1981 NFL Scores - Week 1 - Sun, Sep 6 (Labor Day)

1981 Week 1 Scores And Results

What was the distribution of the week 1 games in the 1981 season?

In week 1 of the 1981 season, there was one Saturday night game, 9 early Sunday games, 3 late Sunday games, and one Monday night (Labor Day) game.

How did the home teams perform in week 1 of the 1981 season?

The home teams went 6-8 in week 1 of the 1981 NFL season.

1981 NFL Season

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings (0-1)	0	0	6	7	13
Bucs (1-0)	7	0	0	14	21

Start: Sat, Sep 5, 1981 8:00 PM
Largest Lead: Buccaneers +8 (21-13 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons (1-0)	7	7	7	6	27

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Falcons +27 (27-0 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks (0-1)	21	0	0	0	21
Bengals (1-0)	0	10	10	7	27

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Seahawks +21 (21-0 2nd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers (0-1)	0	3	0	14	17
Lions (1-0)	0	10	0	14	24

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Lions +7 (24-17 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts (1-0)	10	3	3	13	29
Patriots (0-1)	0	14	0	14	28

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Colts +10 (10-0 2nd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (1-0)	0	10	7	7	24
Giants (0-1)	3	0	0	7	10

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Eagles +21 (24-3 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs (1-0)	10	3	10	14	37
Steelers (0-1)	6	13	7	7	33

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Steelers +9 (19-10 2nd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (1-0)	0	13	7	0	20
Cardinals (0-1)	0	0	0	7	7

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Dolphins +20 (20-0 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (1-0)	0	14	6	6	26
Redskins (0-1)	0	7	3	0	10

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Cowboys +16 (26-10 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers (1-0)	7	6	0	3	16
Bears (0-1)	0	0	6	3	9

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 2:00 PM
Largest Lead: Packers +13 (13-0 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0
Bills (1-0)	3	7	21	0	31

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Bills +31 (31-0 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders (0-1)	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos (1-0)	6	3	0	0	9

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Raiders +7 (7-0 1st)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers (1-0)	3	3	14	7	27
Rams (0-1)	7	10	0	3	20

Start: Sun, Sep 6, 1981 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Rams +11 (17-6 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers (1-0)	10	10	14	10	44
Browns (0-1)	0	7	7	0	14

Start: Mon, Sep 7, 1981 9:00 PM
Largest Lead: Chargers +30 (44-14 4th)

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