1982 Kansas City Chiefs season

1982 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jim Schaaf
Head coach	Marv Levy
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	3–6
Conference place	11th AFC
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 DE Art Still CB Gary Green S Gary Barbaro
All-Pros	None
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The 1982 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's strike-shortened 13th season in the National Football League and the 23rd overall.

In May 1982, running back Joe Delaney underwent surgery to repair a detached retina in his eye, a radical procedure at the time. ^[1] Optimism abounded at Arrowhead Stadium thanks to the club's promising 9–7 record from 1981, but swelling labor unrest from NFL players spelled doom for both the Chiefs and Levy in 1982. The Chiefs split their first two games of the year before a 57-day strike by the NFL Players Association began at midnight on September 20. The strike concluded on November 17 after seven games were canceled and one was rescheduled, but the Chiefs would never recover, losing four straight games after their return to the field. ^[1]

Center Jack Rudnay, who had been one of the franchise's most durable and decorated offensive performers over the past decade-plus, announced on December 20 that he would retire after the season. Rudnay was the last remaining Chief who played for the team at Municipal Stadium, their home from 1963-71.

The Chiefs finished the strike-shortened season at 3–6. Following the season, head coach Marv Levy was fired after going 31–42 in five seasons with zero playoff appearances. ^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1982 NFL draft

1982 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Anthony Hancock	Wide receiver	Tennessee
2	46	Calvin Daniels	Linebacker	North Carolina
4	100	Louis Haynes	Linebacker	North Texas State
4	104	Stuart Anderson	Linebacker	Virginia
5	130	Del Thompson	Running back	Texas–El Paso
6	157	Durwood Roquemore	Defensive back	Texas A&I
7	184	Greg Smith	Defensive end	Kansas
8	214	Case deBruijn	Punter	Idaho State
9	241	Lyndle Byford	Guard	Oklahoma
10	268	Larry Brodsky	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
11	297	Bob Carter	Wide receiver	Arizona
12	324	Mike Miller	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1982 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice-president and General Manager – Jim Schaaf Director of Player Personnel – Les Miller Director of Research and Development – Ron Waller Head coaches Head coach – Marv Levy Offensive coaches Quarterbacks and Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Backs – J. D. Helm Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive line – Tom Bresnahan

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust Defensive line – Don Lawrence Linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive Backs – Walt Corey Special teams coaches Kicking Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy

Roster

1982 Kansas City Chiefs roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  4 Steve Fuller 11 Bob Gagliano  9 Bill Kenney Running backs (RB) 30 Curits Bledsoe 37 Joe Delaney 48 James Hadnot 43 Billy Jackson FB 39 Del Thompson Wide receivers (WR) 83 Robert Blakley 88 Carlos Carson 82 Anthony Hancock 89 Henry Marshall 87 Stan Rome 86 J. T. Smith Tight ends (TE) 85 Ed Beckman 84 Al Dixon 81 Willie Scott

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Brad Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 70 Jim Rourke T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons G 64 Les Studdard C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Mike Bell DE 91 Ken Kremer DT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero DT 67 Art Still DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Calvin Daniels OLB 56 Louis Haynes 52 Thomas Howard, Sr. OLB 51 Charles Jackson ILB 59 Gary Spani ILB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Gary Barbaro FS 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 41 Herb Christopher SS 24 Gary Green CB 44 Eric Harris CB 38 Durwood Roquemore CB Special teams (ST)  5 Case deBruijn P  7 Jeff Gossett P  8 Nick Lowery K

Reserve —- Greg Smith DT (IR) -- Ron Washington WR (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 13	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–20	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	31,985	Recap
2	August 21	at New Orleans Saints	L 3–6	1–1	Louisiana Superdome	46,585	Recap
3	August 28	Miami Dolphins	T 17–17 (OT)	1–1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	42,403	Recap
4	September 4	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 10–6	2–1–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	39,926	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 12	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–14	0–1	Rich Stadium	76,383	Recap
2	September 19	San Diego Chargers	W 19–12	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	60,514	Recap
3–10	Players' strike
11	November 21	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–27	1–2	Louisiana Superdome	39,341	Recap
12	November 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–20	1–3	Anaheim Stadium	45,793	Recap
13	December 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–35	1–4	Three Rivers Stadium	52,090	Recap
14	December 12	Los Angeles Raiders	L 16–21	1–5	Arrowhead Stadium	26,307	Recap
15	December 19	at Denver Broncos	W 37–16	2–5	Mile High Stadium	74,192	Recap
16	December 26	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–26	2–6	Arrowhead Stadium	24,319	Recap
17	January 2	New York Jets	W 37–13	3–6	Arrowhead Stadium	11,902	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	3	0	3	9
Bills	7	7	0	0	14

