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1981 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 478 points (29.9/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 390 points (24.4/g), 26th.
Differential of 88 points (5.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Don Coryell (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 | Mon | September 7 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 44 | 14 | 28 | 535 | 330 | 205 | 27 | 419 | 366 | 53 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | Detroit Lions | 28 | 23 | 17 | 367 | 310 | 57 | 2 | 26 | 385 | 207 | 178 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 42 | 31 | 23 | 398 | 284 | 114 | 3 | 29 | 426 | 278 | 148 | 8 |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | L | 3-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 24 | 42 | 23 | 349 | 267 | 82 | 5 | 20 | 453 | 350 | 103 | 3 |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 4-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 24 | 10 | 25 | 371 | 272 | 99 | 2 | 15 | 292 | 200 | 92 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 4-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 33 | 18 | 425 | 305 | 120 | 1 | 29 | 526 | 433 | 93 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 43 | 14 | 30 | 470 | 298 | 172 | 1 | 18 | 264 | 196 | 68 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 17 | 20 | 15 | 356 | 295 | 61 | 2 | 28 | 414 | 219 | 195 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 6-3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 22 | 20 | 21 | 379 | 297 | 82 | 4 | 26 | 339 | 155 | 184 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 6-4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 40 | 25 | 447 | 311 | 136 | 5 | 29 | 461 | 337 | 124 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mon | November 16 | box | L | 6-5 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 23 | 44 | 26 | 486 | 291 | 195 | 4 | 24 | 368 | 212 | 156 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 55 | 21 | 32 | 465 | 317 | 148 | 2 | 18 | 342 | 283 | 59 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 8-5 | Denver Broncos | 34 | 17 | 20 | 408 | 260 | 148 | 2 | 19 | 389 | 322 | 67 | 5 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 8-6 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 28 | 28 | 482 | 337 | 145 | 2 | 19 | 318 | 234 | 84 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 9-6 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 23 | 27 | 445 | 351 | 94 | 4 | 18 | 404 | 290 | 114 | 3 |
| 16 | Mon | December 21 | box | W | 10-6 | Oakland Raiders | 23 | 10 | 21 | 361 | 214 | 147 | 1 | 20 | 336 | 229 | 107 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 2 | box | W | 11-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 41 | 38 | ||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 10 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 27 | ||||||||||