1982 Chicago Bears season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1982 season was the Chicago Bears' strike shortened 63rd season in the National Football League, and their first under head coach Mike Ditka. The team failed to improve on their 6–10 record from 1981 to finish at 3–6 and failed to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Bears were also the only team in the NFC Central to not make the playoffs in 1982.

The strike also prevented the Bears–Packers rivalry from being played this year, making the Lions–Packers rivalry the longest-running annual series in the league.

This would be the final full season that George Halas was the Bears' owner, as he died during the following season on October 31, 1983 at the age of 88.

Offseason

Transactions

Signings

After the draft, the Bears signed 2 undrafted free agents, linebacker Dan Rains from Cincinnati and running back Calvin Thomas of Illinois.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 12	at Detroit Lions	L 10–17	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	71,337
2	September 19	New Orleans Saints	L 0–10	0–2	Soldier Field	56,600
	September 26	at San Francisco 49ers	canceled	0–2	Candlestick Park	1982 NFL players strike
	October 3	Minnesota Vikings	canceled	0–2	Soldier Field
	October 10	Green Bay Packers	canceled	0–2	Soldier Field
	October 17	at St. Louis Cardinals	canceled	0–2	Busch Memorial Stadium
	October 24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	canceled	0–2	Soldier Field
	October 31	at Green Bay Packers	canceled	0–2	Lambeau Field
	November 7	Atlanta Falcons	canceled	0–2	Soldier Field
	November 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	postponed	0–2	Tampa Stadium
3	November 21	Detroit Lions	W 20–17	1–2	Soldier Field	46,783
4	November 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–35	1–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	54,724
5	December 5	New England Patriots	W 26–13	2–3	Soldier Field	36,973
6	December 12	at Seattle Seahawks	L 14–20	2–4	Kingdome	52,826
7	December 19	St. Louis Cardinals	L 7–10	2–5	Soldier Field	43,270
8	December 26	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–26	3–5	Anaheim Stadium	46,502
9	January 2, 1983	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–26 (OT)	3–6	Tampa Stadium	68,112
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

References

• 1982 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com

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