The 1981 Oakland Raiders season began with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 1980. The Raiders were the defending Super Bowl champions, but did not qualify in the playoffs in the 1981 season. It was also their last season in Oakland until 1995.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Opponent
Result
Game site
Attendance
1
at Denver Broncos
L 7–9
Mile High Stadium
74,796
2
at Minnesota Vikings
W 36–10
Metropolitan Stadium
47,186
3
Seattle Seahawks
W 20–10
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
45,725
4
at Detroit Lions
L 0–16
Pontiac Silverdome
77,819
5
Denver Broncos
L 0–17
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
51,035
6
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 0–27
Arrowhead Stadium
76,543
7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 18–16
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
42,288
8
Kansas City Chiefs
L 17–28
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
42,914
9
New England Patriots
W 27–17
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
44,246
10
at Houston Oilers
L 16–17
Houston Astrodome
45,519
11
at Miami Dolphins
W 33–17
Miami Orange Bowl
61,777
12
San Diego Chargers
L 21–55
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
50,199
13
at Seattle Seahawks
W 32–31
The Kingdome
57,147
14
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–27
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
51,769
15
Chicago Bears
L 6–23
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
40,384
16
at San Diego Chargers
L 10–23
San Diego Stadium
52,279
Standings [ ]
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References [ ]
See also [ ]
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