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
Place	3rd NFC
Playoff Finish	Won First-round Playoffs Lost Second-round Playoffs
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1981	1983

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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 shortened due to a players strike. The club 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, 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	22	Ron Hallstrom	Guard	Iowa
3	71	Del Rodgers	Running back	Utah
4	98	Robert Brown	Linebacker	Virginia Tech
5	126	Mike Meade	Running back	Penn State
6	152	Chet Parlavecchio	Linebacker	Penn State
7	183	Joel Whitley	Defensive back	UTEP
8	210	Thomas Boyd	Linebacker	Alabama
9	237	Charles Riggins	Defensive end	Bethune-Cookman
10	264	Eddie Garcia	Kicker	SMU
11	294	John Macauley	Center	Stanford
12	321	Phil Epps	Wide receiver	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

Roster

1982 Green Bay Packers 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 Practice squad Rookies in italics 00 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

Template:1982 NFC Central standings

National Football Conference
	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

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)