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style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Seahawks</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> AFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:362px"><div style="position:relative;width:360px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1982 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="1982 NFL season is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/360px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/540px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/720px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" 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style="top:43.491%;left:81.743%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Redskins"><img alt="Redskins" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Redskins</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.273%;left:63.495%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bears"><img alt="Bears" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Bears</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.3%;left:70.256%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" 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title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Vikings</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.817%;left:75.922%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Buccaneers"><img alt="Buccaneers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Buccaneers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.592%;left:70.806%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Falcons"><img alt="Falcons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Falcons</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.176%;left:11.065%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rams"><img alt="Rams" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Rams</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.331%;left:61.134%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saints"><img alt="Saints" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Saints</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.738%;left:5.557%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="49ers"><img alt="49ers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>49ers</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> NFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_09_-_Mark_Murphy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_09_-_Mark_Murphy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="134" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="134" /></a><figcaption>The Redskins playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1982 NFL season</b> was the 63rd <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. A 57-day-long <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association#1982_strike" title="National Football League Players Association">players' strike</a> reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to <a href="/wiki/Cancelled_NFL_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Cancelled NFL games">an abbreviated nine game schedule</a>. Because of the shortened season, the NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament; division standings were ignored for seeding (although each division sent at least two teams, except the NFC West which had only one). Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8 based on their regular season records. Two teams qualified for the playoffs despite losing records (the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>). The season ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVII" title="Super Bowl XVII">Super Bowl XVII</a> when the <a href="/wiki/1982_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1982 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1982_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1982 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> 27–17 at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>. </p><p>Before the season, a verdict was handed down against the league in the trial brought by the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a> back in 1980. The jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws when it declined to approve the proposed move by the team from <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a> to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. Thus, the league was forced to let the officially renamed "<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a>" play in the second largest city in the United States, returning football to the Los Angeles area proper following a two-year absence (the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> left the Coliseum for <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Stadium">Anaheim Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County</a> in 1980). </p><p>For the start of the 1982 season, the <a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1982 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> moved from <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Stadium" title="Metropolitan Stadium">Metropolitan Stadium</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_movement">Player movement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Player movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transactions">Transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 25, 1982: Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Ken Stabler</a>, winner of <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">Super Bowl XI</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>, signed with the New Orleans Saints.<sup id="cite_ref-stblpfs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stblpfs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traded">Traded</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Traded"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>September 18, 1982: The New Orleans Saints traded longtime starter <a href="/wiki/Archie_Manning" title="Archie Manning">Archie Manning</a> to the Houston Oilers for offensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Leon_Gray" title="Leon Gray">Leon Gray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sdmtoil_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdmtoil-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirements">Retirements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Retirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 10, 1982: Four-time Super Bowl champion Mean Joe Greene announces his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_draft" title="1982 NFL draft">1982 NFL draft</a> was held from April 27 to 28, 1982, at <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Park_Central_Hotel" title="Park Central Hotel">Sheraton Hotel</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> selected defensive end <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Sims" title="Kenneth Sims">Kenneth Sims</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas">University of Texas</a>. And with the second pick, the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts" title="Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> selected <a href="/wiki/Johnie_Cooks" title="Johnie Cooks">Johnie Cooks</a> from <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi State">Mississippi State</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The penalty for incidental grabbing of a facemask that is committed by the defensive team changed from five yards and an automatic first down to only five yards with no automatic first down. The incidental facemask penalty was eliminated for the <a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008 season</a>.</li> <li>The penalties for illegally kicking, batting, or punching the ball changed from 15 yards to 10 yards.</li> <li>This was the first season that the NFL recorded quarterback sacks as an official statistic.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Sunday_time_slots">New Sunday time slots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New Sunday time slots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time all Sunday afternoon games began in one of two windows: 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>/noon <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CT</a> for early games, or 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PT</a> for late games. From 1970 to 1981, most games began at 1 p.m. local time regardless of the home team (except in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Broncos</a> kick off at 2 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MT</a>). An exception to this rule was made for the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>, who were forced to begin Sunday home games no earlier than 2 p.m. Eastern due to a <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> ordinance, since repealed, which prohibited Sunday sporting events from beginning prior to that hour. That ordinance was cited by owner <a href="/wiki/Robert_Irsay" title="Robert Irsay">Robert Irsay</a> as a burden and a factor in moving the franchise to <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> in March 1984. