The Washington Redskins were 8-8 in 1981. They finished 4th in the NFC East and 6th in the NFC.
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Kaliakmanis replaces injured Mariota as Commanders lose to Colts in London
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Tea time as Jonathan Taylor runs for 2 TDs and Colts beat Commanders 30-13 in London
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Commanders QB Mariota injures his knee in game vs. Colts
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Commanders WR Terry McLaurin won't play London game because of hamstring injury
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Marcus Mariota to start for Commanders against Colts in London with Jayden Daniels ruled out
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 | 347 | 5,623 | 1,087 | 5.2 | 2,157 | 532 | 4.1 | 3,743 | 525 | 7.1 | 30 | 277 | 334 | 136 | 173 | 25 | 98 | 940 |
Team Rank | 10th | 9th | 10th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 8th | 15th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 15th | 10th | 22nd | |
Opponent | 16 | 349 | 5,206 | 1,016 | 5.1 | 2,161 | 532 | 4.1 | 3,310 | 452 | 7.3 | 32 | 265 | 310 | 133 | 152 | 25 | 108 | 921 |
Opponent Rank | 16th | 10th | 6th | 17th | 21st | 19th | 17th | 8th | 3rd | 20th | 19th | 18th | 16th | 22nd | 6th | 14th | 7th | 9th | |
Net | -2 | +417 | +71 | +0.0 | -4 | 0 | 0.0 | +433 | +73 | -0.2 | -2 | +12 | +24 | +3 | +21 | 0 | -10 | +19 | |
Net Rank | 16th | 12th | 7th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 7th | 3rd | 17th | 13th | 14th | 10th | 14th | 6th | 12th | 5th | 14th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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