Sunday, November 1, 1981
New England Patriots 17, Oakland Raiders 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-7-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Oakland Raiders (4-5-0) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| NWE | OAK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | Chris Bahr 51 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| NWE | John Smith 38 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| OAK | Mark van Eeghen 3 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 10 |
| NWE | Don Hasselbeck 19 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 10 |
| OAK | Chris Bahr 26 yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 17 | 13 |
| OAK | Cliff Branch 14 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) | 17 | 20 |
| OAK | Willie Jones 9 yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick) | 17 | 27 |
| NWE | OAK | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-77-1 | 36-185-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-31-244-1-1 | 22-36-283-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-39 | 2-8 |
| Net pass yards | 205 | 275 |
| Total yards | 282 | 460 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 3-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 4 | 100 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Kenny King | OAK | 17 | 102 | 0 | ||||||||