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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)
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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 | @ | 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 |