Dallas Cowboys

12-4-0 1st in NFC East
Logo for the 1981 Dallas Cowboys

PPG

22.9

6th

OPP PPG

17.3

7th

RUSH YDS/G

169.4

2nd

PASS YDS/G

213.4

16th

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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.

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 16 367 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

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529