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The 1983 season marked the rookie debut of Darrell Green, selected in the 1983 NFL Draft along with Charles Mann, who played for twenty more seasons.

On October 1, 1983, the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers 48 – 47 in the highest scoring Monday night football game in history, in which both teams combine for more than of total offense.

Then during the regular-season finale on December 17, 1983, Moseley set an NFL scoring record with 161 points while Riggins ' total of 144 points was second.

This marked the first time since 1951 that the top two scorers in a season played on the same team.

They dominated the NFL with a 14-win season which included scoring a then NFL record 541 points, many of which came from Riggins, who scored 24 touchdowns.

In the postseason, the Redskins beat the Los Angeles Rams 51 – 7.

The next week, Washington beat the San Francisco 49ers 24 – 21.

It was their final win of the season because two weeks later, the Raiders beat the Redskins 38 – 9 in Super Bowl XVIII.