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1982 Detroit Lions season

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Record
  
4–5

Playoff finish
  
Lost 1st Round

Head coach
  
Monte Clark

Division place
  
8th NFC

Start date
  
1982

Home field
  
Silverdome

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The 1982 Detroit Lions season was the 53rd season in franchise history. An NFL players strike shortened the regular season to nine games. The Lions qualified for their first postseason appearance since 1970. The NFL changed the playoffs due to the strike. The Lions became one of only four teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record. The Lions and the 1982 Cleveland Browns 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. The Lions lost to the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in the first round of the playoffs.

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Playoffs

The Redskins jumped to a 24–0 lead en route to a 31–7 victory over the Lions.

Awards and records

Regular Season record

  • First team with a losing record (4–5, .444) to qualify for the playoffs. Shared with Cleveland Browns
  • Worst regular season record (4–5, .444) to qualify for the playoffs. Shared with Cleveland Browns until replaced by the 2010 Seattle Seahawks (7–9, .438).

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    1982 Detroit Lions season Wikipedia
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