1982 Denver Broncos season

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1982 Denver Broncos season
OwnerEdgar Kaiser
General managerGrady Alderman
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record2–7
Division place12th AFC
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1982 Denver Broncos season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos played only nine games this season, owing to the strike imposed by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). The Broncos were looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981. But due to many injuries plus the strike, the Broncos only won two games and lost seven. This was their worst record since 1971, their first losing season since 1975, and their first with fewer than three wins since 1964. Both of the Broncos’ wins came against interconference teams, and the team only won one home game the entire season, against the reigning Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers. Their only other win was against the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos went winless against AFC foes in 1982, although all their non-division AFC games[i] were cancelled by the strike.

NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Gerald Willhite  RB San Jose State
2 50 Orlando McDaniel  WR LSU
4 106 Dan Plater  WR BYU
5 131 Sammy Winder *  RB Southern Mississippi
7 189 Alvin Ruben  DE Houston
9 243 Keith Uecker  OT Auburn
10 274 Ken Woodard  LB Tuskegee
11 300 Stuart Yatsko  G Oregon
12 327 Brian Clark  G Clemson
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

1982 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


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Roster[edit]

1982 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 San Diego Chargers L 3–23 0–1 Mile High Stadium 73,564
2 September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 24–21 1–1 Mile High Stadium 73,899
Players' strike
10 November 21 Seattle Seahawks L 10–17 1–2 Mile High Stadium 73,996
11 November 28 at San Diego Chargers L 20–30 1–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,629
12 December 5 Atlanta Falcons L 27–34 1–4 Mile High Stadium 73,984
13 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 2–4 Anaheim Stadium 48,112
14 December 19 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–37 2–5 Mile High Stadium 74,192
15 December 26 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–27 2–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,160
16 January 2, 1983 at Seattle Seahawks L 11–13 2–7 Kingdome 43,145
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 8 1 0 .889 5–0 5–1 260 200 W5
San Diego Chargers(5) 6 3 0 .667 2–3 5–3 288 221 L1
Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 2–1 3–5 127 147 W1
Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 2–1 3–3 176 184 W1
Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 0–6 0–6 148 226 L3
AFC
# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
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
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Broncos were scheduled to play the Steelers and Bills at home and the Jets and Oilers — who finished 1–8 — away.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Guide from 1933 to the Presen. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 98–103. ISBN 9780786473519.
  2. ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

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