1982 New York Jets season

1982 New York Jets season
Head coach	Walt Michaels
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	6–3
Division place	6th AFC
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 44–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 17–14 Lost AFC Championship (Dolphins) 0–14
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1 2 3 4 Total • Dolphins 14 10 21 0 45 Jets 7 7 0 14 28 Date: September 12 Location: Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 53,360 Game weather: 75°F • Wind 9

Scoring summary 1 MIA Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 7–0 1 NYJ Wesley Walker 29 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) Tie 7–7 1 MIA Tommy Vigorito 59 yard punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 14–7 2 MIA Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 21–7 2 MIA Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal Dolphins 24–7 2 NYJ Mike Augustyniak 2 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Dolphins 24–14 3 MIA David Woodley 15 yard pass from Tony Nathan (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 31–14 3 MIA Glenn Blackwood 35 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 38–14 3 MIA Don McNeal 19 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick) Dolphins 45–14 4 NYJ Jerome Barkum 7 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) Dolphins 45–21 4 NYJ Wesley Walker 5 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) Dolphins 45–28

Scoring summary
1		MIA	Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 7–0
1		NYJ	Wesley Walker 29 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7
1		MIA	Tommy Vigorito 59 yard punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 14–7
2		MIA	Andra Franklin 1 yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 21–7
2		MIA	Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal	Dolphins 24–7
2		NYJ	Mike Augustyniak 2 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	Dolphins 24–14
3		MIA	David Woodley 15 yard pass from Tony Nathan (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 31–14
3		MIA	Glenn Blackwood 35 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 38–14
3		MIA	Don McNeal 19 yard interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick)	Dolphins 45–14
4		NYJ	Jerome Barkum 7 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Dolphins 45–21
4		NYJ	Wesley Walker 5 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Dolphins 45–28

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 7 3 0 7 17 Raiders 0 0 14 0 14 Date: January 15 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 66°F; wind 6

Scoring summary 1 NYJ Wesley Walker 20 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 7–0 2 NYJ Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal NYJ 10–0 3 LA Marcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) NYJ 10–7 3 LA Malcolm Barnwell 57 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) LA 14–10 4 NYJ Scott Dierking 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 17–14

Scoring summary
1		NYJ	Wesley Walker 20 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 7–0
2		NYJ	Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal	NYJ 10–0
3		LA	Marcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)	NYJ 10–7
3		LA	Malcolm Barnwell 57 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)	LA 14–10
4		NYJ	Scott Dierking 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 17–14

The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the team and the 13th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels. The season was marred by an eight-week players' strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 in sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0.

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