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1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 268 points (16.8/g), 4th.
Differential of 47 points (2.9/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Coached by John McKay (9-7-0)
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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 | Sat | September 5 | box | W | 1-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 13 | 10 | 219 | 108 | 111 | 27 | 443 | 343 | 100 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 19 | 17 | 298 | 286 | 12 | 13 | 256 | 99 | 157 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 17 | 28 | 22 | 450 | 309 | 141 | 3 | 15 | 247 | 126 | 121 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 2-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 10 | 18 | 321 | 154 | 167 | 1 | 18 | 255 | 79 | 176 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 3-2 | Detroit Lions | 28 | 10 | 14 | 211 | 162 | 49 | 1 | 18 | 332 | 239 | 93 | 6 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 4-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 10 | 22 | 371 | 199 | 172 | 2 | 19 | 298 | 203 | 95 | 4 |
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 4-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 18 | 11 | 356 | 327 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 370 | 176 | 194 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | L | 4-4 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 20 | 24 | 347 | 238 | 109 | 4 | 17 | 298 | 109 | 189 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 5-4 | Chicago Bears | 20 | 10 | 15 | 392 | 183 | 209 | 1 | 18 | 325 | 233 | 92 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 5-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 25 | 10 | 193 | 150 | 43 | 2 | 26 | 426 | 221 | 205 | 4 |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 5-6 | Denver Broncos | 7 | 24 | 10 | 209 | 168 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 281 | 128 | 153 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 6-6 | Green Bay Packers | 37 | 3 | 23 | 348 | 138 | 210 | 3 | 14 | 282 | 212 | 70 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 7-6 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 14 | 22 | 345 | 218 | 127 | 2 | 20 | 341 | 204 | 137 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 8-6 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 23 | 22 | 420 | 327 | 93 | 1 | 23 | 373 | 236 | 137 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 8-7 | San Diego Chargers | 23 | 24 | 18 | 404 | 290 | 114 | 3 | 27 | 445 | 351 | 94 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 9-7 | @ | Detroit Lions | 20 | 17 | 11 | 276 | 172 | 104 | 21 | 340 | 181 | 159 | 3 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 2 | box | L | 9-8 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||