New England Patriots' 1981 Season Results
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Finished tied for 4th  in AFC East 

Pre-Season

Date PF Opponent PA Res. Attend.
8 / 10 34 at LA Rams * 21 W 69,006
8 / 15 17 at Tampa Bay 16 W 66,553
8 / 22 23 Oakland 21 W 43,032
8 / 30 19 Washington 10 W 44,078
Total 93 68 4-0-0 222,669

*Game played at Anaheim, Calif.

 

 

 

 

 

** I was at this game.

Regular Season

Date PF Opponent PA Result Attendance
9 / 06 28 Baltimore 29 L 49,572
9 / 13 3 at Philadelphia 13 L 71,089
9 / 21 21 Dallas 35 L 60,311
9 / 27 21 at Pittsburgh (OT) 27 L 53,344
10 / 04 33 Kansas City 17 W 55,931
10 / 11 24 at NY Jets 28 L 55,093
10 / 18 38 Houston 10 W 60,474
10 / 25 22 at Washington 24 L 50,934
11 / 01 17 at Oakland 27 L 44,246
11 / 08 27 Miami (OT) 30 L 60,436
11 / 15 6 NY Jets 17 L 45,342
11 / 22 17 at Buffalo 20 L 71,593
11 / 29 20 St. Louis 27 L 39,946
12 / 06 14 at Miami 24 L 50,421
12 / 13 10 Buffalo 19 L 42,549
12 / 20 21 at Baltimore** 23 L 17,073
TOTAL 322 370 2-14-0 828,354

All home games played at Schaeffer Stadium in Foxboro.

1981 AFC Final Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Miami* 11 4 1 .719 345 275
NY Jets¤ 10 5 1 .656 355 287
Buffalo¤ 10 6 0 .625 311 276
Baltimore 2 14 0 .125 259 533
New England 2 14 0 .125 322 370
Central Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Cincinnati* 12 4 0 .750 421 304
Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 356 297
Houston 7 9 0 .438 281 355
Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 276 375
Western Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
San Diego* 10 6 0 .625 478 390
Denver 10 6 0 .625 321 289
Kansas City 9 7 0 .563 343 290
Oakland 7 9 0 .438 273 343
Seattle 6 10 0 .375 322 388

* denotes Division winner.
¤ denotes Wild Card team.

AFC Wild-card Game
Buffalo 31 at NY Jets 27		 AFC Divisional Games
San Diego 41 at Miami 38 (OT)
Buffalo 21 at Cincinnati 28		 AFC Championship January 10, 1982
San Diego 7 at Cincinnati 27
Attend. - 46,302

SUPER BOWL XVI January 24, 1982
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 at Pontiac Michigan  
Attend. - 81,270

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AFC season results take from "The Sporting News: Pro Football Guide, 2000 Edition." pg. 327.

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