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 New EnglandL  13-24 0-1
9/19at MiamiL  20-24 0-2
11/21at NY JetsL  0-37 0-3
11/28at BuffaloL  0-20 0-4
12/5vs CincinnatiL  17-20 0-5
12/12at MinnesotaL  10-13 0-6
12/19vs Green BayT  20-20 0-6-1
12/26at San DiegoL  26-44 0-7-1
1/2vs MiamiL  7-34 0-8-1