Biggest NFL Comebacks In 1981

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1981 season?

The Cincinnati Bengals and the Oakland Raiders are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1981 season, each with a comeback win after being down 21 points.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1981 season?

The Atlanta Falcons had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1981 season, having come back from a 17 point deficit. The Falcons were trailing 0-17 in the 4th quarter against the Green Bay Packers on Sep 13, 1981, and came back and won the game 31-17.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1981 season?

The Atlanta Falcons, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 10 points in the 1981 season, with each having 3 wins after trailing by 10.

Biggest 1981 NFL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Sep 6, 1981	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Seattle Seahawks	21	0-21, 2nd	27-21
	Nov 29, 1981	Oakland Raiders	@ Seattle Seahawks	21	3-24, 3rd	32-31
3	Nov 8, 1981	Seattle Seahawks	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	18	3-21, 2nd	24-21
4	Sep 13, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	@ Green Bay Packers	17	0-17, 4th	31-17
	Nov 15, 1981	Detroit Lions	vs Dallas Cowboys	17	0-17, 2nd	27-24
	Oct 25, 1981	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Oakland Raiders	17	0-17, 3rd	28-17
7	Nov 23, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	vs Minnesota Vikings	14	7-21, 3rd	31-30
	Oct 18, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	vs St. Louis Cardinals	14	0-14, 2nd	41-20
	Sep 13, 1981	Cincinnati Bengals	@ New York Jets	14	3-17, 2nd	31-30
	Nov 29, 1981	Green Bay Packers	@ Minnesota Vikings	14	0-14, 2nd	35-23
	Nov 8, 1981	Miami Dolphins	@ New England Patriots	14	3-17, 2nd	30-27
	Nov 29, 1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ New Orleans Saints	14	0-14, 2nd	31-14
13	Oct 25, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	vs Miami Dolphins	13	14-27, 4th	28-27
14	Sep 27, 1981	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Buffalo Bills	11	10-21, 4th	27-24
	Nov 1, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	@ Philadelphia Eagles	11	3-14, 4th	17-14
	Sep 6, 1981	Houston Oilers	@ Los Angeles Rams	11	6-17, 3rd	27-20
17	Sep 27, 1981	Cleveland Browns	vs Atlanta Falcons	10	0-10, 2nd	28-17
	Dec 13, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	vs Philadelphia Eagles	10	0-10, 2nd	21-10
	Dec 6, 1981	Green Bay Packers	vs Detroit Lions	10	0-10, 2nd	31-17
	Oct 11, 1981	Houston Oilers	vs Seattle Seahawks	10	0-10, 1st	35-17
	Sep 27, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	@ Green Bay Packers	10	0-10, 2nd	30-13
	Nov 8, 1981	New Orleans Saints	@ Los Angeles Rams	10	0-10, 2nd	21-13
	Oct 25, 1981	New York Giants	@ Atlanta Falcons	10	7-17, 3rd	27-24
	Oct 4, 1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	vs Detroit Lions	10	0-10, 2nd	28-10
	Nov 15, 1981	Washington Redskins	@ New York Giants	10	10-20, 3rd	30-27
26	Sep 6, 1981	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	9	10-19, 2nd	37-33
27	Oct 11, 1981	Los Angeles Rams	@ Atlanta Falcons	8	27-35, 4th	37-35
	Nov 8, 1981	Washington Redskins	vs Detroit Lions	8	13-21, 2nd	33-31
	Oct 25, 1981	Washington Redskins	vs New England Patriots	8	7-15, 2nd	24-22
30	Dec 6, 1981	Buffalo Bills	@ San Diego Chargers	7	14-21, 3rd	28-27
	Oct 25, 1981	Buffalo Bills	vs Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 2nd	9-7
	Sep 20, 1981	Chicago Bears	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 2nd	28-17
	Nov 1, 1981	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Houston Oilers	7	0-7, 2nd	34-21
	Nov 15, 1981	Cleveland Browns	@ San Francisco 49ers	7	5-12, 4th	15-12
	Oct 18, 1981	Cleveland Browns	vs New Orleans Saints	7	10-17, 3rd	20-17
	Nov 9, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	vs Buffalo Bills	7	7-14, 3rd	27-14
	Sep 6, 1981	Denver Broncos	vs Oakland Raiders	7	0-7, 1st	9-7
	Nov 1, 1981	Green Bay Packers	vs Seattle Seahawks	7	7-14, 2nd	34-24
	Dec 14, 1981	Los Angeles Rams	vs Atlanta Falcons	7	0-7, 2nd	21-16
	Sep 20, 1981	Los Angeles Rams	vs Green Bay Packers	7	0-7, 2nd	35-23
	Dec 6, 1981	Miami Dolphins	vs New England Patriots	7	0-7, 2nd	24-14
	Nov 30, 1981	Miami Dolphins	vs Philadelphia Eagles	7	3-10, 4th	13-10
	Oct 11, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	@ San Diego Chargers	7	24-31, 4th	33-31
	Dec 6, 1981	New York Giants	vs Los Angeles Rams	7	0-7, 3rd	10-7
	Oct 11, 1981	New York Giants	vs St. Louis Cardinals	7	0-7, 2nd	34-14
	Sep 13, 1981	New York Giants	@ Washington Redskins	7	0-7, 3rd	17-7
	Dec 7, 1981	Oakland Raiders	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7-14, 3rd	30-27
	Oct 25, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 2nd	20-10
	Oct 11, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	@ New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 1st	31-14
	Jan 2, 1982	San Diego Chargers	@ Miami Dolphins	7	31-38, 4th	41-38
	Nov 22, 1981	San Diego Chargers	@ Oakland Raiders	7	14-21, 2nd	55-21
	Oct 18, 1981	San Diego Chargers	@ Baltimore Colts	7	0-7, 1st	43-14
	Oct 4, 1981	San Diego Chargers	vs Seattle Seahawks	7	0-7, 2nd	24-10
	Sep 20, 1981	San Diego Chargers	@ Kansas City Chiefs	7	0-7, 1st	42-31
	Dec 20, 1981	San Francisco 49ers	@ New Orleans Saints	7	7-14, 2nd	21-17
	Nov 22, 1981	San Francisco 49ers	@ Los Angeles Rams	7	10-17, 3rd	33-31
	Sep 27, 1981	San Francisco 49ers	vs New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 2nd	21-14
	Nov 16, 1981	Seattle Seahawks	vs San Diego Chargers	7	0-7, 2nd	44-23
	Nov 29, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	@ New England Patriots	7	6-13, 3rd	27-20
	Sep 20, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Washington Redskins	7	3-10, 1st	40-30
	Oct 11, 1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ Green Bay Packers	7	0-7, 2nd	21-10
	Dec 6, 1981	Washington Redskins	vs Philadelphia Eagles	7	6-13, 4th	15-13

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