Denver Broncos

10-6-0 • 2nd in AFC West •
Logo for the 1981 Denver Broncos

PPG

20.1

17th

OPP PPG

18.1

9th

RUSH YDS/G

118.4

21st

PASS YDS/G

249.5

5th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Denver Broncos were 10-6 in 1981. They finished 2nd in the AFC West and 4th in the AFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/20
 		@
CHI logo CHI
L
24-35
Sun
12/13
 		vs
SEA logo SEA
W
23-13
Sun
12/6
 		vs
KC logo KC
W
16-13
Sun
11/29
 		@
SD logo SD
L
17-34
Sun
11/22
 		@
CIN logo CIN
L
21-38

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,195

Morton

Morton

RUSH YDS

749

Parros

Parros

REC YDS

1,244

Watson

Watson

1981 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos logo Broncos
10 6 0 .625
Chargers logo Chargers
10 6 0 .625
Chiefs logo Chiefs
9 7 0 .563
Raiders logo Raiders
7 9 0 .438
Seahawks logo Seahawks
6 10 0 .375

1981 Stats

See stats
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 16 321 5,426 1,061 5.1 1,895 515 3.7 3,992 485 8.2 61 461 306 91 181 34 99 834
Team Rank 17th 14th 15th 15th 21st 15th 23rd 5th 16th 1st 28th 1st 16th 27th 6th 3rd 11th 8th
Opponent 16 289 4,878 1,000 4.9 2,005 467 4.3 3,168 497 6.4 36 295 268 103 142 23 104 949
Opponent Rank 9th 6th 2nd 9th 13th 5th 22nd 5th 11th 5th 13th 16th 2nd 4th 3rd 7th 12th 6th
Net +32 +548 +61 +0.2 -110 +48 -0.6 +824 -12 +1.9 +25 +166 +38 -12 +39 +11 -5 -115
Net Rank 15th 7th 8th 8th 17th 9th 25th 4th 16th 1st 27th 2nd 5th 20th 4th 6th 9th 7th

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