1982 Detroit Lions season

1982 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Monte Clark
Home Field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	4–5
Place	8th NFC
Playoff Finish	Lost 1st Round
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1981	1983

The 1982 Detroit Lions season was the 53rd season in franchise history. An NFL players strike shortened the regular season to nine games. The Lions qualified for their first postseason appearance since 1970. The NFL changed the playoff format due to the strike. The Lions became one of only four teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record.^[1]^[2] The Lions and the 1982 Cleveland Browns are the only two teams with a losing record to qualify as wildcards. In 2010, the Seattle Seahawks became the third team with a losing record to qualify for the playoffs and the first team to win a division title with a losing record (however, the Seahawks accomplished the former in a full-length season).^[2] The Lions lost to the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in the first round of the playoffs.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	15	Jimmy Williams	LB	Nebraska
2	42	Bobby Watkins	CB	Southwest Texas State
3	69	Steve Doig	LB	New Hampshire
4	96	Bruce McNorton	CB	Georgetown (KY)
5	127	William Graham	S	Texas
6	154	Mike Machurek	QB	Idaho State
7	175	Phil Bates	RB	Nebraska
7	187	Victor Simmons	WR	Oregon State
8	208	Martin Moss	DE	UCLA
9	231	Dan Wagoner	DB	Kansas
10	266	Roosevelt Barnes	LB	Purdue
11	292	Edward Lee	WR	South Carolina State
12	319	Ricky Porter	RB	Slippery Rock
12	326	Rob Rubick	TE	Grand Valley State

Roster[]

Detroit Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

60 Al Baker DE
74 Joe Ehrmann DE
78 Doug English DE
79 William Gay DE
62 Curtis Green DE
63 Martin Moss DE
75 Dave Pureifory DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

33 William Graham FS
35 Alvin Hall SS
27 Bobby Watkins CB
44 Wayne Smith CB
40 William Cesare
34 Danny Wagoner
29 Bruce McNorton
23 Ray Oldham
28 James Hunter
26 Hector Gray

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

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Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Lions points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes	Attendance
1	Sept. 12	Chicago Bears	Win	17	10	1–0	Win 1		71,337
2	Sept. 19	at Los Angeles Rams	Win	19	14	2–0	Win 2		59,470
Player strike cancels seven games.
3	Nov. 21	at Chicago Bears	Loss	17	20	2–1	Lose 1		46,783
4	Nov. 25	New York Giants	Loss	6	13	2–2	Lose 2		64,348
5	Dec. 6	New York Jets	Loss	13	28	2–3	Lose 3		79,361
6	Dec. 12	at Green Bay Packers	Win	30	10	3–3	Win 1		51,875
7	Dec. 19	Minnesota Vikings	Loss	31	34	3–4	Lose 1		73,058
8	Dec. 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss	21	23	3–5	Lose 2		65,997
9	Jan. 2	Green Bay Packers	Win	27	24	4–5	Win 1	End of regular season, qualified for playoffs.	64,377

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Standings[]

Template:1982 NFC Central standings

National Football Conference
view · talk · edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Washington Redskins	8	1	0	.889	190	128
Dallas Cowboys	6	3	0	.667	226	145
Green Bay Packers	5	3	1	.611	226	169
Minnesota Vikings	5	4	0	.556	187	198
Atlanta Falcons	5	4	0	.556	183	199
St. Louis Cardinals	5	4	0	.556	135	170
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	4	0	.556	158	178
Detroit Lions	4	5	0	.444	181	176
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250

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Playoffs[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Redskins	10	14	7	0	31

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 55,045
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Roger Staubach

The Redskins jumped to a 24–0 lead en route to a 31–7 victory over the Lions.

Awards and records[]

Regular Season record

First team with a losing record (4–5, .444) to qualify for the playoffs. Shared with Cleveland Browns^[1]
Worst regular season record (4–5, .444) to qualify for the playoffs. Shared with Cleveland Browns until replaced by the 2010 Seattle Seahawks (7–9, .438).^[2]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. New York: Workman Publishing Co. p. 294. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Seahawks defeat Rams 16–6 to win NFC West title, 2 January 2011, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2013831829_hawk03.html, retrieved 3 January 2011
↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-det
↑ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 384. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

1982 NFL seasonv · d · e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
	Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay
1982 NFL Draft • 1982 NFL strike • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVII

[nfl-book-1] 1.0 ^1.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. New York: Workman Publishing Co. p. 294. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

[seahawks-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Seahawks defeat Rams 16–6 to win NFC West title, 2 January 2011, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2013831829_hawk03.html, retrieved 3 January 2011

[3] ttp://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-det

[4] (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 384. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

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