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.
Wild Card
Division
AFC/NFC Champ.
Super Bowl
w SD 31
w PIT 28
w NE 13
w MIA 28
y RAI 27
w CLE 10
w NYJ 44
w CIN 17
w STL 16
w GB 41
w TB 17
w DAL 30
y WAS 31
w DET 7
w ATL 24
w MIN 30
w SD 13
w MIA 34
y RAI 14
w NYJ 17
w GB 26
w DAL 37
y WAS 21
w MIN 7
w NYJ 0
w MIA 14
y WAS 31
w DAL 17
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y WAS 27
w MIA 17
Champ
WAS
1982 NFL Champion Washington Redskins
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

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