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1981 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 273 points (17.1/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 343 points (21.4/g), 15th.
 Differential of -70 points (-4.4/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.0/g), 26th.

Coached by Tom Flores (7-9-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
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 @ Denver Broncos 7 9 12 165 84 81 3 21 358 182 176 1
2 Mon September 14 box W 1-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 36 10 14 310 161 149 1 19 269 227 42 3
3 Sun September 20 box W 2-1 Seattle Seahawks 20 10 26 432 242 190 3 18 390 308 82 2
4 Sun September 27 box L 2-2 @ Detroit Lions 0 16 14 131 45 86 2 20 260 79 181 3
5 Sun October 4 box L 2-3 Denver Broncos 0 17 12 168 90 78 6 17 252 90 162
6 Sun October 11 box L 2-4 @ Kansas City Chiefs 0 27 13 230 151 79 3 20 454 278 176 2
7 Sun October 18 box W 3-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18 16 22 370 176 194 3 11 356 327 29 3
8 Sun October 25 box L 3-5 Kansas City Chiefs 17 28 21 342 225 117 6 22 330 211 119 4
9 Sun November 1 box W 4-5 New England Patriots 27 17 24 460 275 185 3 15 282 205 77 2
10 Sun November 8 box L 4-6 @ Houston Oilers 16 17 16 316 167 149 2 17 298 190 108 2
11 Sun November 15 box W 5-6 @ Miami Dolphins 33 17 19 304 161 143 22 306 236 70 2
12 Sun November 22 box L 5-7 San Diego Chargers 21 55 18 342 283 59 3 32 465 317 148 2
13 Sun November 29 box W 6-7 @ Seattle Seahawks 32 31 28 337 156 181 4 18 383 314 69 1
14 Mon December 7 box W 7-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 27 22 471 257 214 5 24 331 235 96 2
15 Sun December 13 box L 7-8 Chicago Bears 6 23 15 263 217 46 2 19 378 228 150 2
16 Mon December 21 box L 7-9 @ San Diego Chargers 10 23 20 336 229 107 2 21 361 214 147 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 273 4977 1091 4.6 296 267 545 2919 18 28 4.9 166 493 2058 11 4.2 108 48 20 22
Team Defense 343 5473 1113 4.9 316 289 537 3641 24 13 6.2 178 524 1832 15 3.5 104 32 19 34
Lg Rank Offense 25 21 21 6 21 19 25 25 18 14 21 9 25 17
Lg Rank Defense 15 21 17 21 24 20 28 17 18 6 12 4 26 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
6 Marc Wilson 24 QB 13 9 5-4-0 173 366 47.3 2311 14 3.8 19 5.2 66 6.3 4.7 13.4 177.8 58.9 30 241 5.2 3.8 7.6
16 Jim Plunkett 34 qb 9 7 2-5-0 94 179 52.5 1045 4 2.2 9 5.0 42 5.8 4.0 11.1 116.1 56.7 22 184 4.3 2.7 10.9
Team Total 27.0 16 7-9-0 267 545 49.0 3356 18 3.3 28 5.1 66 6.2 4.5 12.6 209.8 58.2 53 437 4.9 3.4 8.9
Opp Total 16 289 537 53.8 4011 24 4.5 13 2.4 7.5 7.3 13.9 250.7 82.9 52 370 6.2 6.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
33 Kenny King 24 RB 14 14 170 828 0 60 4.9 59.1 12.1 27 216 8.0 0 30 1.9 15.4 1044 0 10
31 Derrick Jensen 25 FB 16 13 117 456 4 33 3.9 28.5 7.3 28 271 9.7 0 21 1.8 16.9 727 4 0
22 Arthur Whittington 26 RET 16 2 69 220 1 13 3.2 13.8 4.3 23 213 9.3 2 22 1.4 13.3 433 3 4
27 Frank Hawkins 22 13 0 40 165 0 19 4.1 12.7 3.1 10 109 10.9 0 35 0.8 8.4 274 0 1
30 Mark van Eeghen 29 8 3 39 150 2 11 3.8 18.8 4.9 7 60 8.6 0 13 0.9 7.5 210 2 0
6 Marc Wilson 24 QB 13 9 30 147 2 18 4.9 11.3 2.3 147 2 8
38 Chester Willis 23 15 0 16 54 1 15 3.4 3.6 1.1 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.1 1.6 78 1 1
16 Jim Plunkett 34 qb 9 7 12 38 1 13 3.2 4.2 1.3 38 1 3
84 Derrick Ramsey 25 TE 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 52 674 13.0 4 66 3.3 42.1 674 4 2
21 Cliff Branch 33 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 635 15.5 1 53 2.6 39.7 635 1 0
85 Bob Chandler 32 wr 11 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 458 17.6 4 45 2.4 41.6 458 4 2
