1982 Denver Broncos season

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1982 Denver Broncos season
Owner Edgar Kaiser
General manager Grady Alderman
Head coach Dan Reeves
Home field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record2–7
Division place12th AFC
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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 [lower-roman 1] were cancelled by the strike.

Contents

NFL Draft

1982 Denver Broncos draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
121 Gerald Willhite   RB San Jose State
250 Orlando McDaniel   WR LSU
4106Dan Plater  WR BYU
5131 Sammy Winder  *  RB Southern Mississippi
7189Alvin Ruben  DE Houston
9243 Keith Uecker   OT Auburn
10274 Ken Woodard   LB Tuskegee
11300Stuart Yatsko  G Oregon
12327 Brian Clark   G Clemson
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1982 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


[2]

Roster

1982 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 12 San Diego Chargers L 3–230–1 Mile High Stadium 73,564
2September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 24–211–1 Mile High Stadium 73,899
Players' strike
10November 21 Seattle Seahawks L 10–171–2 Mile High Stadium 73,996
11November 28at San Diego Chargers L 20–301–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,629
12December 5 Atlanta Falcons L 27–341–4 Mile High Stadium 73,984
13December 12at Los Angeles Rams W 27–242–4 Anaheim Stadium 48,112
14December 19 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–372–5 Mile High Stadium 74,192
15December 26at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–272–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,160
16January 2, 1983at Seattle Seahawks L 11–132–7 Kingdome 43,145
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Raiders (1)810.8895–05–1260200W5
San Diego Chargers (5)630.6672–35–3288221L1
Seattle Seahawks 450.4442–13–5127147W1
Kansas City Chiefs 360.3332–13–3176184W1
Denver Broncos 270.2220–60–6148226L3
AFC
#TeamWLTPCTPFPASTK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1 Los Angeles Raiders 810.889260200W5
2 [lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins 720.778198131W3
3 [lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals 720.778232177W2
4 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers 630.667204146W2
5 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] San Diego Chargers 630.667288221L1
6 [lower-alpha 3] New York Jets 630.667245166L1
7 New England Patriots 540.556143157W1
8 [lower-alpha 4] Cleveland Browns 450.444140182L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9 [lower-alpha 4] Buffalo Bills 450.444150154L3
10 [lower-alpha 4] Seattle Seahawks 450.444127147W1
11 Kansas City Chiefs 360.333176184W1
12 Denver Broncos 270.222148226L3
13 Houston Oilers 180.111136245L7
14 Baltimore Colts 081.056113236L2
Tiebreakers
  1. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.
  3. 1 2 3 Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)
  4. 1 2 3 Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

Notes

  1. ↑ The Broncos were scheduled to play the Steelers and Bills at home and the Jets and Oilers — who finished 1–8 — away. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Guide from 1933 to the Presen. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 98–103. ISBN   9780786473519.
  2. ↑ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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