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1981 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 408 points (25.5/g), 27th.
Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.7, Offense: 0.1, Defense: -4.8, SoS: 1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Hanifan (7-9-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bettis
Training Camp: Lindenwoods Colleges (St. Charles, Missouri)
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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 | L | 0-1 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 20 | 14 | 203 | 142 | 61 | 2 | 14 | 292 | 141 | 151 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 30 | 18 | 404 | 262 | 142 | 2 | 24 | 391 | 210 | 181 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | boxscore | W | 1-2 | Washington Redskins | 40 | 30 | 18 | 315 | 208 | 107 | 24 | 521 | 388 | 133 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 20 | 18 | 255 | 79 | 176 | 2 | 18 | 321 | 154 | 167 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 17 | 18 | 299 | 184 | 115 | 3 | 17 | 306 | 166 | 140 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | @ | New York Giants | 14 | 34 | 19 | 285 | 184 | 101 | 4 | 27 | 377 | 179 | 198 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | boxscore | L | 2-5 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 41 | 22 | 383 | 263 | 120 | 4 | 17 | 394 | 280 | 114 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | boxscore | W | 3-5 | Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 17 | 18 | 320 | 182 | 138 | 2 | 22 | 387 | 318 | 69 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | boxscore | L | 3-6 | @ | Washington Redskins | 21 | 42 | 29 | 449 | 319 | 130 | 4 | 25 | 361 | 201 | 160 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | boxscore | L | 3-7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 52 | 13 | 239 | 158 | 81 | 5 | 30 | 452 | 255 | 197 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | boxscore | W | 4-7 | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 0 | 22 | 338 | 80 | 258 | 1 | 17 | 311 | 226 | 85 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | boxscore | W | 5-7 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 35 | 24 | 24 | 452 | 211 | 241 | 3 | 22 | 385 | 230 | 155 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | boxscore | W | 6-7 | @ | New England Patriots | 27 | 20 | 25 | 412 | 255 | 157 | 2 | 19 | 353 | 226 | 127 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | boxscore | W | 7-7 | New Orleans Saints | 30 | 3 | 19 | 290 | 135 | 155 | 1 | 11 | 176 | 59 | 117 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | boxscore | L | 7-8 | New York Giants | 10 | 20 | 12 | 222 | 130 | 92 | 3 | 16 | 252 | 77 | 175 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | boxscore | L | 7-9 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 38 | 11 | 211 | 72 | 139 | 6 | 25 | 444 | 185 | 259 | 5 | |