1982 New England Patriots season
The 1982 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League and 23rd overall. They finished the National Football League's strike-shortened season with a record of five wins and four losses and finished seventh in the American Football Conference. One of the most notable games in NFL history occurred during the season, when the Patriots hosted the Miami Dolphins in a game dubbed the Snowplow Game due to several inches of snow on the field at Schaefer Stadium. New England won the game 3–0. In the first  round of the playoffs, they were defeated by the same Dolphins, this time in warm-weathered Miami, by a score of 28–13. The 1982 season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 9 due to the 57-day players strike. Regular season. Schedule. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.