The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the

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. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach

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. The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 in sixth place in the

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. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and

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in the first two rounds of the

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to advance to their first

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. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0.

Offseason

Draft

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 vs Dolphins

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7 at Dolphins

Week 8

Week 9

Postseason

Wild Card

Divisional

Championship

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Standings

Awards and honors

Freeman McNeil Freeman McNeil (born April 22, 1959) is a former professional American football player. He was selected by the New York Jets in the first round as the third overall pick of the 1981 NFL Draft. Early life McNeil was born in Jackson, Mississippi. ...

, NFL rushing leader

Footnotes and references

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