A 57-day players' strike reduced the 1982 season to a 9 game schedule. For the post-season, division standings were ignored and eight teams from each conference were seeded based on their regular season records.

1982 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
9/12at NY GiantsW  16-14 1-0
9/19vs Los AngelesL  14-38 1-1
11/21vs Los AngelesW  34-17 2-1
11/28vs St. LouisL  20-23 2-2
12/5at DenverW  34-27 3-2
12/12vs New OrleansW  35-0 4-2
12/19at San FranciscoW  17-7 5-2
12/26vs Green BayL  7-38 5-3
1/2at New OrleansL  6-35 5-4