1981 Week 16
| Dec 19, 1981 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | Final |
| New York Giants | 13 | OT |
| PassYds | White-DAL | 200 |
| RushYds | Carpenter-NYG | 83 |
| RecYds | Hill-DAL | 61 |
| Dec 19, 1981 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 16 | |
| PassYds | Ferguson-BUF | 140 |
| RushYds | Cribbs-BUF | 94 |
| RecYds | Rose-MIA | 69 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Denver Broncos | 24 | Final |
| Chicago Bears | 35 | |
| PassYds | DeBerg-DEN | 190 |
| RushYds | Payton-CHI | 62 |
| RecYds | Upchurch-DEN | 102 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | Final |
| Detroit Lions | 17 | |
| PassYds | Hipple-DET | 205 |
| RushYds | Sims-DET | 76 |
| RecYds | House-TAM | 84 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6 | |
| PassYds | Kramer-MIN | 177 |
| RushYds | Jackson-KAN | 102 |
| RecYds | Carson-KAN | 78 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | Final |
| New York Jets | 28 | |
| PassYds | Todd-NYJ | 247 |
| RushYds | McNeil-NYJ | 70 |
| RecYds | Jones-NYJ | 68 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | |
| PassYds | Jaworski-PHI | 172 |
| RushYds | Montgomery-PHI | 108 |
| RecYds | Carmichael-PHI | 67 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| New England Patriots | 21 | Final |
| Baltimore Colts | 23 | |
| PassYds | Jones-BAL | 267 |
| RushYds | Dixon-BAL | 52 |
| RecYds | Butler-BAL | 90 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 21 | Final |
| New Orleans Saints | 17 | |
| PassYds | Manning-NOR | 110 |
| RushYds | Rogers-NOR | 107 |
| RecYds | Solomon-SFO | 38 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons | 28 | |
| PassYds | Anderson-CIN | 299 |
| RushYds | Johnson-CIN | 66 |
| RecYds | Collinsworth-CIN | 128 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | Final |
| Houston Oilers | 21 | |
| PassYds | Nielsen-HOU | 377 |
| RushYds | Thornton-PIT | 39 |
| RecYds | Casper-HOU | 139 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 30 | Final |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | |
| PassYds | Theismann-WAS | 247 |
| RushYds | Washington-WAS | 96 |
| RecYds | Monk-WAS | 98 |
| Dec 20, 1981 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 21 | Final |
| Seattle Seahawks | 42 | |
| PassYds | McDonald-CLE | 297 |
| RushYds | White-CLE | 68 |
| RecYds | Logan-CLE | 101 |
| Dec 21, 1981 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 10 | Final |
| San Diego Chargers | 23 | |
| PassYds | Fouts-SDG | 222 |
| RushYds | Muncie-SDG | 94 |
| RecYds | Chandler-OAK | 128 |
1981 Week Summaries