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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/9 | vs Atlanta | W | 30-24 | ||||||||||||||||
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
| 1/15 | at Washington | L | 7-21 | ||||||||||||||||
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This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
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