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1981 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 303 points (18.9/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 17th.
 Differential of -48 points (-3.0/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 24th.

Coached by Ray Malavasi (6-10-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 6 box L 0-1 Houston Oilers 20 27 17 385 248 137 4 13 309 169 140 3
2 Sun September 13 box L 0-2 @ New Orleans Saints 17 23 17 255 167 88 4 19 304 78 226 3
3 Sun September 20 box W 1-2 Green Bay Packers 35 23 19 203 26 177 3 19 200 78 122 4
4 Mon September 28 box W 2-2 @ Chicago Bears 24 7 20 329 195 134 2 17 223 135 88 3
5 Sun October 4 box W 3-2 Cleveland Browns 27 16 29 410 197 213 1 16 318 240 78 1
6 Sun October 11 box W 4-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 37 35 14 252 165 87 2 19 349 197 152 3
7 Sun October 18 box L 4-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 17 29 22 374 203 171 3 24 496 275 221 3
8 Sun October 25 box L 4-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 20 25 401 256 145 1 14 325 265 60
9 Sun November 1 box W 5-4 Detroit Lions 20 13 17 321 143 178 3 13 293 168 125 2
10 Sun November 8 box L 5-5 New Orleans Saints 13 21 16 304 191 113 4 26 462 155 307 2
11 Sun November 15 box L 5-6 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 24 21 296 189 107 4 17 233 87 146 1
12 Sun November 22 box L 5-7 San Francisco 49ers 31 33 27 411 208 203 2 19 330 259 71 2
13 Sun November 29 box L 5-8 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 24 12 174 103 71 4 18 381 170 211 3
14 Sun December 6 box L 5-9 @ New York Giants 7 10 16 240 68 172 3 10 147 60 87
15 Mon December 14 box W 6-9 Atlanta Falcons 21 16 19 273 111 162 5 16 252 130 122 2
16 Sun December 20 box L 6-10 Washington Redskins 7 30 14 165 87 78 2 25 502 261 241 1