The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38–9 at Tampa Stadium in Florida.
The 1983 NFL draft was held from April 26 to 27, 1983, at New York City's Sheraton Hotel.
With the first pick, the Baltimore Colts selected quarterback John Elway from Stanford University.
The following players set all-time records during the season: Schaefer Stadium is renamed Sullivan Stadium after New England Patriots founder and owner Billy Sullivan This was the second year under the league's five-year broadcast contracts with ABC, CBS, and NBC to televise Monday Night Football, the NFC package, and the AFC package, respectively.
Howard Cosell then ignited racial controversy during the broadcast of the September 5 MNF game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins when his commentary on Alvin Garrett, an African American wide receiver for Washington, included a reference to "That little monkey".