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1982 New England Patriots: 5-4-0
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Home record: 3-1-0 (69 points scored, 71 allowed) Road record: 2-3-0 (74 points scored, 86 allowed) Head Coach: Ron Meyer

143 points scored (21st of 28 teams), 157 points allowed (7th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:    93   187   1,286   (28)   6.37   12    9    324   1,347   ( 2)    4.2    3    2,633    (21)      17
Defense:   142   267   1,519   ( 5)   5.29    9   12    315   1,289   (25)    4.1    9    2,808    (13)      23

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  John Smith           K      4   6'0   185   32    9   Southampton (England)
 3  Rich Camarillo       P      9   5'11  191   22    2   Washington
 6  Dan Miller           K      2   5'10  172   21    R   Miami
 7  Rex Robinson         K      3   5'11  205   23    1   Georgia
10  Tom Flick            QB     3   6'3   190   24    2   Washington
12  Matt Cavanaugh       QB     7   6'2   212   26    4   Pittsburgh
14  Steve Grogan         QB     6   6'4   210   29    8   Kansas State
22  Keith Lee            DB     9   5'11  193   24    2   Colorado State
24  Robert Weathers      RB     6   6'2   217   22    R   Arizona
25  Rick Sanford         DB     9   6'1   192   25    4   South Carolina
26  Raymond Clayborn     DB     9   6'1   186   27    6   Texas
27  Ricky Smith          DB     9   6'0   174   22    R   Alabama State
30  Mosi Tatupu          RB     9   6'0   227   27    5   Southern California
31  Fred Marion          DB     9   6'2   196   23    R   Miami
33  Tony Collins         RB     9   5'11  203   23    2   East Carolina
34  Mark van Eeghen      RB     9   6'2   220   30    9   Colgate
38  Roland James         DB     7   6'2   191   24    3   Tennessee
39  Sam Cunningham       RB     6   6'3   230   32    9   Southern California
40  Mike Haynes          DB     9   6'2   202   29    7   Arizona State
43  Vagas Ferguson       RB     2   6'1   213   25    3   Notre Dame
44  Larry Cowan          RB     6   5'11  194   22    R   Jackson State
45  Greg Taylor          RB     1   5'8   175   24    1   Virginia
47  Paul Dombroski       DB     9   6'0   185   26    3   Linfield
49  Brian Williams       TE     1   6'5   240   25    1   Southern
50  Larry McGrew         LB     8   6'5   233   25    2   Southern California
51  Brian Ingram         LB     8   6'4   230   23    R   Tennessee
53  Clayton Weishuhn     LB     9   6'2   220   23    R   Angelo State
54  John Zamberlin       LB     8   6'2   226   26    4   Pacific Lutheran
55  Don Blackmon         LB     9   6'3   245   24    2   Tulsa
56  Andre Tippett        LB     9   6'3   231   22    R   Iowa
57  Steve Nelson         LB     9   6'2   230   31    9   North Dakota State
58  Pete Brock           C      9   6'5   275   28    7   Colorado
59  Tim Golden           LB     9   6'1   220   22    R   Florida
61  Ron Wooten           OG     9   6'4   280   23    1   North Carolina
62  Dwight Wheeler       C      9   6'3   269   27    5   Tennessee State
68  Darryl Haley         OT     9   6'4   279   21    R   Utah
70  Luther Henson        DT     8   6'0   275   23    R   Ohio State
72  Lester Williams      DT     9   6'2   272   23    R   Miami
73  John Hannah          OG     8   6'2   282   31   10   Alabama
74  Shelby Jordan        OT     9   6'7   280   30    7   Washington-St.Louis
75  Bob Cryder           OG     9   6'4   293   26    5   Alabama
76  Brian Holloway       OT     9   6'7   288   23    2   Stanford
77  Kenneth Sims         DE     9   6'5   279   23    R   Texas
78  Ron Spears           DE     7   6'6   255   22    R   San Diego State
80  Don Hasselbeck       TE     9   6'7   245   27    6   Colorado
81  Preston Brown        WR     9   5'11  187   24    2   Vanderbilt
82  Kenneth Toler        WR     9   6'2   191   23    2   Mississippi
83  Cedric Jones         WR     2   6'0   184   22    R   Duke
85  Julius Adams         DE     9   6'3   270   34   12   Texas Southern
86  Stanley Morgan       WR     9   5'11  181   27    6   Tennessee
87  Lin Dawson           TE     8   6'3   240   23    2   North Carolina State
88  Morris Bradshaw      WR     8   6'1   195   30    9   Ohio State
91  George Crump         DE     9   6'4   260   23    R   East Carolina
98  Dennis Owens         DT     9   6'1   252   22    R   North Carolina State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Steve Grogan         122   66   54.1    930   7.62  14.1   7   5.7    4   3.3     8    48    84.4
Matt Cavanaugh        60   27   45.0    490   8.17  18.1   5   8.3    5   8.3     7    86    66.7
Tom Flick              5    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Stanley Morgan         28    584   20.9    3
Tony Collins           19    187    9.8    2
Don Hasselbeck         15    158   10.5    1
Lin Dawson             13    160   12.3    1
Morris Bradshaw         6    111   18.5    1
Preston Brown           4    114   28.5    1
Robert Weathers         3     24    8.0    0
Kenneth Toler           2     63   31.5    2
Mark van Eeghen         2     14    7.0    1
Cedric Jones            1      5    5.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Tony Collins          164    632    3.9    1
Mark van Eeghen        82    386    4.7    0
Mosi Tatupu            30    168    5.6    0
Robert Weathers        24     83    3.5    1
Steve Grogan            9     42    4.7    1
Sam Cunningham          9     21    2.3    0
Vagas Ferguson          1      5    5.0    0
Kenneth Toler           1      4    4.0    0
Stanley Morgan          2      3    1.5    0
Matt Cavanaugh          2      3    1.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ricky Smith            24    567   23.6    1
Greg Taylor             2     46   23.0    0
Paul Dombroski          1     19   19.0    0
Keith Lee               1     14   14.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ricky Smith            16    139    8.7    8    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Rich Camarillo 49 2,140 43.7 5 10 0 26 191 37.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts John Smith 0/1 2/2 2/2 1/3 0/0 5/ 8 6/ 7 21 Dan Miller 0/0 2/2 0/1 0/0 0/0 2/ 3 4/ 5 10 Rex Robinson 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/ 2 5/ 5 8 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Julius Adams 2.0 Don Blackmon 4.5 2 7 0 Raymond Clayborn 1 26 0 George Crump 1.0 Mike Haynes 4 26 0 Luther Henson 1.0 Roland James 2.0 3 12 0 Larry McGrew 1.5 Rick Sanford 2 105 1 Kenneth Sims 3.0 Clayton Weishuhn 2.0 Lester Williams 2.0 John Zamberlin 1.0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 1 DT Kenneth Sims 74 Texas 1 27 DT Lester Williams 46 Miami [pick acquired from SF] 2 40 RB Robert Weathers 44 Arizona State [pick acquired from GB via SD] 2 41 LB Andre Tippett 151 Iowa [pick acquired from WAS via SF] 2 55 OT Darryl Haley 79 Utah [pick acquired from SF] 3 56 WR Cedric Jones 120 Duke 3 60 LB Clayton Weishuhn 39 Angelo State [pick acquired from SEA] 4 85 DE George Crump 9 East Carolina 4 111 LB Brian Ingram 40 Tennessee [pick acquired from SF] 5 112 DB Fred Marion 144 Miami 6 141 DB Ricky Smith 49 Alabama State 7 168 LB Jeff Roberts Tulane 8 197 LB Ken Collins Washington State 9 224 WR Kelvin Murdock Troy State 10 253 K Brian Clark 1 Florida 11 296 QB Steve Sandon Northern Iowa [pick acquired from NYG] 12 308 WR Greg Taylor 1 Virginia

