1982 Los Angeles Raiders season

The 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season was the team's 23rd season, 13th season in the National Football League (NFL), and first of thirteen seasons in Los Angeles.^[1]

In May 1982, a verdict was handed down against the NFL in the lawsuit brought by the Raiders and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1980. The jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws when it declined to approve the proposed move by the team from Oakland to Los Angeles. The Raiders promptly moved to Los Angeles although for the 1982 season the team continued to practice in Alameda.

Despite the Raiders' disappointing 7–9 record in their previous season — their last in Oakland until 1995 — the Raiders cruised to an 8–1 record in the strike-shortened 1982 season, winning all four of their home games, and clinching home-field advantage throughout the NFL's makeshift playoff tournament for 1982. However, in the second round of the playoffs, the Raiders blew a fourth-quarter lead to the 6th-seeded Jets, losing 17–14, ending the Raiders' season.

The last remaining active member of the 1982 Los Angeles Raiders was running back Marcus Allen, who retired after the 1997 season.

Offseason

1982 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Marcus Allen * †	RB	USC
2	35	Jack Squirek	LB	Illinois
2	37	Jim Romano	C	Penn State
3	64	Vann McElroy	S	Baylor
4	91	Ed Muransky	G	Michigan
5	123	Ed Jackson	LB	Louisiana Tech
7	177	Jeff Jackson	DE	Toledo
10	263	Rich D'Amico	LB	Penn State
11	289	Willie Turner	WR	LSU
12	316	Randy Smith	WR	Texas A&M-Commerce
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1982 Los Angeles Raiders roster

	Quarterbacks 16 Jim Plunkett  6 Marc Wilson Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 40 Rick Berns 27 Frank Hawkins 33 Kenny King 31 Derrick Jensen 28 Cleo Montgomery 34 Greg Pruitt 49 Billy Taylor 38 Chester Willis Wide receivers 80 Malcolm Barnwell 21 Cliff Branch 85 Bob Chandler 82 Calvin Muhammad Tight ends 46 Todd Christensen 84 Derrick Ramsey		Offensive linemen 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis T 70 Henry Lawrence T 60 Curt Marsh G 65 Mickey Marvin G 76 Ed Muransky T 52 Jim Romano C 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester G Defensive linemen 62 Reggie Kinlaw DT 75 Howie Long DE 72 John Matuszak DE 68 Johnny Robinson DT 77 Lyle Alzado DE 73 Dave Browning DE 74 Archie Reese DE 99 Ruben Vaughan DT		Linebackers 83 Ted Hendricks 53 Rod Martin 57 Randy McClanahan 55 Matt Millen 58 Jack Squirek 54 Cal Peterson Defensive backs 36 Mike Davis SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 42 Monte Jackson 26 Vann McElroy FS 23 Odis McKinney SS 44 Burgess Owens FS 20 Ted Watts 45 James Davis Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K  8 Ray Guy P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Attendance	Recap
1	September 12	at San Francisco 49ers	W 23–17	1–0	Candlestick Park	59,748	Recap
2	September 19	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–14	2–0	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	54,774	Recap
Players' strike
11	November 22	San Diego Chargers	W 28–24	3–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	42,162	Recap
12	November 28	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–31	3–1	Riverfront Stadium	53,330	Recap
13	December 5	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–23	4–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	42,170	Recap
14	December 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–16	5–1	Arrowhead Stadium	26,307	Recap
15	December 18	Los Angeles Rams	W 37–31	6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	56,646	Recap
16	December 26	Denver Broncos	W 27–10	7–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	44,160	Recap
17	January 2	at San Diego Chargers	W 41–34	8–1	San Diego Stadium	51,612	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 7 17 7 7 38 Falcons 7 0 7 0 14 Date: September 19 Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 54,774 Game weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn) Referee: Fred Silva TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Len Dawson

Scoring summary Q1 LA Allen 14-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q1 ATL Andrews 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 LA Bahr 35-yard field goal LA 10–7 Q2 LA Allen 4-yard run (Bahr kick) LA 17–7 Q2 LA Branch 30-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 24–7 Q3 LA Hawkins 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 31–7 Q3 ATL Robinson 17-yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick) LA 31–14 Q4 LA Reese 75-yard fumble return (Bahr kick) LA 38–14

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Week 3

This was the first ever home regular season game in Los Angeles for the Raiders.

