1981 Miami Dolphins season
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1981 Miami Dolphins season
| 1981 Miami Dolphins season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Don Shula | ||||||
| Home field | Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 11–4–1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Round | ||||||
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Contents
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–7 |
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| 2 | September 10, 1981 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–10 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | at Houston Oilers | W 16–10 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | at Baltimore Colts | W 31–28 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | New York Jets | T 28–28 |
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| 6 | October 12, 1981 | at Buffalo Bills | L 31–21 |
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| 7 | October 18, 1981 | Washington Redskins | W 13–10 |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 28–27 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | Baltimore Colts | W 27–10 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | at New England Patriots | W 30–27 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | Oakland Raiders | L 33–17 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | at New York Jets | L 16–15 |
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| 13 | November 30, 1981 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–10 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | New England Patriots | W 24–14 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1981 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–7 |
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| 16 | December 19, 1981 | Buffalo Bills | W 16–6 |
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Season summary
The Dolphins won the AFC East title behind second-year quarterback David Woodley and a running attack that managed 2,173 yards and 18 touchdowns. In their eight divisional games they swept the Colts and Patriots but split with Buffalo and went winless against a resurgent Jets squad; they tied the Jets 28-28 at Miami then lost at Shea Stadium 16-15. They won their last four games of the season to finish 11-4-1.
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Divisional | January 2, 1982 | San Diego Chargers | L 41–38 |
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The Dolphins hosted the "Air Coryell" Chargers in one of the greatest playoff games in NFL history.
Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 345 | 275 |
| New York Jets | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 355 | 287 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 311 | 276 |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 259 | 533 |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 322 | 370 |
Roster
Awards and honors
Milestones
Notes and references
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