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982_players'_strike"><span id="1982_players.27_strike"></span>1982 players' strike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1982 players' strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Players began a 57-day strike following the completion of week 2 of the regular season. As a result of the impasse, games were simply cancelled until a settlement was reached (ultimately, Weeks 3 to 10). </p><p>During the players strike, the NFLPA put on two exhibition games. One game was played at RFK Stadium in Washington DC and the other was at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Low attendance and court rulings forced the NFLPA to cancel any further games. </p><p>Upon reaching that settlement, the NFL announced that Weeks 11 to 16 would be played as scheduled, and the games originally scheduled for week 3 of the season would be played following the completion of the resumed regular season as a new week 17, with the playoffs pushed back one week. Later, the NFL decided to use the final week 17 to hold various intra-division games from cancelled Weeks 3 to 10 instead of merely playing the week-3 games. This was done to increase attendance and to allow some teams to balance out home and away games, to the extent possible (either five home and four away, or four home and five away). Because the 1982 shortened season would include only nine regular season contests for each team, the NFL announced that the three divisions in each of the two conferences would be eliminated for the purpose of determining playoff qualifications, and the regular season would be followed by an expansion of the playoffs from 10 to 16 teams. With this, each conference had 14 teams competing for 8 playoff spots, with division standings being disregarded in favor of overall conference standings. 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Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="9"><b>Seeded postseason qualifiers</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.889 </td> <td>260 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>W5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-7–2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7–2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1982 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.778 </td> <td>198 </td> <td>131 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-7–2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7–2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1982 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.778 </td> <td>232 </td> <td>177 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-6–3a_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6–3a-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6–3b_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6–3b-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>204 </td> <td>146 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-6–3a_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6–3a-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6–3b_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6–3b-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1982 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>288 </td> <td>221 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-6–3b_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6–3b-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Jets_season" title="1982 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>245 </td> <td>166 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1982 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>143 </td> <td>157 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-4–5_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4–5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1982 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>140 </td> <td>182 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="9"><b>Did not qualify for the postseason</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-4–5_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4–5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6–3b-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-6–3b_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-6–3b_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-6–3b_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4–5-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break 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standings"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="35"># </th> <th width="215">Team </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="9"><b>Seeded postseason qualifiers</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1982 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.889 </td> <td>190 </td> <td>128 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1982 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>226 </td> <td>145 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1982 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.611 </td> <td>226 </td> <td>169 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-5–4_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5–4-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1982 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>187 </td> <td>198 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-5–4_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5–4-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1982 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>183 </td> <td>199 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-5–4_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5–4-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>135 </td> <td>170 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-5–4_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5–4-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>158 </td> <td>178 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-4–5_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4–5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1982 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>181 </td> <td>176 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="9"><b>Did not qualify for the postseason</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-4–5_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4–5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1982 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>129 </td> <td>160 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-4–5_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4–5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Giants_season" title="1982 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>164 </td> <td>160 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11<sup id="cite_ref-3–6_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3–6-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1982 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>209 </td> <td>206 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-3–6_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3–6-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1982 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>141 </td> <td>174 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-3–6_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3–6-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1982 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>191 </td> <td>195 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.222 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>250 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_playoffs#Breaking_ties" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League playoffs">Tiebreakers</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-5–4-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-5–4_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-5–4_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-5–4_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-5–4_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Minnesota (4–1), Atlanta (4–3), St. Louis (5–4), Tampa Bay (3–3) seeds were determined by best won-lost record in conference games.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4–5-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4–5_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Detroit finished ahead of New Orleans and the N.Y. Giants based on best conference record (4–4 to Saints’ 3–5 to Giants’ 3–5).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3–6-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-3–6_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-3–6_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-3–6_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">San Francisco finished ahead of Chicago, and Chicago finished ahead of Philadelphia, based on conference record (49ers’ 2–3 to Bears’ 2–5 to Eagles’ 1–5).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><i>Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg/220px-1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg/330px-1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_16_-_Eddie_Lee_Ivery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>The Packers playing against the Cardinals in the 1982 NFC First Round Playoff game.