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1981 Washington Redskins

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 347 points (21.7/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 349 points (21.8/g), 16th.
 Differential of -2 points (-0.1/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Coached by Joe Gibbs (8-8-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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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 Dallas Cowboys 10 26 20 324 280 44 6 20 346 140 206 1
2 Sun September 13 box L 0-2 New York Giants 7 17 19 349 284 65 4 10 157 86 71 2
3 Sun September 20 box L 0-3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 30 40 24 521 388 133 2 18 315 208 107
4 Sun September 27 box L 0-4 @ Philadelphia Eagles 13 36 23 337 228 109 3 15 221 151 70 1
5 Sun October 4 box L 0-5 San Francisco 49ers 17 30 19 304 221 83 6 16 296 168 128 2
6 Sun October 11 box W 1-5 @ Chicago Bears 24 7 16 301 74 227 1 13 204 153 51 4
7 Sun October 18 box L 1-6 @ Miami Dolphins 10 13 20 301 139 162 2 20 445 296 149 2
8 Sun October 25 box W 2-6 New England Patriots 24 22 15 230 145 85 2 23 409 283 126 3
9 Sun November 1 box W 3-6 St. Louis Cardinals 42 21 25 361 201 160 1 29 449 319 130 4
10 Sun November 8 box W 4-6 Detroit Lions 33 31 25 464 271 193 3 24 499 277 222 6
11 Sun November 15 box W 5-6 @ New York Giants 30 27 29 418 234 184 1 17 248 152 96 2
12 Sun November 22 box L 5-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 24 17 256 131 125 1 27 470 212 258 2
13 Sun November 29 box L 5-8 @ Buffalo Bills 14 21 19 293 202 91 5 18 229 41 188 2
14 Sun December 6 box W 6-8 Philadelphia Eagles 15 13 11 176 68 108 2 25 416 255 161 4
15 Sun December 13 box W 7-8 Baltimore Colts 38 14 27 486 339 147 1 21 337 217 120 2
16 Sun December 20 box W 8-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 30 7 25 502 261 241 1 14 165 87 78 2

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 347 5623 1087 5.2 334 307 525 3466 19 22 6.2 173 532 2157 19 4.1 136 41 19 25
Team Defense 349 5206 1016 5.1 310 214 452 3045 21 24 6.3 152 532 2161 17 4.1 133 39 15 25
Lg Rank Offense 10 9 6 7 10 18 13 11 12 12 7 16 15 16
Lg Rank Defense 16 10 16 3 9 12 9 22 19 21 17 17 13 22

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%
7 Joe Theismann 32 QB 16 16 8-8-0 293 496 59.1 3568 19 3.8 20 4.0 79 7.2 6.1 12.2 223.0 77.3 28 259 6.3 5.3 5.3
12 Tom Flick 23 6 0 13 27 48.1 143 0 0.0 2 7.4 33 5.3 2.0 11.0 23.8 33.4 2 18 4.3 1.2 6.9
25 Joe Washington 28 RB 14 13 1 2 50.0 32 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 16.0 16.0 32.0 2.3 95.8 0 0 16.0 16.0 0.0
Team Total 26.8 16 8-8-0 307 525 58.5 3743 19 3.6 22 4.2 79 7.1 6.0 12.2 233.9 75.1 30 277 6.2 5.1 5.4
Opp Total 16 214 452 47.3 3310 21 4.6 24 5.3 7.3 5.9 15.5 206.9 65.4 32 265 6.3 4.9

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
25 Joe Washington 28 RB 14 13 210 916 4 32 4.4 65.4 15.0 70 558 8.0 3 32 5.0 39.9 1474 7 8
44 John Riggins 32 rb 15 4 195 714 13 24 3.7 47.6 13.0 6 59 9.8 0 22 0.4 3.9 773 13 1
40 Wilbur Jackson 30 5 2 46 183 0 14 4.0 36.6 9.2 7 51 7.3 0 16 1.4 10.2 234 0 2
7 Joe Theismann 32 QB 16 16 36 177 2 24 4.9 11.1 2.3 177 2 7
26 Terry Metcalf 30 16 2 18 60 0 12 3.3 3.8 1.1 48 595 12.4 0 52 3.0 37.2 655 0 6
30 Nick Giaquinto 26 6 0 17 73 0 5 4.3 12.2 2.8 5 55 11.0 1 25 0.8 9.2 128 1 0
39 Otis Wonsley 24 15 0 3 11 0 7 3.7 0.7 0.2 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.3 16 0 1
35 Rickey Claitt 24 13 0 3 19 0 11 6.3 1.5 0.2 19 0 0
81 Art Monk 24 WR 16 16 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.3 0.1 56 894 16.0 6 79 3.5 55.9 889 6 0
38 Clarence Harmon 26 5 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.8 0.2 11 98 8.9 0 23 2.2 19.6 102 0 0
88 Rick Walker 26 TE 16 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.3 0.1 11 112 10.2 1 24 0.7 7.0 117 1 0
10 Mike Connell 25 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 2
85 Don Warren 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 335 11.6 1 32 1.8 20.9 335 1 0
83 Ricky Thompson 27 wr 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 423 15.1 4 57 1.8 26.4 423 4 0
80 Virgil Seay 23 WR 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 472 18.2 3 60 1.6 29.5 472 3 0
82 Rich Caster 33 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 77 15.4 0 26 1.7 25.7 77 0 0
84 Greg McCrary 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 13 4.3 0 12 0.6 2.6 13 0 0
53 Jeff Bostic 23 C 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 -4 0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 532 2157 19 32 4.1 134.8 33.3 307 3743 12.2 19 79 19.2 233.9 5900 38 32
Opp Total 16 532 2161 17 4.1 135.1 33.3 214 3045 14.2 21 13.4 190.3 5206 38 32

