New England Patriots 1981 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

New England Patriots

2-14-0 • 5th in AFC East •

PPG

20.1

15th

OPP PPG

23.1

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

127.5

15th

PASS YDS/G

244.0

7th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New England Patriots were 2-14 in 1981. They finished 5th in the AFC East and 14th in the AFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/20	@	BAL	L 21-23
Sun 12/13	vs	BUF	L 10-19
Sun 12/6	@	MIA	L 14-24
Sun 11/29	vs	STL	L 20-27
Sun 11/22	@	BUF	L 17-20

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,859

Grogan

RUSH YDS

873

Collins

REC YDS

1,029

Morgan

1981 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Dolphins	11	4	1	.719
Jets	10	5	1	.656
Bills	10	6	0	.625
Colts	2	14	0	.125
Patriots	2	14	0	.125

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	322	5,623	1,026	5.5	2,040	499	4.1	3,904	482	8.1	45	321	306	124	166	16	89	742
Team Rank		15th	9th	24th	4th	15th	16th	12th	7th	17th	2nd	22nd	11th	16th	14th	12th	26th	3rd	3rd
Opponent	16	370	5,827	1,103	5.3	2,950	644	4.6	3,052	439	7.0	20	175	328	150	158	20	83	763
Opponent Rank		22nd	25th	22nd	23rd	28th	28th	26th	2nd	1st	13th	27th	3rd	24th	26th	11th	6th	27th	25th
Net		-48	-204	-77	+0.2	-910	-145	-0.5	+852	+43	+1.1	+25	+146	-22	-26	+8	-4	+6	-21
Net Rank		19th	18th	23rd	9th	27th	25th	22nd	2nd	5th	4th	27th	4th	21st	22nd	10th	17th	20th	10th

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