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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).

Personnel

Staff

1982 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • Owner – Edgar Kaiser
  • General Manager – Grady Alderman
  • Director of Player Personnel – John Beake
  • Coordinator of College Scouting – Carroll Hardy
  • Coordinator of Pro Scouting – Reed Johnson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Fran Polsfoot



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Schedule

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

Standings

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).

References

  1. ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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