The New Orleans Saints were 4-12 in 1981. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 14th in the NFC.
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Saints remember Katrina, a punt block and 'rebirth' as they host the Falcons on Monday night
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Saints placing running back Travis Etienne Jr. on injured reserve
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Kellen Moore wants the Saints to turn their focus forward after an emotional collapse
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Another disputed fumble call goes against the Saints when Shough loses ball in loss to Raiders
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Kirk Cousins passes for 3 TDs and the unbeaten Raiders come back to top the Saints 35-27
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 | 207 | 4,705 | 1,028 | 4.6 | 2,286 | 546 | 4.2 | 2,778 | 441 | 6.3 | 41 | 359 | 280 | 126 | 124 | 30 | 109 | 909 |
Team Rank | 28th | 25th | 23rd | 24th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 27th | 24th | 25th | 20th | 7th | 23rd | 12th | 27th | 4th | 19th | 17th | |
Opponent | 16 | 378 | 5,253 | 1,002 | 5.2 | 1,916 | 504 | 3.8 | 3,578 | 471 | 7.6 | 27 | 241 | 303 | 127 | 161 | 15 | 118 | 1,089 |
Opponent Rank | 24th | 11th | 3rd | 20th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 17th | 5th | 26th | 24th | 21st | 14th | 21st | 14th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
Net | -171 | -548 | +26 | -0.7 | +370 | +42 | +0.4 | -800 | -30 | -1.3 | +14 | +118 | -23 | -1 | -37 | +15 | -9 | -180 | |
Net Rank | 27th | 23rd | 12th | 26th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 26th | 19th | 26th | 23rd | 8th | 22nd | 16th | 25th | 2nd | 6th | 3rd |
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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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