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1981 Detroit Lions
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 397 points (24.8/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 322 points (20.1/g), 13th.
Differential of 75 points (4.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Coached by Monte Clark (8-8-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1981 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 16 | DET | Mark Nichols | WR | 6 | 1981 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 9 | 108 | 0 | 124 | 2235 | 9 | San Jose State | |||||
| 2 | 46 | DET | Curtis Green | DE | 9 | 1981 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 | Alabama State | |||||||||||
| 3 | 72 | DET | Don Greco | G | 4 | 1982 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | Western Illinois | |||||||||||
| 4 | 99 | DET | Tracy Porter | WR | 4 | 1981 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1161 | 3 | LSU | |||
| 5 | 129 | DET | Larry Lee | G | 8 | 1981 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 6 | 155 | DET | Sam Johnson | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 182 | DET | Lee Spivey | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | SMU | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 211 | DET | Bob Niziolek | TE | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Colorado | |||||||||||
| 9 | 238 | DET | Hugh Jernigan | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 240 | DET | David Martin | DB | 2 | 1986 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Villanova | |||||||||||
| 10 | 264 | DET | Andy Cannavino | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 294 | DET | Willie Jackson | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||