| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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| Owner | Bill Bidwill |
| Head coach | Jim Hanifan |
| Home field | Busch Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–7–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WR Roy Green P Carl Birdsong |
The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 64th season the team was in the National Football League. The Cardinals won eight games, including victories over both participants in that year's AFC Championship Game, the Raiders and Seahawks. [1] However, the team also lost in meetings over both participants of the 1983 NFC Championship Game, the 49ers and the Redskins. Despite their winning record, the team failed to reach the playoffs.
The Cardinals had a winning record, despite being outscored by a total of 54 points during the regular season. In fact, St. Louis’ 428 points surrendered was, to that point, the most points given up by a team with a winning record in NFL history; it is still second-most all time. [2] [note 1]
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 4 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–28 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 60,430 | |
| 2 | September 11 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–34 | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,532 | |
| 3 | September 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–42 | 0–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38,132 | |
| 4 | September 25 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–11 | 1–3 | Veterans Stadium | 64,465 | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–38 | 1–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 58,975 | |
| 6 | October 9 | Washington Redskins | L 14–38 | 1–5 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,698 | |
| 7 | October 16 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34–27 | 2–5 | Tampa Stadium | 48,224 | |
| 8 | October 24 | New York Giants | T 20–20 | 2–5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,630 | |
| 9 | October 30 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–31 | 3–5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,575 | |
| 10 | November 6 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–45 | 3–6–1 | RFK Stadium | 51,380 | |
| 11 | November 13 | Seattle Seahawks | W 33–28 | 4–6–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 33,280 | |
| 12 | November 20 | San Diego Chargers | W 44–14 | 5–6–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 40,644 | |
| 13 | November 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–35 | 5–7–1 | Texas Stadium | 60,974 | |
| 14 | December 4 | at New York Giants | W 10–6 | 6–7–1 | Giants Stadium | 25,156 | |
| 15 | December 11 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–24 | 7–7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 32,111 | |
| 16 | December 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–7 | 8–7–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 21,902 | |
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins (1) | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 541 | 332 | W9 |
| Dallas Cowboys (4) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 479 | 360 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–4–1 | 5–6–1 | 374 | 428 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–7 | 4–10 | 233 | 322 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 12 | 1 | .219 | 1–6–1 | 3–8–1 | 267 | 347 | L4 |
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