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1981 Detroit Lions Game Log

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Record: 8-8-0, 2nd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Monte Clark (8-8-0)

Points For: 397 (24.8/g) 4th of 28

Points Against: 322 (20.1/g) 13th of 28

Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1

SRS: 5.26 (5th of 28), SOS: .57

Offensive Coordinator: Bob Schnelker

Defensive Coordinator: Maxie Baughan

Other Notable Asst.: John Brunner (Offensive Backs), Don Doll (Assistant) and Floyd Peters (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome

Principal Owner/Chairman: William Clay Ford Sr.

General Manager: Russ Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2000

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	24	17	16	27	168	2	1	4	28	7.3	5.4	59.3	86.7	30	127	4.2	1	1	2	3	3	4	185
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	23	28	19	27	207	0	1	3	22	8.5	6.9	70.4	77.2	41	178	4.3	2	3	3	2	2	3	110
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	24	26	14	26	232	0	1	0	0	8.9	8.9	53.8	68.1	42	172	4.1	3	1	2	3	3	7	336
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	16	0	12	27	79	0	2	4	30	4.0	2.5	44.4	20.8	35	181	5.2	1	3	3	1	1	5	237
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	28	18	40	239	1	4	2	16	6.4	5.7	45.0	33.2	35	93	2.7	0	1	2	1	1	4	146
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	21	27	7	16	63	0	1	1	9	4.5	3.7	43.8	28.9	49	262	5.3	2	0	0	3	3	6	299
7	Mon	October 19	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	48	17	14	25	326	4	0	1	10	13.4	12.5	56.0	140.4	32	159	5.0	2	2	2	6	6	3	129
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	31	27	20	36	238	1	1	4	33	7.5	6.0	55.6	73.6	38	171	4.5	3	1	3	4	4	3	140
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	13	20	7	25	168	1	2	3	25	7.7	6.0	28.0	35.1	33	125	3.8	0	2	3	1	1	5	211
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	31	33	14	22	277	1	3	1	5	12.8	12.0	63.6	82.8	35	222	6.3	3	1	1	4	4	2	87
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	27	24	14	24	231	2	1	5	52	11.8	8.0	58.3	101.2	35	198	5.7	1	2	2	3	3	4	165
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	23	7	10	29	127	0	1	2	18	5.0	4.1	34.5	34.7	49	229	4.7	2	3	4	2	2	6	265
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	27	10	10	22	114	2	0	3	18	6.0	4.6	45.5	91.9	41	171	4.2	1	2	3	3	3	4	170
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	17	31	17	33	217	0	2	4	23	7.3	5.9	51.5	47.2	31	143	4.6	2	1	2	2	2	3	110
15	Sat	December 12	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	45	7	18	29	271	3	1	3	24	10.2	8.5	62.1	112.9	35	205	5.9	2	1	1	6	6	1	36
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	20	18	28	181	1	2	4	24	7.3	5.7	64.3	64.7	35	159	4.5	1	1	2	2	2	4	158

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	24	17	18	28	176	1	1	4	19	7.0	5.5	64.3	78.9	33	121	3.7	1	1	2	2	2	3	30
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	23	28	18	25	310	1	1	1	6	12.6	11.9	72.0	110.4	24	57	2.4	3	0	0	4	4	3	38
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	24	26	25	43	312	2	2	2	21	7.7	6.9	58.1	76.9	21	94	4.5	1	2	2	2	3	7	246
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	16	0	11	21	45	0	1	6	57	4.9	1.7	52.4	38.4	32	86	2.7	0	0	1	0	0	8	320
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	28	13	29	162	4	1	1	6	5.8	5.4	44.8	87.9	25	49	2.0	0	0	0	4	4	8	294
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	21	27	13	18	266	3	1	2	17	15.7	13.3	72.2	130.8	37	135	3.6	0	2	2	3	3	3	50
7	Mon	October 19	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	48	17	20	33	316	1	1	1	10	9.9	9.3	60.6	90.0	37	133	3.6	1	1	1	2	2	3	42
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	31	27	24	43	307	2	1	3	33	7.9	6.7	55.8	84.2	21	75	3.6	1	2	2	3	3	3	38
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	13	20	14	24	143	0	2	5	43	7.8	4.9	58.3	40.8	37	178	4.8	2	2	2	2	2	5	102
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	31	33	19	32	271	1	2	2	16	9.0	8.0	59.4	71.2	41	193	4.7	2	4	4	3	3	3	33
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	27	24	20	30	225	3	2	3	19	8.1	6.8	66.7	94.4	27	98	3.6	0	1	1	3	3	5	108
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	23	7	7	30	-20	0	3	7	61	1.4	-0.5	23.3	0.0	17	44	2.6	0	0	0	1	1	11	460
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	27	10	14	25	129	0	2	5	40	6.8	4.3	56.0	36.9	28	116	4.1	1	1	1	1	1	5	94
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	17	31	20	31	265	2	0	2	14	9.0	8.0	64.5	113.0	34	68	2.0	2	1	1	4	4	5	90
15	Sat	December 12	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	45	7	17	44	144	1	4	3	11	3.5	3.1	38.6	17.6	22	72	3.3	0	0	1	1	1	4	68
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	20	8	19	172	1	0	0	0	9.1	9.1	42.1	92.4	33	104	3.2	0	2	2	2	2	5	106

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