nfl yards per play 1981

The Chicago Bears had 4.09 yards per play in 1981.

TEAM YDS/PLY YDS PLY SEASON GP YDS/G TD PASS YDS PASS YDS/G SCKY PASS TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD RET YDS RET YDS/G RET TD
1 Bears
Bears
4.09
4,633
1,132
1981
16
289.6
31
2,728
170.5
266
14
2,171
135.7
13
1,732
108.3
4
2 Cardinals
Cardinals
4.86
5,077
1,044
1981
16
317.3
37
3,269
204.3
405
15
2,213
138.3
20
2,078
129.9
2
3 Packers
Packers
4.65
4,859
1,044
1981
16
303.7
37
3,576
223.5
387
24
1,670
104.4
11
1,372
85.8
2
4 Giants
Giants
4.18
4,326
1,034
1981
16
270.4
32
3,009
188.1
368
16
1,685
105.3
11
1,622
101.4
5
5 Lions
Lions
5.51
5,933
1,076
1981
16
370.8
46
3,475
217.2
337
18
2,795
174.7
26
1,614
100.9
2
6 Redskins
Redskins
5.17
5,623
1,087
1981
16
351.4
42
3,743
233.9
277
19
2,157
134.8
19
2,180
136.3
4
7 Eagles
Eagles
5.25
5,553
1,057
1981
16
347.1
44
3,249
203.1
205
25
2,509
156.8
17
1,254
78.4
2
8 Steelers
Steelers
5.37
5,598
1,042
1981
16
349.9
47
3,457
216.1
231
25
2,372
148.3
21
1,508
94.3
1
9 Rams
Rams
4.41
4,793
1,086
1981
16
299.6
36
3,008
188.0
451
15
2,236
139.8
17
1,920
120.0
4
10 Browns
Browns
5.2
5,915
1,138
1981
16
369.7
32
4,339
271.2
353
21
1,929
120.6
11
1,906
119.1
0
11 49ers
49ers
4.96
5,484
1,106
1981
16
342.8
43
3,766
235.4
223
20
1,941
121.3
17
1,253
78.3
6
12 Colts
Colts
5.13
4,908
957
1981
16
306.8
33
3,379
211.2
321
21
1,850
115.6
11
1,707
106.7
1
13 Bills
Bills
5.41
5,640
1,043
1981
16
352.5
38
3,661
228.8
146
25
2,125
132.8
13
1,377
86.1
0
14 Broncos
Broncos
5.11
5,426
1,061
1981
16
339.1
39
3,992
249.5
461
27
1,895
118.4
12
1,242
77.6
0
15 Chiefs
Chiefs
4.99
5,273
1,057
1981
16
329.6
38
2,917
182.3
277
12
2,633
164.6
22
1,571
98.2
4
16 Patriots
Patriots
5.48
5,623
1,026
1981
16
351.4
40
3,904
244.0
321
17
2,040
127.5
23
1,389
86.8
0
17 Jets
Jets
4.87
5,396
1,108
1981
16
337.3
40
3,279
204.9
224
26
2,341
146.3
11
1,488
93.0
3
18 Oilers
Oilers
4.76
4,511
947
1981
16
281.9
34
3,119
194.9
342
21
1,734
108.4
11
2,047
127.9
2
19 Raiders
Raiders
4.56
4,977
1,091
1981
16
311.1
33
3,356
209.8
437
18
2,058
128.6
11
1,791
111.9
4
20 Chargers
Chargers
5.97
6,744
1,129
1981
16
421.5
61
4,873
304.6
134
34
2,005
125.3
26
1,800
112.5
1
21 Cowboys
Cowboys
5.35
5,880
1,100
1981
16
367.5
40
3,414
213.4
245
24
2,711
169.4
15
1,216
76.0
1
22 Vikings
Vikings
5.18
5,845
1,129
1981
16
365.3
37
4,567
285.4
234
27
1,512
94.5
8
1,631
101.9
2
23 Dolphins
Dolphins
5.01
5,322
1,063
1981
16
332.6
39
3,385
211.6
236
18
2,173
135.8
18
1,686
105.4
3
24 Falcons
Falcons
5.17
5,664
1,095
1981
16
354.0
52
3,986
249.1
287
30
1,965
122.8
15
1,802
112.6
7
25 Saints
Saints
4.58
4,705
1,028
1981
16
294.1
24
2,778
173.6
359
8
2,286
142.9
16
1,949
121.8
0

More Bears Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

12th

OPP PPG

29.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

24th

PASS YDS/G

238.5

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

1 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM