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1981 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 324 points (20.2/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 361 points (22.6/g), 20th.
 Differential of -37 points (-2.3/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.

Coached by Bart Starr (8-8-0)

1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 6 box W 1-0 @ Chicago Bears 16 9 20 346 153 193 3 20 306 161 145 4
2 Sun September 13 box L 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 17 31 22 396 300 96 5 19 335 219 116 4
3 Sun September 20 box L 1-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 23 35 19 200 78 122 4 19 203 26 177 3
4 Sun September 27 box L 1-3 Minnesota Vikings 13 30 22 316 245 71 2 28 410 253 157 3
5 Sun October 4 box W 2-3 @ New York Giants 27 14 27 363 215 148 1 17 262 221 41 2
6 Sun October 11 box L 2-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 21 19 298 203 95 4 22 371 199 172 2
7 Sun October 18 box L 2-5 San Francisco 49ers 3 13 13 241 163 78 1 21 337 211 126 1
8 Sun October 25 box L 2-6 @ Detroit Lions 27 31 23 382 307 75 3 24 409 238 171 2
9 Sun November 1 box W 3-6 Seattle Seahawks 34 24 25 377 195 182 3 15 221 102 119 3
10 Sun November 8 box W 4-6 New York Giants 26 24 13 267 185 82 2 17 321 233 88 7
11 Sun November 15 box W 5-6 Chicago Bears 21 17 18 247 133 114 2 20 253 88 165 3
12 Sun November 22 box L 5-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 37 14 282 212 70 4 23 348 138 210 3
13 Sun November 29 box W 6-7 @ Minnesota Vikings 35 23 24 409 294 115 4 23 404 376 28 5
14 Sun December 6 box W 7-7 Detroit Lions 31 17 24 333 265 68 20 360 217 143 2
15 Sun December 13 box W 8-7 @ New Orleans Saints 35 7 17 318 202 116 16 252 165 87 6
16 Sun December 20 box L 8-8 @ New York Jets 3 28 8 84 39 45 3 22 393 240 153 4