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 BaltimoreW  24-13 1-0
9/19vs NY JetsL  7-31 1-1
11/21at ClevelandL  7-10 1-2
11/28vs HoustonW  29-21 2-2
12/5at ChicagoL  13-26 2-3
12/12vs MiamiW  3-0 3-3
12/19at SeattleW  16-0 4-3
12/26at PittsburghL  14-37 4-4
1/2vs BuffaloW  30-19 5-4