1982 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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 Roster
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.

The Patriots scored 143 points, and the defensive squad conceded 157. Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 632 yards for New England.

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:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ricky Smith	16	139	8.7	19	0
Totals	16	139	8.7	19	0

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
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
Luther Henson	1.0
John Zamberlin	1.0
George Crump	1.0
Totals	20.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Don Blackmon		0	0	2	47
Ricky Smith			3	2	-7
Tony Collins			5	2	0
Dennis Owens			0	1	0
Clayton Weishuhn			0	1	0
Pete Brock			0	1	0
Julius Adams			0	1	0
Raymond Clayborn		0	0	1	0
Andre Tippett			0	1	0
Rick Sanford		0	0	1	0
Fred Marion			0	1	0
Steve Grogan			2	1	0
Lester Williams			0	1	0
Paul Dombroski			0	1	0
Roland James		0	1	0	0
Mark van Eeghen			2	0	0
Morris Bradshaw			1	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh			1	0	0
Robert Weathers			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	16	17	40

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	0			21
Tony Collins	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Stanley Morgan	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ken Toler	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dan Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0			10
Rex Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0			8
Don Hasselbeck	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Morris Bradshaw	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Robert Weathers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lin Dawson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mark van Eeghen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Steve Grogan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ricky Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Preston Brown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rick Sanford	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
George Crump	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	3	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	15	0	0	1	143