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1982 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Green Bay Packers |
| year | 1982 |
| record | 5–3–1 |
| division_place | 3rd NFC |
| coach | Bart Starr |
| stadium | Lambeau Field |
| Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| playoffs | **Won [Wild Card Playoffs](1982-83-nfl-playoffs)** |
| (vs. [Cardinals](1982-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)) 41–16 | |
| Lost [Divisional Playoffs](1982-83-nfl-playoffs) | |
| (at [Cowboys](1982-dallas-cowboys-season)) 26–37 | |
| shortnavlink | Packers seasons |
(1st NFC Central) Milwaukee County Stadium (vs. Cardinals) 41–16 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 26–37
The 1982 Green Bay Packers season was their 64th season overall and their 62nd season in the National Football League (NFL), and was shortened due to a players’ strike. The team posted a 5–3–1 record under coach Bart Starr. Due to the strike, the NFL ignored division standing and placed eight teams from each conference into the playoffs. The Packers finished the season in third place, which earned them a playoff berth. The Packers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 41–16 in the first round, but lost to the Dallas Cowboys 37–26 in the second. Their playoff berth was the first for the Packers in ten seasons, their first playoff win in the post-Vince Lombardi era, and their only playoff win between 1968 and 1992. Additionally, the game against the Cardinals was their first home playoff game since the Super Bowl season of 1967.
The strike caused two side effects for the Packers' schedule, as both games in the Bears–Packers rivalry were cancelled, defaulting the Lions–Packers rivalry to being the longest-running annual series in the league. Only one regular season home game was played at Lambeau Field, with the remaining three regular-season home games in Milwaukee at County Stadium on a field which had already taken much heavier than usual abuse due to the Brewers' World Series run, although the playoff game against the Cardinals was at Lambeau.
Offseason
NFL draft
Main article: 1982 NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
| Green Bay Packers | year=1982 | border=2}}" | Player | Green Bay Packers | year=1982 | border=2}}" | Position | Green Bay Packers | year=1982 | border=2}}" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wamon Buggs | Wide receiver | [Vanderbilt](1981-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team) | |||||||||
| Britt Freeman | Wide receiver | [Montana State](1981-montana-state-bobcats-football-team) | |||||||||
| Kerry Hafner | Tight end | Wisconsin–Stout | |||||||||
| Larry Rubens | Linebacker | Montana State | |||||||||
| Tony Vitale | Guard | [Central Michigan](1981-central-michigan-chippewas-football-team) |
Personnel
Staff
- President – Robert J. Parins
- Corporate assistant to the president – Bob Harlan
- Director of player personnel – Dick Corrick
- Head coach – Bart Starr
- Offensive coordinator – Bob Schnelker
- Offensive backs – Pete Kettela
- Receivers – Lew Carpenter
- Offensive line – Ernie McMillan
- Assistant offensive line – Bill Meyers
- Defensive coordinator – John Meyer
- Defensive line – Doc Urich
- Linebackers – John Marshall
- Defensive backs – Ross Fichtner
- Quality control – Dave Hanner
- Special teams – Dick Rehbein
Roster
- Larry Pfohl G (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Regular season
Schedule
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| September 12 | [Los Angeles Rams](1982-los-angeles-rams-season) | [**W** 35–23](1982-los-angeles-rams-green-bay-packers-game) | 1–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 20 | at [New York Giants](1982-new-york-giants-season) | **W** 27–19 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 14 | at **[Detroit Lions](1982-detroit-lions-season)** | Postponed | *Played on January 2 due to [1982 NFL strike](1982-nfl-strike)* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 21 | **[Minnesota Vikings](1982-minnesota-vikings-season)** | **W** 26–7 | 3–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 28 | at [New York Jets](1982-new-york-jets-season) | **L** 13–15 | 3–1 | Shea Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 5 | [Buffalo Bills](1982-buffalo-bills-season) | **W** 33–21 | 4–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 12 | **[Detroit Lions](1982-detroit-lions-season)** | **L** 10–30 | 4–2 | Lambeau Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 19 | at [Baltimore Colts](1982-baltimore-colts-season) | **T** 20–20 (OT) | 4–2–1 | Memorial Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 26 | at [Atlanta Falcons](1982-atlanta-falcons-season) | **W** 38–7 | 5–2–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 2, 1983 | at **[Detroit Lions](1982-detroit-lions-season)** | **L** 24–27 | 5–3–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | year=1982 | border=2}}" | **Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text. |
Standings
Playoffs
NFC First Round
In the Packers' first home playoff game in 15 years, quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns en route to a 41–16 win. The Packers scored four touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. It was their first playoff victory since Super Bowl II.
NFC Second Round
The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two 80-yard drives while cornerback Dennis Thurman had 3 interceptions, including a 39-yard touchdown and one to clinch the victory. Packers quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for a franchise postseason record 332 yards and a touchdown, but his 3 interceptions were too costly to overcome. Receiver James Lofton caught 5 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also had a 71-yard touchdown run on a reverse play, which tied the record for longest running play in a playoff game at the time.
Green Bay finished the game with a franchise playoff record 466 total yards.
Awards and records
- Led NFL in points scored (226)
References
References
- "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com.
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