Dolphins Fall, 27-17, to Record 166 Yards
By Paul Attner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, Jan. 31, 1982; Page C1

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 30 — The Washington Redskins rode John Riggins' record-breaking 166 yards rushing today to their first National Football League championship in 40 years, finishing off this magical season by overpowering the Miami Dolphins, 27-17, in Super Bowl XVII.
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Redskin Starters
Offense		Defense
Pos.	Player	Pos.	Player
WR	Garrett	LE	Mendenhall
LT	Jacoby	LT	Butz
LG	Grimm	RT	Grant
C	Bostic	RE	Manley
RG	Dean	LLB	Kaufman
RT	Starke	MLB	Olkewicz
TE	Warren	RLB	Milot
WR	Brown	LCB	White
QB	Theismann	RCB	Dean
RB	Riggins	SS	Peters
RB	Walker	FS	Murphy

Dolphin Starters
Offense		Defense
Pos.	Player	Pos.	Player
WR	Harris	LE	Betters
LT	Giesler	NT	Baumhower
LG	Kuechenberg	RT	Bokamper
C	Stephenson	LOLB	Brudzinski
RG	Toews	LILB	Duhe
RT	Laasko	RILB	Rhone
TE	Hardy	ROLB	Gordon
WR	Cefalo	LCB	Small
QB	Woodley	RCB	McNeal
RB	Nathan	SS	G. Blackwood
RB	Franklin	FS	L. Blackwood

Scoring

	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Miami	7	10	0	0	17
Washington	0	10	3	14	27

First Quarter:
Miami: Cefalo, 76 yard pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick); 14:59

Second Quarter:
Washington: Moseley, 31 yard field goal
Miami: von Schamann, 20 yard field goal
Washington: Garrett, 4 yard pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)
Miami: Walker, 98 yard kickoff return (von Schamann kick)

Third Quarter:
Washington: Moseley, 20 yard field goal

Fourth Quarter:
Washington: Riggins, 43-yard rush (Moseley kick)<
Washington: Brown, 6 yard pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)

Team Statistics

	Mia.	Was.
First Downs (Tot.)	9	24
First Downs (Rush)	7	14
First Downs (Pass)	2	9
First Downs (Penalty)	0	1
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/55	5/36
Total Off. Plays	47	78
Total Net Yards	176	400
Avg. Yards Per Play	3.7	5.1
Missed Field Goals	0	0
Giveaways	2	2

Individual Statistics

Passing:
Miami: Woodley, 4-14, 97 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 28.6%; Strock, 0-3, 0 yards
Washington: Theismann, 15-23, 143 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, 65.2%

Rushing:
Miami: Franklin, 16-49; Nathan, 7-26; Woodley, 4-16; Vigorito, 1-4; Harris, 1-1
Washington: Riggins, 38-166; Garrett, 1-44; Harmon, 9-40; Theismann, 3-20; Walker, 1-6

Receiving:
Miami: Cefalo, 2-82; Harris, 2-15
Washington: Brown, 6-60; Warren, 5-28; Garrett, 2-13; Walker, 1-27; Riggins, 1-15

Punting:
Miami: Orosz, 6, avg. 37.8
Washington: Hayes, 4, avg. 42.0

Punt Returns:
Miami: Vigorito, 2-22
Washington: Nelms 6-52

Kickoff Returns:
Miami: Walker, 4-190; L. Blackwood, 2-32
Washington: Nelms, 2-44; Wonsley, 1-3

Interception Returns:
Miami: Duhe, 1-0; L. Blackwood, 1-0
Washington: Murphy, 1-0

How They Got There: 1982

Miami: 7-2
Opponent	Res.	Score
at N.Y. Jets	W	45-26
Baltimore	W	24-20
at Buffalo	W	9-7
at Tampa Bay	L	23-17
Minnesota	W	22-14
at New England	L	3-0
N.Y. Jets	W	20-19
Buffalo	W	27-10
at Baltimore	W	34-7
New England*	W	28-13
San Diego*	W	34-13
N.Y. Jets*	W	14-0
* AFC Playoffs

Washington: 8-1
Opponent	Res.	Score
at Philadelphia	W	37-34
at Tampa Bay	W	21-13
at N.Y. Giants	W	27-17
Philadelphia	W	13-9
Dallas	L	24-10
at St. Louis	W	12-7
N.Y. Giants	W	15-14
at New Orleans	W	27-10
St. Louis	W	28-10
Detroit*	W	31-7
Minnesota*	W	21-7
Dallas*	W	31-17
* NFC Playoffs