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1981 NFL Weekly League Schedule

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Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sat September 5 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minnesota Vikings 21 13 219 0 443 4
Sun September 6 box W Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 27 0 299 4 249 4
Sun September 6 box W Houston Oilers @ Los Angeles Rams 27 20 309 3 385 4
Sun September 6 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants 24 10 325 2 230 1
Sun September 6 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Pittsburgh Steelers 37 33 353 2 408 7
Sun September 6 box W Detroit Lions San Francisco 49ers 24 17 295 2 297 3
Sun September 6 box W Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders 9 7 358 1 165 3
Sun September 6 box W Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins 26 10 346 1 324 6
Sun September 6 box W Miami Dolphins @ St. Louis Cardinals 20 7 292 3 203 2
Sun September 6 box W Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots 29 28 346 1 388 3
Sun September 6 box W Cincinnati Bengals Seattle Seahawks 27 21 375 4 290 4
Sun September 6 box W Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears 16 9 346 3 306 4
Sun September 6 box W Buffalo Bills New York Jets 31 0 418 1 231 2
Mon September 7 box W San Diego Chargers @ Cleveland Browns 44 14 535 0 419 2
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Thu September 10 box W Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers 30 10 346 1 300 2
Sun September 13 box W Kansas City Chiefs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 10 256 0 298 0
Sun September 13 box W New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams 23 17 304 3 255 4
Sun September 13 box W Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots 13 3 362 2 283 5
Sun September 13 box W New York Giants @ Washington Redskins 17 7 157 2 349 4
Sun September 13 box W San Diego Chargers Detroit Lions 28 23 367 2 385 2
Sun September 13 box W Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos 13 10 267 2 252 2
Sun September 13 box W Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Cardinals 30 17 391 2 404 2
Sun September 13 box W Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers 31 17 335 4 396 5
Sun September 13 box W Buffalo Bills @ Baltimore Colts 35 3 430 3 147 3
Sun September 13 box W San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears 28 17 412 2 339 3
Sun September 13 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ New York Jets 31 30 310 1 388 1
Sun September 13 box W Houston Oilers @ Cleveland Browns 9 3 209 4 302 2
Mon September 14 box W Oakland Raiders @ Minnesota Vikings 36 10 310 1 269 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Thu September 17 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Buffalo Bills 20 14 396 3 277 3
Sun September 20 box W San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs 42 31 398 3 426 8
Sun September 20 box W Miami Dolphins @ Houston Oilers 16 10 257 1 202 1
Sun September 20 box W New York Giants New Orleans Saints 20 7 421 2 299 3
Sun September 20 box W Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets 38 10 566 1 258 2
Sun September 20 box W Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 20 10 432 3 390 2
Sun September 20 box W Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers 35 23 203 3 200 4
Sun September 20 box W Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 26 24 406 3 404 2
Sun September 20 box W St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 40 30 315 0 521 2
Sun September 20 box W Denver Broncos Baltimore Colts 28 10 442 4 209 3
Sun September 20 box W Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 17 422 0 281 0
Sun September 20 box W Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 17 247 1 450 3
Sun September 20 box W Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers 34 17 363 0 386 3
Mon September 21 box W Dallas Cowboys @ New England Patriots 35 21 455 1 333 7
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun September 27 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers 30 13 410 3 316 2
Sun September 27 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Seattle Seahawks 20 14 381 2 359 1
Sun September 27 box W San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints 21 14 314 2 413 4
Sun September 27 box W Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots 27 21 498 0 438 1
Sun September 27 box W New York Jets Houston Oilers 33 17 478 2 221 6
Sun September 27 box W Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 36 13 221 1 337 3
Sun September 27 box W Detroit Lions Oakland Raiders 16 0 260 3 131 2
Sun September 27 box W Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 42 24 453 3 349 5
Sun September 27 box W Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons 28 17 385 5 262 4
Sun September 27 box W Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills 27 24 429 2 389 1
Sun September 27 box W Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Colts 31 28 428 0 514 1
Sun September 27 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis Cardinals 20 10 321 1 255 2
