who was the defensive player of the year in 1983

Doug Betters won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1983.

		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Doug Betters D. Betters	1	1983	MIA	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Doug Betters D. Betters	12/16/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doug Betters D. Betters	12/10/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Doug Betters D. Betters	12/4/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Doug Betters D. Betters	11/28/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Doug Betters D. Betters	11/20/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Doug Betters D. Betters	11/13/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Doug Betters D. Betters	11/6/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Doug Betters D. Betters	10/30/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	RAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Doug Betters D. Betters	10/23/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Doug Betters D. Betters	10/16/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Doug Betters D. Betters	10/9/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Doug Betters D. Betters	10/2/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Doug Betters D. Betters	9/25/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Doug Betters D. Betters	9/19/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	RAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Doug Betters D. Betters	9/11/1983	1	1983	MIA	vs	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Doug Betters D. Betters	9/4/1983	1	1983	MIA	@	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

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Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
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Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

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Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
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Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
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Doug Betters won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1983.

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