1982 Green Bay Packers season

The 1982 Green Bay Packers season was their 64th season overall and their 62nd season in the National Football League, 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 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 the post-Vince Lombardi era, and their only playoff win from 1968 to 1992.

1982 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachBart Starr
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record5–3–1
Division place3rd NFC
Playoff finishWon First-round Playoffs (Cardinals) 41-16
Lost Second-round Playoffs (Cowboys) 37-26
The Packers playing against the Cardinals in the 1982 NFC first round playoff game

The strike prevented both games of the Bears–Packers rivalry from being played this year, making the Lions–Packers rivalry the longest-running annual series in the league. It also led to Milwaukee becoming the Packers primary home by happenstance, as three of their four regular-season home games were played at Milwaukee County Stadium, although the playoff game vs. the Cardinals was at Lambeau.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 Green Bay Packers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 22 Ron Hallstrom G Iowa
3 71 Del Rodgers RB Utah
4 98 Robert Brown LB Virginia Tech
5 126 Mike Meade RB Penn State
6 152 Chet Parlavecchio LB Penn State
7 183 Joel Whitley DB UTEP
8 210 Thomas Boyd LB Alabama
9 237 Charles Riggins DE Bethune-Cookman
10 264 Eddie Garcia K SMU
11 294 John Macauley C Stanford
12 321 Phil Epps WR TCU

Undrafted free agents
1982 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Larry Rubens Linebacker Montana State

Personnel

Staff
1982 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

[1]

Roster
1982 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 00 active, 0 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
1 September 12, 1982 Los Angeles Rams W 35–23 Milwaukee County Stadium
53,694
2 September 20, 1982 at New York Giants W 27–19 Giants Stadium
68,405
- September 26, 1982 Miami Dolphins Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- October 3, 1982 Philadelphia Eagles Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- October 10, 1982 at Chicago Bears Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- October 17, 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- October 24, 1982 at Minnesota Vikings Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- October 31, 1982 Chicago Bears Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- November 7, 1982 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
- November 14, 1982 at Detroit Lions Postponed until January 2, 1983 due to 1982 NFL strike
3 November 21, 1982 Minnesota Vikings W 26–7 Milwaukee County Stadium
44,681
4 November 28, 1982 at New York Jets L 15–13 Shea Stadium
53,872
5 December 5, 1982 Buffalo Bills W 33–21 Milwaukee County Stadium
46,655
6 December 12, 1982 Detroit Lions L 30–10 Lambeau Field
51,875
7 December 19, 1982 at Baltimore Colts T 20–20 (OT) Memorial Stadium
25,920
8 December 26, 1982 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
50,245
9 January 2, 1983 at Detroit Lions L 27–24 Pontiac Silverdome
64,377

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 1–2 4–2 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 4–1 158 178 W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 2–1 3–3 158 178 W1
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 3–3 4–4 181 176 W1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 1–3 2–5 141 174 L1
National Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 226 145 L2
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 187 198 W1
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 183 199 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 135 170 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 158 178 W3
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 181 176 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 W1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 L1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 W1

Playoffs

NFC First Round
Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 6 0716
Packers 7 21 10341

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay 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
Dallas Cowboys 37, Green Bay Packers 26
1 2 34Total
Packers 0 7 61326
Cowboys 6 14 31437

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

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
  1. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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