1982 New England Patriots season

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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

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 28–13.

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[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

See also: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Kenneth Sims  Defensive end Texas
1 27 Lester Williams  Nose tackle Miami (FL) acquired from San Francisco
2 40 Robert Weathers  Running back Arizona State from Green Bay via San Diego
2 41 Andre Tippett * †  Linebacker Iowa from Washington via San Francisco
2 55 Darryl Haley  Offensive tackle Utah from San Francisco
3 56 Cedric Jones  Wide receiver Duke
3 60 Clayton Weishuhn  Linebacker Angelo State
4 85 George Crump  Defensive end East Carolina
4 111 Brian Ingram  Linebacker Tennessee
5 112 Fred Marion *  Safety Miami (FL)
6 141 Ricky Smith  Cornerback Alabama State
7 168 Jeff Roberts  Linebacker Tulane
8 197 Ken Collins  Linebacker Washington State
9 224 Kelvin Murdock  Wide receiver Troy State
10 253 Brian Clark  Placekicker Florida
11 296 Steve Sandon  Quarterback Northern Iowa
12 308 Greg Taylor  Wide receiver Virginia
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff[edit]

New England Patriots 1982 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Original
Week 		Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 1 September 12 at Baltimore Colts W 24–13 1–0 Memorial Stadium Recap
2 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 Postponed due to players’ strike
3 11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 1–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
4 12 November 28 Houston Oilers W 29–21 2–2 Schaefer Stadium Recap
5 13 December 5 at Chicago Bears L 13–26 2–3 Soldier Field Recap
6 14 December 12 Miami Dolphins W 3–0 3–3 Schaefer Stadium Recap
7 15 December 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–0 4–3 Kingdome Recap
8 16 December 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
9 17 January 2 Buffalo Bills W 30–19 5–4 Schaefer Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

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
AFC
# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1 Los Angeles Raiders 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
2[a] Miami Dolphins 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
4[b][c] Pittsburgh Steelers 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
5[b][c] San Diego Chargers 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
6[c] New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
7 New England Patriots 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
8[d] Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[d] Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
10[d] Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
11 Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
12 Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
13 Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
14 Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.
  3. ^ a b c Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)
  4. ^ a b c 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).

Playoffs[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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