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1982 New England Patriots

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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 143 points (15.9/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 157 points (17.4/g), 7th.
 Differential of -14 points (-1.6/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 4.0-5.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.7/g), 4th.

Coached by Ron Meyer (5-4-0)

1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 W 1-0 @ Baltimore Colts 24 13 15 330 103 227 1 22 352 221 131 4
2 Sun September 19 L 1-1 New York Jets 7 31 5 57 -4 61 3 30 396 142 254 2
3 Sun November 21 L 1-2 @ Cleveland Browns 7 10 13 265 96 169 2 19 225 128 97
4 Sun November 28 W 2-2 Houston Oilers 29 21 17 378 188 190 3 18 240 169 71 3
5 Sun December 5 L 2-3 @ Chicago Bears 13 26 15 249 203 46 4 23 342 176 166 3
6 Sun December 12 W 3-3 Miami Dolphins 3 0 13 212 13 199 1 16 235 59 176 2
7 Sun December 19 W 4-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 16 0 25 393 144 249 1 12 171 118 53 6
8 Sun December 26 L 4-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 14 37 14 331 283 48 1 28 494 282 212 2
9 Sun January 2 W 5-4 Buffalo Bills 30 19 29 418 260 158 1 17 353 224 129 1
Playoffs
WildCard Sat January 8 L 5-5 @ Miami Dolphins 13 28

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 143 2633 526 5.0 146 93 187 1286 12 9 6.4 63 324 1347 3 4.2 74 17 8 9
Team Defense 157 2808 602 4.7 283 142 267 1519 9 12 5.3 88 315 1289 9 4.1 185 23 11 10
Lg Rank Offense 21 21 27 28 28 9 3 8 3 2 27 5 5 5
Lg Rank Defense 7 13 19 10 5 5 14 9 26 25 17 21 12 7

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Steve Grogan 29 QB 6 6 66 122 54.1 930 7 5.7 4 3.3 62 7.6 6.7 14.1 155.0 84.4 8 48 6.8 5.9 6.2
Matt Cavanaugh 26 7 3 27 60 45.0 490 5 8.3 5 8.3 75 8.2 5.3 18.1 70.0 66.7 7 86 6.0 3.4 10.4
Tom Flick 24 3 0 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.4 9 93 187 49.7 1420 12 6.4 9 4.8 75 7.6 6.1 15.3 157.8 76.5 15 134 6.4 5.0 7.4
Opp Total 9 142 267 53.2 1519 9 3.4 12 4.5 5.7 4.0 10.7 168.8 62.6 20 172 5.3 3.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Tony Collins 23 RB 9 9 164 632 1 54 3.9 70.2 18.2 19 187 9.8 2 33 2.1 20.8 819 3 5
Mark van Eeghen 30 FB 9 5 82 386 0 17 4.7 42.9 9.1 2 14 7.0 1 9 0.2 1.6 400 1 2
Mosi Tatupu 27 9 0 30 168 0 26 5.6 18.7 3.3 168 0 0
Robert Weathers 22 6 2 24 83 1 18 3.5 13.8 4.0 3 24 8.0 0 22 0.5 4.0 107 1 1
Sam Cunningham 32 6 2 9 21 0 4 2.3 3.5 1.5 21 0 0
Steve Grogan 29 QB 6 6 9 42 1 19 4.7 7.0 1.5 42 1 2
Stanley Morgan 27 WR 9 9 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.3 0.2 28 584 20.9 3 75 3.1 64.9 587 3 0
Matt Cavanaugh 26 7 3 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.4 0.3 3 0 1
Ken Toler 23 9 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.4 0.1 2 63 31.5 2 33 0.2 7.0 67 2 0
Vagas Ferguson 25 2 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 2.5 0.5 5 0 0
Don Hasselbeck 27 TE 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 158 10.5 1 41 1.7 17.6 158 1 0
Lin Dawson 23 8 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 160 12.3 1 26 1.6 20.0 160 1 0
Morris Bradshaw 30 WR 8 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 111 18.5 1 48 0.8 13.9 111 1 1
Preston Brown 24 9 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 114 28.5 1 41 0.4 12.7 114 1 0
Cedric Jones 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 2.5 5 0 0
Team Total 25.4 9 324 1347 3 54 4.2 149.7 36.0 93 1420 15.3 12 75 10.3 157.8 2767 15 16
Opp Total 9 315 1289 9 4.1 143.2 35.0 142 1519 10.7 9 15.8 168.8 2808 18 19

