1982 Atlanta Falcons season
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The 1982
Atlanta Falcons
season saw the Falcons qualify for the postseason.
1982 NFL season
The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. A 57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule...
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season saw the Falcons qualify for the postseason.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 9 | Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs Gerald Antonio Riggs is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons from 1982-1988 and the Washington Redskins from 1989-1991.... |
Running Back | Arizona State |
| 2 | 36 | Doug Rogers | Defensive End | Stanford |
| 3 | 63 | Stacey Bailey Stacey Bailey Stacey Dwayne Bailey was a wide receiver in the NFL. He played for the Atlanta Falcons throughout his whole career.-High school years:... |
Wide Receiver | San Jose State |
| 4 | 95 | Reggie Brown | Running Back | Oregon |
| 5 | 122 | Von Mansfield Von Mansfield -Career:Mansfield was drafted in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons and played that season with the Philadelphia Eagles. After four years away from the NFL, he played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1987 NFL season.... |
Defensive Back | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 149 | Mike Kelley Mike Kelley Mike Kelley is a contemporary American artist. Kelley's work involves found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance and video. He often works collaboratively and has done projects with artists Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler and John Miller... |
Quarterback | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 176 | David Toloumu | Running Back | Hawaii |
| 8 | 203 | Ricky Eberhardt | Defensive Back | Morris Brown |
| 9 | 235 | Mike Horan | Punter | Long Beach State |
| 10 | 262 | Curtis Stowers | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 11 | 288 | Jeff Keller | Wide Receiver | Washington State |
| 12 | 315 | Dave Levenick | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Falcons points | Opponents | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | Sept. 12 | at New York Giants 1982 New York Giants season The 1982 New York Giants season was the 58th season for the club in the National Football League. The season was shortened to nine games due to the 1982 NFL Players Strike.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-References:* *... |
Win | 16 | 14 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Los Angeles Raiders 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season The 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–9 record from 1981. This is the first of thirteen seasons for the Raiders in Los Angeles.-Offseason:-Schedule:-Standings: -Post season:-See also:... |
Loss | 14 | 38 | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Nov. 21 | Los Angeles Rams 1982 Los Angeles Rams season The 1982 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League and the 37th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-See also:Other Anaheim–based teams in 1982* California Angels ... |
Win | 34 | 17 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Nov. 28 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Loss | 20 | 23 | 2-2 | |
| 5 | Dec. 5 | at Denver Broncos 1982 Denver Broncos season The 1982 Denver Broncos season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:* *... |
Win | 34 | 27 | 3-2 | |
| 6 | Dec. 12 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
Win | 35 | 0 | 4-2 | |
| 7 | Dec. 19 | San Francisco 49ers 1982 San Francisco 49ers season The 1982 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 33rd in the league. The team was coming off a Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. However, 1982 was strike-shortened, and only nine games were played. This season was the only one in an 18 season streak in which the 49ers did not win at... |
Win | 17 | 7 | 5-2 | |
| 8 | Dec. 26 | at Green Bay Packers 1982 Green Bay Packers season The 1982 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season in the National Football League and shortened due to a players strike. The club posted a 5–3–1 record under coach Bart Starr. Due to the strike, the NFL ignored division standing and placed eight teams from each conference into the playoffs.... |
Loss | 7 | 38 | 5-3 | |
| 9 | Jan. 2 | at New Orleans Saints 1982 New Orleans Saints season The 1982 New Orleans Saints season saw the Saints nearly qualify for the NFL Playoffs.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:**... |
Loss | 6 | 35 | 5-4 | |
| Wildcard | Jan. 9 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
Loss | 24 | 30 | |