The Miami Dolphins were 11-4-1 in 1981. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 2nd in the AFC. They fell to the San Diego Chargers, 41 to 38, in the 1981 AFC divisional game.
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Colts 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 | 345 | 5,322 | 1,063 | 5.0 | 2,173 | 535 | 4.1 | 3,385 | 498 | 6.8 | 30 | 236 | 306 | 113 | 167 | 26 | 71 | 541 |
| Team Rank | 11th | 16th | 14th | 17th | 10th | 11th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 21st | 8th | 19th | 16th | 18th | 11th | 9th | 1st | 1st | |
| Opponent | 16 | 275 | 5,363 | 1,039 | 5.2 | 2,032 | 492 | 4.1 | 3,645 | 509 | 7.2 | 38 | 314 | 296 | 124 | 160 | 12 | 104 | 886 |
| Opponent Rank | 5th | 15th | 12th | 18th | 14th | 10th | 20th | 20th | 17th | 17th | 12th | 17th | 10th | 18th | 13th | 1st | 12th | 11th | |
| Net | +70 | -41 | +24 | -0.2 | +141 | +43 | -0.1 | -260 | -11 | -0.4 | -8 | -78 | +10 | -11 | +7 | +14 | -33 | -345 | |
| Net Rank | 8th | 14th | 13th | 20th | 11th | 10th | 16th | 18th | 15th | 19th | 7th | 21st | 15th | 19th | 12th | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
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