1981 Denver Broncos season

1981 Denver Broncos season
Head coach Dan Reeves
General manager Grady Alderman
Owner Edgar Kaiser
Home field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 2nd AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1981 Denver Broncos season was the team's 22nd year in professional football and its 12th with the National Football League (NFL). The 1981 season depicted Denver trying to improve on their 8-8 record in 1980. They did improve on their record, finishing 10-6. However, they would miss the playoffs by virtue of their head to head loss to the Buffalo Bills during the season. After a very fast 8-3 start, Denver would lose 3 of their final 5 games, including a critical loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in week 12. Denver would finish 8-0 at home, but a 2-6 road record proved to doom the Broncos at season's end.

Personnel

Staff

1981 Denver Broncos staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Reed Johnson

[1]

Roster

1981 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 6 Oakland Raiders W 9–7 Mile High Stadium 1–0
74,796
2 September 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–13 Kingdome 1–1
58,513
3 September 20 Baltimore Colts W 28–10 Mile High Stadium 2–1
74,804
4 September 27 San Diego Chargers W 42–24 Mile High Stadium 3–1
74,822
5 October 4 at Oakland Raiders W 17–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 4–1
51,035
6 October 11 Detroit Lions W 27–21 Mile High Stadium 5–1
74,816
7 October 18 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–28 Arrowhead Stadium 5–2
74,672
8 October 25 at Buffalo Bills L 7–9 Rich Stadium 5–3
77,757
9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings W 19–17 Mile High Stadium 6–3
74,834
10 November 8 Cleveland Browns W 23–20 (OT) Mile High Stadium 7–3
74,859
11 November 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–7 Tampa Stadium 8–3
64,518
12 November 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–38 Riverfront Stadium 8–4
57,207
13 November 29 at San Diego Chargers L 17–34 Jack Murphy Stadium 8–5
51,533
14 December 6 Kansas City Chiefs W 16–13 Mile High Stadium 9–5
74,744
15 December 13 Seattle Seahawks W 23–13 Mile High Stadium 10–5
74,527
16 December 20 at Chicago Bears L 24–35 Soldier Field 10–6
40,125

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 478 390 W2
Denver Broncos 10 6 0 .625 5–3 7–5 321 289 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 343 290 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 2–6 5–7 273 343 L2
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 2–6 6–8 322 388 W1

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 365. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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