St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals were 7-9 in 1981. They finished 5th in the NFC East and 9th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/20	@	PHI	L 0-38
Sun 12/13	vs	NYG	L 10-20
Sun 12/6	vs	NO	W 30-3
Sun 11/29	@	NE	W 27-20
Sun 11/22	@	BAL	W 35-24

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,694

Hart

RUSH YDS

1,376

Anderson

REC YDS

1,040

Tilley

1981 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	4	.750
Eagles	10	6	.625
Giants	9	7	.563
Redskins	8	8	.500
Cardinals	7	9	.438

Latest St. Louis Cardinals News

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1981 Stats

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	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	315	5,077	1,044	4.9	2,213	519	4.3	3,269	477	6.9	48	405	300	135	141	24	106	877
Team Rank		18th	19th	18th	21st	9th	14th	6th	21st	19th	19th	24th	4th	20th	8th	22nd	19th	15th	14th
Opponent	16	408	5,723	1,036	5.5	2,428	509	4.8	3,547	495	7.2	32	252	328	134	171	23	98	845
Opponent Rank		27th	23rd	9th	26th	25th	14th	27th	15th	10th	18th	19th	20th	24th	23rd	20th	7th	20th	17th
Net		-93	-646	+8	-0.7	-215	+10	-0.5	-278	-18	-0.3	+16	+153	-28	+1	-30	+1	+8	+32
Net Rank		25th	24th	17th	25th	21st	14th	23rd	19th	18th	18th	24th	3rd	23rd	15th	24th	10th	21st	16th

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000