1982 AFC Championship Game

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The 1982 AFC Championship Game was the National Football League playoff matchup that determined the American Football Conference representative for Super Bowl XVII during the strike-shortened 1982 season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf AFC Championship Game
NFL playoff game
attendance 73673
awayScore 0
awayTeam New York Jets
awayTeamRecordEnteringGame 6–3
awayTeamSeed 6
broadcastersNetwork NBC
city Miami
conference American Football Conference
conferenceChampionshipOf American Football Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date January 23, 1983
determinedRepresentativeFor 1982 AFC Championship Game self-linksurface differs
surface form: AFC in Super Bowl XVII
fieldCondition muddy
finalScore Miami Dolphins 14–0 New York Jets
followedBy 1983 AFC Championship Game
headCoachAwayTeam Walt Michaels
headCoachHomeTeam Don Shula
homeScore 14
homeTeam Miami Dolphins
homeTeamRecordEnteringGame 7–2
homeTeamSeed 2
league National Football League
loser New York Jets
MVP A. J. Duhe
MVPPosition linebacker
MVPStatistic 3 interceptions
MVPTeam Miami Dolphins
nickname The Mud Bowl
notableFor defensive performance by A. J. Duhe
poor field conditions at the Orange Bowl
shutout victory by Miami Dolphins
playoffFormat special 16-team playoff tournament
precededBy 1981 AFC Championship Game
radioNetwork NBC Radio
referee Fred Silva
round conference championship
season 1982 NFL season
seasonType strike-shortened season
sport American football
stadium Orange Bowl
state Florida
superBowlNumber Super Bowl XVII
superBowlOpponent Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
televisionNetwork NBC
weather rainy
winner Miami Dolphins

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Red Cashion refereed 1982 AFC Championship Game
Super Bowl XVII seasonOfLeague 1982 AFC Championship Game
this entity surface form: 1982 NFL season
1982 AFC Championship Game determinedRepresentativeFor 1982 AFC Championship Game self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AFC in Super Bowl XVII