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1981 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1981 AFC Champions
Scored 421 points (26.3/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 304 points (19.0/g), 12th.
Differential of 117 points (7.3/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.5, Offense: 4.5, Defense: 1.0, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Forrest Gregg (12-4-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Hank Bullough
Other Notable Asst.: Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 6 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Seattle Seahawks | 27 | 21 | 24 | 375 | 165 | 210 | 4 | 17 | 290 | 230 | 60 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 30 | 22 | 310 | 233 | 77 | 1 | 19 | 388 | 224 | 164 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 20 | 15 | 281 | 233 | 48 | 31 | 422 | 237 | 185 | ||||
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-1 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 24 | 30 | 429 | 316 | 113 | 2 | 25 | 389 | 287 | 102 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | @ | Houston Oilers | 10 | 17 | 20 | 357 | 282 | 75 | 1 | 11 | 187 | -4 | 191 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 41 | 19 | 24 | 378 | 257 | 121 | 22 | 350 | 294 | 56 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 7 | 25 | 494 | 330 | 164 | 10 | 205 | 140 | 65 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 17 | 15 | 205 | 171 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 336 | 170 | 166 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Houston Oilers | 34 | 21 | 25 | 422 | 266 | 156 | 1 | 21 | 433 | 301 | 132 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 40 | 17 | 29 | 461 | 337 | 124 | 2 | 25 | 447 | 311 | 136 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | boxscore | W | 8-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 10 | 17 | 233 | 87 | 146 | 1 | 21 | 296 | 189 | 107 | 4 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | Denver Broncos | 38 | 21 | 25 | 571 | 387 | 184 | 1 | 17 | 337 | 269 | 68 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 41 | 21 | 24 | 356 | 226 | 130 | 23 | 349 | 224 | 125 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | boxscore | L | 10-4 | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 21 | 24 | 345 | 190 | 155 | 6 | 24 | 325 | 179 | 146 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | boxscore | W | 11-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 10 | 19 | 318 | 215 | 103 | 2 | 14 | 207 | 120 | 87 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | boxscore | W | 12-4 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 28 | 23 | 433 | 300 | 133 | 1 | 26 | 328 | 237 | 91 | 1 | |
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| Division | Sun | January 3 | boxscore | W | 13-4 | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 21 | 22 | 305 | 169 | 136 | 21 | 336 | 202 | 134 | 2 | |||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 10 | boxscore | W | 14-4 | San Diego Chargers | 27 | 7 | 19 | 318 | 175 | 143 | 1 | 18 | 301 | 173 | 128 | 4 | ||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 24 | boxscore | L | 14-5 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 26 | 24 | 356 | 284 | 72 | 4 | 20 | 275 | 148 | 127 | 1 | |