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 and sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 44–17 and Los Angeles Raiders 17–14 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
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachWalt Michaels
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record6–3
Division place6th AFC
Playoff finishWon Wild card playoffs
(at Bengals) 44–17
Won Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 17–14
Lost AFC Championship
(at Dolphins) 0–14
Pro BowlersC Joe Fields
T Marvin Powell
WR Wesley Walker
RB Freeman McNeil
DE Mark Gastineau

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1982 NFL draft
1982 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Bob Crable  LB Notre Dame
2 51 Reggie McElroy  OT West Texas State
3 79 Dwayne Crutchfield  RB Iowa State
4 107 George Floyd  DB Eastern Kentucky
5 135 Mark Jerue  LB Washington
6 163 Lonell Phea  WR Houston
7 191 Tom Coombs  TE Idaho
8 219 Lawrence Texada  RB Henderson State
9 247 Rocky Klever  RB Montana
10 275 Darryl Hemphill  DB West Texas State
11 302 Perry Parmelee  WR Santa Clara
12 330 Tom Carlstrom  G Nebraska
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents
1982 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Dan DeLia Defensive back Boston University

Roster
1982 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season
Week Original
week		 Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 1 September 12 Miami Dolphins L 28–45 0–1 Shea Stadium 53,360
2 2 September 19 at New England Patriots W 31–7 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 53,515
— 3 September 26 at Baltimore Colts[1] Memorial Stadium Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike
— 4 October 3 Houston Oilers[1] Shea Stadium
— 5 October 10 Denver Broncos[1] Shea Stadium
— 6 October 18 Buffalo Bills[1] Shea Stadium
— 7 October 24 at Kansas City Chiefs[1] Arrowhead Stadium Postponed
— 8 October 31 New England Patriots[1] Shea Stadium Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike
— 9 November 7 at Buffalo Bills[1] Rich Stadium
— 10 November 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers[1] Three Rivers Stadium
3 11 November 21 Baltimore Colts W 37–0 2–1 Shea Stadium 46,970
4 12 November 28 Green Bay Packers W 15–13 3–1 Shea Stadium 53,872
5 13 December 6 at Detroit Lions W 28–13 4–1 Pontiac Silverdome 79,361
6 14 December 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–17 5–1 Shea Stadium 28,147
7 15 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 19–20 5–2 Miami Orange Bowl 67,702
8 16 December 26 at Minnesota Vikings W 42–14 6–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,672
9 17 January 2, 1983 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–37 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 11,902
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week One: Miami Dolphins (0–0) at New York Jets (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 14 10 21045
Jets 7 7 01428

at Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (23.9 °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

Week 2: at New England Patriots
Week Two: New Jork Jets (0–1) at New England Patriots (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 10 71431
Patriots 0 0 707

at Schaefer Stadium

  • Date: September 19, 1982
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers: Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy
  • [2]
Game information

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Colts
Week Three: Baltimore Colts (0–2) at New York Jets (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 10 17 7337

at Shea Stadium

  • Date: November 21, 1982
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 90%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers: Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy
  • [3]
Game information

Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers
Week Four: Green Bay Packers (2–1) at New York Jets (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 6 7 0013
Jets 6 0 9015

at Shea Stadium

  • Date: November 28, 1982
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 56%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,872
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers: Jack Buck, Hank Stram
  • [4]
Game information

Week 5: at Detroit Lions
Week Five: New York Jets (3–1) at Detroit Lions (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 7 14 0728
Lions 3 0 7313

at Pontiac Silverdome

  • Date: December 6, 1983
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
  • [5]
Game information

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Six: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2–3) at New York Jets (4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 3 7717
Jets 14 0 9932

at Shea Stadium

  • Date: December 12, 1982
  • Game weather: 23 °F (−5 °C), cloudy
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers: John Madden and Pat Summeral
  • [6]
Game information

Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Week Seven: New York Jets (5–1) at Miami Dolphins (4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 10 0319
Dolphins 10 7 0320

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: December 18, 1982
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13.3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,702
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jets PassingRichard Todd16/29, 174 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingFreeman McNeil21 Rush, 89 Yds
ReceivingWesley Walker7 Rec, 96 Yds, TD
Dolphins PassingDavid Woodley12/25, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT
RushingAndra Franklin17 Rush, 75 Yds, TD
ReceivingDuriel Harris4 Rec, 74 Yds, TD

Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings
Week Eight: New York Jets (5–2) at Minnesota Vikings (4–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 7 14 71442
Vikings 0 7 0714

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

  • Date: December 26, 1982
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV: NBC
  • [7]
Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Nine: New York Jets (6–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (2–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 0 0713
Chiefs 7 20 01037

at Arrowhead Stadium

  • Date: January 2, 1983
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 28 °F (−2.2 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 18 °F (−7.8 °C)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV: NBC
  • [8]
Game information

Postseason
Main article: 1982–83 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 9 at Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 44–17 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 57,560
Divisional January 15 at Los Angeles Raiders (1) W 17–14 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,038
AFC Championship Game January 23 at Miami Dolphins (2) L 0–14 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 67,396

Wild card: at Cincinnati Bengals
Wild Card: New York Jets (6–3) at Cincinnati Bengals (7–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 3 17 32144
Bengals 14 0 3017

at Riverfront Stadium

  • Date: January 9, 1983
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 33 °F (0.6 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • [9]
Game information

Divisional: at Los Angeles Raiders
Divsional: New York Jets (7–3) at Los Angeles Raiders (9–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 7 3 0717
Raiders 0 0 14014

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: January 15, 1983
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m., PST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • [10]
Game information

AFC Championship: at Miami Dolphins
AFC Championship: New York Jets (8–3) at Miami Dolphins (9–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 0 000
Dolphins 0 0 7714

at Miami Orange Bowl

  • Date: January 23, 1983
  • Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • [11]
Game information

The “Mud Bowl”, in which the Jets were angered by the condition of the Orange Bowl’s grass field, which was not covered and was inundated with a huge amount of rainfall from a series of storms that swept through South Florida the week preceding the game (it was still overcast on the Sunday of the game but only had a minor drizzle). Don Shula responded by stating that he hadn't checked the weather reports because he was focused on getting the Dolphins ready for the game, and that both teams would face the same conditions in any case. A. J. Duhe intecepted three passes, returning the last for the game-sealing touchdown.

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
AFC
# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1 Los Angeles Raiders 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
3[lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
4[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
5[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] San Diego Chargers 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
6[lower-alpha 3] New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
7 New England Patriots 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
8[lower-alpha 4] Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[lower-alpha 4] Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
10[lower-alpha 4] Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
11 Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
12 Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
13 Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
14 Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2
Tiebreakers
  1. Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.
  3. Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)
  4. Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

Awards and honors

References
  1. "1982 NFL schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. "New York Jets vs New England Patriots". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. "Baltimore Colts vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  4. "Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. "New York Jets vs Detroit Lions". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  7. "New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  8. "New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  9. "1982 AFC Wild Card Game: New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  10. "Divisional Round — New York Jets at Los Angeles Raiders — January 15th, 1983". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  11. "1982 AFC Championship Game: New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.