1982 Buffalo Bills season

1982 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Home field	Rich Stadium
Results
Record	4–5
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the 23rd season for the club and its 13th in the National Football League. Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC, thereby eliminating the Bills from the playoffs in the 16-team tournament format.

The Bills led the league in rushing in 1982, with 1,371 yards (152.3 per game) on the ground.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Linebacker Eugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. Placekicker Gary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,^[2] as he never played a regular season game for Buffalo.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	19	Perry Tuttle	Wide receiver	Clemson
2	48	Matt Kofler	Quarterback	San Diego State
3	59	Eugene Marve	Linebacker	Saginaw Valley State
4	93	Van Williams	Running back	Carson-Newman
6	160	DeWayne Chivers	Tight end	South Carolina
7	171	Gary Anderson	Kicker	Syracuse
8	218	Luc Tousignant	Quarterback	Fairmont State
9	245	Dennis Edwards	Defensive end	USC
10	272	Vic James	Defensive back	Colorado
11	298	Frank Kalil	Guard	Arizona
12	329	Tony Suber	Defensive tackle	Gardner-Webb

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Bills points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	Sep 12	Kansas City Chiefs	Win	14	9	1–0	76,383
2	Sep 16	Minnesota Vikings	Win	23	22	2–0	77,753
3	Nov 21	Miami Dolphins	Loss	7	9	2–1	52,945
4	Nov 28	Baltimore Colts	Win	20	0	3–1	33,985
5	Dec 5	at Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee)	Loss	21	33	3–2	46,655
6	Dec 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	Win	13	0	4–2	58,391
7	Dec 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss	23	24	4–3	42,510
8	Dec 27	at Miami Dolphins	Loss	10	27	4–4	73,924
9	Jan 2	at New England Patriots	Loss	19	30	4–5	36,218

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Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	3	0	3	9
• Bills	7	7	0	0	14

Date: September 12
Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 73°F • Wind 6

Scoring summary

1	KC	Nick Lowery 39 yard field goal	Chiefs 3–0

1	BUF	Frank Lewis 20 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 7–3

2	KC	Nick Lowery 47 yard field goal	Bills 7–6

2	BUF	Jerry Butler 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 14–6

4	KC	Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal	Bills 14–9

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	2	17	3	0	22
• Bills	0	7	6	10	23

Date: September 16
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 60°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary

1	MIN	Safety, Moore tackled by Mullaney in end zone	Vikings 2–0

2	MIN	Bob Bruer 27 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	Vikings 9–0

2	MIN	Bob Bruer 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	Vikings 16–0

2	MIN	Rick Danmeier 43 yard field goal	Vikings 19–0

2	BUF	Frank Lewis 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Vikings 19–7

3	BUF	Jerry Butler 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)	Vikings 19–13

3	MIN	Rick Danmeier 42 yard field goal	Vikings 22–13

4	BUF	Nick Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal	Vikings 22–16

4	BUF	Jerry Butler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	Bills 23–22

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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

All-Pros

First Team

Fred Smerlas, Nose tackle

Second Team

Ben Williams, Defensive end

References

Buffalo Bills

Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York

Franchise	Franchise History Players Seasons List of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl selections First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series

Stadiums	War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre (Bills Toronto Series) New Era Field II (proposed)

Culture	Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson Second String "Shout" (The Isley Brothers song) Four Falls of Buffalo

Lore	AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets

Division championships (10)	1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995

Conference championships (4)	1990 1991 1992 1993

League championships (2)	1964 1965

Wall of Fame	Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban

Media	Radio Radio network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities: John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker

Owners	Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Buffalo Bills seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1982 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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