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ricky Smith 22 RET 9 0 16 139 0 19 8.7 24 567 1 98 23.6 706
Greg Taylor 24 1 0 2 46 0 27 23.0 46
Paul Dombroski 26 9 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
Keith Lee 25 9 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Team Total 25.4 9 16 139 0 19 8.7 28 646 1 98 23.1 3552
Opp Total 9 26 0 32 614 0 19.2

Kicking & Punting

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Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Rich Camarillo 23 P 9 0 49 2140 76 0 43.7
John Smith 33 K 4 0 8 5 62.5% 7 6 85.7%
Dan Miller 22 2 0 3 2 66.7% 5 4 80.0%
Rex Robinson 23 3 0 2 1 50.0% 5 5 100.0%
Team Total 25.4 9 13 8 61.5% 17 15 88.2% 49 2140 76 0 43.7
Opp Total 9 15 10 66.7% 18 17 94.4% 43 1707 39.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Don Blackmon 24 ROLB 9 9 4.5 2 7 0 7 0 2 47 0
Tony Collins 23 RB 9 9 5 2 0 0
Roland James 24 SS 7 7 2.0 3 12 0 12 1 0 0 0
Ricky Smith 22 RET 9 0 3 2 -7 0
Mike Haynes* 29 LCB 9 9 4 26 0 26
Julius Adams 34 RDE 9 9 2.0 0 1 0 0
Steve Grogan 29 QB 6 6 2 1 0 0
Rick Sanford 25 FS 9 9 2 105 1 99 0 1 0 0
Kenneth Sims 23 LDE 9 9 3.0
Clayton Weishuhn 23 RILB 9 9 2.0 0 1 0 0
Lester Williams 23 NT 9 9 2.0 0 1 0 0
Raymond Clayborn 27 RCB 9 9 1 26 0 26 0 1 0 0
Mark van Eeghen 30 FB 9 5 2 0 0 0
Larry McGrew 25 LOLB 8 8 1.5
Morris Bradshaw 30 WR 8 5 1 0 0 0
Pete Brock 28 C 9 9 0 1 0 0
Matt Cavanaugh 26 7 3 1 0 0 0
George Crump 23 9 0 1.0 1
Paul Dombroski 26 9 0 0 1 0 0
Luther Henson 23 8 0 1.0
Fred Marion 23 9 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Owens 22 9 0 0 1 0 0
Andre Tippett 23 9 1 0 1 0 0
Robert Weathers 22 6 2 1 0 0 0
John Zamberlin 26 8 0 1.0
Team Total 25.4 9 20.0 12 176 1 99 16 17 40 0 1
Opp Total 9 15 19 8 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Smith 33 K 4 0 6 5 21
Tony Collins 23 RB 9 9 1 2 18
Stanley Morgan 27 WR 9 9 3 18
Ken Toler 23 9 0 2 12
Dan Miller 22 2 0 4 2 10
Rex Robinson 23 3 0 5 1 8
Morris Bradshaw 30 WR 8 5 1 6
Preston Brown 24 9 4 1 6
Lin Dawson 23 8 4 1 6
Steve Grogan 29 QB 6 6 1 6
Don Hasselbeck 27 TE 9 5 1 6
Rick Sanford 25 FS 9 9 1 6
Ricky Smith 22 RET 9 0 1 6
Mark van Eeghen 30 FB 9 5 1 6
Robert Weathers 22 6 2 1 6
George Crump 23 9 0 1 2
Team Total 25.4 9 3 12 1 1 15 8 1 143
Opp Total 9 9 9 17 10 1 157