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1981 NFL Season

224 regular-season games · 10 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations

Final

Champion

San Francisco 49ers

1st Super Bowl

Runner-Up

Cincinnati Bengals

1st SB App.

Biggest Overachiever

San Francisco 49ers

4.36 wins above expected

13 wins · 8.64 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

New England Patriots

5.74 wins below expected

2 wins · 7.74 expected wins

Final Standings

Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.

# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Cincinnati Bengals Division 12 4 0 .750 421 304 +117 8.58 +3.42
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 8 8 0 .500 4 356 297 +59 8.96 -0.96
3 Houston Oilers 7 9 0 .438 5 281 355 -74 7.94 -0.94
4 Cleveland Browns (1st) 5 11 0 .312 7 276 375 -99 7.16 -2.16
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Miami Dolphins Division 11 4 1 .719 345 275 +70 8.98 +2.52
2 New York Jets Playoffs 10 5 1 .656 1 355 287 +68 8.29 +2.21
3 Buffalo Bills Playoffs 10 6 0 .625 1.5 311 276 +35 8.81 +1.19
4 New England Patriots 2 14 0 .125 9.5 322 370 -48 7.74 -5.74
5 Baltimore Colts 2 14 0 .125 9.5 259 533 -274 5.17 -3.17
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 San Diego Chargers Division 10 6 0 .625 478 390 +88 9.58 +0.42
2 Denver Broncos 10 6 0 .625 321 289 +32 8.78 +1.22
3 Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .562 1 343 290 +53 8.41 +0.59
4 Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 3 273 343 -70 8.32 -1.32
5 Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 4 322 388 -66 6.42 -0.42
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Division 9 7 0 .562 315 268 +47 7.75 +1.25
2 Detroit Lions 8 8 0 .500 1 397 322 +75 8.29 -0.29
3 Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 1 324 361 -37 6.90 +1.10
4 Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 2 325 369 -44 8.06 -1.06
5 Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 3 253 324 -71 6.63 -0.63
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Dallas Cowboys Division 12 4 0 .750 367 277 +90 10.09 +1.91
2 Philadelphia Eagles Playoffs 10 6 0 .625 2 368 221 +147 10.26 -0.26
3 New York Giants Playoffs 9 7 0 .562 3 295 257 +38 7.20 +1.80
4 Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 4 347 349 -2 7.11 +0.89
5 St. Louis Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 5 315 408 -93 6.94 +0.06
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 San Francisco 49ers Division 13 3 0 .812 357 250 +107 8.64 +4.36
2 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 6 426 355 +71 9.04 -2.04
3 Los Angeles Rams 6 10 0 .375 7 303 351 -48 8.28 -2.28
4 New Orleans Saints 4 12 0 .250 9 207 378 -171 5.67 -1.67

Playoff Bracket

The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.

AFC

Wild Card Round

Buffalo Bills 31
New York Jets 27

Dec 27

Divisional Round

San Diego Chargers 41
Miami Dolphins 38

Jan 2

Cincinnati Bengals 28
Buffalo Bills 21

Jan 3

Conference Championship

Cincinnati Bengals 27
San Diego Chargers 7

Jan 10

NFC

Wild Card Round

New York Giants 27
Philadelphia Eagles 21

Dec 27

Divisional Round

Dallas Cowboys 38
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0

Jan 2

San Francisco 49ers 38
New York Giants 24

Jan 3

Conference Championship

San Francisco 49ers 28
Dallas Cowboys 27

Jan 10

Super Bowl

San Francisco 49ers 26
Cincinnati Bengals 21

Jan 24

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Dallas Cowboys NFC NFC East 1623 12 10.09 +1.91 91.30% 3 7 9 10 11 13 16
San Francisco 49ers NFC NFC West 1618 13 8.64 +4.36 99.63% 2 6 7 9 10 12 15
Cincinnati Bengals AFC AFC Central 1611 12 8.58 +3.42 98.08% 1 5 7 9 10 12 15
Philadelphia Eagles NFC NFC East 1592 10 10.26 -0.26 55.51% 3 7 9 10 11 13 16
Miami Dolphins AFC AFC East 1587 11.5 8.98 +2.52 91.69% 2 6 8 9 10 12 15
San Diego Chargers AFC AFC West 1587 10 9.58 +0.42 68.97% 2 6 8 10 11 13 16
Pittsburgh Steelers AFC AFC Central 1556 8 8.96 -0.96 40.80% 2 6 8 9 10 12 16
New York Jets AFC AFC East 1556 10.5 8.29 +2.21 88.28% 1 5 7 8 10 11 15
Denver Broncos AFC AFC West 1545 10 8.78 +1.22 81.86% 2 6 7 9 10 12 15
Buffalo Bills AFC AFC East 1538 10 8.81 +1.19 81.32% 1 6 7 9 10 12 15
Detroit Lions NFC NFC Central 1533 8 8.29 -0.29 54.91% 1 5 7 8 10 11 15
Kansas City Chiefs AFC AFC West 1532 9 8.41 +0.59 71.95% 2 5 7 8 10 11 15
Atlanta Falcons NFC NFC West 1524 7 9.04 -2.04 21.31% 2 6 8 9 10 12 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC NFC Central 1519 9 7.75 +1.25 82.67% 0 5 6 8 9 11 15
New York Giants NFC NFC East 1510 9 7.20 +1.80 89.38% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
Washington Redskins NFC NFC East 1509 8 7.11 +0.89 78.46% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
Green Bay Packers NFC NFC Central 1468 8 6.90 +1.10 80.45% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
Oakland Raiders AFC AFC West 1461 7 8.32 -1.32 33.71% 1 5 7 8 10 11 16
Los Angeles Rams NFC NFC West 1455 6 8.28 -2.28 17.70% 2 5 7 8 10 11 15
Houston Oilers AFC AFC Central 1452 7 7.94 -0.94 40.98% 1 5 7 8 9 11 15
Minnesota Vikings NFC NFC Central 1452 7 8.06 -1.06 39.13% 0 5 7 8 9 11 16
Chicago Bears NFC NFC Central 1449 6 6.63 -0.63 48.40% 0 4 5 7 8 10 14
Seattle Seahawks AFC AFC West 1446 6 6.42 -0.42 53.54% 0 3 5 6 8 9 14
St. Louis Cardinals NFC NFC East 1442 7 6.94 +0.06 61.96% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
Cleveland Browns (1st) AFC AFC Central 1408 5 7.16 -2.16 19.72% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
New England Patriots AFC AFC East 1406 2 7.74 -5.74 0.38% 1 5 6 8 9 11 14
New Orleans Saints NFC NFC West 1334 4 5.67 -1.67 28.09% 0 3 4 6 7 9 13
Baltimore Colts AFC AFC East 1287 2 5.17 -3.17 6.27% 0 2 4 5 6 8 12