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
21 Mike Nelms* 26 RET 16 0 45 492 2 75 10.9 37 1099 0 84 29.7 1591
26 Terry Metcalf 30 16 2 4 15 0 13 3.8 14 283 0 36 20.2 953
39 Otis Wonsley 24 15 0 6 124 0 27 20.7 140
89 Alvin Garrett 25 4 0 2 40 0 21 20.0 40
40 Wilbur Jackson 30 5 2 2 34 0 17 17.0 268
80 Virgil Seay 23 WR 16 7 2 36 0 19 18.0 508
35 Rickey Claitt 24 13 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 33
54 Pete Cronan 26 10 2 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
77 Darryl Grant 22 15 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
23 Tony Peters 28 SS 16 16 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Team Total 26.8 16 49 507 2 75 10.3 67 1673 0 84 25.0 8080
Opp Total 16 50 1 69 1275 0 18.5

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
10 Mike Connell 25 P 16 0 73 2923 57 0 40.0
3 Mark Moseley 33 K 16 0 1 1 8 7 8 6 12 5 1 30 19 63.3% 42 38 90.5%
Team Total 26.8 16 1 1 8 7 8 6 12 5 1 30 19 63.3% 42 38 90.5% 73 2923 57 0 40.0
Opp Total 16 24 17 70.8% 43 38 88.4% 80 3336 41.7

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
53 Jeff Bostic 23 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
69 Perry Brooks 27 RDT 15 12 0 2 0 0
65 Dave Butz 31 LDT 16 16 1 26 0 26
51 Monte Coleman 24 RLB/llb 12 11 3 52 1 52 0 0 1 2 0 114
10 Mike Connell 25 P 16 0 2 2 -8 0
59 Brad Dusek 31 LLB 10 9 0 1 0 0
12 Tom Flick 23 6 0 2 1 0 0
68 Russ Grimm 22 LG 14 13 0 1 0 0
40 Wilbur Jackson 30 5 2 2 0 0 0
66 Joe Jacoby 22 LT 14 13 0 1 0 0
61 Melvin Jones 27 RG 11 10 0 1 0 0
55 Mel Kaufman 23 rlb 11 6 2 25 0 25
20 Joe Lavender 32 RCB 16 16 4 52 0 30
71 Karl Lorch 31 LDE 16 10 0 2 0 0
76 Mat Mendenhall 24 lde/rde 14 11 0 2 0 0
26 Terry Metcalf 30 16 2 6 1 0 0
57 Rich Milot 24 rlb 11 6 1 1 18 0
29 Mark H. Murphy 26 FS 16 16 7 68 0 29 0 3 0 0
21 Mike Nelms* 26 RET 16 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0
52 Neal Olkewicz 24 MLB 14 14 2 22 1 12
24 Lemar Parrish 34 LCB 12 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
23 Tony Peters 28 SS 16 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 John Riggins 32 rb 15 4 1 0 0 0
7 Joe Theismann 32 QB 16 16 7 1 0 0
88 Rick Walker 26 TE 16 14 0 1 0 0
25 Joe Washington 28 RB 14 13 8 0 0 0
45 Jeris White 29 lcb 16 8 0 2 3 0
39 Otis Wonsley 24 15 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 24 249 2 52 0 32 26 15 0 114
Opp Total 16 30 32 17 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
3 Mark Moseley 33 K 16 0 38 19 95
44 John Riggins 32 rb 15 4 13 13 78
25 Joe Washington 28 RB 14 13 4 3 7 42
81 Art Monk 24 WR 16 16 6 6 36
83 Ricky Thompson 27 wr 16 5 4 4 24
80 Virgil Seay 23 WR 16 7 3 3 18
21 Mike Nelms* 26 RET 16 0 2 2 12
7 Joe Theismann 32 QB 16 16 2 2 12
51 Monte Coleman 24 RLB/llb 12 11 1 1 6
30 Nick Giaquinto 26 6 0 1 1 6
52 Neal Olkewicz 24 MLB 14 14 1 1 6
88 Rick Walker 26 TE 16 14 1 1 6
85 Don Warren 25 TE 16 16 1 1 6
Team Total 26.8 16 19 19 2 2 42 38 19 347
Opp Total 16 17 21 1 38 17 1 349