Head coach Sam Rutigliano Record 4–5 | Owner Art Modell Division place 8th AFC | |
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium Playoff finish Lost First Round Playoffs | ||
The 1982 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 33rd season with the National Football League.
The Browns were among 8 teams that qualified for the playoffs during this strike shorted season, and became one of only four teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record. Browns and the Detroit Lions from the same year are the only two teams with a losing record to qualify as wildcards. In 2010, the Seattle Seahawks became the third team with a losing record to qualify for the playoffs and the first team to win a division title with a losing record (however, the Seahawks were the first to accomplish the former in a non-strike shortened season), followed by the Carolina Panthers four years later. In 1982, the Los Angeles Raiders eliminated the Browns from the playoffs for a second consecutive season, 27–10.
The Browns' first round draft pick, rookie sensation linebacker Chip Banks earned 6.5 sacks in just nine games.
NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.