1982 New Orleans Saints season
1982 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Owner | John Mecom, Jr. |
General manager | Bum Phillips |
Head coach | Bum Phillips |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 4–5 |
Conference place | 9th NFC (would have been 2nd in the NFC West) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB George Rogers |
The 1982 New Orleans Saints season saw the team nearly qualify for the NFL playoffs, missing it by a tiebreaker. The Saints finished with a 4–5 record, and narrowly missed the playoffs in a complicated labyrinth of tie-breakers.
Offseason
NFL draft
1982 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 13 | Lindsay Scott | Wide receiver | Georgia | |
2 | 30 | Brad Edelman * | Guard | Missouri | |
3 | 58 | Rodney Lewis | Defensive back | Nebraska | |
3 | 66 | Eugene Goodlow | Wide receiver | Kansas State | |
3 | 68 | Kenny Duckett | Wide receiver | Wake Forest | |
3 | 76 | John Krimm | Defensive back | Notre Dame | |
4 | 86 | Morten Andersen * † | Placekicker | Michigan State | |
5 | 114 | Tony Elliott | Defensive tackle | North Texas | |
6 | 142 | Marvin Lewis | Running back | Tulane | |
8 | 198 | Chuck Slaughter | Offensive tackle | South Carolina | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–21 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,673 |
2 | September 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 10–0 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | 56,600 |
– | September 26 | Denver Broncos | canceled | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 1982 NFL players strike |
– | October 3 | at Los Angeles Raiders | canceled | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
– | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | canceled | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome | |
– | October 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | canceled | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
– | October 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | canceled | 1–1 | Anaheim Stadium | |
– | October 31 | Atlanta Falcons | postponed | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome | |
– | November 7 | Los Angeles Rams | canceled | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome | |
– | November 14 | at San Diego Chargers | canceled | 1–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
3 | November 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–17 | 2–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 39,341 |
4 | November 28 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 23–20 | 3–1 | Candlestick Park | 51,611 |
5 | December 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–13 | 3–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 61,709 |
6 | December 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 0–35 | 3–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 39,535 |
7 | December 19 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–21 | 3–4 | Texas Stadium | 64,506 |
8 | December 26 | Washington Redskins | L 10–27 | 3–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 48,667 |
9 | January 2, 1983 | Atlanta Falcons | W 35–6 | 4–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 47,336 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Atlanta Falcons(5) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 183 | 199 | L2 |
New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 129 | 160 | W1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 209 | 206 | L1 |
Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 200 | 250 | W1 |
# | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
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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 | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "1982 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "1982 New Orleans Saints starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.