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="1982–83 NFL playoffs">1982–83 NFL playoffs</a></div> <p>Each of the first three rounds of the playoffs was pushed back one week in order to make room for the new week 17, which was originally scheduled as the Wild Card weekend. This was possible because there was an idle week between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl was held as originally scheduled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="font-size:90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em; border-collabpse:collapse; border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height:1px;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.9em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:2em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:3.2ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 9 – <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="10"> </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="34" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="28"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Jets_season" title="1982 New York Jets season">NY Jets</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">44 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 15 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1982 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">17 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">NY Jets </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-top:1px solid; border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">LA Raiders </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">14 </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">8 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1982 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">10 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>AFC</b> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 23 – Miami Orange Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Raiders season">LA Raiders</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">27 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 9 – <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">NY Jets </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="36" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Miami </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">14 </td> <td rowspan="36" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style: solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1982 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">31 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 16 – Miami Orange Bowl </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>AFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">28 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">San Diego </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="25"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-top:1px solid; border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Miami </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">34 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">7 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1982 New England Patriots season">New England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1982 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">28 </td> <td rowspan="12" style="border-top:1px solid; border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 30 – <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>First Round playoffs</b> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>Second Round playoffs</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">A2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Miami </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="34" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">N1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Washington </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – <a href="/wiki/Lambeau_Field" title="Lambeau Field">Lambeau Field</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVII" title="Super Bowl XVII">Super Bowl XVII</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1982_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">16 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 16 – Texas Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1982 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">41 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="28"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 9 – <a href="/wiki/Texas_Stadium" title="Texas Stadium">Texas Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Green Bay </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-top:1px solid; border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Dallas </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">37 </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">7 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 22 – RFK Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1982 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">30 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 9 – <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Dallas </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Washington </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">31 </td> <td rowspan="16" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1982 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">24 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 15 – RFK Stadium </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>NFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1982 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">30 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">RFK Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Minnesota </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">7 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="10"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Washington </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">21 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">8 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1982 Detroit Lions season">Detroit</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">7 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1982_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1982 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">31 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-top:1px solid"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This box: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:1982–83 NFL playoffs"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:1982–83 NFL playoffs"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1982–83 NFL playoffs"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> Until this season, no team ever reached the post-season with a losing record. The <a href="/wiki/1982_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1982 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> and <a href="/wiki/1982_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1982 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> both made playoff appearances with 4–5 records. It would be <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">28 years</a> before another <a href="/wiki/2010_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2010 Seattle Seahawks season">team with a losing record</a> would make the postseason (however, this would be accomplished in a full season).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The postseason would mark several "firsts" and "lasts" for several teams and players: </p> <ul><li>This was the Cardinals' first postseason appearance since 1975 and last postseason game representing <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>. The franchise relocated to <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> in 1988 and did not return to the playoffs until 1998. The Cardinals were 0–3 in playoff games representing St. Louis, with all three on the road.</li> <li>This marked <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a>'s final appearance at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a>. He sat out nearly all of the <a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983 season</a> with an elbow injury, appearing in just one half of a late-season game against the Jets in what turned out to be their final game at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>. It would also be the final appearance of fellow Hall of Famers <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a>, both of whom would retire in the offseason, the last home playoff game of head coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> (who would coach eight more years, with the Steelers either missing the playoffs or only playing away playoff games), and the Steelers last home playoff game until 1992.</li> <li>This was Tampa Bay's last playoff game until 1997, by which time the Buccaneers replaced their orange uniforms. From 1983 to 1996, they suffered 14 consecutive losing seasons, 13 of which saw Tampa Bay lose 10 or more games.</li> <li>This would be Atlanta's last playoff appearance until the 1991 season.</li> <li>This was the final postseason appearance in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> careers of Chargers stars <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Charlie Joiner</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Kellen Winslow</a>. All would remain with the Chargers until at least 1986, but the Chargers would not return to the postseason until 1992.</li> <li>This was the Packers' first postseason appearance since 1972 and only the second since <a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Vince Lombardi</a> stepped down as head coach following the 1967 season, as well as the team's only postseason victory between the Lombardi and <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a> eras (1969–91). The Packers would not play another postseason game until <a href="/wiki/1993_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1993 Green Bay Packers season">1993</a>.</li> <li>This would be the final playoff win in Cowboys coach <a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Tom Landry</a>'s career before his firing in 1989. It would be the Cowboys last playoff victory until <a href="/wiki/1991_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1991 Dallas Cowboys season">1991</a>. After appearing in 10 of the previous 13 NFC Championship games, this would be Dallas's last appearance until 1992.