Cincinnati Bengals 1981 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

Cincinnati Bengals

12-4-0 • 1st in AFC Central •

PPG

26.3

3rd

OPP PPG

19.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

17th

PASS YDS/G

262.5

4th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

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.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 1/24	vs	SF	L 21-26
Sun 1/10	vs	SD	W 27-7
Sun 1/3	vs	BUF	W 28-21
Sun 12/20	@	ATL	W 30-28
Sun 12/13	@	PIT	W 17-10

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,754

Anderson

RUSH YDS

1,077

Johnson

REC YDS

1,009

Collinsworth

1981 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bengals	12	4	.750
Steelers	8	8	.500
Oilers	7	9	.438
Browns	5	11	.313

1981 Stats

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	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	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

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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