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within AFC Central

Team Bengals (1st) Oilers Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
Houston Oilers
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)

AFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Cincinnati Bengals
3-0
(1.4 exp.)
3-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-2
(2.4 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
1-2
(1.5 exp.)
0-3
(1.3 exp.)
3-1
(1.8 exp.)
Houston Oilers
0-3
(1.6 exp.)
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
0-3
(1.7 exp.)
3-1
(2.2 exp.)

Within AFC East

Team Colts Bills Dolphins Patriots Jets
Baltimore Colts
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-1-1
(1.1 exp.)
New England Patriots
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
New York Jets
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-0-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)

AFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Baltimore Colts
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-4
(1.0 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-3
(2.2 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
New England Patriots
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
0-4
(2.0 exp.)
New York Jets
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)

Within AFC West

Team Broncos Chiefs Raiders Chargers Seahawks
Denver Broncos
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
Seattle Seahawks
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)

AFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Denver Broncos
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.4 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.3 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
2-2
(2.3 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-2
(2.5 exp.)
Seattle Seahawks
2-2
(1.7 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)

Within NFC Central

Team Bears Lions Packers Vikings Buccaneers
Chicago Bears
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
Detroit Lions
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)

NFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC East NFC West
Chicago Bears
4-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
Detroit Lions
2-2
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-3
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0-4
(1.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)

Within NFC East

Team Cowboys Giants Eagles Cardinals Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
New York Giants
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Washington Redskins
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)

NFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC West
Dallas Cowboys
4-0
(2.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
New York Giants
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
3-1
(1.8 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
3-1
(2.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
3-1
(1.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Washington Redskins
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)

Within NFC West

Team Falcons Rams Saints 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)

NFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East
Atlanta Falcons
1-3
(2.2 exp.)
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
3-0
(1.8 exp.)
0-3
(1.4 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
2-2
(1.4 exp.)
0-3
(1.2 exp.)
0-3
(1.0 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
2-1
(1.4 exp.)
3-0
(1.6 exp.)

Scoring Distribution

Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.

Summary Statistics

Mean scored
Mean allowed
StdDev scored
StdDev allowed
Correlation (home vs away score)
Sample size (games)

Actual vs. Point Differential

How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 San Francisco 49ers 13 8.64 +4.36
2 Cincinnati Bengals 12 8.58 +3.42
3 Miami Dolphins 11.5 8.98 +2.52
4 New York Jets 10.5 8.29 +2.21
5 Dallas Cowboys 12 10.09 +1.91

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 New England Patriots 2 7.74 -5.74
2 Baltimore Colts 2 5.17 -3.17
3 Los Angeles Rams 6 8.28 -2.28
4 Cleveland Browns (1st) 5 7.16 -2.16
5 Atlanta Falcons 7 9.04 -2.04

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.

Longest Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 San Francisco 49ers 7 Sep 27 – Nov 8 1 in 98
2 Minnesota Vikings 5 Sep 20 – Oct 18 1 in 56
3 New York Jets 5 Nov 1 – Nov 29 1 in 26
4 Cincinnati Bengals 5 Nov 1 – Nov 29 1 in 22
5 Chicago Bears 3 Dec 6 – Dec 20 1 in 21

Longest Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 New England Patriots 9 Oct 25 – Dec 20 1 in 433
2 Baltimore Colts 14 Sep 13 – Dec 13 1 in 316
3 Minnesota Vikings 5 Nov 23 – Dec 20 1 in 48
4 Los Angeles Rams 5 Nov 8 – Dec 6 1 in 44
5 Philadelphia Eagles 4 Nov 22 – Dec 13 1 in 40

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Finish Position Heatmaps

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall NFL view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).

