1982 Green Bay Packers season

1982 Green Bay Packers season
1982 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–3–1
Division place	3rd NFC (1st NFC Central)
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cardinals) 41–16 ; Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 26–37
	← 1981; Packers seasons; 1983 →;

The Packers playing against the Cardinals in the 1982 NFC first round playoff game

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 in the post-Vince Lombardi era, and their only playoff win from 1968 to 1992.

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[]

1982 Green Bay Packers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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 President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Head coaches Head Coach – Bart Starr Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bob Schnelker Offensive Backs – Pete Kettela Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan Assistant Offensive Line – Bill Meyers			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Meyer Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – John Marshall Defensive Backs – Ross Fichtner Quality Control – Dave Hanner Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dick Rehbein

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Roster[]

**1982 Green Bay Packers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 19 Rich Campbell 12 Lynn Dickey 17 David Whitehurst Running backs 31 Gerry Ellis 25 Harlan Huckleby 33 Jim Jensen 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 39 Mike Meade 35 Del Rodgers Wide receivers 85 Phil Epps 83 John Jefferson 80 James Lofton Tight ends 82 Paul Coffman 81 Gary Lewis 87 John Thompson		Offensive linemen 57 Derrel Gofourth G 65 Ron Hallstrom G 69 Leotis Harris 74 Tim Huffman G 68 Greg Koch T 54 Larry McCarren C 78 Tim Stokes T 67 Karl Swanke T Defensive linemen 73 Byron Braggs DE 93 Robert Brown DE 77 Mike Butler DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 63 Terry Jones DT 78 Casey Merrill DE 75 Richard Turner DT		Linebackers 59 John Anderson 52 George Cumby 53 Mike Douglass 60 Jim Laslavic 56 Cliff Lewis 51 Guy Prather 58 Larry Rubens 55 Randy Scott 50 Rich Wingo Defensive backs 24 Johnnie Gray SS 23 Maurice Harvey SS 38 Estus Hood CB 21 Mike Jolly 22 Mark Lee CB 29 Mike McCoy CB 37 Mark Murphy FS 30 Bill Whitaker S Special teams 16 Ray Stachowicz P 10 Jan Stenerud K		Reserve lists 88 Ron Cassidy WR (IR) 96 Ralph DeLoach DE (IR) 44 WR (IR) 79 Angelo Fields T (IR) 11 Eddie Garcia K (IR) 64 Syd Kitson G (IR) 43 Ira Matthews RB (IR) 94 Chet Parlavecchio LB (IR) 66 Larry Pfohl G Practice squad Rookies in italics 00 active, 0 practice squad

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–23	1–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,694
2	September 20	at New York Giants	W 27–19	2–0	Giants Stadium	68,405
	September 26	Miami Dolphins	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	October 3	Philadelphia Eagles	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	October 10	at Chicago Bears	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	October 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	October 24	at Minnesota Vikings	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	October 31	Chicago Bears	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	November 7	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Canceled	2–0	Games not held due to 1982 NFL strike
	November 14	at Detroit Lions	Canceled	2–0	Postponed until January 2nd due to 1982 NFL strike
3	November 21	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–7	3–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,681
4	November 28	at New York Jets	L 13–15	3–1	Shea Stadium	53,872
5	December 5	Buffalo Bills	W 33–21	4–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,655
6	December 12	Detroit Lions	L 10–30	4–2	Lambeau Field	51,875
7	December 19	at Baltimore Colts	T 20–20 (OT)	4–2–1	Memorial Stadium	25,920
8	December 26	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	5–2–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	50,245
9	January 2, 1983	at Detroit Lions	L 24–27	5–3–1	Pontiac Silverdome	64,377

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFC Central
view talk	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
view talk	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	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	6	0	7	16
Packers	7	21	10	3	41

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 54,282
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris

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	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	6	13	26
Cowboys	6	14	3	14	37

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 63,972
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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[]

^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[1] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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