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.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics 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.
Offseason
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,Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo.
Undrafted free agents
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Personnel
Staff/coaches 1982 Buffalo Bills staff Front office Majority owner/team president – Ralph Wilson General manager – Stew Barber Vice president/minority owner – Pat McGroder
Coaching staff Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach - - Tom Caitlin
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator / offensive line – Ray Proschaska Running backs coach – Chick Harris Quarterbacks coach - Kay Stephenson Wide receivers coach – Jack Donaldson
Defensive/special teams coaches Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach - Tom Caitlin Defensive line – Jim Carmody Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins Special teams – Steve Moore
Special assignments Special assignments coach – Miller McCalmon
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–9 1–0 Rich Stadium Recap 2 September 16 Minnesota Vikings W 23–22 2–0 Rich StadiumRecap Players' strike 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 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.
Game summaries
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 5
Week 6
Terry Bradshaws worst game in NFL
Week 8
Standings
Awards and honors
All-Pros
First Team Fred Smerlas, Nose tackle
Second Team Ben Williams, Defensive end
References
Bills on Pro Football Reference Bills on jt-sw.com Bills Stats on jt-sw.com