Team1234
Pittsburgh Steelers38.89%27.59%20.37%13.15%
Cincinnati Bengals30.64%28.13%23.80%17.43%
Houston Oilers19.30%25.60%28.79%26.31%
Cleveland Browns (1st)11.17%18.68%27.04%43.11%
Team12345
Miami Dolphins34.36%27.15%20.73%13.67%4.09%
Buffalo Bills29.78%26.56%22.05%16.10%5.51%
New York Jets20.18%23.80%24.66%22.33%9.03%
New England Patriots14.52%19.04%24.39%28.07%13.98%
Baltimore Colts1.16%3.45%8.17%19.83%67.39%
Team12345
San Diego Chargers37.61%26.32%18.50%12.21%5.36%
Denver Broncos23.49%24.08%22.27%18.55%11.61%
Kansas City Chiefs18.28%21.51%22.79%22.91%14.51%
Oakland Raiders17.48%21.10%23.85%22.24%15.33%
Seattle Seahawks3.14%6.99%12.59%24.09%53.19%
Team12345
Detroit Lions32.14%24.64%19.97%13.75%9.50%
Minnesota Vikings26.66%24.13%20.30%16.21%12.70%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers21.35%22.20%21.87%19.47%15.11%
Green Bay Packers10.73%15.65%19.44%24.62%29.56%
Chicago Bears9.12%13.38%18.42%25.95%33.13%
Team12345
Philadelphia Eagles45.68%32.46%14.06%5.67%2.13%
Dallas Cowboys41.48%33.87%14.75%7.00%2.90%
New York Giants4.67%12.12%24.34%29.07%29.80%
Washington Redskins4.57%10.93%24.18%30.06%30.26%
St. Louis Cardinals3.60%10.62%22.67%28.20%34.91%
Team1234
Atlanta Falcons40.93%30.39%21.37%7.31%
San Francisco 49ers31.10%32.55%26.67%9.68%
Los Angeles Rams24.86%29.30%32.55%13.29%
New Orleans Saints3.11%7.76%19.41%69.72%
Team1234567891011121314
San Diego Chargers18.77%13.07%11.05%9.92%9.03%7.58%6.66%5.51%5.41%4.17%3.13%2.86%1.98%0.86%
Pittsburgh Steelers11.59%11.45%10.50%9.58%8.74%8.29%7.97%7.01%6.32%5.27%5.12%4.63%2.46%1.07%
Miami Dolphins10.98%11.24%10.89%9.53%9.33%8.82%7.42%6.93%6.31%5.87%5.04%3.69%2.39%1.56%
Buffalo Bills10.06%9.85%9.84%9.13%8.03%8.83%7.73%7.85%6.97%6.21%5.70%4.71%2.90%2.19%
Denver Broncos10.12%8.88%8.77%8.62%9.01%8.12%7.69%7.75%6.87%6.72%5.85%5.07%4.14%2.39%
Cincinnati Bengals7.88%9.61%9.21%8.06%8.99%8.37%7.83%7.79%8.02%7.06%5.72%5.93%3.63%1.90%
Kansas City Chiefs7.23%7.45%7.47%8.15%7.79%7.36%8.23%7.93%7.92%7.89%7.58%6.33%5.54%3.13%
Oakland Raiders6.92%6.72%6.80%7.93%8.15%7.72%8.67%7.91%7.92%7.57%7.50%6.58%6.15%3.46%
New York Jets5.45%7.07%7.55%7.92%7.90%8.76%8.16%8.08%7.67%8.39%7.62%6.05%5.28%4.10%
Houston Oilers4.32%5.69%6.55%6.95%7.53%8.02%8.21%9.42%8.66%8.64%8.04%8.07%6.73%3.17%
New England Patriots3.83%4.59%5.27%6.10%6.72%7.43%7.57%8.29%8.49%8.87%9.65%9.08%7.43%6.68%
Cleveland Browns (1st)1.88%3.00%3.93%4.84%4.94%5.84%7.25%7.30%9.28%9.68%10.48%13.09%11.52%6.97%
Seattle Seahawks0.83%1.14%1.79%2.50%2.90%3.51%4.63%5.44%6.32%8.80%10.58%13.08%20.18%18.30%
Baltimore Colts0.14%0.24%0.38%0.77%0.94%1.35%1.98%2.79%3.84%4.86%7.99%10.83%19.67%44.22%
Team1234567891011121314
Philadelphia Eagles28.97%17.32%13.08%11.00%8.00%6.06%4.72%3.62%2.65%1.60%1.37%0.74%0.57%0.30%
Dallas Cowboys26.22%16.39%12.67%11.04%8.58%6.64%5.41%3.43%3.22%2.33%1.61%1.27%0.74%0.45%
