1982 Cincinnati Bengals season

1982 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Forrest Gregg
Home Field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–2
Place	3rd AFC
Playoff Finish	Lost First Round
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1981	1983

The 1982 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 15th year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League.

The Bengals posted a 7–2 record in a strike-shortened season to earn a postseason berth, but lost to the Jets in the first round of the playoffs, 44–17. Ken Anderson led the AFC in passing for the fourth time as the Bengals boasted the second-best offense in the NFL.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1982 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	26	26	Glen Collins	Defensive End	Mississippi State
2	27	54	Emanuel Weaver	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina
3	27	82	Rodney Holman	Tight End	Tulane
4	27	110	Rodney Tate	Running Back	Texas
5	27	138	Paul Sorensen	Defensive Back	Washington State
6	27	166	Arthur King	Defensive Tackle	Grambling
7	27	194	Ben Needham	Linebacker	Michigan
8	27	222	Kari Yli-Renko	Offensive Tackle	Cincinnati
9	27	250	James Bennett	Wide Receiver	Northwestern State
10	27	278	Larry Hogue	Defensive Back	Utah State
11	26	305	Russell Davis	Running Back	Idaho
12	27	333	Dan Feraday	Quarterback	Toronto

Regular season

Schedule

1982 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 12	Houston Oilers	W	27–6	52,268	Riverfront Stadium
September 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	26–20	53,973	Three Rivers Stadium
November 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	W	18–14	65,172	Veterans Stadium
November 28	Los Angeles Raiders	W	31–17	53,330	Riverfront Stadium
December 5	at Baltimore Colts	W	20–17	23,598	Memorial Stadium
December 12	Cleveland Browns	W	23–10	54,305	Riverfront Stadium
December 20	at San Diego Chargers	L	50–34	51,296	Jack Murphy Stadium
December 26	Seattle Seahawks	W	24–10	55,330	Riverfront Stadium
January 2	at Houston Oilers	W	35–27	26,522	Astrodome

Standings

AFC
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles Raiders	8	1	0	.889	260	200
Miami Dolphins	7	2	0	.778	198	131
Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	0	.778	232	177
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	3	0	.667	204	146
San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	.667	288	221
New York Jets	6	3	0	.667	245	166
New England Patriots	5	4	0	.556	143	157
Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	140	182
Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154
Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	127	147
Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	176	184
Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	148	226
Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	136	245
Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	113	236

Qualified for playoffs

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 1983	New York Jets	L 44–17	57,560

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site