1981 Cincinnati Bengals

1981 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 12-4)
1	Sun, 9/6/81	vs Seattle Seahawks	Win 27 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 21 0 0 0 21 Bengals 0 10 10 7 27 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 3 - 21 10 - 21 13 - 21 20 - 21 27 - 21
2	Sun, 9/13/81	@ New York Jets	Win 31 - 30
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 10 7 14 31 Jets 0 17 3 10 30 0 - 7 0 - 14 3 - 14 3 - 17 10 - 17 10 - 20 17 - 20 17 - 23 24 - 23 31 - 23 31 - 30
3	Sun, 9/20/81	vs Cleveland Browns	Loss 17 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 3 10 0 7 20 Bengals 0 0 3 14 17 0 - 3 0 - 6 0 - 13 3 - 13 10 - 13 10 - 20 17 - 20
4	Sun, 9/27/81	vs Buffalo Bills	Win 27 - 24	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bills 0 14 0 10 0 24 Bengals 0 10 0 14 3 27 7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14 10 - 14 10 - 21 17 - 21 24 - 21 24 - 24 27 - 24
5	Sun, 10/4/81	@ Houston Oilers	Loss 10 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 3 0 7 0 10 Oilers 0 7 7 3 17 3 - 0 3 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 14 10 - 17
6	Sun, 10/11/81	@ Baltimore Colts	Win 41 - 19
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 3 14 7 17 41 Colts 0 5 0 14 19 3 - 0 3 - 2 3 - 5 10 - 5 17 - 5 24 - 5 24 - 12 27 - 12 34 - 12 34 - 19 41 - 19
7	Sun, 10/18/81	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Win 34 - 7
1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 0 0 7 7 Bengals 10 3 14 7 34 3 - 0 10 - 0 13 - 0 20 - 0 27 - 0 34 - 0 34 - 7
8	Sun, 10/25/81	@ New Orleans Saints	Loss 7 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 0 0 7 7 Saints 0 0 7 10 17 0 - 7 0 - 10 0 - 17 7 - 17
9	Sun, 11/1/81	vs Houston Oilers	Win 34 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 7 0 0 14 21 Bengals 0 24 3 7 34 0 - 7 7 - 7 14 - 7 21 - 7 24 - 7 27 - 7 34 - 7 34 - 14 34 - 21
10	Sun, 11/8/81	@ San Diego Chargers	Win 40 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 10 21 0 9 40 Chargers 0 10 0 7 17 7 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 7 17 - 7 24 - 7 31 - 7 31 - 10 34 - 10 40 - 10 40 - 17
11	Sun, 11/15/81	vs Los Angeles Rams	Win 24 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 3 0 7 10 Bengals 10 0 0 14 24 3 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 3 17 - 3 24 - 3 24 - 10
12	Sun, 11/22/81	vs Denver Broncos	Win 38 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 7 0 14 21 Bengals 14 14 0 10 38 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 21 - 7 28 - 7 31 - 7 31 - 14 38 - 14 38 - 21
13	Sun, 11/29/81	@ Cleveland Browns	Win 41 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 14 14 0 13 41 Browns 0 7 0 14 21 7 - 0 14 - 0 21 - 0 21 - 7 28 - 7 28 - 14 34 - 14 41 - 14 41 - 21
14	Sun, 12/6/81	vs San Francisco 49ers	Loss 3 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 7 0 7 21 Bengals 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 14 3 - 21
15	Sun, 12/13/81	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	Win 17 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 10 7 0 17 Steelers 0 3 0 7 10 0 - 3 3 - 3 10 - 3 17 - 3 17 - 10
16	Sun, 12/20/81	@ Atlanta Falcons	Win 30 - 28
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 10 17 0 3 30 Falcons 0 21 0 7 28 7 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 7 17 - 7 24 - 7 24 - 14 24 - 21 27 - 21 30 - 21 30 - 28
Playoffs (3 Games, 2-1)
Div Divisional Round	Sun, 1/3/82	vs Buffalo Bills	Win 28 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 7 7 7 21 Bengals 14 0 7 7 28 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 14 - 14 21 - 14 21 - 21 28 - 21
CC Conference Championship	Sun, 1/10/82	vs San Diego Chargers	Win 27 - 7
1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 7 0 0 7 Bengals 10 7 3 7 27 3 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 7 17 - 7 20 - 7 27 - 7
SB Super Bowl	Sun, 1/24/82	San Francisco 49ers	Loss 21 - 26
1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 13 0 6 26 Bengals 0 0 7 14 21 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 17 0 - 20 7 - 20 14 - 20 14 - 23 14 - 26 21 - 26

What was the record of the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals?

The Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season with a 12-4 record. They went 6-2 at home and 6-2 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cincinnati Bengals went 14-5. Their final game was a loss in the Super Bowl to the San Francisco 49ers.

What division did the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals play in?

The 1981 Cincinnati Bengals played in the Central Division of the American Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals went 4-2 against their AFC Central opponents.

Who won the AFC Central in 1981?

The Bengals won the AFC Central in the 1981 season with a 12-4 record. The Steelers finished 4 games back with a 8-8 record. The Oilers finished 5 games back with a 7-9 record. The Browns finished 7 games back with a 5-11 record.

What was the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Pittsburgh Steelers	2-0	100%	+34
Cleveland Browns	1-1	50%	+17
Houston Oilers	1-1	50%	+6

What was the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals record by month?

The 1981 Cincinnati Bengals had their best month in November, when they went 5-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was October, when they went 2-2 and had a 50% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	3-1	75%	+7
October	2-2	50%	+32
November	5-0	100%	+87
December	2-1	66.7%	-9

Did the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals Win The Super Bowl?

No. While the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals did play in the Super Bowl, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers.

What was the point differential for the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals?

The Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season with a point differential of +117. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bengals could have been expected to have about 10.9 wins, or a 11-5 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals went 5-2. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Bengals went 3-1.

How did the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals was a 5 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals?

The longest losing streak that the Cincinnati Bengals had during the 1981 regular season was 1 game, which occured 4 separate times.