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,383
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 11:33. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:27. BUF – Frank Lewis 20-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick), 3:37. Bills 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:56. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 11:55. Bills 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:42. BUF – Jerry Butler 6-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick), 0:37. Bills 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:16. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 11:48. Bills 14–9. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:46. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 14/30, 149 yards, INT BUF – Joe Ferguson – 18/31, 266 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Billy Jackson – 12 rushes, 53 yards BUF – Curtis Brown – 13 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 5 receptions, 69 yards BUF – Jerry Butler – 6 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 2: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	9	3	12
Chiefs	7	9	3	0	19

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,514
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Griese
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Dave Klug blocked punt recovery in endzone (Nick Lowery kick), 13:09. Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 11:50. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 9:16. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 2:36. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:27. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:06. Third quarter SD – Wes Chandler 17-yard pass from Chuck Muncie (Rolf Benirschke kick), 8:02. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:40. SD – Penalty on Matt Herkenhoff enforced in end zone for a Safety, 6:20. Chiefs 16–9. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:23. Chiefs 19–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:47. Fourth quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 49-yard field goal, 14:21. Chiefs 19–12. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:50. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 21/36, 204 yards, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 22/30, 203 yards, INT Top rushers SD – Chuck Muncie – 12 rushes, 52 yards KC – Joe Delaney – 10 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers SD – Wes Chandler – 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 63 yards

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	10	17
Saints	10	0	7	10	27

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 39,741
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NO – Toni Fritsch 19-yard field goal, 7:15. Saints 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:51. NO – Wayne Wilson 15-yard pass from Guido Merkens (Toni Fritsch kick), 0:47. Saints 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:55. Second quarter KC – Henry Marshall 44-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33. Saints 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:14. Third quarter NO – George Rogers 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 8:26. Saints 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 6:34. Fourth quarter KC – Al Dixon 13-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 10:55. Saints 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. NO – Jeff Groth 6-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 9:35. Saints 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:20. KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 6:12. Saints 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:23. NO – Toni Fritsch 42-yard field goal, 0:24. Saints 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 5:48. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 9/14, 117 yards, TD NO – Ken Stabler – 13/18, 129 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Joe Delaney – 11 rushes, 71 yards NO – George Rogers – 33 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers KC – J. T. Smith – 6 receptions, 101 yards NO – Jeff Groth – 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	0	7	14
Rams	0	14	6	0	20

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,793
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Billy Jackson 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:50. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 9:10. Second quarter LA – Wendell Tyler 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 8:52. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:29. LA – Wendell Tyler 23-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 2:02. Rams 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:30. Third quarter LA – LeRoy Irvin 63-yard punt return (kick blocked), 3:54. Rams 20–7. Fourth quarter KC – J.T. Smith 35 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 11:07. Rams 20–14. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:34. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 12/27, 163 yards, TD, INT LA – Bert Jones – 6/12, 67 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Joe Delaney – 18 rushes, 69 yards LA – Wendell Tyler – 25 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 6 receptions, 71 yards LA – Mike Guman – 2 receptions, 39 yards

