A 57-day players' strike reduced the 1982 season to a 9 game schedule. For the post-season, division standings were ignored and eight teams from each conference were seeded based on their regular season records.

1982 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
9/12vs MiamiL  28-45 0-1
9/19at New EnglandW  31-7 1-1
11/21vs BaltimoreW  37-0 2-1
11/28vs Green BayW  15-13 3-1
12/6at DetroitW  28-13 4-1
12/12vs Tampa BayW  32-17 5-1
12/18at MiamiL  19-20 5-2
12/26at MinnesotaW  42-14 6-2
1/2at Kansas CityL  13-37 6-3