| Team: | Buffalo Bills |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Record: | 4–5 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFC East |
| Coach: | Chuck Knox |
| Owner: | Ralph Wilson |
| Stadium: | Rich Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Bills seasons |
| Pro Bowlers: | DT Fred Smerlas DE Ben Williams |
The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, and the 23rd overall. Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC (one spot away from the last playoff seed), therefore eliminating the Bills from the playoffs in the 16-team tournament format.
The Bills led the league in rushing in 1982, with 1,371 yards (152.3 per game) on the ground.[1] [2] This was the last season with Chuck Knox as head coach, as negotiations for a new contract with ownership failed, which led him to leave Buffalo for the Seattle Seahawks in January 1983.
See main article: 1982 NFL draft.
Linebacker Eugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. Placekicker Gary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,[3] as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | W 14–9 | 1–0 | Recap | ||||
| 2 | September 16 | W 23–22 | 2–0 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |||
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| 3 | November 21 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–9 | 2–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap | ||
| 4 | November 28 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–0 | 3–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap | ||
| 5 | December 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21–33 | 3–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap | ||
| 6 | December 12 | W 13–0 | 4–2 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |||
| 7 | December 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 23–24 | 4–3 | Tampa Stadium | Recap | ||
| 8 | December 27 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–27 | 4–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | ||
| 9 | January 2 | at New England Patriots | L 19–30 | 4–5 | Schaefer Stadium | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
Terry Bradshaws worst game in NFL
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