The San Diego Chargers were 10-6 in 1981. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 4th in the AFC. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals, 27 to 7, in the 1981 AFC Championship game on January 10, 1982.
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Chargers end their TD drought, but offensive struggles continue in blowout loss to Texans
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C.J. Stroud tosses 5 TD passes as Texans rout winless Chargers 44-22. LA finally scores a TD
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Chargers seem shocked by their stunning collapse from playoff contender to winless cellar-dweller
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Chargers' reeling offense offers up more of the same coming out of bye week
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Matthew Stafford and Rams overcome slow start, rally past winless Chargers 24-9
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 | 478 | 6,744 | 1,129 | 6.0 | 2,005 | 481 | 4.2 | 4,873 | 629 | 7.7 | 19 | 134 | 379 | 127 | 224 | 28 | 128 | 947 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 16th | 20th | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 28th | 1st | 10th | 1st | 7th | 28th | 24th | |
Opponent | 16 | 390 | 6,136 | 1,109 | 5.5 | 1,825 | 491 | 3.7 | 4,695 | 571 | 8.2 | 47 | 384 | 365 | 114 | 216 | 35 | 108 | 877 |
Opponent Rank | 26th | 27th | 23rd | 27th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 28th | 28th | 27th | 3rd | 2nd | 26th | 11th | 28th | 27th | 7th | 12th | |
Net | +88 | +608 | +20 | +0.4 | +180 | -10 | +0.5 | +178 | +58 | -0.5 | -28 | -250 | +14 | +13 | +8 | -7 | +20 | +70 | |
Net Rank | 5th | 6th | 15th | 6th | 10th | 17th | 6th | 13th | 4th | 20th | 3rd | 27th | 14th | 9th | 10th | 22nd | 26th | 20th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
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