1982 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Edgar Kaiser |
General manager | Grady Alderman |
Head coach | Dan Reeves |
Home field | Mile High Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–7 |
Division place | 12th AFC |
Playoff finish | Did 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.
1982 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 21 | Gerald Willhite | RB | San Jose State | |
2 | 50 | Orlando McDaniel | WR | LSU | |
4 | 106 | Dan Plater | WR | BYU | |
5 | 131 | Sammy Winder * | RB | Southern Mississippi | |
7 | 189 | Alvin Ruben | DE | Houston | |
9 | 243 | Keith Uecker | OT | Auburn | |
10 | 274 | Ken Woodard | LB | Tuskegee | |
11 | 300 | Stuart Yatsko | G | Oregon | |
12 | 327 | Brian Clark | G | Clemson | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
| Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
| Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | August 14 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 33–20 | 1–0 | Anaheim Stadium | 57,482 |
2 | August 21 | Miami Dolphins | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Mile High Stadium | 77,465 |
3 | August 28 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–17 | 3–0 | Mile High Stadium | 73,371 |
4 | September 4 | at New York Jets | W 20–13 | 4–0 | Giants Stadium | 43,820 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |||
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1 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 3–23 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,564 | |||
2 | September 19 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–21 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,899 | |||
— | September 26 | at New Orleans Saints | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
— | October 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
— | October 10 | at New York Jets | |||||||
— | October 17 | at Houston Oilers | |||||||
— | October 24 | Los Angeles Raiders | |||||||
— | October 31 | Buffalo Bills | |||||||
— | November 7 | at Seattle Seahawks | Postponed until January 2, 1983 due to the NFLPA Players' strike | ||||||
— | November 14 | at Kansas City Chiefs | Cancelled due to the NFLPA Players' strike † | ||||||
10 | November 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 10–17 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,996 | |||
11 | November 28 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–30 | 1–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47,629 | |||
12 | December 5 | Atlanta Falcons | L 27–34 | 1–4 | Mile High Stadium | 73,984 | |||
13 | December 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 | 2–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 48,112 | |||
14 | December 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–37 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,192 | |||
15 | December 26 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–27 | 2–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,160 | |||
16 | January 2, 1983 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 11–13 | 2–7 | Kingdome | 43,145 | |||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Chargers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons (3–2) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Broncos (1–4) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
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DEN | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California
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RAM | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
Broncos | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Raiders | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Kingdome • Seattle, Washington
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AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders (1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 260 | 200 | W5 |
San Diego Chargers (5) | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 288 | 221 | L1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 127 | 147 | W1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 176 | 184 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 148 | 226 | L3 |
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Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 | W5 | |
2 [lower-alpha 1] | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 | W3 | |
3 [lower-alpha 1] | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 | W2 | |
4 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 | W2 | |
5 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 | L1 | |
6 [lower-alpha 3] | New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 | L1 | |
7 | New England Patriots | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 | W1 | |
8 [lower-alpha 4] | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 | L1 | |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||
9 [lower-alpha 4] | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 | L3 | |
10 [lower-alpha 4] | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 147 | W1 | |
11 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 176 | 184 | W1 | |
12 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 148 | 226 | L3 | |
13 | Houston Oilers | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 136 | 245 | L7 | |
14 | Baltimore Colts | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 113 | 236 | L2 | |
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