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1981 NFL Pro Bowlers

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Super Bowl Champion: San Francisco 49ers

AP MVP: Ken Anderson

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: George Rogers

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Lawrence Taylor

AP Offensive Player of the Year: Ken Anderson

AP Defensive Player of the Year: Lawrence Taylor

Passing Leader: Dan Fouts, 4802 Yds

Rushing Leader: George Rogers, 1674 Yds

Receiving Leader: Alfred Jenkins, 1358 Yds

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Pro Bowlers

% indicates player did not play, + indicates player was a replacement selection

Pro Bowlers Table
Pos	Player	Conf	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Solo	Sk	Int	All-pro teams
RDT	Randy White	NFC	DAL	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RB	Tony Dorsett	NFC	DAL	27	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	342	1646	4	32	325	2	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
WR	Alfred Jenkins	NFC	ATL	29	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	1358	13	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
WR	James Lofton	NFC	GNB	25	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	1294	8	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
LCB	Ronnie Lott	NFC	SFO	22	Rook	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	0.0	7	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
C	Mike Webster	AFC	PIT	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RT	Marvin Powell	AFC	NYJ	26	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RDE	Joe Klecko	AFC	NYJ	28	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
ROLB	Lawrence Taylor	NFC	NYG	22	Rook	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
QB	Ken Anderson	AFC	CIN	32	10	16	16	300	479	3754	29	10	46	320	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
TE	Kellen Winslow	AFC	SDG	24	2	16	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	1075	10	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
LG	John Hannah	AFC	NWE	30	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
LT	Anthony Munoz	AFC	CIN	23	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
MLB	Jack Lambert	AFC	PIT	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
FS	Nolan Cromwell	NFC	RAM	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
DE	Fred Dean		2TM	29	6	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
K	Rafael Septien	NFC	DAL	28	4	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
P	Pat McInally	AFC	CIN	28	5	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-27	0	6	68	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RG	Randy Cross	NFC	SFO	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RB	Billy Sims	NFC	DET	26	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	296	1437	13	28	451	2	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
DB	Mike Nelms	NFC	WAS	26	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
LOLB	Bob Swenson	AFC	DEN	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RILB	Randy Gradishar	AFC	DEN	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm, SN: 1st Tm
LG	Herbert Scott	NFC	DAL	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RCB	Mel Blount	AFC	PIT	33	11	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm
P	Tom Skladany	NFC	DET	26	3	16	0	3	3	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
RDT	Doug English	NFC	DET	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
SS	Gary Fencik	NFC	CHI	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6	UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, SN: 1st Tm
RDT	Gary Johnson	AFC	SDG	29	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, FW: 1st Tm
RB	George Rogers	NFC	NOR	23	Rook	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	378	1674	13	16	126	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, SN: 1st Tm
FS	Gary Barbaro	AFC	KAN	27	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., FW: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
WR	Steve Watson	AFC	DEN	24	2	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	60	1244	13	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
FS	Dwight Hicks	NFC	SFO	25	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
NT	Bob Baumhower	AFC	MIA	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, SN: 1st Tm
K	Nick Lowery	AFC	KAN	25	3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
NT	Fred Smerlas	AFC	BUF	24	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, PFW: 1st Tm
ROLB	Jerry Robinson	NFC	PHI	25	2	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, FW: 1st Tm
LDE	Too Tall Jones	NFC	DAL	30	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm
NT	Charlie Johnson	NFC	PHI	29	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm
RILB	Harry Carson	NFC	NYG	28	5	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., PFW: 1st Tm
QB	Joe Montana	NFC	SFO	25	2	16	16	311	488	3565	19	12	25	95	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LDE	Mark Gastineau	AFC	NYJ	25	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LT	Mike Kenn	NFC	ATL	25	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
TE	Joe Senser	NFC	MIN	25	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	79	1004	8	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
LCB	Lester Hayes	AFC	OAK	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., SN: 1st Tm
WR	Frank Lewis	AFC	BUF	34	10	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	1244	4	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
LCB	Gary Green	AFC	KAN	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
LG	Doug Wilkerson	AFC	SDG	34	11	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LOLB	Ted Hendricks	AFC	OAK	34	12	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RB	Joe Delaney	AFC	KAN	23	Rook	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	234	1121	3	22	246	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RB	Chuck Muncie	AFC	SDG	28	5	15	14	1	1	3	1	0	251	1144	19	43	362	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LT	Pat Donovan	NFC	DAL	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LCB	Roynell Young	NFC	PHI	24	1	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
LOLB	Matt Blair	NFC	MIN	31	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	1	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Carl Roaches	AFC	HOU	28	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PFW: 1st Tm All-Conf.
SS	Bill Thompson	AFC	DEN	35	12	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	UPI: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RG	Ed Newman	AFC	MIA	30	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
SS	Donnie Shell	AFC	PIT	29	7	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
FB	William Andrews	NFC	ATL	26	2	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	289	1301	10	81	735	2	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
ROLB	Robert Brazile	AFC	HOU	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
C	Joe Fields	AFC	NYJ	28	6	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
WR	Cris Collinsworth	AFC	CIN	22	Rook	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	1009	8	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm
RT	Jerry Sisemore	NFC	PHI	30	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
C	Jeff Van Note	NFC	ATL	35	12	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
RB	Joe Cribbs	AFC	BUF	23	1	15	15	1	1	9	1	0	257	1097	3	40	603	7	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Dwight Clark	NFC	SFO	24	2	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	3	32	0	85	1105	4	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
WR	Steve Largent	AFC	SEA	27	5	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	6	47	1	75	1224	9	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
FB	Pete Johnson	AFC	CIN	27	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	274	1077	12	46	320	4	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
TE	Ozzie Newsome	AFC	CLE	25	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	0	69	1002	6	0	0.0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
TE	Jimmie Giles	NFC	TAM	27	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	786	6	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
QB	Dan Fouts	AFC	SDG	30	8	16	16	360	609	4802	33	17	22	56	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
C	Rich Saul	NFC	RAM	33	11	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
WR	Ahmad Rashad	NFC	MIN	32	9	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	884	7	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
RB	Earl Campbell	AFC	HOU	26	3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	361	1376	10	36	156	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
LT	Leon Gray	AFC	HOU	30	8	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm All-Conf.
RDE	Lee Roy Selmon	NFC	TAM	27	5	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	0
QB	Steve Bartkowski	NFC	ATL	29	6	16	16	297	533	3829	30	23	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
TE	Junior Miller	NFC	ATL	24	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	398	3	0	0.0	0
RG	R.C. Thielemann	NFC	ATL	26	4	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
LCB	Everson Walls	NFC	DAL	22	Rook	16	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11
LDE	Art Still	AFC	KAN	26	3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0
RILB	Frank LeMaster	NFC	PHI	29	7	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2

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