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 Cleveland | W | 27-10 | ||||||||||||||||
Division Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | |||||||||||||||
1/15 | vs NY Jets | L | 14-17 |