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 MinnesotaL  10-17 0-1
9/19vs WashingtonL  13-21 0-2
11/21at DallasL  9-14 0-3
11/29vs MiamiW  23-17 1-3
12/5at New OrleansW  13-10 2-3
12/12at NY JetsL  17-32 2-4
12/19vs BuffaloW  24-23 3-4
12/26vs DetroitW  23-21 4-4
1/2vs ChicagoW  26-23 5-4