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 BuffaloL  9-14 0-1
9/19vs San DiegoW  19-12 1-1
11/21at New OrleansL  17-27 1-2
11/28at Los AngelesL  14-20 1-3
12/5at PittsburghL  14-35 1-4
12/12vs Los AngelesL  16-21 1-5
12/19at DenverW  37-16 2-5
12/26vs San FranciscoL  13-26 2-6
1/2vs NY JetsW  37-13 3-6