1982 New Orleans Saints season

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.

1982 New Orleans Saints season
Head coachBum Phillips
General managerBum Phillips
OwnerJohn Mecom, Jr.
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record4–5
Conference place9th NFC (would have been 2nd in the NFC West)
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB George Rogers

Offseason

NFL draft
1982 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

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Personnel

Staff
1982 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – John Mecom, Jr.
  • President – Eddie Jones
  • Director of Football Operations – Harry Hulmes
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pat Peppler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
  • Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac
  • Linebackers – John Paul Young
  • Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Harold Richardson

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

Roster
1982 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–7
58,673
2 September 19, 1982 at Chicago Bears W 10–0
56,600
– September 26, 1982 Denver Broncos canceled
– October 3, 1982 at Los Angeles Raiders canceled
– October 10, 1982 San Francisco 49ers canceled
– October 17, 1982 at Minnesota Vikings canceled
– October 24, 1982 at Los Angeles Rams canceled
– October 31, 1982 Atlanta Falcons postponed
– November 7, 1982 Los Angeles Rams canceled
– November 14, 1982 at San Diego Chargers canceled
3 November 21, 1982 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17
39,341
4 November 28, 1982 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–20
51,611
5 December 5, 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–10
61,709
6 December 12, 1982 at Atlanta Falcons L 35–0
39,535
7 December 19, 1982 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–7
64,506
8 December 26, 1982 Washington Redskins L 27–10
48,667
9 January 2, 1983 Atlanta Falcons W 35–6
47,336

Standings
NFC West
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
National Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 226 145 L2
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 187 198 W1
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 183 199 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 135 170 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 158 178 W3
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 181 176 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 W1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 L1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 W1

References
  1. "1982 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. "1982 New Orleans Saints starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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