Atlanta Falcons11.28%13.77%11.96%10.59%9.77%8.97%7.88%6.60%5.76%4.31%3.53%2.99%1.70%0.89%
San Francisco 49ers7.25%10.05%10.36%10.43%10.29%10.03%8.64%8.03%7.83%5.30%4.57%3.37%2.60%1.25%
Detroit Lions5.66%8.59%10.36%8.91%8.95%9.02%8.98%7.90%7.04%6.42%6.14%4.66%4.01%3.36%
Los Angeles Rams5.49%8.18%8.67%8.62%9.64%9.78%8.66%8.85%8.72%6.94%6.15%4.84%3.37%2.09%
Minnesota Vikings4.37%7.39%8.43%8.12%9.14%8.71%8.31%8.06%7.38%7.30%7.07%5.74%5.60%4.38%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3.08%5.80%6.80%7.04%8.18%8.51%8.47%8.73%8.19%8.48%7.80%7.15%6.07%5.70%
New York Giants1.95%2.62%3.74%4.85%5.62%6.21%7.78%8.61%8.75%10.05%10.13%9.98%10.16%9.55%
Washington Redskins1.83%2.41%3.45%4.72%4.60%6.15%7.49%8.38%9.22%10.13%11.05%10.68%10.02%9.87%
Green Bay Packers1.24%2.75%3.40%4.94%5.68%5.89%6.51%7.53%8.02%9.33%9.71%10.82%11.47%12.71%
St. Louis Cardinals1.44%2.06%2.80%4.51%4.81%5.97%7.24%8.05%8.40%10.05%10.16%10.32%12.41%11.78%
Chicago Bears0.85%1.90%3.14%3.77%4.44%5.19%6.14%7.39%8.07%9.98%10.28%11.57%12.76%14.52%
New Orleans Saints0.37%0.77%1.14%1.46%2.30%2.87%3.77%4.82%6.75%7.78%10.43%15.87%18.52%23.15%
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Philadelphia Eagles16.77%12.40%9.30%8.21%6.45%6.24%5.69%5.01%3.61%4.28%2.98%3.02%2.25%2.62%1.89%1.80%1.39%1.36%0.88%0.77%0.75%0.79%0.45%0.32%0.26%0.27%0.15%0.09%
Dallas Cowboys15.41%11.28%8.84%7.84%6.23%6.06%5.45%4.98%4.12%4.31%3.45%2.92%2.58%2.90%1.91%1.86%1.89%1.59%1.05%1.27%0.87%0.71%0.72%0.66%0.35%0.35%0.23%0.17%
San Diego Chargers9.82%8.84%7.44%6.40%5.83%5.87%5.67%4.70%4.81%4.22%3.81%3.53%3.52%2.89%2.95%2.89%2.85%2.24%1.96%1.78%1.61%1.54%1.41%1.04%1.00%0.65%0.44%0.29%
Atlanta Falcons5.86%6.22%6.39%6.11%5.56%5.73%5.21%5.39%4.26%5.08%4.28%4.54%3.86%4.08%3.23%3.18%3.15%3.14%2.25%2.22%1.92%1.97%1.78%1.55%1.13%0.94%0.68%0.29%
Miami Dolphins4.97%6.07%6.10%5.04%5.84%5.58%5.20%4.58%5.23%4.42%4.45%4.27%4.12%3.55%3.59%3.38%3.10%2.98%2.93%2.91%2.34%2.29%1.97%1.63%1.27%0.91%0.80%0.48%
Pittsburgh Steelers5.72%5.77%5.72%6.02%5.47%5.13%5.11%4.68%4.83%4.23%4.72%3.88%3.99%3.81%3.95%3.04%3.26%2.80%2.74%2.53%2.63%2.33%1.87%2.22%1.21%1.21%0.78%0.35%
Buffalo Bills5.16%4.98%5.40%4.64%5.20%4.78%4.99%4.40%4.26%4.36%4.94%4.01%4.08%3.55%4.27%3.63%3.61%3.17%3.10%3.22%2.56%2.73%2.47%1.84%1.64%1.19%1.02%0.80%
San Francisco 49ers3.73%3.84%4.62%4.76%4.94%5.04%5.05%5.10%4.67%4.87%4.00%5.60%4.48%4.80%3.85%3.89%3.44%4.13%2.90%3.14%2.42%2.68%2.07%1.67%1.41%1.41%1.01%0.48%
Denver Broncos4.66%4.98%5.12%4.80%4.77%4.47%4.76%4.33%4.92%4.25%4.72%4.00%3.90%3.34%4.15%3.75%3.65%2.98%3.48%2.95%2.99%2.84%2.26%2.14%2.22%1.55%1.27%0.75%
Cincinnati Bengals3.65%4.38%4.95%4.82%4.90%4.24%4.50%4.02%4.87%4.26%4.67%3.92%4.12%3.58%4.37%3.65%3.75%3.63%3.68%3.36%3.41%2.76%2.51%2.52%1.85%1.59%1.22%0.82%
Detroit Lions2.58%3.16%3.84%4.57%4.19%4.91%4.02%4.94%4.16%4.21%4.17%4.51%4.56%4.85%3.49%3.89%3.83%3.82%3.28%3.58%3.26%3.00%2.83%2.76%2.44%2.03%1.69%1.43%
