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1981 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 368 points (23.0/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 221 points (13.8/g), 1st.
Differential of 147 points (9.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (10-6-0)
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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 | @ | New York Giants | 24 | 10 | 21 | 325 | 147 | 178 | 2 | 14 | 230 | 175 | 55 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | New England Patriots | 13 | 3 | 18 | 362 | 142 | 220 | 2 | 14 | 283 | 137 | 146 | 5 | |
| 3 | Thu | September 17 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 14 | 24 | 396 | 236 | 160 | 3 | 17 | 277 | 187 | 90 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 4-0 | Washington Redskins | 36 | 13 | 15 | 221 | 151 | 70 | 1 | 23 | 337 | 228 | 109 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 5 | box | W | 5-0 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 13 | 14 | 268 | 161 | 107 | 1 | 22 | 339 | 227 | 112 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 6-0 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 14 | 21 | 369 | 200 | 169 | 2 | 18 | 240 | 50 | 190 | 4 |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 6-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 35 | 26 | 403 | 298 | 105 | 4 | 20 | 334 | 240 | 94 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 7-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 10 | 17 | 298 | 109 | 189 | 3 | 24 | 347 | 238 | 109 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 7-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 17 | 17 | 291 | 197 | 94 | 1 | 19 | 317 | 176 | 141 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 8-2 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 10 | 30 | 452 | 255 | 197 | 1 | 13 | 239 | 158 | 81 | 5 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 9-2 | Baltimore Colts | 38 | 13 | 34 | 574 | 339 | 235 | 2 | 9 | 208 | 172 | 36 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | L | 9-3 | New York Giants | 10 | 20 | 20 | 293 | 154 | 139 | 1 | 14 | 292 | 172 | 120 | 3 | |
| 13 | Mon | November 30 | box | L | 9-4 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 13 | 11 | 216 | 80 | 136 | 2 | 14 | 205 | 132 | 73 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 9-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 13 | 15 | 25 | 416 | 255 | 161 | 4 | 11 | 176 | 68 | 108 | 2 |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 9-6 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 21 | 14 | 225 | 135 | 90 | 5 | 23 | 412 | 264 | 148 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 10-6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 0 | 25 | 444 | 185 | 259 | 5 | 11 | 211 | 72 | 139 | 6 | |
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| WildCard | Sun | December 27 | box | L | 10-7 | New York Giants | 21 | 27 | |||||||||||