81 Morris Bradshaw 29 WR 15 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 298 13.5 3 29 1.5 19.9 298 3 0
88 Raymond Chester 33 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 93 7.2 1 15 0.8 5.8 93 1 0
80 Malcolm Barnwell 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 190 21.1 1 61 0.6 11.9 190 1 2
46 Todd Christensen 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 115 14.4 2 30 0.5 7.2 115 2 0
Team Total 27.0 16 493 2058 11 60 4.2 128.6 30.8 267 3356 12.6 18 66 16.7 209.8 5414 29 42
Opp Total 16 524 1832 15 3.5 114.5 32.8 289 3641 12.6 24 18.1 227.6 5473 39 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
20 Ted Watts 23 RET 16 0 35 284 1 52 8.1 284
22 Arthur Whittington 26 RET 16 2 2 4 0 4 2.0 25 563 0 47 22.5 1000
43 Ira Matthews 24 5 0 15 92 0 26 6.1 7 144 0 39 20.6 236
80 Malcolm Barnwell 23 16 1 15 265 0 26 17.7 455
38 Chester Willis 23 15 0 15 309 0 43 20.6 387
46 Todd Christensen 25 16 0 4 54 0 19 13.5 169
28 Cleo Montgomery 26 1 0 3 48 0 20 16.0 48
27 Frank Hawkins 22 13 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 281
48 Kenny Hill 23 9 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Team Total 27.0 16 52 380 1 52 7.3 71 1411 0 47 19.9 7205
Opp Total 16 45 0 49 1068 1 21.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
8 Ray Guy 32 P 16 0 96 4195 69 0 43.7
10 Chris Bahr 28 K 16 0 8 6 4 2 7 3 5 3 24 14 58.3% 33 27 81.8% 2 43 32 0 21.5
Team Total 27.0 16 8 6 4 2 7 3 5 3 24 14 58.3% 33 27 81.8% 98 4238 69 0 43.2
Opp Total 16 30 17 56.7% 42 38 90.5% 101 3929 38.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
80 Malcolm Barnwell 23 16 1 2 0 0 0
73 Dave Browning 25 RDE 16 16 1 8 0 8 0 1 0 0
85 Bob Chandler 32 wr 11 7 2 1 22 0
46 Todd Christensen 25 16 0 0 1 0 0
36 Mike Davis 25 7 2 1 0 0 0
8 Ray Guy 32 P 16 0 1 0 0 0
86 Cedrick Hardman 33 16 0 0 1 52 1
27 Frank Hawkins 22 13 0 1 1 0 0
37 Lester Hayes* 26 LCB 16 16 3 0 0 0
83 Ted Hendricks* 34 LOLB 16 16 0 1 0 0
42 Monte Jackson 28 RCB 16 10 0 1 0 0
31 Derrick Jensen 25 FB 16 13 0 1 0 0
90 Willie Jones 24 8 0 0 1 9 1
33 Kenny King 24 RB 14 14 10 2 0 0
70 Henry Lawrence 30 RT 16 16 0 2 0 0
60 Curt Marsh 22 LG 11 11 0 1 0 0
53 Rod Martin 27 ROLB 16 16 1 7 0 7 0 3 0 0
65 Mickey Marvin 26 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
43 Ira Matthews 24 5 0 5 2 0 0
72 John Matuszak 31 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
57 Randy McClanahan 27 RILB 16 16 0 3 0 0
23 Odis McKinney 24 SS 16 14 3 38 0 34 0 1 0 0
55 Matt Millen 23 LILB 16 16 0 1 0 0
35 Dwayne O'Steen 27 rcb 16 6 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0
44 Burgess Owens 30 FS 16 16 2 30 1 30 0 2 22 0
16 Jim Plunkett 34 qb 9 7 3 1 -6 0
84 Derrick Ramsey 25 TE 16 12 2 1 0 0
68 Johnny Robinson 22 NT 16 16 0 1 0 0 1
20 Ted Watts 23 RET 16 0 1 12 0 12 3 2 1 0
22 Arthur Whittington 26 RET 16 2 4 0 0 0
38 Chester Willis 23 15 0 1 1 0 0
6 Marc Wilson 24 QB 13 9 8 2 -3 0
Team Total 27.0 16 13 97 1 34 42 39 97 2 1
Opp Total 16 53 28 9 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
10 Chris Bahr 28 K 16 0 27 14 69
85 Bob Chandler 32 wr 11 7 4 4 24
31 Derrick Jensen 25 FB 16 13 4 4 24
84 Derrick Ramsey 25 TE 16 12 4 4 24
81 Morris Bradshaw 29 WR 15 8 3 3 18
22 Arthur Whittington 26 RET 16 2 1 2 3 18
46 Todd Christensen 25 16 0 2 2 12
30 Mark van Eeghen 29 8 3 2 2 12
6 Marc Wilson 24 QB 13 9 2 2 12
80 Malcolm Barnwell 23 16 1 1 1 6
21 Cliff Branch 33 WR 16 15 1 1 6
88 Raymond Chester 33 te 16 5 1 1 6
86 Cedrick Hardman 33 16 0 1 1 6
90 Willie Jones 24 8 0 1 1 6
44 Burgess Owens 30 FS 16 16 1 1 6
16 Jim Plunkett 34 qb 9 7 1 1 6
20 Ted Watts 23 RET 16 0 1 1 6
38 Chester Willis 23 15 0 1 1 6
68 Johnny Robinson 22 NT 16 16 1 2
Team Total 27.0 16 11 18 1 2 1 33 27 14 1 269
Opp Total 16 15 24 1 38 17 1 343