Los Angeles Rams2.54%3.14%3.68%4.09%4.02%4.15%3.85%4.55%4.58%4.75%4.15%4.76%4.52%4.81%3.84%4.12%3.96%4.72%3.78%3.70%3.18%3.26%2.83%2.79%1.97%1.81%1.29%1.16%
Kansas City Chiefs3.28%3.65%3.71%4.25%4.25%3.79%4.55%4.13%3.68%4.04%4.59%3.86%4.15%3.49%4.62%3.93%4.01%3.60%3.97%3.55%3.75%3.26%3.40%3.16%2.29%2.17%1.86%1.01%
Oakland Raiders2.90%3.80%3.49%3.69%3.72%3.51%4.38%4.04%4.34%3.90%4.59%3.95%4.07%3.80%4.39%4.26%4.22%3.54%3.80%3.56%3.98%3.25%3.34%2.87%3.08%2.52%1.69%1.32%
New York Jets2.60%2.83%3.49%3.76%3.84%3.95%4.31%4.19%4.27%4.07%4.55%4.41%4.19%3.65%4.21%4.48%3.79%3.76%4.02%3.95%4.10%3.29%2.70%3.11%2.85%2.23%2.08%1.32%
Minnesota Vikings2.11%2.37%3.31%3.56%3.78%4.12%3.65%4.44%3.99%4.47%3.90%4.46%4.03%4.66%3.85%3.85%3.86%4.11%3.61%4.02%3.24%3.79%3.48%3.22%2.96%3.11%2.26%1.79%
Houston Oilers1.53%2.38%3.00%3.00%3.53%3.75%3.29%3.36%4.29%3.81%4.11%3.93%4.40%4.00%4.95%4.42%4.32%4.23%4.38%3.94%4.12%3.85%4.17%3.32%3.31%3.01%2.12%1.48%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1.47%1.73%2.46%2.93%2.96%3.30%3.25%3.45%3.78%4.02%3.93%4.15%4.30%4.62%3.82%4.33%4.29%4.58%4.06%4.48%3.63%4.14%3.68%4.36%3.55%3.16%3.16%2.41%
New England Patriots1.60%2.16%2.28%2.46%3.03%2.53%3.18%3.34%3.53%3.61%4.11%3.49%3.86%3.71%4.43%4.14%4.54%3.88%4.58%4.58%4.38%4.53%4.56%4.18%3.74%3.32%3.73%2.52%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.61%1.03%1.30%1.68%2.20%2.28%2.33%2.29%2.78%2.44%2.88%3.30%3.71%3.57%3.87%4.10%4.15%4.53%5.29%4.61%5.21%4.90%6.21%5.88%5.65%5.16%4.47%3.57%
New York Giants0.78%1.09%1.02%1.34%1.87%2.05%2.23%2.42%2.66%2.98%3.13%3.14%3.50%3.85%3.74%4.43%4.58%4.42%5.06%5.05%4.83%5.24%5.14%5.21%5.46%5.17%5.31%4.30%
Washington Redskins0.65%1.06%1.09%1.20%1.69%1.90%1.96%2.38%2.04%2.74%2.69%3.13%3.34%4.24%3.51%4.35%4.37%4.76%4.92%5.10%5.60%5.55%5.59%5.60%5.54%5.35%5.15%4.50%
Green Bay Packers0.46%0.83%0.84%1.39%1.48%1.73%1.88%2.60%2.73%2.73%2.67%3.00%3.10%3.77%3.50%3.72%3.56%4.34%4.80%4.82%4.72%5.18%5.58%5.49%6.16%6.05%6.60%6.27%
St. Louis Cardinals0.53%0.80%0.92%1.19%1.34%1.55%2.03%2.23%2.34%2.41%2.68%3.14%3.19%3.56%3.76%4.36%3.91%4.43%4.50%5.12%4.99%5.38%5.21%5.41%6.04%6.84%6.04%6.10%
Chicago Bears0.32%0.46%0.72%1.01%1.44%1.54%1.47%1.95%2.06%2.10%2.18%2.61%3.01%3.22%3.23%3.29%4.03%4.68%4.49%5.23%5.10%5.58%5.45%6.40%6.46%7.31%7.33%7.33%
Seattle Seahawks0.20%0.47%0.61%0.71%0.79%0.90%1.17%1.31%1.70%1.74%1.78%2.17%2.44%2.20%3.05%3.36%3.52%3.01%4.52%4.17%5.63%5.41%6.54%6.89%8.67%9.09%8.96%8.99%
New Orleans Saints0.05%0.21%0.23%0.41%0.54%0.67%0.48%0.79%0.94%1.23%1.20%1.54%1.72%1.83%1.99%2.42%3.03%3.55%3.44%3.67%4.86%5.64%6.19%7.92%8.68%10.52%11.63%14.62%
Baltimore Colts0.04%0.07%0.13%0.12%0.14%0.23%0.34%0.40%0.55%0.47%0.67%0.76%1.01%1.05%1.59%1.48%1.94%2.02%2.53%2.72%3.92%4.11%5.59%5.84%8.81%11.08%17.03%25.36%

