The New York Jets were 10-5-1 in 1981. They finished 2nd in the AFC East and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 27, in the 1981 AFC Wild Card game on December 27, 1981.
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Drake Maye's 3 TD passes help Patriots stave off late push by Jets in 26-19 win
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Jets WR Omar Cooper Jr. coming off IR, TE Kenyon Sadiq back from concussion for banged-up offense
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Jets' Mitchell had 'small procedure' to repair injured finger, rookie Cooper's practice window open
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 | 355 | 5,396 | 1,108 | 4.9 | 2,341 | 571 | 4.1 | 3,279 | 507 | 6.5 | 30 | 224 | 318 | 122 | 170 | 26 | 102 | 936 |
Team Rank | 9th | 15th | 5th | 20th | 6th | 5th | 11th | 20th | 11th | 22nd | 8th | 22nd | 9th | 16th | 10th | 9th | 13th | 21st | |
Opponent | 16 | 287 | 4,871 | 1,036 | 4.7 | 1,867 | 465 | 4.0 | 3,522 | 505 | 7.0 | 66 | 518 | 291 | 112 | 155 | 24 | 106 | 935 |
Opponent Rank | 8th | 5th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 1st | 1st | 8th | 8th | 8th | 13th | 11th | 8th | |
Net | +68 | +525 | +72 | +0.2 | +474 | +106 | +0.1 | -243 | +2 | -0.5 | -36 | -294 | +27 | +10 | +15 | +2 | -4 | +1 | |
Net Rank | 9th | 9th | 6th | 10th | 6th | 3rd | 9th | 17th | 12th | 21st | 1st | 28th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 12th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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