1981 Denver Broncos season

1981 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach	Dan Reeves
General Manager	Grady Alderman
Home Field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1980	1982

The 1981 Denver Broncos season was the team's 22nd year in professional football and its 12th with the National Football League.

Personnel

Staff

1981 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Owner – Edgar Kaiser General Manager – Grady Alderman Director of Player Personnel – John Beake Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Reeves Offensive coaches Running Backs – Charlie Lee Wide Receivers – Rod Dowhower Tight Ends – Fran Polsfoot Offensive Line – Jerry Frei Special Assistant – Nick Nicolau			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe Special teams coaches Special Teams – Reed Johnson

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 6	Oakland Raiders	W 9–7	Mile High Stadium	1–0	74,796
2	September 13	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–13	Kingdome	1–1	58,513
3	September 20	Baltimore Colts	W 28–10	Mile High Stadium	2–1	74,804
4	September 27	San Diego Chargers	W 42–24	Mile High Stadium	3–1	74,822
5	October 4	at Oakland Raiders	W 17–0	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	4–1	51,035
6	October 11	Detroit Lions	W 27–21	Mile High Stadium	5–1	74,816
7	October 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–28	Arrowhead Stadium	5–2	74,672
8	October 25	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–9	Rich Stadium	5–3	77,757
9	November 2	Minnesota Vikings	W 19–17	Mile High Stadium	6–3	74,834
10	November 8	Cleveland Browns	W 23–20 (OT)	Mile High Stadium	7–3	74,859
11	November 15	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–7	Tampa Stadium	8–3	64,518
12	November 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–38	Riverfront Stadium	8–4	57,207
13	November 29	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–34	Jack Murphy Stadium	8–5	51,533
14	December 6	Kansas City Chiefs	W 16–13	Mile High Stadium	9–5	74,744
15	December 13	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–13	Mile High Stadium	10–5	74,527
16	December 20	at Chicago Bears	L 24–35	Soldier Field	10–6	40,125

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	10	6	0	.625	478	390
Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	321	289
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	343	290
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	273	343
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	322	388

External links

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com