Win Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 Seed5 SeedMissed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers18.77%11.78%7.06%13.52%9.85%39.02%
Pittsburgh Steelers11.59%12.41%14.89%7.10%7.43%46.58%
Miami Dolphins10.98%11.94%11.44%8.57%9.02%48.05%
Denver Broncos10.12%7.69%5.68%10.89%10.09%55.53%
Buffalo Bills10.06%10.30%9.42%8.87%8.17%53.18%
Cincinnati Bengals7.88%10.05%12.71%6.54%7.66%55.16%
Kansas City Chiefs7.23%6.29%4.76%10.44%8.55%62.73%
Oakland Raiders6.92%6.11%4.45%9.18%8.73%64.61%
New York Jets5.45%7.37%7.36%7.28%8.26%64.28%
Houston Oilers4.32%6.41%8.57%5.61%6.94%68.15%
New England Patriots3.83%4.95%5.74%5.24%6.80%73.44%
Cleveland Browns (1st)1.88%3.31%5.98%3.64%4.53%80.66%
Seattle Seahawks0.83%1.14%1.17%2.55%3.11%91.20%
Baltimore Colts0.14%0.25%0.77%0.57%0.86%97.41%
Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 Seed5 SeedMissed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles28.97%11.97%4.74%21.34%10.38%22.60%
Dallas Cowboys26.22%11.11%4.15%21.81%10.72%25.99%
Atlanta Falcons11.28%16.01%13.64%8.00%9.16%41.91%
San Francisco 49ers7.25%11.76%12.09%7.71%9.89%51.30%
Detroit Lions5.66%10.75%15.73%4.34%7.12%56.40%
Los Angeles Rams5.49%9.73%9.64%6.64%9.30%59.20%
Minnesota Vikings4.37%9.21%13.08%4.29%7.39%61.66%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3.08%7.28%10.99%3.43%6.99%68.23%
New York Giants1.95%1.72%1.00%6.24%6.56%82.53%
Washington Redskins1.83%1.80%0.94%5.78%5.59%84.06%
St. Louis Cardinals1.44%1.25%0.91%5.06%6.11%85.23%
Green Bay Packers1.24%3.67%5.82%2.57%5.01%81.69%
Chicago Bears0.85%2.62%5.65%1.82%3.65%85.41%
New Orleans Saints0.37%1.12%1.62%0.97%2.13%93.79%

Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed

Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Divisional Round Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys 63.22% 63.22% 41.39% 25.81% 14.68%
Philadelphia Eagles 66.24% 66.24% 41.72% 22.90% 11.96%
San Diego Chargers 51.21% 51.21% 29.93% 16.83% 8.54%
San Francisco 49ers 41.42% 41.42% 23.60% 13.54% 8.02%
Cincinnati Bengals 39.40% 39.40% 23.49% 13.66% 7.93%
Miami Dolphins 44.67% 44.67% 25.16% 14.16% 7.80%
Pittsburgh Steelers 46.69% 46.69% 24.44% 12.08% 5.74%
Buffalo Bills 38.59% 38.59% 20.41% 9.93% 4.89%
Atlanta Falcons 48.77% 48.77% 23.30% 10.28% 4.62%
Denver Broncos 34.51% 34.51% 17.85% 8.67% 4.13%
Detroit Lions 37.35% 37.35% 16.53% 7.33% 3.61%
New York Jets 28.50% 28.50% 14.42% 7.26% 3.54%
Kansas City Chiefs 28.32% 28.32% 13.82% 6.76% 2.87%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25.55% 25.55% 11.04% 4.34% 1.99%
Los Angeles Rams 30.54% 30.54% 11.41% 4.23% 1.66%
Minnesota Vikings 30.80% 30.80% 10.03% 3.81% 1.44%
Oakland Raiders 24.74% 24.74% 9.81% 3.68% 1.28%
Houston Oilers 24.03% 24.03% 8.90% 3.26% 1.04%
New York Giants 12.80% 10.55% 4.84% 2.15% 1.03%
Green Bay Packers 13.71% 13.71% 4.60% 1.63% 0.67%
Washington Redskins 11.37% 9.80% 4.58% 1.78% 0.60%
New England Patriots 18.52% 18.52% 5.57% 1.74% 0.56%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 13.89% 13.89% 4.13% 1.26% 0.45%
Chicago Bears 10.96% 10.96% 3.47% 1.08% 0.32%
Seattle Seahawks 5.66% 5.50% 1.85% 0.65% 0.28%
St. Louis Cardinals 11.17% 7.19% 2.68% 0.88% 0.28%
New Orleans Saints 3.90% 3.90% 0.81% 0.24% 0.05%
Baltimore Colts 1.43% 1.43% 0.22% 0.06% 0.02%
Loser →
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Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSeattle Seahawks
Baltimore Colts0.01%0.02%0.01%0.05%0.05%0.03%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.02%
Buffalo Bills0.05%0.57%0.47%1.27%0.60%1.02%0.38%0.40%0.47%1.26%0.69%1.19%0.44%
Cincinnati Bengals0.13%0.84%0.31%0.92%0.41%1.01%0.79%0.78%0.54%1.03%0.29%1.32%0.39%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.05%0.15%0.04%0.39%0.13%0.33%0.16%0.31%0.22%0.43%0.07%0.32%0.12%
Denver Broncos0.16%1.44%0.59%0.69%1.07%0.87%1.05%1.23%1.11%0.86%1.00%0.69%0.26%
Houston Oilers0.06%0.37%0.12%0.11%0.65%0.63%0.43%0.49%0.36%0.67%0.13%0.57%0.14%
Kansas City Chiefs0.25%1.07%0.72%0.77%0.73%0.94%1.00%0.87%1.01%0.82%0.85%0.79%0.22%
Miami Dolphins0.05%0.40%0.74%0.52%1.42%0.92%1.15%0.52%0.55%1.41%0.74%1.40%0.49%
New England Patriots0.03%0.24%0.20%0.27%0.50%0.44%0.47%0.17%0.14%0.61%0.22%0.55%0.16%
New York Jets0.05%0.40%0.63%0.45%1.21%0.62%0.96%0.35%0.40%1.22%0.63%1.05%0.35%
Oakland Raiders0.07%0.82%0.48%0.62%0.70%0.76%0.48%0.62%0.75%0.74%0.52%0.58%0.12%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.12%0.62%0.16%0.28%1.08%0.32%0.86%0.73%0.64%0.61%0.97%1.13%0.28%
San Diego Chargers0.11%1.55%0.94%0.82%0.87%1.37%1.02%1.36%1.36%1.31%1.18%1.40%0.31%
Seattle Seahawks0.03%0.32%0.23%0.13%0.17%0.19%0.12%0.24%0.27%0.15%0.17%0.18%0.16%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay BuccaneersWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.25%1.54%0.45%0.31%0.37%0.64%0.08%0.65%1.60%0.29%0.70%0.37%0.59%
Chicago Bears0.15%0.38%0.02%0.01%0.16%0.06%0.08%0.20%0.27%0.10%0.22%0.06%0.13%
Dallas Cowboys2.90%1.00%1.86%1.19%3.01%1.92%0.67%1.35%0.89%2.52%1.46%1.77%1.20%
Detroit Lions0.48%0.05%0.89%0.11%0.39%0.15%0.13%0.49%1.07%0.37%0.52%0.15%0.41%
Green Bay Packers0.29%0.05%0.50%0.10%0.24%0.10%0.06%0.26%0.49%0.24%0.33%0.07%0.25%
Los Angeles Rams0.26%0.21%1.21%0.30%0.20%0.39%0.05%0.49%0.94%0.18%0.62%0.35%0.48%
Minnesota Vikings0.44%0.09%0.66%0.03%0.05%0.51%0.11%0.38%0.71%0.28%0.51%0.06%0.31%
New Orleans Saints0.05%0.01%0.11%0.03%0.02%0.06%0.05%0.09%0.16%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.08%
New York Giants0.57%0.31%0.76%0.44%0.34%0.74%0.48%0.17%0.78%0.40%0.24%0.44%0.21%
Philadelphia Eagles2.54%0.97%0.76%1.78%1.23%2.69%2.37%0.57%1.32%1.92%1.42%1.78%1.21%
San Francisco 49ers0.31%0.23%2.03%0.53%0.50%0.60%0.64%0.09%0.97%2.20%0.94%0.49%0.79%
St. Louis Cardinals0.48%0.17%0.46%0.23%0.16%0.54%0.20%0.16%0.14%0.48%0.24%0.16%0.17%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.35%0.03%0.88%0.08%0.09%0.34%0.13%0.06%0.36%0.87%0.30%0.40%0.31%
Washington Redskins0.50%0.26%0.61%0.40%0.39%0.61%0.41%0.08%0.22%0.70%0.39%0.18%0.48%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSeattle Seahawks
Baltimore Colts0.01%0.02%0.04%0.07%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.01%
Buffalo Bills1.90%1.48%2.49%2.23%2.50%2.27%3.59%3.20%0.75%
Cincinnati Bengals0.08%2.89%2.95%2.68%3.08%1.85%2.42%3.02%3.92%0.60%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.03%0.45%0.51%0.46%0.49%0.56%0.40%0.56%0.55%0.12%
Denver Broncos0.18%2.59%2.17%1.30%1.95%2.65%1.93%2.01%3.07%
Houston Oilers0.10%1.19%1.21%1.00%1.21%0.79%0.77%1.11%1.35%0.17%
Kansas City Chiefs0.16%2.00%1.53%1.15%1.55%2.15%1.48%1.60%2.20%
Miami Dolphins2.93%1.54%3.55%2.42%2.86%2.94%3.54%4.63%0.75%
New England Patriots0.76%0.41%0.65%0.53%0.62%0.59%0.96%0.82%0.23%
