The 1982 New Orleans Saints season saw the team nearly qualify for the NFL playoffs, missing it by a tiebreaker. The Saints finished with a 4–5 record, and narrowly missed the playoffs in a complicated labyrinth of tie-breakers.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–21 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,673 2 September 19 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 1–1 Soldier Field 56,600 – September 26 Denver Broncos canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 1982 NFL players strike – October 3 at Los Angeles Raiders canceled 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – October 10 San Francisco 49ers canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – October 17 at Minnesota Vikings canceled 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – October 24 at Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Anaheim Stadium – October 31 Atlanta Falcons postponed 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – November 7 Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – November 14 at San Diego Chargers canceled 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 3 November 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 39,341 4 November 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–20 3–1 Candlestick Park 51,611 5 December 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–13 3–2 Louisiana Superdome 61,709 6 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–35 3–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,535 7 December 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 3–4 Texas Stadium 64,506 8 December 26 Washington Redskins L 10–27 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 48,667 9 January 2, 1983 Atlanta Falcons W 35–6 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 47,336 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1982 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com