The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League (NFL), which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.
The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of the season.[1][2]
After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record at 2–2, then lost a close game to the Los Angeles Raiders. After beating the Chicago Bears the next week, the team was upset 16–0 in the Kingdome by the New England Patriots.[3] Seattle finished at 4–5 and missed the expanded playoffs as the second team out in the tiebreaker.
Offseason
1982 draft class
Undrafted free agents
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
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides[5][6]
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[7]
Standings
Playoff teams were determined by the top eight conference teams.
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings
Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,907
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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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 – – – –
- 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
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 3:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,117
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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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 – – – –
- SEA – 223 – 80 – 303 – 3
- HOU – 112 – 170 – 282 – 3
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Week 11: at Denver Broncos
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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 – – – –
- 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
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,553
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
- Gamebook
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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 – – – –
- PIT – 135 – 83 – 218 – 5
- SEA – 166 – 124 – 290 – 1
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Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders
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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 – – – –
- SEA – 251 – 80 – 331 – 4
- LA – 41 – 194 – 235 – 1
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Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears
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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 – – – –
- CHI – 213 – 97 – 310 – 2
- SEA – 164 – 126 – 290 – 0
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Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
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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 – – – –
- 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
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:00 pm 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
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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 – – – –
- 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
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,145
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 10:57 (DEN 9–6)
- 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 – – – –
- DEN – 188 – 199 – 387 – 4
- SEA – 234 – 129 – 363 – 3
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References
- ^ Cour, Jim (October 14, 1982). "Patera fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 29.
- ^ "Do Seahawks want James?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 14, 1982. p. 1C.
- ^ Cour, Jim (December 20, 1982). "Patriots steal the Seahawks blind". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1982 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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