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The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels. The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 and sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 44–17 and Los Angeles Raiders 17–14 in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0.

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

at Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (23.9 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 53,360
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV: NBC
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Week 2: at New England Patriots

at Schaefer Stadium

• Date: September 19, 1982
• Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers: Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Colts

at Shea Stadium

• Date: November 21, 1982
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 90%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers: Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy

Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers

at Shea Stadium

• Date: November 28, 1982
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 56%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,872
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers: Jack Buck, Hank Stram

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

at Pontiac Silverdome

• Date: December 6, 1983
• Game weather: Indoors (dome)
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

at Shea Stadium

• Date: December 12, 1982
• Game weather: 23 °F (−5 °C), cloudy
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers: John Madden and Pat Summeral

Week 7: at Miami Dolphins

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: December 18, 1982
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13.3 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,702
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV: NBC
• Box Score

Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

• Date: December 26, 1982
• Game weather: Indoors (dome)
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV: NBC

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

at Arrowhead Stadium

• Date: January 2, 1983
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 28 °F (−2.2 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 18 °F (−7.8 °C)
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV: NBC

Postseason

Wild card: at Cincinnati Bengals

at Riverfront Stadium

• Date: January 9, 1983
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 33 °F (0.6 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)
• Referee: Chuck Heberling

Divisional: at Los Angeles Raiders

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

• Date: January 15, 1983
• Game time: 1:00 p.m., PST
• Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
• Referee: Ben Dreith

AFC Championship: at Miami Dolphins

at Miami Orange Bowl

• Date: January 23, 1983
• Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
• Referee: Pat Haggerty

The "Mud Bowl", in which the Jets were angered by the condition of the Orange Bowl’s grass field, which was not covered and was inundated with a huge amount of rainfall from a series of storms that swept through South Florida the week preceding the game (it was still overcast on the Sunday of the game but only had a minor drizzle). Don Shula responded by stating that he hadn't checked the weather reports because he was focused on getting the Dolphins ready for the game, and that both teams would face the same conditions in any case. A. J. Duhe intecepted three passes, returning the last for the game-sealing touchdown.

Standings

Awards and honors

• Freeman McNeil, NFL rushing leader

References

1. ^ "1982 NFL schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
2. "New York Jets vs New England Patriots". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
3. "Baltimore Colts vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
4. "Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
5. "New York Jets vs Detroit Lions". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
6. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
7. "New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
8. "New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
9. "1982 AFC Wild Card Game: New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
10. "Divisional Round — New York Jets at Los Angeles Raiders — January 15th, 1983". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
11. "1982 AFC Championship Game: New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins". The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

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