1982 New England Patriots season

The 1982 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League and 23rd overall. They finished the National Football League's strike-shortened season with a record of five wins and four losses and finished seventh in the American Football Conference. Due to the format of the playoffs adopted for the season due to the strike, the Patriots qualified as the #7 seed and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual conference champion Miami Dolphins.

1982 New England Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
General managerBucko Kilroy
Head coachRon Meyer
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record5–4
Division place7th AFC
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 13–28
Pro BowlersG John Hannah
CB Mike Haynes
AP All-ProsG John Hannah (2nd team)
CB Mike Haynes (2nd team)
Uniform

After firing Ron Erhardt after a dismal 2-14 season in 1981, the Patriots hired Southern Methodist University head coach Ron Meyer to be their new coach. Meyer led the Patriots to the playoffs for the first time since 1978, where they won the division under Chuck Fairbanks but were defeated in their opening playoff game.

One of the most notable games in NFL history occurred during the season, when the Patriots hosted the Dolphins in a game played in frozen conditions and under a blanket of snow at Schaefer Stadium. The Patriots won the game 3-0, doing so after a stadium worker used a snowplow to assist kicker John Smith in making the winning field goal.

Offseason

NFL draft
See also: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Kenneth Sims  Defensive end Texas
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff
New England Patriots 1982 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Roster
1982 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 at Baltimore Colts W 24–13 1–0 Memorial Stadium Recap
2 September 19 New York Jets L 7–31 1–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap
3 — Seattle Seahawks Cancelled due to players’ strike
4 — at Buffalo Bills
5 — Cincinnati Bengals
6 — at Miami Dolphins
7 — St. Louis Cardinals
8 — at New York Jets
9 — Baltimore Colts
10 — Buffalo Bills Rescheduled to January 2
11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 1–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
12 November 28 Houston Oilers W 29–21 2–2 Schaefer Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at Chicago Bears L 13–26 2–3 Soldier Field Recap
14 December 12 Miami Dolphins W 3–0 3–3 Schaefer Stadium Recap
15 December 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–0 4–3 Kingdome Recap
16 December 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Buffalo Bills W 30–19 5–4 Schaefer Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 6–1 6–1 198 131 W3
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 2–2 2–3 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–3 143 157 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 150 154 L3
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 0–5–0 0–7–0 113 236 L2
American Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
Cincinnati Bengals(3) 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers(4) 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
San Diego Chargers(5) 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
Cleveland Browns(8) 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2

Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
AFC first round January 8, 1983 at Miami Dolphins (2) L 13–28 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap

See also

References
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