1982 New Orleans Saints Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bum Phillips (4-5)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1982 New Orleans Saints Roster
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans stumbled, scoring only 129 points, while the defense allowed 160. George Rogers carried the ball for a team-leading 535 yards for the Saints, and Wayne Wilson also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Stabler passed for 1,343 yards. Jeff Groth grabbed 30 passes for 383 yards.
Russell Gary and Dirt Winston each seized 2 opponent throws. Bruce Clark topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks, leading the way for a team which created 31 sacks.
Bum Phillips coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 129
Regular Season Points Against: 160
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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September 12, 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals 21 at New Orleans Saints 7 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
September 19, 1982 | New Orleans Saints 10 at Chicago Bears 0 | W | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
November 21, 1982 | Kansas City Chiefs 17 at New Orleans Saints 27 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
November 28, 1982 | New Orleans Saints 23 at San Francisco 49ers 20 | W | 1-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
December 5, 1982 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 at New Orleans Saints 10 | L | 1-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
December 12, 1982 | New Orleans Saints 0 at Atlanta Falcons 35 | L | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
December 19, 1982 | New Orleans Saints 7 at Dallas Cowboys 21 | L | 1-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-4-0 | ||
December 26, 1982 | Washington Redskins 27 at New Orleans Saints 10 | L | 1-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-5-0 | ||
January 2, 1983 | Atlanta Falcons 6 at New Orleans Saints 35 | W | 2-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-5-0 |