pasadena, Calif., Rose Bowl

Washington had the Hogs (a powerful offensive line), the Smurfs (undersized wideouts Alvin Garrett and Charlie Brown) and the Fun Bunch (a group with an elaborate post-touchdown celebration), but in the end, the game was decided by John Riggins and the Redskins' nickname-less defense. Riggins carried the ball 38 times for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards and a touchdown, while the Washington defense limited Miami to 34 yards and zero points in the second half.

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