The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise’s 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the team’s 1988 move to Arizona, as well as the last NFL postseason appearance for any St. Louis franchise until the Rams’ Super Bowl championship season of 1999. The 1982 Football Cardinals were 5–4 during the regular-season.
In the postseason the Cardinals faced the Green Bay Packers and were trounced 41–16. This season would be the last season the Cardinals made the playoffs until 1998, when the team was far into its tenure in Arizona. This was the only postseason appearance for the franchise between 1976 and 1997.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at New Orleans Saints W 21–7 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 58,673 2 September 19 Dallas Cowboys L 7–24 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,705 – Players' strike 3 November 21 San Francisco 49ers L 20–31 1–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 38,064 4 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–20 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33,411 5 December 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–20 3–2 Veterans Stadium 63,622 6 December 12 Washington Redskins L 7–12 3–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,308 7 December 19 at Chicago Bears W 10–7 4–3 Soldier Field 43,270 8 December 26 New York Giants W 24–21 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,824 9 January 2, 1983 at Washington Redskins L 0–28 5–4 RFK Stadium 55,045 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 3
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard January 8, 1983 at Green Bay Packers (3) L 16–41 0–1 Lambeau Field 54,282
NFC: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16
Standings
Awards and records Luis Sharpe, NFL All-Rookie team
References
Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com