1981 Detroit Lions season
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1981 Detroit Lions season
| 1981 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Monte Clark | ||||||
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-8 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1981 Detroit Lions season was their 52nd in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9-7, winning only eight games.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season. In spite of this, halfback Billy Sims continued to play solid football amassing 1,888 total yards in total offense while scoring a team high 14 touchdowns. However, the Lions could do no better then finishing in second place in the NFC Central with a mediocre 8-8 record.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24-17 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1981 | at San Diego Chargers | L 28-23 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 26-24 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | Oakland Raiders | W 16-0 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 28-10 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1981 | at Denver Broncos | L 27-21 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1981 | Chicago Bears | W 48-17 |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | Green Bay Packers | W 31-27 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20-13 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | at Washington Redskins | L 33-31 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27-24 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | at Chicago Bears | W 23-7 |
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| 13 | November 26, 1981 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 27-10 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | at Green Bay Packers | L 31-17 |
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| 15 | December 12, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings | W 45-7 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1981 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20-17 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 315 | 268 | W-1 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 397 | 322 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 324 | 361 | L-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 325 | 369 | L-5 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 253 | 324 | W-3 |
References
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1981 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVI | |||||||
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