1981 NFL Season Standings |
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| *playoff team |
| Super Bowl Champion: San Francisco 49ers |
| American Football Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 345 | 275 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| New York Jets* | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 355 | 287 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 |
| Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 311 | 276 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 259 | 533 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 322 | 370 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 421 | 304 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 356 | 297 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 281 | 355 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 276 | 375 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 478 | 390 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 321 | 289 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 343 | 290 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 273 | 343 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 322 | 388 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| National Football Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 367 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Philadelphia Eagles* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 368 | 221 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| New York Giants* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 295 | 257 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 347 | 349 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 315 | 408 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 315 | 268 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 397 | 322 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 324 | 361 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 325 | 369 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 253 | 324 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 357 | 250 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 426 | 355 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 303 | 351 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 207 | 378 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |