1981 New York Giants Game Log

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Record: 9-7-0, 3rd in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Ray Perkins (9-7-0)

Points For: 295 (18.4/g) 22nd of 28

Points Against: 257 (16.1/g) 3rd of 28

Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7

SRS: 3.35 (8th of 28), SOS: .98

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 27-21 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Lost Divisional Round 24-38 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Defensive Coordinator: Bill Parcells

Other Notable Asst.: Bill Austin (Offensive Line), Bill Belichick (Linebackers/Special Teams) and Romeo Crennel (Special Teams/Defensive Assistant)

Stadium: Giants Stadium

Co-Owner: Tim J. Mara

Co-Owner: Wellington Mara

General Manager: George Young

Offensive Scheme: Erhardt-Perkins

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +20000

Training Camp: Pace University (Pleasantville, New York)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	10	24	20	37	175	1	0	6	66	6.5	4.1	54.1	75.8	23	55	2.4	0	1	3	1	1	6	255
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	17	7	8	27	86	0	1	1	7	3.4	3.1	29.6	24.9	35	71	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	11	512
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	7	28	42	315	1	0	2	9	7.7	7.2	66.7	96.8	33	106	3.2	1	2	5	2	2	3	136
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	18	18	35	258	1	3	4	27	8.1	6.6	51.4	49.5	24	85	3.5	0	1	3	1	1	5	227
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	14	27	20	32	221	1	2	1	9	7.2	6.7	62.5	67.3	16	41	2.6	1	0	0	2	2	4	171
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	34	14	19	33	179	3	0	5	29	6.3	4.7	57.6	103.0	36	198	5.5	1	2	2	4	4	3	143
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	32	0	12	28	88	1	1	2	15	3.7	2.9	42.9	47.9	44	213	4.8	1	6	6	2	2	3	137
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W	OT	@	Atlanta Falcons	27	24	19	32	213	2	0	5	43	8.0	5.8	59.4	100.1	28	76	2.7	0	2	2	3	3	11	473
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L			New York Jets	7	26	22	36	111	0	1	9	71	5.1	2.5	61.1	54.3	15	55	3.7	0	0	0	1	1	10	450
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	24	26	23	46	233	3	4	2	18	5.5	4.9	50.0	50.4	31	88	2.8	0	1	1	3	3	4	180
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L	OT		Washington Redskins	27	30	9	24	152	2	1	3	25	7.4	5.6	37.5	70.1	27	96	3.6	2	0	0	3	3	6	248
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	20	10	10	27	172	0	2	1	9	6.7	6.1	37.0	28.6	29	120	4.1	1	2	3	2	2	5	209
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	10	17	13	34	143	0	3	2	19	4.8	4.0	38.2	14.7	22	80	3.6	1	1	1	1	1	6	257
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	10	7	5	22	60	0	0	2	7	3.0	2.5	22.7	39.6	39	87	2.2	1	1	3	1	1	9	323
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	20	10	12	24	77	0	1	1	9	3.6	3.1	50.0	39.8	39	175	4.5	1	2	3	2	2	6	278
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	W	OT		Dallas Cowboys	13	10	13	27	158	1	1	1	5	6.0	5.6	48.1	63.5	40	139	3.5	0	2	5	1	1	5	200

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	27	21	9	14	92	3	1	1	4	6.9	6.1	64.3	92.9	42	183	4.4	0	0	1	3	4	4	72
18	Sun	January 3	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	24	38	16	37	281	3	2	2	9	7.8	7.2	43.2	74.3	22	65	3.0	0	1	2	3	3	4	70

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	10	24	16	26	147	1	1	1	11	6.1	5.4	61.5	73.7	43	178	4.1	2	1	1	3	3	6	145
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	17	7	27	48	284	1	1	3	34	6.6	5.6	56.3	71.9	22	65	3.0	0	0	1	1	1	10	396
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	7	16	39	190	0	2	2	25	5.5	4.6	41.0	35.2	28	109	3.9	1	0	0	1	1	5	108
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	18	14	27	193	1	0	2	11	7.6	6.7	51.9	87.4	41	124	3.0	0	3	3	1	1	7	212
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	14	27	18	23	215	2	1	2	16	10.0	8.6	78.3	116.5	49	148	3.0	1	2	2	3	3	2	20
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	34	14	19	29	184	1	1	4	37	7.6	5.6	65.5	80.2	26	101	3.9	1	0	1	2	2	4	78
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	32	0	20	34	98	0	2	5	45	4.2	2.5	58.8	39.1	14	29	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	148
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W	OT	@	Atlanta Falcons	27	24	24	48	289	2	1	3	22	6.5	5.7	50.0	74.0	36	141	3.9	1	1	2	3	3	9	295
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L			New York Jets	7	26	13	30	185	1	0	3	22	6.9	5.6	43.3	75.0	35	114	3.3	0	4	4	2	2	8	259
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	24	26	14	31	185	0	2	2	18	6.5	5.6	45.2	37.7	30	82	2.7	0	4	4	2	2	6	147
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L	OT		Washington Redskins	27	30	25	38	234	2	1	1	8	6.4	6.0	65.8	89.1	50	184	3.7	1	3	5	3	3	4	62
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	20	10	20	45	154	1	1	3	33	4.2	3.2	44.4	51.5	35	139	4.0	0	1	3	1	1	8	215
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	10	17	27	40	214	0	0	3	20	5.9	5.0	67.5	80.6	39	123	3.2	2	1	3	2	2	8	240
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	10	7	8	21	68	0	1	3	13	3.9	2.8	38.1	27.5	47	172	3.7	1	0	1	1	1	7	169
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	20	10	16	32	130	1	2	3	33	5.1	3.7	50.0	45.1	24	92	3.8	0	1	1	1	1	8	258
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	W	OT		Dallas Cowboys	13	10	17	33	164	1	1	4	36	6.1	4.4	51.5	63.2	34	90	2.6	0	1	2	1	1	7	195

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	27	21	13	24	133	1	0	3	21	6.4	4.9	54.2	84.2	29	93	3.2	2	0	0	3	3	7	208
18	Sun	January 3	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	24	38	20	31	288	2	1	3	16	9.8	8.5	64.5	102.6	34	135	4.0	2	1	2	5	5	5	103

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