1982 Cleveland Browns season

1982 Cleveland Browns season
1982 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Art Modell
Head coach	Sam Rutigliano
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radio	WHK
Results
Record	4–5
Division place	8th AFC
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Raiders) 10–27
Pro Bowlers	LB Chip Banks
	← 1981; Browns seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 33rd season with the National Football League.

The Browns were among eight teams that qualified for the playoffs during this strike shortened season, and became one of only six teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Browns and the Detroit Lions from the same year are the only two teams with a losing record to qualify as wildcards. In the first round of the NFL playoffs, Cleveland lost to the Los Angeles Raiders 27–10.

The Browns' first round draft pick, rookie sensation linebacker Chip Banks earned 6.5 sacks in just nine games.

^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Co. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1.,
^ Seahawks defeat Rams 16–6 to win NFC West title, January 2, 2011, retrieved January 3, 2011
^ "Panthers are fourth team ever to make NFL playoffs with losing record". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[nfl-book-1] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Co. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1.,

[seahawks-2] Seahawks defeat Rams 16–6 to win NFC West title, January 2, 2011, retrieved January 3, 2011

[3] "Panthers are fourth team ever to make NFL playoffs with losing record". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

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