The 1981 Baltimore Colts season National Football League . The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League 's 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots . However the Colts finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).
The Colts defense had one of the worst seasons in NFL history, setting records for points (533) and yards (6,783) allowed. The Colts gave up more than twice as many points as they scored (259). Conversely, the Patriots, with whom they were tied in the AFC East, only gave up 48 more points than they scored.
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game Site
Attendance
1
September 6, 1981
at New England Patriots
W 29–28
1–0
Schaeffer Stadium
49,572
2
September 13, 1981
Buffalo Bills L 3–35
1–1
Memorial Stadium
44,950
3
September 20, 1981
at Denver Broncos
L 10–28
1–2
Mile High Stadium
74,804
4
September 27, 1981
Miami Dolphins L 28–31
1–3
Memorial Stadium
41,630
5
October 4, 1981
at Buffalo Bills
L 17–23
1–4
Rich Stadium
77,811
6
October 11, 1981
Cincinnati Bengals L 19–41
1–5
Memorial Stadium
33,060
7
October 18, 1981
San Diego Chargers L 14–43
1–6
Memorial Stadium
41,921
8
October 25, 1981
at Cleveland Browns
L 28–42
1–7
Cleveland Stadium
78,986
9
November 1, 1981
at Miami Dolphins
L 10–27
1–8
Orange Bowl
46,061
10
November 8, 1981
New York Jets L 14–41
1–9
Memorial Stadium
31,521
11
November 15, 1981
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 13–38
1–10
Veterans Stadium
68,618
12
November 22, 1981
St. Louis Cardinals L 24–35
1–11
Memorial Stadium
24,784
13
November 29, 1981
at New York Jets
L 0–25
1–12
Shea Stadium
53,593
14
December 6, 1981
Dallas Cowboys L 13–37
1–13
Memorial Stadium
54,871
15
December 13, 1981
at Washington Redskins
L 14–38
1–14
RFK Stadium
46,706
16
December 20, 1981
New England Patriots W 23–21
2–14
Memorial Stadium
17,073
Standings [ ] [1]
See also [ ] References [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 294
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