1982 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 7th place • American Football Conference • 5-4-0 .556 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Ron Meyer |
| Tommy Brasher | Defensive Line |
| Cleve Bryant | Offensive Backs |
| LeBaron Caruthers | Strength and Conditioning |
| Steve Endicott | Receivers |
| Lew Erber | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Jim Mora | Defensive Coordinator |
| Bill Muir | Offensive Line |
| Dante Scarnecchia | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Steve Sidwell | Linebackers |
| Steve Walters | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-24 | L | Knoxville, TN | Neyland Stadium | 93251 | |
| Fri | 8/20/1982 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-14 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 56431 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 21-36 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50113 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | Green Bay Packers | 41-27 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 39888 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-13 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 39055 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | New York Jets | 7-31 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 53515 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | H | Seattle Seahawks | - | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | - | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | - | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | New York Jets | - | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | - | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-10 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51781 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Houston Oilers | 29-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 33602 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Chicago Bears | 13-26 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 36973 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | H | Miami Dolphins | 3-0 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 25716 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 16-0 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 53457 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-37 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51515 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 30-19 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 36218 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/8/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68842 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Seattle Seahawks | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | Buffalo Bills | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Miami Dolphins | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | New York Jets | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | Baltimore Colts | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Buffalo Bills | Postponed from 11/14 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 34 | Texas Southern | 9 | 9 |
| Don Blackmon | 55 | ROLB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Tulsa | 9 | 9 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 30 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Preston Brown | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 4 |
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | P | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Washington | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| Tony Collins | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | East Carolina | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Cowan | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Jackson State | 6 | 0 |
| George Crump | 91 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | East Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Cryder | 75 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 275 | 26 | Alabama | 9 | 3 |
| Sam Cunningham | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 32 | Southern California | 6 | 2 |
| Lin Dawson | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | North Carolina State | 8 | 4 |
| Paul Dombroski | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Linfield; Hawaii; Linfield | 9 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Flick | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Golden | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Florida | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 29 | Kansas State | 6 | 6 |
| Darryl Haley | 68 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 21 | Utah | 9 | 0 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 31 | Alabama | 8 | 8 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 80 | TE | 6-7 | 244 | 27 | Colorado | 9 | 5 |
| Mike Haynes | 40 | LCB | 6-2 | 194 | 29 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
| Luther Henson | 70 | NT | 6-0 | 275 | 23 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Holloway | 76 | LOT | 6-7 | 280 | 23 | Stanford | 9 | 9 |
| Brian Ingram | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Tennessee | 8 | 0 |
| Roland James | 38 | SS | 6-2 | 191 | 24 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 |
| Cedric Jones | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 22 | Duke | 2 | 0 |
| Shelby Jordan | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 30 | Washington-St. Louis | 9 | 9 |
| Keith Lee | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | Colorado State | 9 | 2 |
| Fred Marion | 31 | S | 6-2 | 191 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 0 |
| Larry McGrew | 50 | LOLB | 6-5 | 233 | 25 | Contra Costa JC; Southern California | 8 | 8 |
| Danny Miller | 2 | K | 5-10 | 172 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 27 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 9 | 9 |
| Dennis Owens | 98 | NT | 6-1 | 258 | 22 | North Carolina State | 9 | 0 |
| Rex Robinson | 7 | K | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 25 | FS | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | South Carolina | 9 | 9 |
| Kenneth Sims | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 271 | 23 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 33 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Smith | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Alabama State | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Spears | 78 | DE | 6-6 | 254 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; San Diego State | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 227 | 27 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Taylor | 45 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 24 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Tippett | 56 | LOLB | 6-3 | 241 | 23 | Iowa | 9 | 1 |
