| Team: | Denver Broncos |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Record: | 2–7 |
| Division Place: | 12th AFC |
| Coach: | Dan Reeves |
| General Manager: | Grady Alderman |
| Owner: | Edgar Kaiser |
| Stadium: | Mile High Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Broncos seasons |
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). The Broncos were looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981. But due to many injuries plus the strike, the Broncos only won two games and lost seven. This was their worst record since 1971, their first losing season since 1975, and their first with fewer than three wins since 1964. Both of the Broncos’ wins came against interconference teams, and the team only won one home game the entire season, against the reigning Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers. Their only other win was against the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos went winless against AFC foes in 1982, although all their non-division AFC games were cancelled by the strike.
See main article: article and 1982 NFL Draft.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 33–20 | 1–0 | Anaheim Stadium | 57,482 | ||
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Mile High Stadium | 77,465 | ||
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–17 | 3–0 | Mile High Stadium | 73,371 | ||
| 4 | at New York Jets | W 20–13 | 4–0 | Giants Stadium | 43,820 |
See main article: 1982 NFL season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 3–23 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,564 | |||
| 2 | September 19 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–21 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,899 | |||
| at New Orleans Saints | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
| at New York Jets | |||||||||
| at Houston Oilers | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Raiders | |||||||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||
| at Seattle Seahawks | Postponed until January 2, 1983 due to the NFLPA Players' strike | ||||||||
| at Kansas City Chiefs | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||||
| 10 | November 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 10–17 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,996 | |||
| 11 | November 28 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–30 | 1–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47,629 | |||
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | L 27–34 | 1–4 | Mile High Stadium | 73,984 | ||||
| 13 | December 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 | 2–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 48,112 | |||
| 14 | December 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–37 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,192 | |||
| 15 | December 26 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–27 | 2–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,160 | |||
| 16 | January 2, 1983 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 11–13 | 2–7 | Kingdome | 43,145 | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
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