1982 New England Patriots Statistics
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Ron Meyer (5-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1982 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New England scored 143 points, while the defensive squad conceded 157. Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 632 yards for the Patriots.
Steve Grogan tossed for 930 yards, and Matt Cavanaugh took a significant amount of snaps also. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 28 passes for 584 yards.
Mike Haynes picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Don Blackmon topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.
Ron Meyer coached the team. The 1982 New England Patriots lost in the First Round.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 122 | 66 | 54.1 | 930 | 7.6 | 7 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 62 | 8 | 48 | 84.4 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 60 | 27 | 45.0 | 490 | 8.2 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 75 | 7 | 86 | 66.7 |
| Tom Flick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 187 | 93 | 49.7 | 1420 | 7.6 | 12 | 6.4 | 9 | 4.8 | 75 | 15 | 134 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Totals | 324 | 1347 | 4.2 | 54 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 28 | 584 | 20.9 | 75 | 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 | 33 | 2 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 93 | 1420 | 15.3 | 75 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 21 |
| Dan Miller | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 10 |
| Rex Robinson | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 |
| Totals | 17 | 15 | 88.2 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 39 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Camarillo | 49 | 2140 | 43.7 | 76 |
| Totals | 49 | 2140 | 43.7 | 76 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Smith | 24 | 567 | 23.6 | 98 | 1 |
| Greg Taylor | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 646 | 23.1 | 98 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Roland James | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 99 | 1 |
| Don Blackmon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 99 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blackmon | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Kenneth Sims | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Roland James | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lester Williams | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Larry McGrew | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Luther Henson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Zamberlin | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| George Crump | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blackmon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||
| Tony Collins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dennis Owens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clayton Weishuhn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Brock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Julius Adams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Raymond Clayborn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Tippett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sanford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Marion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lester Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Dombroski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| John Smith | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Tony Collins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Ken Toler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dan Miller | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Rex Robinson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ricky Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Preston Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| George Crump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
