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1981 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 311 points (19.4/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (17.2/g), 6th.
Differential of 35 points (2.2/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Chuck Knox (10-6-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 6 | box | W | 1-0 | New York Jets | 31 | 0 | 25 | 418 | 236 | 182 | 1 | 8 | 231 | 129 | 102 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 35 | 3 | 26 | 430 | 261 | 169 | 3 | 11 | 147 | 74 | 73 | 3 |
| 3 | Thu | September 17 | box | L | 2-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 20 | 17 | 277 | 187 | 90 | 3 | 24 | 396 | 236 | 160 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 27 | 25 | 389 | 287 | 102 | 1 | 30 | 429 | 316 | 113 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 3-2 | Baltimore Colts | 23 | 17 | 22 | 366 | 137 | 229 | 1 | 23 | 378 | 245 | 133 | 2 | |
| 6 | Mon | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | Miami Dolphins | 31 | 21 | 22 | 454 | 338 | 116 | 1 | 22 | 324 | 225 | 99 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 4-3 | @ | New York Jets | 14 | 33 | 14 | 288 | 242 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 374 | 174 | 200 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 5-3 | Denver Broncos | 9 | 7 | 17 | 323 | 204 | 119 | 2 | 10 | 161 | 97 | 64 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 6-3 | Cleveland Browns | 22 | 13 | 21 | 469 | 297 | 172 | 5 | 14 | 211 | 140 | 71 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 9 | box | L | 6-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 27 | 18 | 365 | 310 | 55 | 5 | 21 | 398 | 202 | 196 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 6-5 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 24 | 17 | 311 | 226 | 85 | 6 | 22 | 338 | 80 | 258 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-5 | New England Patriots | 20 | 17 | 19 | 434 | 249 | 185 | 2 | 11 | 297 | 181 | 116 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 8-5 | Washington Redskins | 21 | 14 | 18 | 229 | 41 | 188 | 2 | 19 | 293 | 202 | 91 | 5 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 28 | 27 | 19 | 318 | 234 | 84 | 28 | 482 | 337 | 145 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 10-5 | @ | New England Patriots | 19 | 10 | 20 | 329 | 137 | 192 | 16 | 204 | 107 | 97 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 19 | box | L | 10-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 16 | 15 | 240 | 129 | 111 | 3 | 18 | 282 | 125 | 157 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 27 | box | W | 11-6 | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 27 | 15 | 321 | 230 | 91 | 4 | 23 | 419 | 348 | 71 | 5 |
| Division | Sun | January 3 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 28 | 21 | 336 | 202 | 134 | 2 | 22 | 305 | 169 | 136 | |