Traded draft picks: #2 to SF (Bubba Paris)


Transactions:

04-27-1982traded New England's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to 49ers for Washington's #2 pick and San Francisco's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
04-27-1982traded Russ Francis to 49ers for San Francisco's #1 and #4 picks in the 1982 draft
04-27-1982traded Tim Fox to Chargers for Green Bay's #2 pick in the 1982 draft and San Diego's #3 pick in the 1983 draft
04-28-1982traded Rod Shoate to Bears for Chicago's #5 pick in the 1983 draft
05-25-1982traded John Lee to Bears for an undisclosed draft pick
07-01-1982Bill Lenkaitis retired
08-02-1982traded Bill Matthews to Giants for the Giants' #10 pick in the 1983 draft
08-25-1982traded Tom Owen to Redskins for Tom Flick
09-01-1982Browns claimed Bob Golic on waivers
09-02-1982traded Tony McGee to Redskins for Washington's #9 pick in the 1984 draft
09-07-1982claimed Mark van Eeghen on waivers from Raiders
09-07-1982claimed Ron Spears on waivers from Cowboys


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/08/83    at Miami Dolphins          L 13-28


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 at Baltimore Colts W 24-13 1-0-0 09/19/82 vs New York Jets L 7-31 1-1-0 11/21/82 at Cleveland Browns L 7-10 1-2-0 11/28/82 vs Houston Oilers W 29-21 2-2-0 12/05/82 at Chicago Bears L 13-26 2-3-0 12/12/82 vs Miami Dolphins W 3-0 3-3-0 12/19/82 at Seattle Seahawks W 16-0 4-3-0 12/26/82 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14-37 4-4-0 01/02/83 vs Buffalo Bills W 30-19 5-4-0

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