1982 Cincinnati Bengals season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL season The 1982 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 13th season in the National Football League, their 15th overall and their third under head coach Forrest Gregg. It was the first year in which the Bengals made the playoffs for a second-consecutive season, and they would not do so again until 2012.

The Bengals posted a 7–2 record in a strike-shortened season to earn a postseason berth but lost to the Jets in the first round of the playoffs, 44–17. This was the only playoff loss by the Bengals at Riverfront Stadium. Ken Anderson led the AFC in passing for the fourth time as the Bengals boasted the second-best offense in the NFL. Perhaps the best moment of the season for the Bengals was defeating the Raiders 31–17. The loss by the Raiders was their only loss of the season. The Bengals went 4–0 at home in 1982.

The last remaining active member of the 1982 Cincinnati Bengals was tight end Rodney Holman, who retired after the 1995 season.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 12	Houston Oilers	W 27–6	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	52,268
2	September 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–26	1–1	Three Rivers Stadium	53,973
Players' strike
3	November 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 18–14	2–1	Veterans Stadium	65,172
4	November 28	Los Angeles Raiders	W 31–17	3–1	Riverfront Stadium	53,330
5	December 5	at Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	4–1	Memorial Stadium	23,598
6	December 12	Cleveland Browns	W 23–10	5–1	Riverfront Stadium	54,305
7	Template:Dow tooltip	at San Diego Chargers	L 34–50	5–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	51,296
8	December 26	Seattle Seahawks	W 24–10	6–2	Riverfront Stadium	55,330
9	January 2, 1983	at Houston Oilers	W 35–27	7–2	Astrodome	26,522
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Playoffs

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Wild Card	January 9, 1983	New York Jets (6)	L 17–44	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	57,560

External links

• 1982 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com