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Moseley" title="Mark Moseley">Mark Moseley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">Placekicker</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1982 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Joe Gibbs</a>, Washington </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">Offensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1982 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">Lawrence Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Giants_season" title="1982 New York Giants season">NY Giants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award">Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">Marcus Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Raiders season">LA Raiders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Banks" title="Chip Banks">Chip Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1982 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Man of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Washington </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyle_Alzado" title="Lyle Alzado">Lyle Alzado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a>, LA Raiders </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">John Riggins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Washington </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offseason">Offseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts" title="Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kush" title="Frank Kush">Frank Kush</a> replaced the fired <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">Mike McCormack</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a> replaced the fired <a href="/wiki/Neill_Armstrong" title="Neill Armstrong">Neill Armstrong</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Meyer" title="Ron Meyer">Ron Meyer</a> replaced the fired <a href="/wiki/Ron_Erhardt" title="Ron Erhardt">Ron Erhardt</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Patera" title="Jack Patera">Jack Patera</a> was fired during the players strike after the team lost their first two games. <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">Mike McCormack</a>, the team's director of football operations, took over as interim for the remainder of the season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The relocated <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a> moved from the <a href="/wiki/Oakland%E2%80%93Alameda_County_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum">Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> moved from <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Stadium" title="Metropolitan Stadium">Metropolitan Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Metrodome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The league discontinued the 1979 numbering system for officials, with officials numbered separately by position, and reverted to the original system where each NFL official was assigned a random number regardless of position. Officials who were in the league in 1978 were allowed to reclaim their old number or switch to a number used by a 1978 official who had since retired or was not in use in 1978; officials hired beginning in 1979 then picked from remaining numbers based upon seniority. Also the officials' position was now abbreviated on the back of the uniform instead of being spelled out in full.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts" title="Baltimore Colts">Baltimore Colts</a> began wearing gray pants with their blue jerseys. The gray pants featured a horseshoe on each hip, with the player's number inside the horseshoe.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> switched from gray to navy blue face masks.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> switched from silver to white numbers on their blue jerseys.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> added elliptical blue circles with the player's number to the hip area of the pants.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> repeated their helmet logo on top of the sleeve stripes of their white jerseys.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Commanders" title="Washington Commanders">Washington Redskins</a> modified their helmet logo. The feathers hanging from the side of the Redskin portrait were now curved ("tucked under" the portrait) instead of hanging straight. The Redskins reverted to their previous logo, adopted in <a href="/wiki/1972_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1972 Washington Redskins season">1972</a>, <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1983 Washington Redskins season">the next season</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_ABC" title="NFL on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> each signed five-year contracts to renew their rights to broadcast <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>, the NFC package, and the AFC package, respectively. The major change was that ABC was allowed into the Super Bowl rotation beginning with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">Super Bowl XIX</a> at the end of the <a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Len_Berman" title="Len Berman">Len Berman</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel" title="Bryant Gumbel">Bryant Gumbel</a> as host on NBC's pregame show <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_on_NBC_pregame_show" title="The NFL on NBC pregame show">NFL '82</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Pete_Axthelm" title="Pete Axthelm">Pete Axthelm</a> also joined the show as a studio analyst. </p><p>With games canceled during the players' strike, CBS sent <a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a>, and some of their other regular NFL announcing crews, to instead call a few <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">college football Division II</a> and <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">III</a> games.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NBC acquired the rights to air the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> for those weeks, sending <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a>, and their other regular NFL announcing crews to those games.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this season, the new <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> in the United Kingdom began its coverage of the NFL<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was to earn a substantial following during English soccer's low point of the mid-1980s. However, the first game shown—between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers—had been played some time before it was shown in the UK, because coverage began during the players' strike.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 26 – Vince Jacob, age 51. Official since 1975 (line judge 1975–77; side judge 1978 – first two weeks of 1982).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Rich_Houston" title="Rich Houston">Rich Houston</a>, age 37. Drafted in the 4th round of the <a href="/wiki/1969_National_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 National Football League Draft">1969 National Football League Draft</a>, Houston played for the New York Giants 1969–1973.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_NFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-stblpfs-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-stblpfs_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CUogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6759%2C6576112">"Stabler will play for Saints"</a>. <i>Tuscaloosa News</i>. 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class="external text" href="https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/maddens-broadcasting-career-took-detour-to-springfield-for-wittenberg-game-in-1982/CV6VLPVADVDRXNSLXQDTIRNSXU/">"Madden's broadcasting career took detour to Springfield for Wittenberg game in 1982"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Springfield_News-Sun" title="Springfield News-Sun">Springfield News-Sun</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Springfield+News-Sun&rft.atitle=Madden%27s+broadcasting+career+took+detour+to+Springfield+for+Wittenberg+game+in+1982&rft.date=2021-12-29&rft.aulast=Jablonski&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.springfieldnewssun.com%2Fsports%2Fmaddens-broadcasting-career-took-detour-to-springfield-for-wittenberg-game-in-1982%2FCV6VLPVADVDRXNSLXQDTIRNSXU%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1982+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCosentino2014" class="citation web cs1">Cosentino, Dom (January 10, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadspin.com/every-game-was-terrible-the-year-the-cfl-failed-to-con-1476731855">"Every Game Was Terrible: The Year The CFL Failed To Conquer America"</a>. <i>Deadspin</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Deadspin&rft.atitle=Every+Game+Was+Terrible%3A+The+Year+The+CFL+Failed+To+Conquer+America&rft.date=2014-01-10&rft.aulast=Cosentino&rft.aufirst=Dom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin.com%2Fevery-game-was-terrible-the-year-the-cfl-failed-to-con-1476731855&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1982+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"All in the game for DJ", <i><a href="/wiki/Burton_Mail" title="Burton Mail">Burton Daily Mail</a></i> page 11, 6 November 1982</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Channel 4", <i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Standard" title="Evening Standard">The Standard</a></i> page 25, 5 November 1982</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><i>NFL Record and Fact Book</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X">1-932994-36-X</a>)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1981-1990">NFL History 1981–1990</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li> 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