# 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 13 seasons in Los Angeles.
In May 1982, a lawsuit brought by the Raiders and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1980 concluded, with the jury determining that the NFL violated antitrust laws when it rejected 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 Oakland.
Despite the Raiders' disappointing 7–9 record in their previous season—their last in Oakland until 1995—the team 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 sixth-seeded Jets, losing 17–14.

## Offseason

1982 Los Angeles Raiders draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 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 ||||||

## 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 49ers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: September 12, 1982
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,748
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and John Brodie
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
SF – Freddie Solomon 18-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 7–3. Drive:
LA – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal. 49ers 7–6. Drive:
SF – Dwight Clark 41-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick). 49ers 14–6. Drive:
LA – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick). 49ers 14–13. Drive:
Third quarter
SF – Ray Wersching 22 yard field goal. 49ers 17–13. Drive:
Fourth quarter
LA – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick). Raiders 20–17. Drive:
LA – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal. 'Raiders 23–17. Drive:
Top passers
LA – Jim Plunkett – 12/20, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT
SF – Joe Montana – 21/41, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
LA – Marcus Allen – 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD
SF – Jeff Moore – 7 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
LA – Marcus Allen – 4 receptions, 64 yards
SF – Dwight Clark – 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD :

#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Raiders | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

#### Week 3

This was the first 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 |

#### Week 5

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| • Raiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
* Marcus Allen 24 Rush, 156 Yds

#### Week 6

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
* Jim Plunkett 18/33, 303 Yds

#### Week 8

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| • Raiders | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 |

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |
AFCvte :
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| Seeded postseason qualifiers |||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 | W5 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 | W3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 | W2 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 | W2 |
| 5 | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 | L1 |
| 6 | New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 | L1 |
| 7 | New England Patriots | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 | W1 |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 | L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason |||||||||
| 9 | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 | L3 |
| 10 | 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 |||||||||
| 1 2 Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3) 1 2 3 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). |||||||||

### Postseason

| 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 |