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1981 Chicago Bears
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (15.8/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 14th.
Differential of -71 points (-4.4/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Coached by Neill Armstrong (6-10-0)
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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 | L | 0-1 | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 16 | 20 | 306 | 161 | 145 | 4 | 20 | 346 | 153 | 193 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 28 | 18 | 339 | 216 | 123 | 3 | 20 | 412 | 287 | 125 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28 | 17 | 15 | 247 | 126 | 121 | 1 | 22 | 450 | 309 | 141 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mon | September 28 | box | L | 1-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 24 | 17 | 223 | 135 | 88 | 3 | 20 | 329 | 195 | 134 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 24 | 24 | 396 | 307 | 89 | 2 | 22 | 345 | 211 | 134 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 1-5 | Washington Redskins | 7 | 24 | 13 | 204 | 153 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 301 | 74 | 227 | 1 | |
| 7 | Mon | October 19 | box | L | 1-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 48 | 24 | 449 | 316 | 133 | 4 | 23 | 485 | 326 | 159 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 2-6 | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 17 | 28 | 414 | 219 | 195 | 1 | 15 | 356 | 295 | 61 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 2-7 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 20 | 18 | 325 | 233 | 92 | 3 | 15 | 392 | 183 | 209 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 3-7 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 13 | 15 | 278 | 77 | 201 | 18 | 249 | 84 | 165 | 6 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 3-8 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 21 | 20 | 253 | 88 | 165 | 3 | 18 | 247 | 133 | 114 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | L | 3-9 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 23 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 44 | 3 | 20 | 356 | 127 | 229 | 3 | |
| 13 | Thu | November 26 | box | L | 3-10 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 10 | 15 | 272 | 43 | 229 | 3 | 11 | 273 | 178 | 95 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 4-10 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 9 | 13 | 244 | 69 | 175 | 2 | 16 | 292 | 254 | 38 | 5 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 5-10 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 23 | 6 | 19 | 378 | 228 | 150 | 2 | 15 | 263 | 217 | 46 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 6-10 | Denver Broncos | 35 | 24 | 15 | 281 | 111 | 170 | 2 | 19 | 298 | 222 | 76 | 3 | |