1982 Green Bay Packers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Green Bay Packers
year = 1982
record = 5-3-1
division_place = 3rd NFC
coach = Bart Starr
stadium = Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
playoffs = Won First-round Playoffs
Lost Second-round Playoffs
previous = 1981
next = 1983The 1982 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season in the National Football League, which was a strike-shortened season. The club posted a 5-3-1 record under coach Bart Starr. Due to the strike, the NFL ignored divisions and placed eight teams from each conference into the playoffs. The Packers finished the season in 3rd place which earned them a playoff berth. The Packers beat the Cardinals 41-16, but lost to the Dallas Cowboys 37-26 in the second round. Their playoff berth was the first for the Packers in nine seasons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 294 ]

Postseason

NFC First Round

*Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=3
R2=6
R3=0
R4=7
RT=16
Home=Packers
H1=7
H2=21
H3=10
H4=3
HT=41

"at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin"
*Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
*TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris

Green Bay 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

* Dallas Cowboys 37, Green Bay Packers 26Linescore Amfootball
Road=Packers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=6
R4=13
RT=26
Home=Cowboys
H1=6
H2=14
H3=3
H4=14
HT=37

"at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas"
*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
*TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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

*Led NFL in Points Scored, (226)

References

* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sportsencyclopedia.com]