1982 NFL Season - Playoffs

Playoffs

First Round Second Round Conf. Championship Games Super Bowl XVII
January 9 – Riverfront Stadium
6) N.Y. Jets 44
January 15 – L.A. Memorial Coliseum
3) Cincinnati 17
6) N.Y. Jets 17
January 8 – L.A. Memorial Coliseum
1) L.A. Raiders 14
8) Cleveland 10
January 23 – Miami Orange Bowl
1) L.A. Raiders 27
6) N.Y. Jets 0
January 9 – Three Rivers Stadium
2) Miami 14
5) San Diego 31
January 16 – Miami Orange Bowl
4) Pittsburgh 28
5) San Diego 14
January 8 – Miami Orange Bowl
2) Miami 34
7) New England 13
January 30 – Rose Bowl
2) Miami 28
A2) Miami 17
January 8 – Lambeau Field
N1) Washington 27
6) St. Louis 16
January 16 – Texas Stadium
3) Green Bay 41
3) Green Bay 26
January 9 – Texas Stadium
2)Dallas 37
7) Tampa Bay 17
January 22 – RFK Stadium
2) Dallas 30
2) Dallas 17
January 9 – Metrodome
1) Washington 31
5) Atlanta 24
January 15 – RFK Stadium
4) Minnesota 30
4) Minnesota 7
January 8 – RFK Stadium
1) Washington 21
8) Detroit 7
1) Washington 31

Until this season, no team ever reached the post-season with a losing record. The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions both made playoff appearances with 4–5 records. It would be 28 years before another team with a losing record would make the post-season.

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