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.
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Owner | Leon Hess |
Head coach | Walt Michaels |
Home field | Shea Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–3 |
Division place | 6th AFC |
Playoff finish | Won Wild card playoffs (at Bengals) 44–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 17–14 Lost AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 0–14 |
Pro Bowlers | C Joe Fields T Marvin Powell WR Wesley Walker RB Freeman McNeil DE Mark Gastineau |
1982 New York Jets draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Player | Position | College |
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Dan DeLia | Defensive back | Boston University |
Week | Original week |
Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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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 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 14 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
Jets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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Jets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Patriots | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jets | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
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Packers | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Jets | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
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Jets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Lions | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Jets | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
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Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Dolphins | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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Jets | Passing | Richard Todd | 16/29, 174 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Freeman McNeil | 21 Rush, 89 Yds | |
Receiving | Wesley Walker | 7 Rec, 96 Yds, TD | |
Dolphins | Passing | David Woodley | 12/25, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Andra Franklin | 17 Rush, 75 Yds, TD | |
Receiving | Duriel Harris | 4 Rec, 74 Yds, TD |
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Jets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Chiefs | 7 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
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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 |
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Jets | 3 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
Bengals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Raiders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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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.
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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 | 0–7–0 | 113 | 236 | L2 |
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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 | |
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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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