The 1982 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team qualified for the postseason and won the NFC West for the second time in three years. Due to the players strike, this was not recognized as divisions were dissolved for this year only. As the lone NFC West team to qualify for the playoffs, Falcons were considered the 1982 first place team when 1983 matchups were determined. The Falcons were the first team to get a taste of being the best in the NFC West during the 49ers' dynasty, as the 49ers, from 1981 to 1997, would hog 13 of 17 NFC West pennants.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance Gamerecap 1 September 12 at New York Giants W 16–14 1–0 Giants Stadium 74,286 Recap 2 September 19 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–38 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,774 Recap 3 at Kansas City Chiefs Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † 4 San Diego Chargers 5 at Los Angeles Rams 6 at Detroit Lions 7 San Francisco 49ers 8 at New Orleans Saints Rescheduled to January 2 9 at Chicago Bears Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike † 10 Philadelphia Eagles 11 November 21 Los Angeles Rams W 34–17 2–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,686 Recap 12 November 28 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33,411 Recap 13 December 5 at Denver Broncos W 34–27 3–2 Mile High Stadium 73,984 Recap 14 December 12 New Orleans Saints W 35–0 4–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,535 Recap 15 December 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 17–7 5–2 Candlestick Park 53,234 Recap 16 December 26 Green Bay Packers L 7–38 5–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,245 Recap 17 January 2, 1983 at New Orleans Saints L 6–35 5–4 Louisiana Superdome 47,336 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Attendance Gamerecap Wild Card January 9 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 24–30 0–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome60,560Recap

Standings

References

External links 1982 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com