Sun September 27 box W Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 18 10 317 0 343 3
Mon September 28 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Chicago Bears 24 7 329 2 223 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 4 box W Green Bay Packers @ New York Giants 27 14 363 1 262 2
Sun October 4 box W New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs 33 17 451 2 327 4
Sun October 4 box T New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins 28 28 546 3 399 0
Sun October 4 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ New Orleans Saints 20 6 406 3 180 5
Sun October 4 box W San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 24 10 371 2 292 1
Sun October 4 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Redskins 30 17 296 2 304 6
Sun October 4 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Detroit Lions 28 10 211 1 332 6
Sun October 4 box W Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders 17 0 252 0 168 6
Sun October 4 box W Buffalo Bills Baltimore Colts 23 17 366 1 378 2
Sun October 4 box W Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 24 21 345 1 396 2
Sun October 4 box W Houston Oilers Cincinnati Bengals 17 10 187 1 357 1
Sun October 4 box W Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Browns 27 16 410 1 318 1
Sun October 4 box W St. Louis Cardinals Dallas Cowboys 20 17 299 3 306 2
Mon October 5 box W Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons 16 13 268 1 339 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 11 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Green Bay Packers 21 10 371 2 298 4
Sun October 11 box W Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders 27 0 454 2 230 3
Sun October 11 box W Minnesota Vikings @ San Diego Chargers 33 31 526 3 425 1
Sun October 11 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ New Orleans Saints 31 14 369 2 240 4
Sun October 11 box W New York Jets New England Patriots 28 24 297 3 454 4
Sun October 11 box W Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 35 17 372 1 289 3
Sun October 11 box W Denver Broncos Detroit Lions 27 21 401 3 325 1
Sun October 11 box W San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys 45 14 440 1 192 4
Sun October 11 box W New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals 34 14 377 1 285 4
Sun October 11 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns 13 7 365 1 445 3
Sun October 11 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Colts 41 19 378 0 350 4
Sun October 11 box W Washington Redskins @ Chicago Bears 24 7 301 1 204 4
Sun October 11 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons 37 35 252 2 349 3
Mon October 12 box W Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 31 21 454 1 324 4
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 18 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers 13 3 337 1 241 1
Sun October 18 box W Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins 13 10 445 2 301 2
Sun October 18 box W Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles 35 23 334 0 403 4
Sun October 18 box W New England Patriots Houston Oilers 38 10 436 4 309 4
Sun October 18 box W New York Giants @ Seattle Seahawks 32 0 301 1 127 4
Sun October 18 box W Oakland Raiders Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18 16 370 3 356 3
Sun October 18 box W Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 28 14 324 5 396 5
Sun October 18 box W Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Rams 29 17 496 3 374 3
Sun October 18 box W Atlanta Falcons St. Louis Cardinals 41 20 394 2 383 4
Sun October 18 box W New York Jets Buffalo Bills 33 14 374 1 288 3
Sun October 18 box W Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 34 7 494 0 205 1
Sun October 18 box W Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints 20 17 355 1 334 1
Sun October 18 box W San Diego Chargers @ Baltimore Colts 43 14 470 1 264 3
Mon October 19 box W Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 48 17 485 1 449 4
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 25 box W San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams 20 17 325 0 401 1
Sun October 25 box W Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 10 298 3 347 4
Sun October 25 box W Seattle Seahawks @ New York Jets 19 3 380 1 219 4
Sun October 25 box W Washington Redskins New England Patriots 24 22 230 2 409 3
Sun October 25 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders 28 17 330 4 342 6
Sun October 25 box W Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 31 27 409 2 382 3
Sun October 25 box W Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins 28 27 466 2 529 5
Sun October 25 box W St. Louis Cardinals Minnesota Vikings 30 17 320 2 387 3
Sun October 25 box W New York Giants @ Atlanta Falcons 27 24 289 0 430 2
Sun October 25 box W Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos 9 7 323 2 161 0
Sun October 25 box W Chicago Bears San Diego Chargers 20 17 414 1 356 2
Sun October 25 box W New Orleans Saints Cincinnati Bengals 17 7 336 1 205 2
Sun October 25 box W Cleveland Browns Baltimore Colts 42 28 562 6 357 3