| Ken Toler | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 191 | 23 | Mississippi | 9 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 30 | Colgate | 9 | 5 |
| Robert Weathers | 24 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Arizona State | 6 | 2 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Angelo State | 9 | 9 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 62 | OT | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Tennessee State | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 49 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 25 | Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Lester Williams | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 272 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| Ron Wooten | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 273 | 23 | North Carolina | 9 | 7 |
| John Zamberlin | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Pacific Lutheran | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Kenneth Sims | DE | Texas |
| 1 | 27 | Lester Williams | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 2 | 40 | Robert Weathers | RB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 41 | Andre Tippett | LB | Iowa |
| 2 | 55 | Darryl Haley | T | Utah |
| 3 | 56 | Cedric Jones | WR | Duke |
| 3 | 60 | Clayton Weishuhn | LB | Angelo State |
| 4 | 85 | George Crump | DE | East Carolina |
| 4 | 111 | Brian Ingram | RB | Tennessee |
| 5 | 112 | Fred Marion | DB | Miami (Florida) |
| 6 | 141 | Ricky Smith | DB | Alabama State |
| 7 | 168 | Jeff Roberts | LB | Tulane |
| 8 | 197 | Ken Collins | LB | Washington State |
| 9 | 224 | Kelvin Murdock | WR | Troy |
| 10 | 253 | Brian Clark | K | Florida |
| 12 | 296 | Steve Sandon | QB | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | 308 | Greg Taylor | KR | Virginia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 33 | 37 | 50 | 143 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 49 | 13 | 61 | 157 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:20 | 146 | 74 | 63 | 9 | 37/110 33.6% | / % | 52 | 412 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:40 | 185 | 87 | 88 | 10 | 47/122 38.5% | / % | 39 | 290 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ken Toler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dan Miller | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Rex Robinson | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Preston Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Van Eeghen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Crump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 1 | 143 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 1 | 157 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1 | 42 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Danny Miller | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 25 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Rex Robinson | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 42 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Collins | 164 | 632 | 3.9 | 54 | 1 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 82 | 386 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 30 | 168 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 24 | 83 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 324 | 1347 | 4.2 | 54 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 315 | 1289 | 4.1 | 48 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 122 | 66 | 54.1 | 52 | 930 | 7.6 | 14.1 | 62t | 7 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 8 | 48 | 882 | 84.4 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 60 | 27 | 45.0 | 28 | 490 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 75t | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 7 | 86 | 404 | 66.7 |
| Tom Flick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 187 | 93 | 49.7 | 85 | 1420 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 75t | 12 | 6.4 | 9 | 4.8 | 15 | 134 | 1286 | 76.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 267 | 142 | 53.2 | 113 | 1691 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 46t | 9 | 3.4 | 12 | 4.5 | 20 | 172 | 1519 | 65.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 28 | 584 | 20.9 | 75t | 3 |
| Tony Collins | 19 | 187 | 9.8 | 33 | 2 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Lin Dawson | 13 | 160 | 12.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 48 | 1 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Robert Weathers | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 33t | 2 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 1420 | 15.3 | 75t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 142 | 1691 | 11.9 | 46t | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Roland James | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 99t | 1 |
| Don Blackmon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 99t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Camarillo | 49 | 2140 | 43.7 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 191 | 1849 | 37.7 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 2140 | 43.7 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 191 | 1849 | 37.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 1709 | 39.7 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 139 | 1450 | 33.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Smith | 16 | 8 | 139 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 139 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 9 | 191 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Smith | 24 | 0 | 567 | 23.6 | 98t | 1 |
| Greg Taylor | 2 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 0 | 646 | 23.1 | 98t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 0 | 614 | 19.2 | 58 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Don Blackmon | 4.5 | |
| Kenneth Sims | 3.0 | |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 | |
| Roland James | 2.0 | |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 2.0 | |
| Lester Williams | 2.0 | |
| Larry McGrew | 1.5 | |
| George Crump | 1.0 | |
| Luther Henson | 1.0 | |
| John Zamberlin | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 20.0 | 172.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15.0 | 134.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Brock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Dombroski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Marion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |
| Andre Tippett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
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