Brian Sipe had the most passing yards in a Week-1 game in 1981, with 375 yards against the San Diego Chargers on September 7, 1981.
| NAME | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sipe | 375 | 9/7/1981 | vs | 31 | 57 | 54.4 | 6.6 | 2 | 2 | 71.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2 | | S. Dils | 361 | 9/5/1981 | @ | 37 | 62 | 59.7 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 74.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Fouts | 330 | 9/7/1981 | @ | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 13.2 | 3 | 0 | 157.1 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | T. Bradshaw | 319 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 8.9 | 2 | 2 | 83.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Theismann | 281 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 5.9 | 1 | 4 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 6 | | S. Grogan | 261 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 9.7 | 2 | 2 | 79.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | | J. Ferguson | 254 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 | 108.7 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 8 | | B. Kenney | 242 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 95.4 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 9 | | P. Simms | 241 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 66 | ||
| 10 | | J. Zorn | 230 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 66.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | G. Danielson | 196 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 91.0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Montana | 195 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 81.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 13 | | C. Morton | 194 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 87.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 14 | | V. Evans | 185 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 15 | | D. Woodley | 178 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 92.0 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 4 | 37 | ||
| 16 | | K. Stabler | 169 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 | 126.9 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 17 | | P. Haden | 168 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 8.4 | 2 | 3 | 76.7 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 18 | | L. Dickey | 165 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 19 | | R. Jaworski | 158 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 75.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 20 | | S. Bartkowski | 154 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 104.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 21 | | N. Lomax | 151 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 22 | | D. White | 145 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 96.7 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 23 | | R. Todd | 138 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 24 | | T. Schonert | 130 | 9/6/1981 | vs | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 25 | | J. Plunkett | 125 | 9/6/1981 | @ | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 51.6 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 5 | 41 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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