1982 New York Jets season
The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the team and the 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.
Schedule
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
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September 12, 1982 | Miami Dolphins | L 45–28 | Shea Stadium | 53,360 |
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September 19, 1982 | at New England Patriots | W 31–7 | Schaefer Stadium | 53,515 |
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September 26, 1982 | at Baltimore Colts[1] | | Memorial Stadium | |
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October 3, 1982 | Houston Oilers[1] | | Shea Stadium | |
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October 10, 1982 | Denver Broncos[1] | | Shea Stadium | |
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October 18, 1982 | Buffalo Bills[1] | | Shea Stadium | |
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October 24, 1982 | at Kansas City Chiefs[1] | | Arrowhead Stadium | |
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October 31, 1982 | New England Patriots[1] | | Shea Stadium | |
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November 7, 1982 | at Buffalo Bills[1] | | Rich Stadium | |
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November 14, 1982 | at Pittsburgh Steelers[1] | | Three Rivers Stadium | |
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November 21, 1982 | Baltimore Colts | W 37–0 | Shea Stadium | 46,970 |
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November 28, 1982 | Green Bay Packers | W 15–13 | Shea Stadium | 53,872 |
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December 6, 1982 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–13 | Pontiac Silverdome | 79,361 |
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December 12, 1982 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 32–17 | Shea Stadium | 28,147 |
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December 19, 1982 | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–19 | Miami Orange Bowl | 67,702 |
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December 26, 1982 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 42–14 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 58,672 |
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January 2, 1983 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 37–13 | Arrowhead Stadium | 11,902 |
Season summary
Week 1
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Dolphins |
14 |
10 | 21 | 0 |
45 |
Jets |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
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Scoring summary |
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| MIA | Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 7–0 |
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| NYJ | Wesley Walker 29 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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| MIA | Tommy Vigorito 59 yard punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 14–7 |
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2 |
| MIA | Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 21–7 |
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2 |
| MIA | Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal | Dolphins 24–7 |
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2 |
| NYJ | Mike Augustyniak 2 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) | Dolphins 24–14 |
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3 |
| MIA | David Woodley 15 yard pass from Tony Nathan (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 31–14 |
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3 |
| MIA | Glenn Blackwood 35 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 38–14 |
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3 |
| MIA | Don McNeal 19 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | Dolphins 45–14 |
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4 |
| NYJ | Jerome Barkum 7 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | Dolphins 45–21 |
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4 |
| NYJ | Wesley Walker 5 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | Dolphins 45–28 |
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Postseason
Divisional
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Jets |
7 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
Raiders |
0 |
0 | 14 | 0 |
14 |
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Standings
Awards and honors
Footnotes and references
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Division championships (4) | |
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League championships (1†) | |
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Seasons (56) | |
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Championship seasons in bold Book:New York Jets |