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1981 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 11th.
Differential of 59 points (3.7/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (8-8-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 6 | box | L | 0-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 33 | 37 | 29 | 408 | 319 | 89 | 7 | 17 | 353 | 214 | 139 | 2 | |
| 2 | Thu | September 10 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 30 | 15 | 300 | 183 | 117 | 2 | 25 | 346 | 161 | 185 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 1-2 | New York Jets | 38 | 10 | 33 | 566 | 223 | 343 | 1 | 16 | 258 | 174 | 84 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 2-2 | New England Patriots | 27 | 21 | 27 | 498 | 247 | 251 | 24 | 438 | 323 | 115 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 6 | 19 | 406 | 269 | 137 | 3 | 16 | 180 | 102 | 78 | 5 |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 4-2 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 7 | 19 | 365 | 199 | 166 | 1 | 26 | 445 | 279 | 166 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 4-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 34 | 10 | 205 | 140 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 494 | 330 | 164 | |
| 8 | Mon | October 26 | box | W | 5-3 | Houston Oilers | 26 | 13 | 22 | 363 | 196 | 167 | 1 | 13 | 307 | 231 | 76 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 5-4 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 17 | 16 | 269 | 125 | 144 | 6 | 25 | 330 | 200 | 130 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 5-5 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 21 | 24 | 17 | 367 | 205 | 162 | 2 | 19 | 356 | 260 | 96 | 1 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 6-5 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 20 | 13 | 293 | 221 | 72 | 3 | 24 | 441 | 380 | 61 | 6 |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-5 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 32 | 10 | 25 | 362 | 223 | 139 | 5 | 22 | 365 | 219 | 146 | 7 |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 8-5 | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 0 | 18 | 381 | 170 | 211 | 3 | 12 | 174 | 103 | 71 | 4 | |
| 14 | Mon | December 7 | box | L | 8-6 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 30 | 24 | 331 | 235 | 96 | 2 | 22 | 471 | 257 | 214 | 5 |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 8-7 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 17 | 14 | 207 | 120 | 87 | 2 | 19 | 318 | 215 | 103 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | L | 8-8 | @ | Houston Oilers | 20 | 21 | 17 | 277 | 151 | 126 | 2 | 18 | 376 | 335 | 41 | 2 |