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
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
Wild Card Game | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
1/8 | vs St. Louis | W | 41-16 | ||||||||||||||||
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
1/16 | at Dallas | L | 26-37 |