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1981 Washington Redskins Game Log

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Record: 8-8-0, 4th in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Joe Gibbs (8-8-0)

Points For: 347 (21.7/g) 10th of 28

Points Against: 349 (21.8/g) 16th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1

SRS: .99 (16th of 28), SOS: 1.11

Offensive Coordinator: Joe Bugel

Defensive Coordinator: Richie Petitbon

Other Notable Asst.: Don Breaux (Running Backs), Dan Henning (Offensive Assistant), Larry Peccatiello (Linebackers) and LaVern Torgeson (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Majority Owner: Jack Kent Cooke

General Manager: Bobby Beathard

Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3000

Training Camp: Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

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			Dallas Cowboys	10	26	23	49	280	1	4	3	33	6.4	5.4	46.9	37.8	18	44	2.4	0	1	2	1	1	5	205
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	L			New York Giants	7	17	27	48	284	1	1	3	34	6.6	5.6	56.3	71.9	22	65	3.0	0	0	1	1	1	10	396
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	30	40	25	37	388	4	1	0	0	10.5	10.5	67.6	126.9	27	133	4.9	0	1	1	3	4	4	171
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	13	36	22	34	228	0	1	4	37	7.8	6.0	64.7	71.7	33	109	3.3	1	2	4	1	1	3	153
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	30	22	46	221	0	4	2	20	5.2	4.6	47.8	25.7	23	83	3.6	1	1	1	2	2	5	202
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	24	7	12	25	74	0	1	1	9	3.3	2.8	48.0	37.9	47	227	4.8	2	1	2	3	3	8	275
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	10	13	17	23	139	0	1	1	10	6.5	5.8	73.9	70.7	38	162	4.3	1	1	1	1	1	5	211
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	24	22	14	23	145	1	0	2	17	7.0	5.8	60.9	93.6	32	85	2.7	1	1	2	3	3	6	231
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	42	21	14	19	201	3	0	1	18	11.5	10.1	73.7	147.1	39	160	4.1	3	0	1	6	6	3	119
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	33	31	19	32	271	1	2	2	16	9.0	8.0	59.4	71.2	41	193	4.7	2	4	4	3	3	3	110
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W	OT	@	New York Giants	30	27	25	38	234	2	1	1	8	6.4	6.0	65.8	89.1	50	184	3.7	1	3	5	3	3	4	156
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	24	14	34	131	1	1	4	27	4.6	3.4	41.2	50.0	25	125	5.0	0	1	3	1	1	5	207
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	14	21	22	34	202	1	1	3	18	6.5	5.5	64.7	78.3	27	91	3.4	1	0	0	2	2	3	123
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	15	13	13	22	68	0	2	1	19	4.0	3.0	59.1	26.3	32	108	3.4	1	1	1	0	2	5	221
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	38	14	23	36	339	2	1	0	0	9.4	9.4	63.9	101.5	34	147	4.3	3	1	1	5	5	2	67
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	30	7	15	25	261	2	1	2	11	10.9	9.7	60.0	105.6	44	241	5.5	2	1	1	3	4	2	71

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			Dallas Cowboys	10	26	12	24	140	2	0	1	5	6.0	5.6	50.0	95.8	44	206	4.7	0	4	4	2	2	6	159
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	L			New York Giants	7	17	8	27	86	0	1	1	7	3.4	3.1	29.6	24.9	35	71	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	11	563
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	30	40	12	22	208	3	0	2	18	10.3	8.7	54.5	126.5	37	107	2.9	1	2	2	4	5	5	100
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	13	36	15	27	151	2	1	2	16	6.2	5.2	55.6	80.9	25	70	2.8	1	2	2	4	4	4	74
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	30	15	28	168	0	1	2	25	6.9	5.6	53.6	56.8	35	128	3.7	2	1	2	3	3	5	100
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	24	7	11	41	153	1	4	4	30	4.5	3.4	26.8	11.2	18	51	2.8	0	0	0	1	1	10	402
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	10	13	15	28	296	0	0	0	0	10.6	10.6	53.6	90.8	31	149	4.8	1	2	2	1	1	4	50
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	24	22	17	30	283	0	2	3	23	10.2	8.6	56.7	60.8	39	126	3.2	2	3	4	1	1	4	71
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	42	21	27	47	319	3	4	3	15	7.1	6.4	57.4	64.1	22	130	5.9	0	0	2	3	3	2	200
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	33	31	14	22	277	1	3	1	5	12.8	12.0	63.6	82.8	35	222	6.3	3	1	1	4	4	2	174
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W	OT	@	New York Giants	30	27	9	24	152	2	1	3	25	7.4	5.6	37.5	70.1	27	96	3.6	2	0	0	3	3	6	149
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	24	13	27	212	2	0	1	10	8.2	7.6	48.1	99.6	47	258	5.5	1	1	2	3	3	3	35
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	14	21	6	18	41	1	0	3	35	4.2	2.0	33.3	60.9	39	188	4.8	2	0	1	3	3	5	88
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	15	13	16	35	255	2	3	1	11	7.6	7.1	45.7	53.9	37	161	4.4	0	0	0	1	2	4	67
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	38	14	14	25	217	2	2	1	0	8.7	8.3	56.0	78.2	33	120	3.6	0	0	1	2	2	3	31
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	30	7	10	27	87	0	2	4	40	4.7	2.8	37.0	15.5	28	78	2.8	1	0	0	1	1	6	163

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