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1981 New Orleans Saints Game Log

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Record: 4-12-0, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bum Phillips (4-12-0)

Points For: 207 (12.9/g) 28th of 28

Points Against: 378 (23.6/g) 24th of 28

Expected W-L: 3.1-12.9

SRS: -9.49 (27th of 28), SOS: 1.20

Offensive Coordinator: King Hill

Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

Other Notable Asst.: John Levra (Offensive Backs) and John Paul Young (Linebackers)

Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

President/Majority Shareholder: John Mecom Jr.

Head Coach/General Manager: Bum Phillips

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +25000

Training Camp: Dodgertown (Vero Beach, Florida)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	0	27	23	41	173	0	1	3	20	4.7	3.9	56.1	56.3	20	76	3.8	0	0	1	0	0	5	202
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	23	17	4	18	78	1	3	1	12	5.0	4.1	22.2	24.1	50	226	4.5	1	3	3	2	2	2	64
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	7	20	16	39	190	0	2	2	25	5.5	4.6	41.0	35.2	28	109	3.9	1	0	0	1	1	5	216
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	21	21	38	250	2	2	0	0	6.6	6.6	55.3	71.2	37	163	4.4	0	0	0	2	2	6	241
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	6	20	15	24	102	0	4	5	48	6.3	3.5	62.5	32.3	35	78	2.2	0	2	2	0	0	5	216
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	31	10	24	50	0	1	4	40	3.8	1.8	41.7	31.9	31	190	6.1	2	0	0	2	2	5	182
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	17	20	17	29	192	1	0	2	15	7.1	6.2	58.6	90.0	24	142	5.9	1	1	4	2	2	5	219
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	17	7	16	25	170	1	1	2	20	7.6	6.3	64.0	80.4	37	166	4.5	1	1	2	2	2	4	168
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	10	41	22	38	204	1	1	2	21	5.9	5.1	57.9	70.5	22	58	2.6	0	1	2	1	1	7	316
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	21	13	11	19	155	0	0	3	27	9.6	7.0	57.9	84.3	52	307	5.9	3	0	2	3	3	4	181
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	10	20	19	39	198	0	2	5	46	6.3	4.5	48.7	42.5	39	116	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	6	215
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	27	24	10	14	140	1	0	2	7	10.5	8.8	71.4	127.1	45	181	4.0	2	2	3	3	3	2	76
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	31	19	31	204	1	2	2	11	6.9	6.2	61.3	64.4	27	137	5.1	1	0	1	2	2	2	70
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	3	30	7	18	59	0	3	6	46	5.8	2.5	38.9	8.6	29	117	4.0	0	1	3	0	0	1	43
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	35	14	21	165	0	4	0	0	7.9	7.9	66.7	50.8	34	87	2.6	1	0	0	1	1	3	124
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	21	14	23	89	0	1	2	21	4.8	3.6	60.9	50.8	36	133	3.7	2	1	1	2	2	4	139

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	0	27	16	26	135	3	2	2	19	5.9	4.8	61.5	81.4	38	164	4.3	0	0	1	3	3	3	34
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	23	17	20	34	167	2	2	3	34	5.9	4.5	58.8	66.7	24	88	3.7	0	1	1	2	2	5	99
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	7	20	28	42	315	1	0	2	9	7.7	7.2	66.7	96.8	33	106	3.2	1	2	5	2	2	3	41
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	21	16	22	168	1	1	1	7	8.0	7.3	72.7	90.7	39	146	3.7	1	0	0	3	3	9	365
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	6	20	19	29	269	2	0	1	7	9.5	9.0	65.5	118.3	33	137	4.2	0	2	2	2	2	6	150
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	31	15	28	200	1	2	1	7	7.4	6.9	53.6	58.6	36	169	4.7	2	1	3	4	3	1	36
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	17	20	25	42	261	0	0	1	9	6.4	6.1	59.5	77.6	32	94	2.9	2	2	2	2	2	6	148
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	17	7	19	41	171	1	1	3	27	4.8	3.9	46.3	56.0	19	34	1.8	0	0	0	1	1	6	184
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	10	41	15	22	262	3	1	1	7	12.2	11.4	68.2	129.2	39	144	3.7	2	2	2	5	5	4	62
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	21	13	15	33	191	1	4	3	32	6.8	5.3	45.5	34.6	23	113	4.9	0	2	2	1	1	4	70
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	10	20	19	40	287	1	0	0	0	7.2	7.2	47.5	79.9	23	70	3.0	1	2	2	2	2	6	177
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	27	24	15	23	161	1	1	3	29	8.3	6.2	65.2	82.0	26	99	3.8	2	1	1	3	3	3	43
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	31	16	24	218	2	1	0	0	9.1	9.1	66.7	105.9	38	127	3.3	2	1	1	4	4	3	42
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	3	30	13	19	135	0	1	4	38	9.1	5.9	68.4	66.8	41	155	3.8	3	3	3	3	3	2	176
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	35	19	21	202	5	0	2	16	10.4	8.8	90.5	146.3	29	116	4.0	0	0	0	5	5	4	70
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	21	17	25	195	2	1	0	0	7.8	7.8	68.0	101.2	31	154	5.0	1	0	0	3	3	4	74

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