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1981 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 343 points (21.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 290 points (18.1/g), 10th.
Differential of 53 points (3.3/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Marv Levy (9-7-0)
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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 | Sun | September 6 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 33 | 17 | 353 | 214 | 139 | 2 | 29 | 408 | 319 | 89 | 7 |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19 | 10 | 13 | 256 | 99 | 157 | 17 | 298 | 286 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | L | 2-1 | San Diego Chargers | 31 | 42 | 29 | 426 | 278 | 148 | 8 | 23 | 398 | 284 | 114 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 14 | 26 | 381 | 227 | 154 | 2 | 23 | 359 | 277 | 82 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | New England Patriots | 17 | 33 | 22 | 327 | 108 | 219 | 4 | 25 | 451 | 211 | 240 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 4-2 | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 0 | 20 | 454 | 278 | 176 | 2 | 13 | 230 | 151 | 79 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 5-2 | Denver Broncos | 28 | 14 | 13 | 324 | 100 | 224 | 5 | 20 | 396 | 319 | 77 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 17 | 22 | 330 | 211 | 119 | 4 | 21 | 342 | 225 | 117 | 6 |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 22 | 26 | 339 | 155 | 184 | 3 | 21 | 379 | 297 | 82 | 4 |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 6-4 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 16 | 18 | 249 | 84 | 165 | 6 | 15 | 278 | 77 | 201 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 7-4 | Houston Oilers | 23 | 10 | 19 | 283 | 25 | 258 | 2 | 19 | 370 | 224 | 146 | 5 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 8-4 | Seattle Seahawks | 40 | 13 | 29 | 450 | 181 | 269 | 21 | 339 | 256 | 83 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Thu | November 26 | box | L | 8-5 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 27 | 14 | 245 | 129 | 116 | 3 | 21 | 285 | 114 | 171 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 8-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 13 | 16 | 18 | 307 | 233 | 74 | 1 | 16 | 342 | 265 | 77 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 8-7 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 17 | 16 | 276 | 185 | 91 | 2 | 16 | 253 | 160 | 93 | 3 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 9-7 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 6 | 13 | 273 | 133 | 140 | 2 | 16 | 245 | 161 | 84 | 4 |