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1981 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (17.2/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 375 points (23.4/g), 23rd.
Differential of -99 points (-6.2/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 28th.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (5-11-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Mon | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 44 | 27 | 419 | 366 | 53 | 2 | 28 | 535 | 330 | 205 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | L | 0-2 | Houston Oilers | 3 | 9 | 20 | 302 | 203 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 209 | 118 | 91 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 1-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 17 | 31 | 422 | 237 | 185 | 15 | 281 | 233 | 48 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 2-2 | Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 17 | 26 | 385 | 207 | 178 | 5 | 14 | 262 | 150 | 112 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | L | 2-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 27 | 16 | 318 | 240 | 78 | 1 | 29 | 410 | 197 | 213 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 2-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 13 | 26 | 445 | 279 | 166 | 3 | 19 | 365 | 199 | 166 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 3-4 | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 17 | 23 | 355 | 261 | 94 | 1 | 14 | 334 | 192 | 142 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 4-4 | Baltimore Colts | 42 | 28 | 30 | 562 | 431 | 131 | 6 | 18 | 357 | 239 | 118 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 4-5 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 22 | 14 | 211 | 140 | 71 | 3 | 21 | 469 | 297 | 172 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 4-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 20 | 23 | 20 | 362 | 280 | 82 | 4 | 22 | 362 | 246 | 116 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 5-6 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 12 | 14 | 267 | 161 | 106 | 2 | 21 | 305 | 187 | 118 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | L | 5-7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 32 | 22 | 365 | 219 | 146 | 7 | 25 | 362 | 223 | 139 | 5 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | L | 5-8 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 41 | 23 | 349 | 224 | 125 | 3 | 24 | 356 | 226 | 130 | ||
| 14 | Thu | December 3 | box | L | 5-9 | @ | Houston Oilers | 13 | 17 | 28 | 367 | 177 | 190 | 2 | 7 | 154 | 120 | 34 | 1 |
| 15 | Sat | December 12 | box | L | 5-10 | New York Jets | 13 | 14 | 17 | 334 | 260 | 74 | 2 | 18 | 314 | 150 | 164 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | L | 5-11 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 21 | 42 | 27 | 452 | 301 | 151 | 10 | 16 | 292 | 182 | 110 | 4 |