who was the defensive player of the year in 1981

Lawrence Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season in 1981.

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		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1	1981	NYG	16	5	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/19/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/13/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/6/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	LA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/29/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/22/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/15/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/8/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/1/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/25/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/18/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/11/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/4/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/27/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/20/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/13/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/6/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

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Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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Rodgers

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Young

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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31.0

30.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

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416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

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Gibbs

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000