Mon October 26 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 26 13 363 1 307 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 1 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 330 2 269 6
Sun November 1 box W New York Jets @ New York Giants 26 7 299 1 166 3
Sun November 1 box W Oakland Raiders New England Patriots 27 17 460 3 282 2
Sun November 1 box W San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 22 20 379 4 339 3
Sun November 1 box W Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks 34 24 377 3 221 3
Sun November 1 box W Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions 20 13 321 3 293 2
Sun November 1 box W Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 14 317 3 291 1
Sun November 1 box W Buffalo Bills Cleveland Browns 22 13 469 5 211 3
Sun November 1 box W Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals 42 21 361 1 449 4
Sun November 1 box W Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts 27 10 310 0 308 3
Sun November 1 box W Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers 34 21 422 1 433 4
Sun November 1 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears 20 10 392 1 325 3
Sun November 1 box W Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints 41 10 406 1 262 3
Mon November 2 box W Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings 19 17 329 2 325 2
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 8 box W Green Bay Packers New York Giants 26 24 267 2 321 7
Sun November 8 box W Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots 30 27 419 4 492 5
Sun November 8 box W Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 10 426 4 193 2
Sun November 8 box W New Orleans Saints @ Los Angeles Rams 21 13 462 2 304 4
Sun November 8 box W Houston Oilers Oakland Raiders 17 16 298 2 316 2
Sun November 8 box W Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers 24 21 356 1 367 2
Sun November 8 box W Washington Redskins Detroit Lions 33 31 464 3 499 6
Sun November 8 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ St. Louis Cardinals 52 10 452 1 239 5
Sun November 8 box W San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 17 14 287 1 292 3
Sun November 8 box W Chicago Bears @ Kansas City Chiefs 16 13 278 0 249 6
Sun November 8 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ San Diego Chargers 40 17 461 2 447 5
Sun November 8 box W Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns 23 20 362 2 362 4
Sun November 8 box W New York Jets @ Baltimore Colts 41 14 393 0 332 2
Mon November 9 box W Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills 27 14 398 3 365 5
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 15 box W Washington Redskins @ New York Giants 30 27 418 1 248 2
Sun November 15 box W New York Jets @ New England Patriots 17 6 226 1 197 2
Sun November 15 box W Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints 20 10 357 1 314 2
Sun November 15 box W Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins 33 17 304 0 306 2
Sun November 15 box W Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers 23 10 283 2 370 5
Sun November 15 box W Denver Broncos @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 7 281 1 209 2
Sun November 15 box W Detroit Lions Dallas Cowboys 27 24 429 3 323 2
Sun November 15 box W Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Colts 38 13 574 2 208 2
Sun November 15 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Atlanta Falcons 34 20 293 3 441 6
Sun November 15 box W St. Louis Cardinals Buffalo Bills 24 0 338 1 311 6
Sun November 15 box W Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears 21 17 247 2 253 3
Sun November 15 box W Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Rams 24 10 233 1 296 4
Sun November 15 box W Cleveland Browns @ San Francisco 49ers 15 12 267 2 305 2
Mon November 16 box W Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 44 23 368 0 486 4
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 22 box W Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 40 13 450 0 339 2
Sun November 22 box W New York Jets Miami Dolphins 16 15 285 2 187 2
Sun November 22 box W New Orleans Saints @ Houston Oilers 27 24 321 2 260 2
Sun November 22 box W New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 10 292 3 293 1
Sun November 22 box W San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders 55 21 465 2 342 3
Sun November 22 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams 33 31 330 2 411 2
Sun November 22 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers 37 3 348 3 282 4
Sun November 22 box W Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 24 10 470 2 256 1
Sun November 22 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ Baltimore Colts 35 24 452 3 385 2
Sun November 22 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns 32 10 362 5 365 7
Sun November 22 box W Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos 38 21 571 1 337 4
Sun November 22 box W Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears 23 7 356 3 24 3
Sun November 22 box W Buffalo Bills New England Patriots 20 17 434 2 297 2
Mon November 23 box W Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings 31 30 342 3 460 5
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