The 1982 Denver Broncos season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos played only nine games this season, owing to the strike imposed by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). The Broncos were looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981. But due to many injuries plus the strike, the Broncos only won two games and lost seven. This was their worst record since 1971, their first losing season since 1975, and their first with fewer than three wins since 1964. Both of the Broncos’ wins came against interconference teams, and the team only won one home game the entire season, against the reigning Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers. Their only other win was against the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos went winless against AFC foes in 1982, although all their non-division AFC games were cancelled by the strike.

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 12, 1982): vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 2 (Sunday, September 19, 1982): vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 10 (Sunday, November 21, 1982): vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 11 (Sunday, November 28, 1982): at San Diego Chargers

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Week 12 (Sunday, December 5, 1982): vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Week 13 (Sunday, December 12, 1982): at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 14 (Sunday, December 19, 1982): vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 15 (Sunday, December 26, 1982): at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week 16 (Sunday, January 2, 1983): at Seattle Seahawks

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Standings