The 1983 San Francisco 49ers season was the

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's 34th

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in the

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and their 38th overall. The team attempted to improve on its 3–6 record from 1982. The 49ers started the season with a loss to the

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, 22–17. However, the 49ers throttled the Vikings the next week 48–17 and then the Cardinals the following week 42–27. They ended the first half of the season 6–2 before splitting their last eight games to finish the season 10–6 and clinching the NFC West and the #2 seed in the playoffs. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the 49ers came back to beat the Lions 24–23 after

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in the end zone with 1:23 remaining, and Lions kicker Eddie Murray missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired. However, in the NFC Championship game, the 49ers were not able to outlast the top-seeded Redskins, as after coming back to tie a game in which they trailed 21–0 at the start of the 4th quarter, they lost 24–21 after Washington took the lead on a field goal with 40 seconds left in the game.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

NFC Divisional Playoff

Quarterback

hit

with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 1:23 left in the game as the 49ers held off the Lions 24–23. Lions kicker

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missed a 43-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the game, one of his two misses in the 4th quarter. Five interceptions of Lions quarterback

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played a major role in the 49ers' win.

NFC Championship Game

The 49ers overcame a 21-point 4th-quarter deficit to tie the game. But two controversial calls against the 49ers set up a 25-yard field goal by

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with 40 seconds remaining.

was then intercepted on the last play of the game to seal the win for Washington.

Awards and records

* Ray Wersching, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 Field Goals (October 16, 1983)''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 142

References

External links

1983 49ers on Pro Football Reference

49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com

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