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The 1982

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season was their 64th season overall and their 62nd season in the

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, and was shortened due to a players' strike. The team posted a 5–3–1 record under coach

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. Due to the strike, the NFL ignored division standing and placed eight teams from each conference into the playoffs. The Packers finished the season in third place, which earned them a playoff berth. The Packers beat the

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41–16 in the first round, but lost to the

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37–26 in the second. Their playoff berth was the first for the Packers in ten seasons, their first playoff win in the post-Vince Lombardi era, and their only playoff win from 1968 to 1992. Additionally, the game against the Cardinals was their first home playoff game since the Super Bowl season of

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

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becoming the Packers primary home by happenstance, as three of their four regular-season home games were played at

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, although the playoff game against the Cardinals was at Lambeau.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Playoffs

NFC First Round

In the Packers' first home playoff game in 15 years, quarterback

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threw for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns en route to a 41–16 win. The Packers scored four touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. It was their first playoff victory since

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NFC Second Round

The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two 80-yard drives while cornerback

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had 3 interceptions, including a 39-yard touchdown and one to clinch the victory. Packers quarterback

threw for a franchise postseason record 332 yards and a touchdown, but his 3 interceptions were too costly to overcome. Receiver

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caught 5 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also had a 71-yard touchdown run on a reverse play, which tied the record for longest running play in a playoff game at the time. Green Bay finished the game with a franchise playoff record 466 total yards.

Awards and records

* Led NFL in points scored (226)

References

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