1982 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League. Head coach Jack Patera was fired after the first two games of the season, which were followed by a 57-day players strike. Mike McCormack coached the Seahawks after the strike for the last seven games of the strike-shortened season.
Offseason
1982 draft class
Personnel
Staff
1982 Seattle Seahawks staff |
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Front office
- Managing General Partner – Elmer Nordstrom
- General Manager – John Thompson
- Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan
- Director of Football Operations – Mike McCormack
- Director of Player Personnel – Dick Mansperger
- Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Head Trainer – Bruce Scott
- Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel
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Final roster
1982 Seattle Seahawks final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
51 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2] [3]
Regular season
By finishing in fifth place in 1981, Seattle plays the two NFC fifth-place finishers, the Cardinals and Bears, and two games against the other AFC fifth-place finisher, the Patriots.
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1982 NFL season results [4]
Standings
Playoff teams were determined by the top eight conference teams.
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks |
7 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
3 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Vikings |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
7 | 6 | 13 |
Rams |
7 |
6 |
3 | 7 | 23 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
- Date: August 28
- Game time: 7:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 75% humidity, wind E 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,537
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
49ers |
3 |
14 |
0 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
6 | 7 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Regular Season
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Browns |
7 |
14 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,907
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- CLE – Charles White 18-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 14:49 (CLE 14–0)
- CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 4:36 (CLE 21–0)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- CLE – 130 – 200 – 330 – 1
- SEA – 140 – 40 – 180 – 3
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Week 2: at Houston Oilers
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 14 | 21 |
Oilers |
0 |
7 |
10 | 6 | 23 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 3:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,117
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- HOU – Florian Kempf 24-yard field goal, 10:48 (HOU 10–7)
- HOU – Mike Reinfeldt fumble recovered in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 7:11 (HOU 17–7)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- SEA – Byron Walker: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
- HOU – Donnie Craft: 6 rec, 62 yds
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 223 – 80 – 303 – 3
- HOU – 112 – 170 – 282 – 3
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Week 11: at Denver Broncos
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 5:36 (Tied 10–10)
- SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 17–10)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 303 – 84 – 387 – 1
- DEN – 114 – 136 – 250 – 2
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Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Steelers |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks |
3 |
6 |
7 | 0 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,553
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:54 (SEA 6–0)
- SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 9–0)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- PIT – 135 – 83 – 218 – 5
- SEA – 166 – 124 – 290 – 1
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Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 16 | 23 |
Raiders |
7 |
21 |
0 | 0 | 28 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 75% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,170
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – Theotis Brown 3-yard run (PAT failed), 12:08 (LA 28–13)
- SEA – Roger Carr 23-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:15 (LA 28–20)
- SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 4:51 (LA 28–23)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 1 car, 35 yds
- LA – Marcus Allen: 24 car, 156 yds, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 251 – 80 – 331 – 4
- LA – 41 – 194 – 235 – 1
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Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Bears |
7 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks |
3 |
14 |
0 | 3 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- SEA – Jim Zorn 15-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:45 (SEA 10–7)
- SEA – Byron Walker 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 17–7)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- CHI – Matt Suhey 2-yard run (John Roveto kick), 11:53 (SEA 17–14)
- SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 20–14)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- CHI – Walter Payton: 14 car, 40 yds
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 4 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- CHI – 213 – 97 – 310 – 2
- SEA – 164 – 126 – 290 – 0
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Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Patriots |
3 |
7 |
3 | 3 | 16 |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- NE – John Smith 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (NE 13–0)
- Fourth quarter
- NE – John Smith 23-yard field goal, 3:05 (NE 16–0)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- NE – 144 – 249 – 393 – 1
- SEA – 118 – 53 – 171 – 6
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Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
Bengals |
0 |
14 |
0 | 10 | 24 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: showers, 43 °F (6 °C), 79% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 55,330
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 10:30 (CIN 17–10)
- CIN – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:46 (CIN 24–10)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA –200 – 79 – 279 – 3
- CIN – 256 – 133 – 389 – 3
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Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos |
2 |
0 |
7 | 2 | 11 |
Seahawks |
3 |
0 |
0 | 10 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,145
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 10:57 (DEN 9–4)
- DEN – Safety, Barney Chavous tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 3:44 (DEN 11–6)
- SEA – Steve Largent 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:47 (SEA 13–11)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- DEN – James Wright: 3 rec, 64 yds
- SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 rec, 67 yds
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- DEN – 188 – 199 – 387 – 4
- SEA – 234 – 129 – 363 – 3
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References
External links
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Division championships (9) | |
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