The Kansas City Chiefs were 9-7 in 1981. They finished 3rd in the AFC West and 7th in the AFC.
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Chiefs rue another flag-filled loss, this time as a penalty wipes out the winning TD in Denver
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On fourth-and-goal, Roach drops Mahomes and flips the AFC West race as Broncos beat Chiefs 28-24
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Chiefs coach: Harrison Butker still the preferred kicker as Justin Tucker joins the practice squad
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Justin Tucker joins Chiefs' practice squad after 10-game suspension for violating NFL conduct policy
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 | |
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Team | 16 | 343 | 5,273 | 1,057 | 5.0 | 2,633 | 610 | 4.3 | 2,917 | 410 | 7.1 | 37 | 277 | 315 | 160 | 132 | 23 | 97 | 924 |
Team Rank | 12th | 17th | 16th | 18th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 26th | 28th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 13th | 2nd | 25th | 21st | 8th | 20th | |
Opponent | 16 | 290 | 5,373 | 1,101 | 4.9 | 1,747 | 507 | 3.4 | 3,821 | 567 | 6.7 | 27 | 195 | 316 | 112 | 177 | 27 | 89 | 740 |
Opponent Rank | 10th | 17th | 21st | 10th | 3rd | 13th | 2nd | 23rd | 27th | 8th | 24th | 25th | 17th | 8th | 24th | 17th | 26th | 26th | |
Net | +53 | -100 | -44 | +0.1 | +886 | +103 | +0.9 | -904 | -157 | +0.4 | +10 | +82 | -1 | +48 | -45 | -4 | +8 | +184 | |
Net Rank | 11th | 16th | 22nd | 12th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 28th | 28th | 10th | 21st | 10th | 16th | 3rd | 27th | 17th | 21st | 27th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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