Cincinnati Bengals 1982 Record:  12 wins and 4 losses

The 1982 Cincinnati Bengals season was interrupted by a 2-month/57 day player’s strike that wiped out the first 7 games of the season.  The players eventually came back to play again and the Bengals finish with an impressive 7-2 record.  The Bengals record was good enough to get them a 3rd seed in the 16-team Super Bowl Tournament. 

Due the 1982 NFL strike situation, the league decided to call the post season a "Super Bowl Tournament".   Based on their record, the Bengals hosted the New York Jets in the 1st Round of the Tournament. Despite being at home before a crowd of 57,560, the Bengals could not stop the Jets and their running game. 

Jets Running Back Freeman McNeil rushed for 211 yards on 22 carries.  Their defense included Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko who had accumulated 40 sacks that year between the two of them.  The Jets kept the Bengals on the run, and eventually the Bengals ended up losing the game 44-17.  The bright spot in the game was Ken Anderson’s performance.  Anderson ended the game with 356 yards passing.  The Jest ended up losing in the Division Championship game to the Miami Dolphins.

Led by Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko, who totaled over 40 sacks between them, the defense earned the witty and appropriate moniker The New York Sack exchange. Despite its outstanding performance, though, the team bowed to division rivals the Miami Dolphins in the 1982 AFC title game.

In 1982 the Cincinnati Bengals drafted a Tight End out of Tulane University.  He would go onto to eventually replace Dan Ross and become a fixture at the position for the Bengals.  His name was Rodney Holman.

Scored 232 points (25.8/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 177 points (19.7/g), 15th.
Differential of 55 points (6.1/g), 9th.