The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchiseâÂÂs 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the teamâÂÂs 1988 move to Arizona, as well as the last NFL postseason appearance for any St. Louis franchise until the Ramsâ Super Bowl championship season of 1999. The 1982 Football Cardinals were 5âÂÂ4 during the regular-season.
In the postseason the Cardinals faced the Green Bay Packers and were trounced 41âÂÂ16. This season would be the last season the Cardinals made the playoffs until 1998, when the team was far into its tenure in Arizona. This was the only postseason appearance for the franchise between 1976 and 1997.