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1982 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerJim Schaaf
Head coachMarv Levy
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record3–6
Conference place11th AFC
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Art Still
CB Gary Green
S Gary Barbaro

The 1982 Kansas City Chiefs season ended in a 3–6 record that resulted from the NFL Players Association strike that shortened the season.

In May 1982, running back Joe Delaney underwent surgery to repair a detached retina in his eye, a radical procedure at the time.[1] Optimism abounded at Arrowhead Stadium thanks to the club's promising 9–7 record from 1981, but swelling labor unrest from NFL players spelled doom for both the Chiefs and Levy in 1982. The Chiefs split their first two games of the year before a 57-day strike by the NFL Players Association began at midnight on September 20. The strike concluded on November 17 after seven games were cancelled and one was rescheduled, but the Chiefs would never recover, dropping four straight games after their return to the field.[1] Center Jack Rudnay, who had been one of the franchise's most durable and decorated offensive performers over the past decade, announced on December 20 that he would retire after the season. Despite wins in two of the season's final three games, the Levy era concluded as the club finished the strike-shortened campaign at 3–6.[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1982 NFL draft
1982 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Anthony Hancock  Wide receiver Tennessee
2 46 Calvin Daniels  Linebacker North Carolina
4 100 Louis Haynes  Linebacker North Texas State
4 104 Stuart Anderson  Linebacker Virginia
5 130 Del Thompson  Running back Texas–El Paso
6 157 Durwood Roquemore  Defensive back Texas A&I
7 184 Greg Smith  Defensive end Kansas
8 214 Case deBruijn  Punter Idaho State
9 241 Lyndle Byford  Guard Oklahoma
10 268 Larry Brodsky  Wide receiver Miami (FL)
11 297 Bob Carter  Wide receiver Arizona
12 324 Mike Miller  Defensive back Southwest Texas State
      Made roster  

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1982 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Kicking Teams – Frank Gansz

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 1982 at Buffalo Bills L 14–9
76,383
2 September 19, 1982 San Diego Chargers W 19–12
60,514
3 November 21, 1982 at New Orleans Saints L 27–17
39,341
4 November 28, 1982 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–14
45,793
5 December 5, 1982 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 35–14
52,090
6 December 12, 1982 Los Angeles Raiders L 21–16
26,307
7 December 19, 1982 at Denver Broncos W 37–16
74,192
8 December 26, 1982 San Francisco 49ers L 26–13
24,319
9 January 2, 1983 New York Jets W 37–13
11,902

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. ^ a b c Kansas City Chiefs History – 1980's
  2. ^ "1982 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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