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1981 Atlanta Falcons season

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1981 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerEddie LeBaron
Head coachLeeman Bennett
Home fieldFulton County Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB William Andrews
QB Steve Bartkowski
WR Alfred Jenkins
C Jeff van Note
T Mike Kenn
TE Junior Miller
G R. C. Thielemann

The 1981 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons' 16th season. The Falcons got off to a solid 3–0 start, but lost three key starters for the season in a 34–17 win at Fulton County Stadium over the San Francisco 49ers. The Falcons would go on to finish the season with a 7–9 record, losing seven games by five points or less, thus missing the playoffs for the first time since 1979.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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1981 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 25 Bobby Butler  Cornerback Florida State
      Made roster  

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Personnel

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Staff

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1981 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Roster

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1981 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 New Orleans Saints W 27–0 1–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,406
2 September 13 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 2–0 Lambeau Field 55,382
3 September 20 San Francisco 49ers W 34–17 3–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,653
4 September 27 at Cleveland Browns L 17–28 3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,283
5 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–16 3–2 Veterans Stadium 71,488
6 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 35–37 3–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,841
7 October 18 St. Louis Cardinals W 41–20 4–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,428
8 October 25 New York Giants L 24–27 4–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 48,410
9 November 1 at New Orleans Saints W 41–10 5–4 Louisiana Superdome 63,637
10 November 8 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 5–5 Candlestick Park 59,127
11 November 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–34 5–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,485
12 November 23 Minnesota Vikings W 31–30 6–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,086
13 November 29 at Houston Oilers W 31–27 7–6 Houston Astrodome 40,201
14 December 6 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–24 7–7 Tampa Stadium 69,221
15 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–21 7–8 Anaheim Stadium 57,054
16 December 20 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–30 7–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 35,972
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers(1) 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10-2 357 250 W5
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 426 355 L3
Los Angeles Rams 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 303 351 L1
New Orleans Saints 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 207 378 L4

Awards and records

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  • Steve Bartkowski, Falcons game record, most passing yards in one game, 416 yards (on November 15, 1981) [2]
  • William Andrews, Falcons game record, most receiving yards in one game, 198 yards (on November 15, 1981). Which was later broken by Roddy White when he got 210 yards against the 49ers in the 2009 season.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98
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