What Happened On Wednesday Aug 31, 1983 In NFL

There were no professional football games played on Aug 31, 1983. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Lawrence Phillips who had 30.90 points on Aug 31, 1997 against the New Orleans Saints.

There were 5 players born on this date: Devan Long, Carlos Hendricks, Justin Rogers, Larry Fitzgerald and Lance Moore, and 66 total players who share this birthday including: Perry Jackson, Kenny Washington and Jim Thibaut.

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.