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
9/12vs HoustonW  27-6 1-0
9/19at PittsburghL  20-26
OT
1-1
11/21at PhiladelphiaW  18-14 2-1
11/28vs Los AngelesW  31-17 3-1
12/5at BaltimoreW  20-17 4-1
12/12vs ClevelandW  23-10 5-1
12/20at San DiegoL  34-50 5-2
12/26vs SeattleW  24-10 6-2
1/2at HoustonW  35-27 7-2