1981 NFL SEASON
< 1980 1982 >
STANDINGS
AFC East
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 miami dolphins 16 11 4 1
2 new york jets 16 10 5 1
3 Buffalo Bills 16 10 6 0
4 Baltimore Colts 16 2 14 0
5 new england patriots 16 2 14 0
AFC Central
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 Cincinnati Bengals 16 12 4 0
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 8 8 0
3 Houston Oilers 16 7 9 0
4 Cleveland Browns 16 5 11 0
AFC West
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 San Diego Chargers 16 10 6 0
2 Denver Broncos 16 10 6 0
3 Kansas City Chiefs 16 9 7 0
4 Oakland Raiders 16 7 9 0
5 Seattle Seahawks 16 16 6 10 0
NFC East
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 Dallas Cowboys 16 12 4 0
2 Philadelphia Eagles 16 10 6 0
3 New York Giants 16 9 7 0
4 Washington Redskins 16 8 8 0
5 St. Louis Cardinals 16 7 9 0
NFC Central
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers* 16 9 7 0
2 Detroit Lions 16 8 8 0
3 Green Bay Packers 16 8 8 0
4 Minnesota Vikings 16 7 9 0
5 Chicago Bears 16 6 10 0
NFC West
RK TEAM GP W L T
1 San Francisco 49ers 16 13 3 0
2 Atlanta Falcons 16 7 9 0
3 Los Angeles Rams 16 6 10 0
4 New Orleans Saints 16 4 12 0
PLAYOFFS
Seed AFC NFC
1 Cincinnati Bengals (Central winner) San Francisco 49ers (West winner)
2 Miami Dolphins (East winner) Dallas Cowboys (East winner)
3 San Diego Chargers (West winner) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Central winner)
4 New York Jets (wild card) Philadelphia Eagles (wild card)
5 Buffalo Bills (wild card) New York Giants (wild card)
Wild Card playoffs
Dec 27
1981
BUF		 31 @ 27
NYJ

NYG		 27 @ 21
PHI
Divisional playoffs
JAN 02
1982
TB		 0 @ 38
DAL

SD		 41 @ 38
(OT)
MIA
JAN 03
1982
BUF		 21 @ 28
CIN

NYG		 24 @ 38
SF
Conference Championships
JAN 10
1982
SD		 7 @ 27
CIN

DAL		 27 @ 28
SF

SUPER BOWL XVI
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mi
JAN 24
1982
SF		 26 @ 21
CIN