1981 Denver Broncos season
| 1981 Denver Broncos season | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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The 1981 Denver Broncos season was the team's 22nd year in professional football and its 12th with the National Football League.
Personnel
Staff
| 1981 Denver Broncos staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6 | Oakland Raiders | W 9–7 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 13 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–13 | Kingdome | 1–1 |
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| 3 | September 20 | Baltimore Colts | W 28–10 | Mile High Stadium | 2–1 |
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| 4 | September 27 | San Diego Chargers | W 42–24 | Mile High Stadium | 3–1 |
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| 5 | October 4 | at Oakland Raiders | W 17–0 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 4–1 |
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| 6 | October 11 | Detroit Lions | W 27–21 | Mile High Stadium | 5–1 |
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| 7 | October 18 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–28 | Arrowhead Stadium | 5–2 |
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| 8 | October 25 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–9 | Rich Stadium | 5–3 |
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| 9 | November 2 | Minnesota Vikings | W 19–17 | Mile High Stadium | 6–3 |
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| 10 | November 8 | Cleveland Browns | W 23–20 (OT) | Mile High Stadium | 7–3 |
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| 11 | November 15 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–7 | Tampa Stadium | 8–3 |
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| 12 | November 22 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–38 | Riverfront Stadium | 8–4 |
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| 13 | November 29 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–34 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 8–5 |
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| 14 | December 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 16–13 | Mile High Stadium | 9–5 |
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| 15 | December 13 | Seattle Seahawks | W 23–13 | Mile High Stadium | 10–5 |
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| 16 | December 20 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–35 | Soldier Field | 10–6 |
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | ||
| San Diego Chargers(3) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 478 | 390 | |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 321 | 289 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 343 | 290 | |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 273 | 343 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 6–8 | 322 | 388 | |
References
- ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 365. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. p. 385. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
External links
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