The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 51st season in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
.
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
Week 3: at Houston Oilers
Week 4: vs. New England Patriots
Week 5: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 11: at Baltimore Colts
The Colts' first sellout since
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, and last in Baltimore, came about because thousands of Steelers fans who normally could not purchase tickets at Three Rivers Stadium found them cheap and plentiful in Maryland. Pittsburgh returned to Memorial Stadium with the birth of the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
in
1996
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.
Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh's first trip to the Motor City since
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
was nothing short of disastrous. It was the Steelers' most lopsided loss under Noll, eclipsed only by a 51-0 embarrassment by the Browns at home in the
1989
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opener.
Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 15: at New York Jets
After having been sidelined with an elbow injury for the first 14 games of the season, 36-year old
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). Since 1994, he has been a television sports analyst an ...
started his first game of the season. Despite still clearly being hampered by his elbow, he was able to impress in limited time. It would the final time Bradshaw would see the field as a player, as he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a 10-yard touchdown to
Calvin Sweeney. Bradshaw did not play during the play-offs and retired after the season.
Week 16: at Cleveland Browns
Eight days after Bradshaw threw his last pass,
Brian Sipe
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world.
It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meani ...
started his last NFL game in what turned out to be a hollow victory for the Browns, who were eliminated from the playoffs three hours later when the Seahawks defeated the Patriots in Seattle.
Standings
Playoffs
AFC Divisional Playoff: at Los Angeles Raiders
References
External links
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers seasonat Profootballreference.com
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers seasonstatistics at jt-sw.com
{{1983 NFL season by team
Pittsburgh Steelers seasons
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
AFC Central championship seasons
Pittsburgh Steelers season