1982 New York Jets season

The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels. The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 in sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0.

1982 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Walt Michaels
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	6–3
Division place	6th AFC
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 44–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 17–14 Lost AFC Championship (Dolphins) 0–14
Pro Bowlers	C Joe Fields T Marvin Powell WR Wesley Walker RB Freeman McNeil DE Mark Gastineau

Offseason

Draft

1982 New York Jets draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	Bob Crable	LB	Notre Dame
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1982 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Pat Ryan 14 Richard Todd Running backs 35 Mike Augustyniak FB 31 Marion Barber Jr. 45 Dwayne Crutchfield FB 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 24 Freeman McNeil 44 Tom Newton Wide receivers 81 Derrick Gaffney 86 Bobby Jones 80 Lam Jones 87 Kurt Sohn 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 83 Jerome Barkum 88 Tom Coombs 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields C 62 Joe Pellegrini C 79 Marvin Powell T 61 John Roman G 70 Stan Waldemore G 71 Jim Luscinski T 72 Chris Ward T Defensive linemen 78 Barry Bennett DE 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 77 Kenny Neil DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT 74 Abdul Salaam DT		Linebackers 54 Stan Blinka 51 Greg Buttle 50 Bob Crable 55 Ron Crosby 56 Lance Mehl 57 John Woodring Defensive backs 38 George Floyd 45 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy 21 Kirk Springs SS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P		Reserve lists 68 Reggie McElroy G (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	Miami Dolphins	L 45–28	Shea Stadium	53,360
2	September 19, 1982	at New England Patriots	W 31–7	Schaefer Stadium	53,515
	September 26, 1982	at Baltimore Colts[1]		Memorial Stadium
	October 3, 1982	Houston Oilers[1]		Shea Stadium
	October 10, 1982	Denver Broncos[1]		Shea Stadium
	October 18, 1982	Buffalo Bills[1]		Shea Stadium
	October 24, 1982	at Kansas City Chiefs[1]		Arrowhead Stadium
	October 31, 1982	New England Patriots[1]		Shea Stadium
	November 7, 1982	at Buffalo Bills[1]		Rich Stadium
	November 14, 1982	at Pittsburgh Steelers[1]		Three Rivers Stadium
3	November 21, 1982	Baltimore Colts	W 37–0	Shea Stadium	46,970
4	November 28, 1982	Green Bay Packers	W 15–13	Shea Stadium	53,872
5	December 6, 1982	at Detroit Lions	W 28–13	Pontiac Silverdome	79,361
6	December 12, 1982	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 32–17	Shea Stadium	28,147
7	December 19, 1982	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–19	Miami Orange Bowl	67,702
8	December 26, 1982	at Minnesota Vikings	W 42–14	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	58,672
9	January 2, 1983	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 37–13	Arrowhead Stadium	11,902

Week 1 vs Dolphins

Week One: Miami Dolphins (0–0) at New York Jets (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	10	21	0	45
Jets	7	7	0	14	28

at Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 53,360
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV: NBC
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information
Dolphins David Woodley 14/22, 98 Yds, INT Andra Franklin 29 Rush, 103 Yds, 2 TD Jimmy Cefalo 2 Rec, 25 Yds Jets Richard Todd 18/30, 233 Yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Freeman McNeil 13 Rush, 116 Yds Jerome Barkum 4 Rec, 71 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIA NYJ 1 Dolphins Andra Franklin 1-yard touchdown run, Uwe von Schamann kick good 7 0 1 Jets Wesley Walker 29-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd, Pat Leahy kick good 7 7 1 Dolphins Punt returned 59 yards for touchdown by Tommy Vigorito, Uwe von Schamann kick good 14 7 2 Dolphins Andra Franklin 1-yard touchdown run, Uwe von Schamann kick good 21 7 2 Dolphins 25-yard field goal by Uwe von Schamann 24 7 2 Jets Mike Augustyniak 2-yard touchdown run, Pat Leahy kick good 24 14 3 Dolphins David Woodley 15-yard touchdown reception from Tony Nathan, Uwe von Schamann kick good 31 14 3 Dolphins Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Glenn Blackwood, Uwe von Schamann kick good 38 14 3 Dolphins Interception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Don McNeal, Uwe von Schamann kick good 45 14 4 Jets Jerome Barkum 7-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd, Pat Leahy kick good 45 21 4 Jets Wesley Walker 5-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd, Pat Leahy kick good 45 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 28

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 0 10 7 14 31 Patriots 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 19 Location: Schaefer Stadium Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy

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Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 0 0 0 • Jets 10 17 7 3 37 Date: November 21 Location: Shea Stadium Referee: Fred Wyant TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy

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Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 6 7 0 0 13 • Jets 6 0 9 0 15 Date: November 28 Location: Shea Stadium Game start: 1:00 PM Game attendance: 53,872 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck, Hank Stram

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Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 7 14 0 7 28 Lions 3 0 7 3 13 Date: December 6 Location: Pontiac Silverdome Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Chuck Heberling TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith

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Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 3 7 7 17 • Jets 14 0 9 9 32 Date: December 12 Location: Shea Stadium Game weather: 23, cloudy Referee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (CBS): John Madden and Pat Summeral

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Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 6 10 0 3 19 • Dolphins 10 7 0 3 20 Date: December 18 Location: Orange Bowl Referee: Bob McElwee Television network: NBC

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Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 7 14 7 14 42 Vikings 0 7 0 7 14 Date: December 26 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Gene Barth Television network: NBC

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Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 6 0 0 7 13 • Chiefs 7 20 0 10 37 Date: January 2 Location: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Pat Haggerty Television network: NBC

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Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 1983	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 44–17	Riverfront Stadium	57,560
Divisional	January 15, 1983	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 17–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,038
AFC	January 23, 1983	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–0	Miami Orange Bowl	67,396

Wild Card

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 3 17 3 21 44 Bengals 14 0 3 0 17 Date: January 9 Location: Riverfront Stadium

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Divisional

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 7 3 0 7 17 Raiders 0 0 14 0 14 Date: January 15 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)

Scoring summary 1 NYJ Wesley Walker 20 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 7–0 2 NYJ Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal NYJ 10–0 3 LA Marcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) NYJ 10–7 3 LA Malcolm Barnwell 57 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) LA 14–10 4 NYJ Scott Dierking 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 17–14

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Championship

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 0 0 0 0 • Dolphins 0 0 7 7 14 Date: January 23 Location: Orange Bowl

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The Mud Bowl

Standings

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

American Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders^(1)	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
Miami Dolphins^(2)	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
Cincinnati Bengals^(3)	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers^(4)	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
San Diego Chargers^(5)	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
New York Jets^(6)	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
New England Patriots^(7)	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
Cleveland Browns^(8)	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	127	147	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	176	184	W1
Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	148	226	L3
Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	136	245	L7
Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	113	236	L2

Awards and honors

• Freeman McNeil, NFL rushing leader

Footnotes and references

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