The Cincinnati Bengals were 12-4 in 1981. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 26 to 21, in Super Bowl XVI. It was their first Super Bowl appearance.
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Browns 1981 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 421 | 5,968 | 1,078 | 5.5 | 1,973 | 493 | 4.0 | 4,200 | 550 | 7.6 | 35 | 205 | 361 | 124 | 210 | 27 | 109 | 896 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 12th | 2nd | 17th | 18th | 17th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 12th | 24th | 3rd | 14th | 3rd | 8th | 19th | 15th | |
Opponent | 16 | 304 | 5,289 | 1,055 | 5.0 | 1,881 | 465 | 4.0 | 3,757 | 548 | 6.9 | 42 | 349 | 324 | 126 | 167 | 31 | 104 | 787 |
Opponent Rank | 12th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 9th | 3rd | 16th | 22nd | 25th | 11th | 8th | 21st | 21st | 20th | 18th | 23rd | 12th | 23rd | |
Net | +117 | +679 | +23 | +0.5 | +92 | +28 | 0.0 | +443 | +2 | +0.8 | -7 | -144 | +37 | -2 | +43 | -4 | +5 | +109 | |
Net Rank | 2nd | 5th | 14th | 5th | 12th | 13th | 15th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 8th | 24th | 6th | 17th | 2nd | 17th | 18th | 22nd |
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Chiefs | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
 Commanders | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
 Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
 Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
 Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
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