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1982 Cincinnati Bengals season
1982 Cincinnati Bengals season
General manager	Paul Brown
Head coach	Forrest Gregg
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–2
Division place	3rd AFC
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Jets) 17–44
	← 1981; Bengals seasons; 1983 →;

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1982 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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 Head coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Lindy Infante Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Tight Ends – Bruce Coslet Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Defensive Backfield – Dick LeBeau Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bruce Coslet Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

**1982 Cincinnati Bengals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Ken Anderson 15 Turk Schonert 12 Jack Thompson Running backs (RB) 46 Pete Johnson 40 Charles Alexander 45 Archie Griffin 23 Rodney Tate Wide receivers (WR) 80 Cris Collinsworth 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 81 David Verser Tight ends (TE) 89 Dan Ross 83 M.L. Harris 82 Rodney Holman		Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Anthony Muñoz T 65 Max Montoya G 58 Blair Bush C 62 Dave Lapham G 77 Mike Wilson T 74 Glenn Bujnoch 60 Blake Moore 68 Mike Obrovac 63 Ray Wagner Defensive linemen (DL) 79 Ross Browner 73 Eddie Edwards 76 Glen Collins 75 Wilson Whitley 72 Mike St. Clair 61 Jerry Boyarsky 70 Emanuel Weaver		Linebackers (LB) 57 Reggie Williams 53 Bo Harris 50 Glenn Cameron 52 Tom Dinkel 49 Guy Frazier 55 Jim LeClair 51 Rick Razzano 59 Jeff Schuh 56 Ron Simpkins Defensive backs (DB) 34 Louis Breeden CB 42 Mike Fuller S 44 Ray Griffin CB 27 Bryan Hicks S 26 Bobby Kemp 13 Ken Riley CB 21 Oliver Davis 37 Robert Jackson 25 John Simmons Special teams 10 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally P		Reserve 67 Gary Burley DE (IR) 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
view talk edit	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 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
^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). ^ ^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. ^ ^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) ^ ^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).