| 1982 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| Head coach | Chuck Knox |
| Home stadium | Rich Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–5 |
| Division place | 4thAFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | DTFred Smerlas DEBen Williams |
The1982 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 13th season in theNational Football League, and the 23rd overall. Due to the1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC (one spot away from the last playoff seed), therefore eliminating the Bills from theplayoffs 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][2] This was the last season with Chuck Knox as head coach, as negotiations for a new contract with ownership failed, which led him to leave Buffalo for theSeattle Seahawks in January 1983.
LinebackerEugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. PlacekickerGary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,[3] as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo.
| 1982 Buffalo Bills draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
| 1982 Buffalo Bills staff | ||||||
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Front office
Coaching staff
Offensive coaches
Defensive/special teams coaches
Special assignments
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| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Reserve
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |
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| 1 | September 12 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 14–9 | 1–0 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
| 2 | September 16 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–22 | 2–0 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
| Players' strike | |||||||
| 3 | November 21 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–9 | 2–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | November 28 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–0 | 3–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
| 5 | December 5 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 21–33 | 3–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap | |
| 6 | December 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 13–0 | 4–2 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
| 7 | December 19 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | L 23–24 | 4–3 | Tampa Stadium | Recap | |
| 8 | December 27 | atMiami Dolphins | L 10–27 | 4–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| 9 | January 2 | atNew England Patriots | L 19–30 | 4–5 | Schaefer Stadium | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| •Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 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 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| • Bills | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 1 | MIN | Safety, Moore tackled by Mullaney in end zone | Vikings 2–0 | |
| 2 | MIN | Bob Bruer 27 yard pass fromTommy 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 fromJoe 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 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Packers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
Terry Bradshaws worst game in NFL
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bills | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | BUF | Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Efrén Herrera kick) | Bills 7–0 | |
| 2 | BUF | Efrén Herrera 34 yard field goal | Bills 10–0 | |
| 3 | BUF | Efrén Herrera 19 yard field goal | Bills 13–0 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| AFC East | |||||||||
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| 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 | 0–7 | 113 | 236 | L2 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
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| Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 | W5 | |
| 2[a] | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 | W3 | |
| 3[a] | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 | W2 | |
| 4[b][c] | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 | W2 | |
| 5[b][c] | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 | L1 | |
| 6[c] | New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 | L1 | |
| 7 | New England Patriots | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 | W1 | |
| 8[d] | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 | L1 | |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||
| 9[d] | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 | L3 | |
| 10[d] | 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 | |
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| Division championships (15) | |
| Conference championships (4) | |
| League championships (2) | |
| Wall of Fame | |
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