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 10 14 0 0 24 • Raiders 0 7 14 7 28 Date: November 22 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 42,162 Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn) Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith

Scoring summary Q1 SD Benirschke 19-yard field goal SD 3–0 Q1 SD Scales 29-yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) SD 10–0 Q2 SD Muncie 2-yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 17–0 Q2 SD Muncie 1 yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 24–0 Q2 :42 LA Christensen 1 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) SD 24–7 Q3 LA Allen 3-yard run (Bahr kick) SD 24–14 Q3 2:23 LA Allen 6-yard run (Bahr kick) SD 24–21 Q4 LA Hawkins 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 28–24

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Week 4

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 7 0 16 23 • Raiders 7 21 0 0 28 Date: December 5 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn) Referee: Gordon McCarter

Scoring summary Q1 LA Allen 2-yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 LA King 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 14–0 Q2 LA Martin 39-yard interception return (Bahr kick) LA 21–0 Q2 LA Allen 3-yard run (Bahr kick) LA 28–0 Q2 SEA Largent 10-yard pass from Zorn (Johnson kick) LA 28–7 Q4 SEA Brown 3-yard run (kick failed) LA 28–13 Q4 SEA Carr 23-yard pass from Zorn (Johnson kick) LA 28–20 Q4 SEA Johnson 30-yard field goal LA 28–23

• Marcus Allen 24 Rush, 156 Yds

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Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 7 0 14 21 Chiefs 3 3 3 7 16 Date: December 12 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 17 °F (−8.3 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) Referee: Fred Wyant TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

Scoring summary Q1 KC Lowery 35-yard field goal KC 3–0 Q2 LA Christensen 4-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 7–3 Q2 KC Lowery 27-yard field goal LA 7–6 Q3 KC Lowery 29-yard field goal KC 9–7 Q4 LA Christensen 8-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 14–9 Q4 KC Jackson 1 yard run (Lowery kick) KC 16–14 Q4 LA Muhammad 35-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 21–16

• Jim Plunkett 18/33, 303 Yds

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Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 0 10 10 • Raiders 3 24 0 0 27 Date: December 26 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) Referee: Red Cashion

Scoring summary 1 LA Chris Bahr 19-yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 LA Marcus Allen 4-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 10–0 2 LA Kenny King 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 17–0 2 LA Marcus Allen 51-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 24–0 2 LA Chris Bahr 36-yard field goal Raiders 27–0 4 DEN Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal Raiders 27–3 4 DEN Steve Watson 18-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Rich Karlis kick) Raiders 27–10

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Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1)	8	1	0	.889	5–0	5–1	260	200	W5
San Diego Chargers(5)	6	3	0	.667	2–3	5–3	288	221	L1
Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	2–1	3–5	127	147	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	2–1	3–3	176	184	W1
Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	0–6	0–6	148	226	L3

AFC v t e
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1	Los Angeles Raiders	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
2[a]	Miami Dolphins	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
3[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
4[b][c]	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
5[b][c]	San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
6[c]	New York Jets	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
7	New England Patriots	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
8[d]	Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[d]	Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
10[d]	Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	127	147	W1
11	Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	176	184	W1
12	Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	148	226	L3
13	Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	136	245	L7
14	Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	113	236	L2
Tiebreakers
^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets. ^ a b c Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3) ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

Post season

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
First round	January 8, 1983	Cleveland Browns (8)	W 27–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	56,555	Recap
Divisional	January 15, 1983	New York Jets (6)	L 14–17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,038	Recap

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References

External links

• 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season at Pro Football Reference