What Happened On Wednesday Oct 2, 1983 In NFL

There were 13 regular season games played on Oct 2, 1983. The closest game was a 2 point victory for the Washington Redskins over the Los Angeles Raiders and the largest margin of victory was 41 points by the Green Bay Packers over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The top fantasy performance on this date was Eric Dickerson with 38.95 points against the Detroit Lions. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Ron Johnson who had 39.40 points on Oct 2, 1972 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

There were 2 players born on this date: Jake Kuresa and Gerran Walker, and 79 total players who share this birthday including: George Gibson, Ed Storm and Paul Moss.

The pro football champion in 1983 was the Los Angeles Raiders who defeated the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Lynn Dickey (pass yds), Eric Dickerson (rush yds) and Mike Quick (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '83 were Dan Fouts, Lynn Dickey, Eric Dickerson, Danny White and Dave Krieg and the top fantasy games were: Bill Kenney with 40.25 pts against the Seattle Seahawks, Tony Collins with 39.45 pts against the New York Jets and Eric Dickerson with 38.95 pts against the Detroit Lions.

The top pick in the 1983 draft was John Elway by the Baltimore Colts, and the 1983 Hall of Fame Class Members were Paul Warfield, Bobby Mitchell, Bobby Bell, Sonny Jurgensen and Sid Gillman.