NFL 1981
1981 NFL season | |||
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Regular season | |||
season | September 6, 1981 - December 21, 1981 | ||
Play-offs | |||
date | December 27, 1981 | ||
AFC champions | Cincinnati Bengals | ||
NFC champions | San Francisco 49ers | ||
Super Bowl XVI | |||
date | January 24, 1982 | ||
Venue | Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan | ||
NFL Champion | San Francisco 49ers | ||
Pro Bowl | |||
date | January 31, 1982 | ||
Venue | Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii | ||
NFL season
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The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd season in American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 5, 1981 and ended on December 21, 1981. The season ended with the Pro Bowl on January 31 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii .
Regular season
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Legend:
S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden | SQ games won (relative) |
P + points made | P− opposing points | Playoff participant |
Play-offs
The play-offs began on December 27th and ran through January 10, 1982. The San Francisco 49ers won their first Super Bowl .
Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
January 3 - Riverfront Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
AFC Wild Card Game | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
December 27th - Shea Stadium | January 10 - Riverfront Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Buffalo | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
4th | NY jets | 27 | 1 | Cincinnati | 27 | |||||||||||||
January 2 - Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Buffalo | 31 | 3 | San Diego | 7th | Super Bowl XVI | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
January 24th - Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | San Diego (OT) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Cincinnati | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
January 3rd - Candlestick Park | ||||||||||||||||||
NFC Wild Card Game | NFC Championship | N1 | San Francisco | 26th | ||||||||||||||
1 | San Francisco | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
December 27th - Veterans Stadium | January 10th - Candlestick Park | |||||||||||||||||
5 | NY Giants | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Philadelphia | 21st | 1 | San Francisco | 28 | |||||||||||||
January 2 - Texas Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | NY Giants | 27 | 2 | Dallas | 27 | |||||||||||||
2 | Dallas | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Tampa Bay | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XVI
The 16th Super Bowl took place on January 24, 1982 at the Silverdome in Pontiac , Michigan . In the final, the San Francisco 49ers faced the Cincinnati Bengals .
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | total | |
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Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7th | 14th | 21st |
San Francisco 49ers | 7th | 13 | 0 | 6th | 26th |
Web links
- NFL history 1981–1990 (English)