1982 Cincinnati Bengals season

1982 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachForrest Gregg
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record7–2
Division place3rd AFC
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Jets) 17–44

The 1982 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 13th season in the National Football League, their 15th overall and their third under head coach Forrest Gregg. It was the first year in which the Bengals made the playoffs for a second-consecutive season, and they would not do so again for another 30 years.

The Bengals posted a 7–2 record in a strike-shortened season to earn a postseason berth but lost to the Jets in the first round of the playoffs, 44–17. This was the only playoff loss by the Bengals at Riverfront Stadium. Ken Anderson led the AFC in passing for the fourth time as the Bengals boasted the second-best offense in the NFL. Perhaps the best moment of the season for the Bengals was defeating the Raiders 31–17. The loss by the Raiders was their only loss of the season. The Bengals went 4–0 at home in 1982.

The last remaining active member of the 1982 Cincinnati Bengals was tight end Rodney Holman, who retired after the 1995 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft
1982 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Glen Collins  Defensive end Mississippi State
2 54 Emanuel Weaver  Defensive tackle South Carolina
3 82 Rodney Holman *  Tight end Tulane
4 110 Rodney Tate  Running back Texas
5 138 Paul Sorensen  Defensive back Washington State
6 166 Arthur King  Defensive tackle Grambling State
7 194 Ben Needham  Linebacker Michigan
8 222 Kari Yli-Renko  Offensive tackle Cincinnati
9 250 James Bennett  Wide receiver Northwestern State
10 278 Larry Hogue  Defensive back Utah State
11 305 Russell Davis  Running back Idaho
12 333 Dan Feraday  Quarterback Toronto
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1982 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – John Sawyer
  • General manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of player personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bruce Coslet

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood


Roster

1982 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Houston Oilers W 27–6 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 52,268
2 September 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–26 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium 53,973
Players' strike
3 November 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 18–14 2–1 Veterans Stadium 65,172
4 November 28 Los Angeles Raiders W 31–17 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 53,330
5 December 5 at Baltimore Colts W 20–17 4–1 Memorial Stadium 23,598
6 December 12 Cleveland Browns W 23–10 5–1 Riverfront Stadium 54,305
7 December 20 at San Diego Chargers L 34–50 5–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,296
8 December 26 Seattle Seahawks W 24–10 6–2 Riverfront Stadium 55,330
9 January 2, 1983 at Houston Oilers W 35–27 7–2 Astrodome 26,522
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals(3) 7 2 0 .778 3–1 6–2 232 177 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers(4) 6 3 0 .667 3–1 5–3 204 146 W2
Cleveland Browns(8) 4 5 0 .444 2–2 4–3 140 182 L1
Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 0–4 1–5 136 245 L7
AFC
# 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
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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).

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card January 9, 1983 New York Jets (6) L 17–44 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 57,560

References

  1. ^ "1982 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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