Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were 12-4 in 1981. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 2nd in the NFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 28 to 27, in the 1981 NFC Championship game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 1/10	@	SF	L 27-28
Sat 1/2	vs	TB	W 38-0
Sat 12/19	@	NYG	L 10-13
Sun 12/13	vs	PHI	W 21-10
Sun 12/6	@	BAL	W 37-13

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,098

White

RUSH YDS

1,646

Dorsett

REC YDS

953

Hill

1981 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	4	.750
Eagles	10	6	.625
Giants	9	7	.563
Redskins	8	8	.500
Cardinals	7	9	.438

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
Team	16	367	5,880	1,100	5.3	2,711	630	4.3	3,414	439	7.8	31	245	321	137	158	26	103	839
Team Rank		6th	5th	7th	8th	2nd	1st	4th	16th	26th	4th	11th	18th	8th	5th	17th	9th	14th	9th
Opponent	16	277	5,419	1,021	5.3	2,049	468	4.4	3,717	511	7.3	42	347	286	106	162	18	104	837
Opponent Rank		7th	20th	7th	25th	16th	6th	23rd	21st	18th	19th	8th	20th	6th	6th	15th	3rd	12th	19th
Net		+90	+461	+79	+0.0	+662	+162	-0.1	-303	-72	+0.5	-11	-102	+35	+31	-4	+8	-1	+2
Net Rank		4th	11th	4th	16th	4th	1st	17th	20th	26th	7th	6th	23rd	8th	4th	16th	7th	12th	13th

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,977

Burrow

3,759

Goff

3,623

Smith

Rush Yards Leaders

1,688

Barkley

1,474

Henry

1,147

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,413

Chase

1,243

Jefferson

1,089

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

36

Burrow

34

Jackson

32

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hurts

13

Cook

13

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

15

Chase

11

McLaurin

10

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

110.4

Goff

107.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

12.5

Hendrickson

12.0

Hunter

11.5

Watt

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

29.9

28.8

28.5

28.3

Opp PPG Rankings

17.6

18.0

18.3

18.5

18.7

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

424.1

403.9

388.4

375.8

373.9

373.2

Rush Yards Rankings

186.2

178.4

155.5

144.4

143.7

Pass Yards Rankings

284.1

274.9

263.0

258.7

256.4

255.8

Sack Leaders

51.0

45.0

44.0

42.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

278.4

Barkley

247.9

Henry

226.2

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

233.8

Chase

173.5

Jefferson

168.5

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

134.1

Kittle

122.2

Bowers

109.9

Smith

Fantasy K Rankings

173

Boswell

160

Fairbairn

156

Aubrey

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4

10-4-1

9-4-1

9-5

Worst Record ATS

2-12

4-10

5-9

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	11	3	0	.786
Dolphins	6	8	0	.429
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	4	0	.714
Ravens	9	5	0	.643
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	6	8	0	.429
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	13	1	0	.929
Chargers	9	6	0	.600

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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