The 1981 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record in 1980 . In the playoffs they beat the Dolphins in a game known as the Epic in Miami and lost to the Bengals in a game known as the Freezer Bowl .
During this season, the Chargers lost two key players by way of trade. Before Week 3, wide receiver John Jefferson was dealt to the Green Bay Packers , while defensive end Fred Dean would be dealt to the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers by Week 5. The season was chronicled on September 18, 2008 for America's Game: The Missing Rings , as one of the five greatest NFL teams to never win the Super Bowl.
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 7, 1981
at Cleveland Browns
W 44–14
78,904
2
September 13, 1981
Detroit Lions
W 28–23
51,264
3
September 20, 1981
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 42–31
63,866
4
September 27, 1981
at Denver Broncos
L 42–24
74,822
5
October 4, 1981
Seattle Seahawks
W 24–10
51,463
6
October 11, 1981
Minnesota Vikings
L 33–31
50,708
7
October 18, 1981
at Baltimore Colts
W 43–14
41,921
8
October 25, 1981
at Chicago Bears
L 20–17
52,906
9
November 1, 1981
Kansas City Chiefs
W 22–20
51,307
10
November 8, 1981
Cincinnati Bengals
L 40–17
51,259
11
November 16, 1981
at Seattle Seahawks
L 44–23
58,628
12
November 22, 1981
at Oakland Raiders
W 55–21
50,199
13
November 29, 1981
Denver Broncos
W 34–17
51,533
14
December 6, 1981
Buffalo Bills
L 28–27
51,488
15
December 13, 1981
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 24–23
67,388
16
December 21, 1981
Oakland Raiders
W 23–10
52,279
Playoffs [ ]
Standings [ ]
[1]
References [ ]
See also [ ]
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