1981 Denver Broncos Game-by-Game Results
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1981 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1981 Denver Broncos Roster
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Broncos scored 321 points, and the defensive squad gave up 289. Craig Morton passed for 3,195 yards. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 60 passes for 1,244 yards. Dave Preston contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rick Parros ran for a team-best 749 yards for Denver, and Dave Preston also aided the ground game.
Steve Foley picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 321
Regular Season Points Against: 289
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 1981 | Oakland Raiders 7 at Denver Broncos 9 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| September 13, 1981 | Denver Broncos 10 at Seattle Seahawks 13 | L | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| September 20, 1981 | Baltimore Colts 10 at Denver Broncos 28 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| September 27, 1981 | San Diego Chargers 24 at Denver Broncos 42 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 4, 1981 | Denver Broncos 17 at Oakland Raiders 0 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 11, 1981 | Detroit Lions 21 at Denver Broncos 27 | W | 4-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| October 18, 1981 | Denver Broncos 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 28 | L | 4-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
| October 25, 1981 | Denver Broncos 7 at Buffalo Bills 9 | L | 4-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| November 2, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings 17 at Denver Broncos 19 | W | 5-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| November 8, 1981 | Cleveland Browns 20 at Denver Broncos 23 | W | 6-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 7-3-0 | OT | |
| November 15, 1981 | Denver Broncos 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 | W | 6-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 8-3-0 | ||
| November 22, 1981 | Denver Broncos 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 38 | L | 6-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 8-4-0 | ||
| November 29, 1981 | Denver Broncos 17 at San Diego Chargers 34 | L | 6-0-0 | 2-5-0 | 8-5-0 | ||
| December 6, 1981 | Kansas City Chiefs 13 at Denver Broncos 16 | W | 7-0-0 | 2-5-0 | 9-5-0 | ||
| December 13, 1981 | Seattle Seahawks 13 at Denver Broncos 23 | W | 8-0-0 | 2-5-0 | 10-5-0 | ||
| December 20, 1981 | Denver Broncos 24 at Chicago Bears 35 | L | 8-0-0 | 2-6-0 | 10-6-0 |
