| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Jim Hanifan | ||||||
| Home field | Busch Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-7-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd NFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 64th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5-4, winning eight games, including vicotries over both participants in the AFC championship game, the Raiders and Seahawks.[1] Despite the improvement the team failed to reach the playoffs.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 4, 1983 | at New Orleans Saints | L 28-17 |
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| 2 | September 11, 1983 | Dallas Cowboys | L 34-17 |
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| 3 | September 18, 1983 | San Francisco 49ers | L 42-27 |
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| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 14-11 |
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| 5 | October 2, 1983 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 38-14 |
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| 6 | October 9, 1983 | Washington Redskins | L 38-14 |
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| 7 | October 16, 1983 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34-27 |
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| 8 | October 24, 1983 | New York Giants | T 20-20 |
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| 9 | October 30, 1983 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41-31 |
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| 10 | November 6, 1983 | at Washington Redskins | L 45-7 |
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| 11 | November 13, 1983 | Seattle Seahawks | W 33-28 |
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| 12 | November 20, 1983 | San Diego Chargers | W 44-14 |
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| 13 | November 24, 1983 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 35-17 |
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| 14 | December 4, 1983 | at New York Giants | W 10-6 |
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| 15 | December 11, 1983 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34-24 |
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| 16 | December 18, 1983 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31-7 |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 541 | 332 | W-9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 360 | L-2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 374 | 428 | W-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 233 | 322 | L-2 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 12 | 1 | .219 | 267 | 347 | L-4 |
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