A 57-day players' strike reduced the 1982 season to a 9 game schedule. For the post-season, division standings were ignored and eight teams from each conference were seeded based on their regular season records.
1982 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 9/12 | vs Chicago | W | 17-10 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/19 | at Los Angeles | W | 19-14 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/21 | at Chicago | L | 17-20 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/25 | vs NY Giants | L | 6-13 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/6 | vs NY Jets | L | 13-28 | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/12 | at Green Bay | W | 30-10 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/19 | vs Minnesota | L | 31-34 | 3-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/26 | at Tampa Bay | L | 21-23 | 3-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1/2 | vs Green Bay | W | 27-24 | 4-5 | |||||||||||||||