1982 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–3–1
Division place	3rd NFC (1st NFC Central)
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cardinals) 41–16 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 26–37
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The 1982 Green Bay Packers season was their 64th season overall and their 62nd season in the National Football League (NFL), and was shortened due to a players’ strike. The team posted a 5–3–1 record under coach Bart Starr. Due to the strike, the NFL ignored division standing and placed eight teams from each conference into the playoffs. The Packers finished the season in third place, which earned them a playoff berth. The Packers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 41–16 in the first round, but lost to the Dallas Cowboys 37–26 in the second. Their playoff berth was the first for the Packers in ten seasons, their first playoff win in the post-Vince Lombardi era, and their only playoff win between 1968 and 1992. Additionally, the game against the Cardinals was their first home playoff game since the Super Bowl season of 1967.

The strike prevented both games of the Bears–Packers rivalry from being played this year, making the Lions–Packers rivalry the longest-running annual series in the league. It also led to Milwaukee becoming the Packers primary home by happenstance, as three of their four regular-season home games were played at Milwaukee County Stadium, although the playoff game against the Cardinals was at Lambeau.

Offseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

1982 Green Bay Packers draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Ron Hallstrom	G	Iowa
3	71	Del Rodgers	RB	Utah
4	98	Robert Brown	LB	Virginia Tech
5	126	Mike Meade	RB	Penn State
6	152	Chet Parlavecchio	LB	Penn State
7	183	Joel Whitley	DB	UTEP
8	210	Thomas Boyd	LB	Alabama
9	237	Charles Riggins	DE	Bethune-Cookman
10	264	Eddie Garcia	K	SMU
11	294	John Macauley	C	Stanford
12	321	Phil Epps	WR	TCU

Undrafted free agents[edit]

1982 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Kerry Hafner	Tight end	Wisconsin–Stout
Larry Rubens	Linebacker	Montana State
Tony Vitale	Guard	Central Michigan

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

1982 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office President – Robert J. Parins Corporate assistant to the president – Bob Harlan Director of player personnel – Dick Corrick Head coaches Head coach – Bart Starr Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bob Schnelker Offensive backs – Pete Kettela Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Ernie McMillan Assistant offensive line – Bill Meyers

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – John Meyer Defensive line – Doc Urich Linebackers – John Marshall Defensive backs – Ross Fichtner Quality control – Dave Hanner Special teams coaches Special teams – Dick Rehbein

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Roster[edit]

1982 Green Bay Packers final roster

	Quarterbacks 19 Rich Campbell 12 Lynn Dickey 17 David Whitehurst Running backs 31 Gerry Ellis 25 Harlan Huckleby 33 Jim Jensen 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 39 Mike Meade 35 Del Rodgers Wide receivers 85 Phil Epps 83 John Jefferson 80 James Lofton Tight ends 82 Paul Coffman 81 Gary Lewis 87 John Thompson		Offensive linemen 57 Derrel Gofourth G 65 Ron Hallstrom G 69 Leotis Harris 74 Tim Huffman G 68 Greg Koch T 54 Larry McCarren C 78 Tim Stokes T 67 Karl Swanke T Defensive linemen 73 Byron Braggs DE 93 Robert Brown DE 77 Mike Butler DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 63 Terry Jones NT 78 Casey Merrill DE 75 Richard Turner NT		Linebackers 59 John Anderson OLB 52 George Cumby ILB 53 Mike Douglass OLB 60 Jim Laslavic ILB 56 Cliff Lewis ILB 51 Guy Prather ILB 58 Larry Rubens OLB 55 Randy Scott ILB 50 Rich Wingo ILB Defensive backs 24 Johnnie Gray SS 23 Maurice Harvey SS 38 Estus Hood CB 21 Mike Jolly 22 Mark Lee CB 29 Mike McCoy CB 37 Mark Murphy FS 30 Bill Whitaker S Special teams 16 Ray Stachowicz P 10 Jan Stenerud K		Reserve lists 88 Ron Cassidy WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Ralph DeLoach DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 44 John Dettmann WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Angelo Fields T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Eddie Garcia K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 64 Syd Kitson G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 Ira Matthews RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Chet Parlavecchio LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Larry Pfohl G Rookies in italics 00 active, 0 practice squad

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week	Original week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	1	September 12	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–23	1–0	Milwaukee County Stadium
2	2	September 20	at New York Giants	W 27–19	2–0	Giants Stadium
—	3	September 26	Miami Dolphins	Canceled	2–0	Game not held due to 1982 NFL strike
—	4	October 3	Philadelphia Eagles
—	5	October 10	at Chicago Bears
—	6	October 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
—	7	October 24	at Minnesota Vikings
—	8	October 31	Chicago Bears
—	9	November 7	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
—	10	November 14	at Detroit Lions	Postponed		Played on January 2nd due to 1982 NFL strike
3	11	November 21	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–7	3–0	Milwaukee County Stadium
4	12	November 28	at New York Jets	L 13–15	3–1	Shea Stadium
5	13	December 5	Buffalo Bills	W 33–21	4–1	Milwaukee County Stadium
6	14	December 12	Detroit Lions	L 10–30	4–2	Lambeau Field
7	15	December 19	at Baltimore Colts	T 20–20 (OT)	4–2–1	Memorial Stadium
8	16	December 26	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	5–2–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
9	17	January 2, 1983	at Detroit Lions	L 24–27	5–3–1	Pontiac Silverdome
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers(3)	5	3	1	.611	1–2	4–2	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings(4)	5	4	0	.556	3–1	4–1	158	178	W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7)	5	4	0	.556	2–1	3–3	158	178	W1
Detroit Lions(8)	4	5	0	.444	3–3	4–4	181	176	W1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	1–3	2–5	141	174	L1

NFC
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1	Washington Redskins	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
2	Dallas Cowboys	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
3	Green Bay Packers	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
4[a]	Minnesota Vikings	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
5[a]	Atlanta Falcons	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
6[a]	St. Louis Cardinals	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
7[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
8[b]	Detroit Lions	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[b]	New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
10[b]	New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
11[c]	San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
12[c]	Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
13[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
14	Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1
Tiebreakers
^ a b c d Minnesota (4–1), Atlanta (4–3), St. Louis (5–4), Tampa Bay (3–3) seeds were determined by best won-lost record in conference games. ^ a b c Detroit finished ahead of New Orleans and the N.Y. Giants based on best conference record (4–4 to Saints’ 3–5 to Giants’ 3–5). ^ a b c San Francisco finished ahead of Chicago, and Chicago finished ahead of Philadelphia, based on conference record (49ers’ 2–3 to Bears’ 2–5 to Eagles’ 1–5).

Playoffs[edit]

NFC First Round[edit]

In the Packers' first home playoff game in 15 years, quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns en route to a 41–16 win. The Packers scored four touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. It was their first playoff victory since Super Bowl II.

NFC Second Round[edit]

The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two 80-yard drives while cornerback Dennis Thurman had 3 interceptions, including a 39-yard touchdown and one to clinch the victory. Packers quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for a franchise postseason record 332 yards and a touchdown, but his 3 interceptions were too costly to overcome. Receiver James Lofton caught 5 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also had a 71-yard touchdown run on a reverse play, which tied the record for longest running play in a playoff game at the time.

Green Bay finished the game with a franchise playoff record 466 total yards.

Awards and records[edit]

• Led NFL in points scored (226)

References[edit]