1981 Cleveland Browns

1981 Cleveland Browns Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 5-11)
1	Mon, 9/7/81	vs San Diego Chargers	Loss 14 - 44
1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 10 10 14 10 44 Browns 0 7 7 0 14 0 - 7 0 - 10 7 - 10 7 - 17 7 - 20 7 - 27 14 - 27 14 - 34 14 - 37 14 - 44
2	Sun, 9/13/81	vs Houston Oilers	Loss 3 - 9
1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 3 0 3 3 9 Browns 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 6 3 - 9
3	Sun, 9/20/81	@ Cincinnati Bengals	Win 20 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 3 10 0 7 20 Bengals 0 0 3 14 17 3 - 0 6 - 0 13 - 0 13 - 3 13 - 10 20 - 10 20 - 17
4	Sun, 9/27/81	vs Atlanta Falcons	Win 28 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 7 0 7 17 Browns 0 21 7 0 28 0 - 3 0 - 10 7 - 10 14 - 10 21 - 10 28 - 10 28 - 17
5	Sun, 10/4/81	@ Los Angeles Rams	Loss 16 - 27
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 3 0 7 6 16 Rams 7 7 0 13 27 3 - 0 3 - 7 3 - 14 10 - 14 10 - 21 10 - 24 10 - 27 16 - 27
6	Sun, 10/11/81	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss 7 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 0 7 0 0 7 Steelers 7 3 0 3 13 0 - 7 0 - 10 7 - 10 7 - 13
7	Sun, 10/18/81	vs New Orleans Saints	Win 20 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 7 7 3 0 17 Browns 10 0 3 7 20 3 - 0 3 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 14 10 - 17 13 - 17 20 - 17
8	Sun, 10/25/81	vs Baltimore Colts	Win 42 - 28
1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 7 14 7 28 Browns 7 21 7 7 42 7 - 0 14 - 0 21 - 0 21 - 7 28 - 7 28 - 14 28 - 21 35 - 21 35 - 28 42 - 28
9	Sun, 11/1/81	@ Buffalo Bills	Loss 13 - 22
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 0 3 3 7 13 Bills 6 7 2 7 22 0 - 6 0 - 13 3 - 13 6 - 13 6 - 15 13 - 15 13 - 22
10	Sun, 11/8/81	@ Denver Broncos	Loss 20 - 23	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Browns 0 7 7 6 0 20 Broncos 3 7 3 7 3 23 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 10 7 - 13 14 - 13 14 - 20 17 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 23
11	Sun, 11/15/81	@ San Francisco 49ers	Win 15 - 12
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 2 3 0 10 15 49ers 0 6 6 0 12 2 - 0 2 - 3 5 - 3 5 - 6 5 - 9 5 - 12 12 - 12 15 - 12
12	Sun, 11/22/81	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss 10 - 32
1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 12 0 6 14 32 Browns 3 7 0 0 10 3 - 0 3 - 6 3 - 12 10 - 12 10 - 18 10 - 25 10 - 32
13	Sun, 11/29/81	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Loss 21 - 41
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 14 14 0 13 41 Browns 0 7 0 14 21 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 7 - 21 7 - 28 14 - 28 14 - 34 14 - 41 21 - 41
14	Thu, 12/3/81	@ Houston Oilers	Loss 13 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 3 3 0 7 13 Oilers 3 0 14 0 17 3 - 0 3 - 3 6 - 3 6 - 10 6 - 17 13 - 17
15	Sat, 12/12/81	vs New York Jets	Loss 13 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 14 0 0 14 Browns 0 3 7 3 13 0 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 14 10 - 14 13 - 14
16	Sun, 12/20/81	@ Seattle Seahawks	Loss 21 - 42
1 2 3 4 Total Browns 0 7 7 7 21 Seahawks 14 14 14 0 42 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 0 - 28 7 - 28 7 - 35 7 - 42 14 - 42 21 - 42

What was the record of the 1981 Cleveland Browns?

The Cleveland Browns finished the regular season with a 5-11 record. They went 3-5 at home and 2-6 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Cleveland Browns play in?

The 1981 Cleveland Browns played in the Central Division of the American Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1981 Cleveland Browns?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cleveland Browns went 1-5 against their AFC Central opponents.

What was the 1981 Cleveland Browns record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Cincinnati Bengals	1-1	50%	-17
Houston Oilers	0-2	0%	-10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0-2	0%	-28

What was the 1981 Cleveland Browns record by month?

The 1981 Cleveland Browns had their best month in October, when they went 2-2 and had a 50% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 0-3 and lost all their games.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	2-2	50%	-22
October	2-2	50%	0
November	1-4	20%	-51
December	0-3	0%	-26

Did the 1981 Cleveland Browns make the Playoffs?

No, the Browns didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.

What was the point differential for the 1981 Cleveland Browns?

The Cleveland Browns finished the regular season with a point differential of -99. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Browns could have been expected to have about 5.2 wins, or a 5-11 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Cleveland Browns perform in one-score games?

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

How did the 1981 Cleveland Browns perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cleveland Browns went 0-1 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Cleveland Browns?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Cleveland Browns was a 2 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Cleveland Browns?

The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Browns had during the 1981 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.