The Colts finished 0 – 8 – 1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season and earned the team the right to select Stanford quarterback John Elway with the first overall pick, but Elway refused to play for Baltimore, and using leverage as a draftee of the New York Yankees baseball club, forced a trade to Denver.

After the strike-shortened 1982 season, in which they finished 4 – 5, head coach Ray Perkins resigned to take over the same position at the University of Alabama.

After winning Super Bowl II after the 1967 regular season, the Packers became a losing team for much of the 1970s and 1980s, only making the playoffs in 1972 and the strike-shortened 1982 season.

The only season that he didn't reach the 1, 000 rushing yards milestone was the strike-shortened, 9-game season of 1982 which he led the NFC in rushing with 745 yards.

Prior to Super Bowl XVII, the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins both won three playoff games to reach the Super Bowl, but that came during the strike-shortened 1982 season when the regular season was reduced to nine games and the playoffs were expanded to 16 teams, with no teams receiving first-round byes.

He led the NFL in receptions ( 60 ) during the strike-shortened 1982 season, and made the Pro Bowl twice in 1981 and 1982 in his 9 NFL seasons.

On his first NFL kickoff to start the strike-shortened 1982 season, Andersen twisted his ankle and missed eight weeks of the season.

The lone exception was in the 1982 strike-shortened season, when he rushed for 587 yards in eight games, and was on pace for well over 1, 000 yards, if 1982 were a full 16 game season.

He coached the Chiefs for five seasons with steady improvement each year, but was fired at the end of the strike-shortened 1982 season with a 3 – 6 record.

In the strike-shortened 1982 season of 9 games, Alzado recorded 7 sacks and 30 tackles while being voted All-AFC.

Hendricks was All-Pro and All-AFC in the strike-shortened 1982 season as Hendricks made 28 tackles and seven sacks in just nine games while he deflected 2 passes.

The Packers would not reach the post-season for another decade, during the expanded 16-team playoffs of the strike-shortened 1982 season.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 regular season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the San Francisco 49ers ( the NFC 1 seed ) did not play the Los Angeles Rams ( the 5 seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Cincinnati Bengals ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Houston Oilers ( the 5 seed ), nor did the Chicago Bears ( the NFC 1 seed ) play the Minnesota Vikings ( the 4 seed ), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the New York Giants ( the NFC one seed ) did not play the Washington Redskins ( the four seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Los Angeles Raiders ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Seattle Seahawks ( the 4 seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

Minnesota's next home playoff game came after the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Vikings ' first in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Denver Broncos ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Oakland Raiders ( the 4 seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Pittsburgh Steelers ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Houston Oilers ( the 5 seed ), nor did the Los Angeles Rams ( the NFC 1 seed ) play the Atlanta Falcons ( the 4 seed ), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Dallas Cowboys ( the NFC 1 seed ) did not play the Philadelphia Eagles ( the 4 seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the San Diego Chargers ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Oakland Raiders ( the 4 seed ) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division.

He hit 10 home runs and drove in 55 runs in a strike-shortened 1981 season, then followed that with a stellar 1982 season in which he had a. 312 batting average with 22 homers, 90 RBI, and 28 stolen bases.

However, that would be the only time during that season that the club would have a record over. 500, finishing at 53 – 64 and in last place in the National League West in the strike-shortened season.

The Astros finished the strike-shortened season at 84-69, their first winning season.

During the strike-shortened season of 1972, Aaron tied and then surpassed Willie Mays for second place on the career home run list.

Though the team dropped out of contention from 1990 to 1992, the Royals still could generally be counted on to post winning records through the strike-shortened 1994 season.

Following the strike-shortened 1987 season, the 8 – 7 Vikings, who had finished 8 – 4 in regular games but 0 – 3 using strike-replacement players, pulled two upsets in the playoffs by beating the two teams with the best regular season records.

He appeared in 98 games during the strike-shortened 1994 season, and later missed nearly three months of the 1995 season after shoulder surgery on May 31.

In that tenure, the Giants finished a game over. 500 in the strike-shortened 1981 season.

1995 had a strange feeling about it, with fans unsure if they would come back after the strike-shortened 1994 season ( something that would keep attendances notably lower for a few more years, probably until the HR chase of 1998 ).

The Padres would finish dead last in the strike-shortened 1994 season, but Gwynn hit. 394 that year ( the most since Ted Williams hit over. 400 in 1941 ).

The strike-shortened season impacted 4 teams that made the playoffs during the 1981 regular season.

Washington finished the strike-shortened regular season with an 8-1 record, the best in the NFC, and led the NFL in fewest points allowed ( 128 ).

The Dolphins finished the strike-shortened regular season with a 7-2 record, ranking them second in the AFC.

The Redskins finished the 1987 strike-shortened regular season as NFC East champions with an 11 – 4 record and the third seed in the NFC playoffs.

The Broncos finished the strike-shortened 1987 season winning the AFC West with a 10-4-1 record and the number one seed in the AFC playoffs.

The Vikings barely made the playoffs with an 8-7 record during the strike-shortened regular season, but advanced to the NFC championship by winning on the road against the teams with the best records in the NFL, defeating the 12-3 New Orleans Saints, 44-10, and the 13-2 San Francisco 49ers, 36-24.

From 1991 to his last season in 2002, Justice's teams made the postseason every year ( with the exception of the strike-shortened 1994 season ).

In the strike-shortened season, Cordero finished with a career-high. 294 average, 15 home runs, 63 RBI, 65 runs scored and 35 doubles, and made the National League All-Star team.

The team began its resurgence during this strike-shortened season, finishing with a 28 – 22 record and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, marking the first time since 1991 the team reached the postseason.

In a strike-shortened season, the team advanced through the playoffs and eventually won Super Bowl XVII by beating the Miami Dolphins 27 – 17, taking revenge for Washington's loss to Miami in Super Bowl VII.

Fanning's calm and professional style favorably contrasted with Williams ' hard edge, and the Expos won 16 of their last 27 games to capture the second-half NL East title, thus qualifying for the playoffs per 1981's strike-shortened, split-season format.