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	7	14
Steelers	14	14	0	7	35

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,090
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Bob Griese
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter PIT – John Stallworth 3-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick), 7:30. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:28. PIT – John Stallworth 74-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick), 3:08. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:39. Second quarter PIT – Greg Hawthorne 5-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick), 12:50. Steelers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 4:08. KC – Billy Jackson 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:27. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 17 plays, 78 yards, 9:23. PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:16. Steelers 28–7. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:11. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Willie Scott 3 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 8:50. Steelers 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:51. PIT – Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 1:52. Steelers 35–14. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:58. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 18/31, 249 yards, TD, INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 15/20, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Joe Delaney – 10 rushes, 39 yards PIT – Franco Harris – 18 rushes, 68 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 5 receptions, 98 yards PIT – John Stallworth – 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	0	14	21
Chiefs	3	3	3	7	16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 29 °F (−2 °C)
• Game attendance: 26,307
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:12. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:01. Second quarter RAI – Todd Christensen 4-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 11:16. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:38. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 3:08. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 0:58. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 4 plays, –9 yards, 1:07. Fourth quarter RAI – Todd Christensen 8-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 5:21. Raiders 14–9. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:00. KC – Billy Jackson 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:55. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:26. RAI – Calvin Muhammad 35-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 0:25. Raiders 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. Top passers RAI – Jim Plunkett – 18/33, 303 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Steve Fuller – 10/21, 136 yards Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 47 yards KC – Joe Delaney – 13 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers RAI – Cliff Branch – 5 receptions, 111 yards KC – Al Dixon – 6 receptions, 102 yards

Week 15: at Denver Broncos

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	7	10	17	37
Broncos	0	13	3	0	16

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,192
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 11:14. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:10. Second quarter KC – Eric Harris 56-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 9:10. Chiefs 10–0. DEN – Gerald Willhite 2-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 3:26. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:44. DEN – Rick Upchurch 78-yard punt return (Rich Karlis kick), 1:26. Broncos 13–10. Third quarter KC – Al Dixon 1-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 12:50. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:10. DEN – Rich Karlis 44-yard field goal, 3:56. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 16 yards, 4:20. KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 0:16. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:40. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:23. Chiefs 23–16. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 5:57. KC – Carlos Carson 33-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:06. Chiefs 30–16. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:09. KC – Gary Barbaro 43-yard interception return, 1:38. Chiefs 37–16. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 12/26, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT DEN – Steve DeBerg – 19/30, 163 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – James Hadnot – 13 rushes, 49 yards DEN – Gerald Willhite – 12 rushes, 46 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 110 yards, TD DEN – Dave Preston – 5 receptions, 49 yards

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	0	6	17	26
Chiefs	3	7	0	3	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 30 °F (−1 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,319
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Jim Hill
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 9:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:42. SF – Ray Wersching 32-yard field goal, 4:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:07. Second quarter KC – Anthony Hancock 41-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:36. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:03. Third quarter SF – Ray Wersching 44-yard field goal, 12:04. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:56. SF – Ray Wersching 42-yard field goal, 3:27. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:22. Fourth quarter SF – Jeff Moore 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 13:21. 49ers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:23. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 8:30. 49ers 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:06. SF – Ray Wersching 34-yard field goal, 1:56. 49ers 19–13. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:34. SF – Ronnie Lott 83-yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick), 0:11. 49ers 26–13. Top passers SF – Joe Montana – 20/35, 253 yards, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 14/30, 181 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SF – Jeff Moore – 18 rushes, 56 yards, TD KC – James Hadnot – 16 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers SF – Dwight Clark – 4 receptions, 104 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 76 yards

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

Week 17: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	6	0	0	7	13
Chiefs	7	20	0	10	37

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,902
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jim Turner
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 30-yard field goal, 9:32. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:28. NYJ – Pat Leahy 20-yard field goal, 5:46. Jets 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:27. KC – Carlos Carson 28-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:10. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:36. Second quarter KC – Henry Marshall 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:49. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:30. KC – Gary Green 42-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 7:11. Chiefs 21–6. KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 1:50. Chiefs 24–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:23. KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:08. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Henry Marshall 5-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:26. Chiefs 34–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:17. KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 7:30. Chiefs 37–6. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:52. NYJ – Mickey Shuler 10-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 5:02. Chiefs 37–13. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 2:28. Top passers NYJ – Richard Todd – 14/29, 109 yards, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 18/27, 223 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 12 rushes, 83 yards KC – James Hadnot – 10 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers NYJ – Wesley Walker – 4 receptions, 56 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	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

AFC v t e
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1	Los Angeles Raiders	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
2 [a]	Miami Dolphins	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
3 [a]	Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
4 [b] [c]	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
5 [b] [c]	San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
6 [c]	New York Jets	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
7	New England Patriots	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
8 [d]	Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9 [d]	Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
10 [d]	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
Tiebreakers
Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). 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. Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 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).

References

1. Kansas City Chiefs History – 1980's Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. "1982 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

External links

• 1982 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com