New York Jets1.59%0.71%1.99%1.48%1.85%1.75%1.95%2.78%0.32%
Oakland Raiders0.16%1.32%1.26%0.94%1.15%1.41%0.95%0.93%1.69%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.21%3.20%3.27%2.51%3.55%2.14%2.16%2.67%4.02%0.71%
San Diego Chargers0.28%4.21%3.59%2.04%3.53%4.69%3.02%3.63%4.94%
Seattle Seahawks0.01%0.33%0.17%0.17%0.22%0.28%0.23%0.16%0.28%
Loser →
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Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay BuccaneersWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons1.17%4.38%2.87%1.09%2.69%1.31%5.41%1.08%2.11%1.19%
Chicago Bears0.55%0.70%0.51%0.10%0.16%0.91%0.26%0.13%0.15%
Dallas Cowboys7.95%1.98%6.04%2.79%5.53%6.19%0.91%5.93%4.07%
Detroit Lions2.76%3.64%2.15%0.30%0.82%3.70%1.55%0.78%0.83%
Green Bay Packers0.74%1.02%0.52%0.11%0.23%1.13%0.52%0.16%0.17%
Los Angeles Rams0.55%2.09%1.53%0.64%1.36%0.66%2.61%0.46%0.98%0.53%
Minnesota Vikings1.55%2.13%1.21%0.24%0.69%2.28%0.99%0.37%0.57%
New Orleans Saints0.02%0.09%0.09%0.08%0.09%0.05%0.19%0.02%0.12%0.06%
New York Giants1.04%0.20%0.76%0.23%0.61%0.78%0.13%0.57%0.52%
Philadelphia Eagles7.85%2.31%5.98%2.62%5.98%5.94%0.86%6.09%4.09%
San Francisco 49ers0.88%5.42%2.50%1.26%2.58%1.27%5.64%1.09%1.82%1.14%
St. Louis Cardinals0.54%0.16%0.33%0.18%0.42%0.42%0.05%0.35%0.23%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1.62%2.36%1.47%0.29%0.52%2.65%1.13%0.42%0.58%
Washington Redskins0.87%0.22%0.72%0.22%0.73%0.72%0.10%0.43%0.57%
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Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSeattle Seahawks
Baltimore Colts0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Buffalo Bills1.16%0.37%0.86%0.87%0.71%1.29%0.31%0.50%0.60%1.66%1.51%0.09%
Cincinnati Bengals0.03%1.73%0.24%1.24%0.66%1.05%2.17%0.54%0.99%1.08%1.48%2.32%0.13%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.14%0.12%0.08%0.05%0.15%0.12%0.04%0.10%0.07%0.14%0.22%0.03%
Denver Broncos0.01%0.92%0.86%0.29%0.65%0.62%1.09%0.35%0.66%0.59%1.08%1.41%0.14%
Houston Oilers0.38%0.27%0.06%0.34%0.27%0.49%0.16%0.30%0.21%0.30%0.44%0.04%
Kansas City Chiefs0.83%0.81%0.22%0.54%0.42%0.73%0.28%0.38%0.39%0.92%1.15%0.09%
Miami Dolphins0.02%1.54%1.95%0.46%1.36%0.77%0.96%0.50%1.04%0.96%2.11%2.29%0.20%
New England Patriots0.13%0.17%0.04%0.16%0.12%0.19%0.12%0.07%0.14%0.15%0.41%0.04%
New York Jets0.70%0.78%0.29%0.83%0.46%0.53%0.79%0.24%0.43%1.13%1.03%0.05%
Oakland Raiders0.01%0.44%0.35%0.13%0.31%0.22%0.30%0.48%0.15%0.38%0.39%0.48%0.04%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.06%1.63%1.20%0.19%1.53%0.46%1.10%1.63%0.48%1.21%0.69%1.73%0.17%
San Diego Chargers0.01%2.00%2.09%0.53%1.88%0.92%1.13%2.03%0.75%1.49%0.94%2.88%0.18%
Seattle Seahawks0.02%0.04%0.06%0.05%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.06%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.11%0.09%
Loser →
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Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay BuccaneersWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.26%2.05%1.08%0.41%0.59%0.72%0.04%0.36%2.23%1.17%0.18%0.94%0.25%
Chicago Bears0.18%0.21%0.05%0.01%0.07%0.09%0.02%0.24%0.09%0.04%0.05%0.03%
Dallas Cowboys3.81%0.70%2.71%0.67%1.90%1.68%0.19%0.70%7.42%2.84%0.53%1.93%0.73%
Detroit Lions1.20%0.10%1.36%0.15%0.58%0.26%0.05%0.15%1.83%0.99%0.14%0.28%0.24%
Green Bay Packers0.22%0.01%0.25%0.13%0.16%0.06%0.04%0.33%0.28%0.05%0.06%0.04%
Los Angeles Rams0.45%0.14%0.68%0.48%0.18%0.30%0.01%0.17%0.88%0.39%0.10%0.33%0.12%
Minnesota Vikings0.63%0.04%0.68%0.21%0.08%0.32%0.07%0.08%0.86%0.51%0.06%0.16%0.11%
New Orleans Saints0.01%0.06%0.01%0.03%0.01%0.02%0.06%0.01%0.01%0.02%
New York Giants0.20%0.06%0.28%0.20%0.06%0.22%0.19%0.01%0.47%0.24%0.03%0.15%0.04%
Philadelphia Eagles3.40%0.61%6.13%2.62%0.68%1.96%1.44%0.16%0.60%2.62%0.35%1.51%0.82%
San Francisco 49ers2.02%0.33%2.61%1.28%0.48%0.80%1.01%0.02%0.36%3.07%0.23%1.06%0.27%
St. Louis Cardinals0.12%0.02%0.14%0.07%0.05%0.10%0.03%0.02%0.16%0.06%0.10%0.01%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.52%0.08%0.82%0.26%0.13%0.37%0.24%0.16%0.85%0.70%0.07%0.14%
Washington Redskins0.26%0.04%0.31%0.10%0.04%0.10%0.18%0.02%0.03%0.42%0.16%0.01%0.11%
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Atlanta FalconsBaltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsChicago BearsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysDenver BroncosDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsLos Angeles RamsMiami DolphinsMinnesota VikingsNew England PatriotsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSan Francisco 49ersSeattle SeahawksSt. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay BuccaneersWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.50%0.55%0.09%0.56%0.19%0.39%0.44%0.12%0.31%0.21%0.53%0.69%0.04%
Baltimore Colts0.01%0.01%
Buffalo Bills0.50%0.07%1.04%0.40%0.07%0.24%0.13%0.03%0.14%1.28%0.61%0.06%0.24%0.08%
Chicago Bears0.03%0.03%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.08%0.01%0.02%0.05%0.05%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals0.81%0.07%1.85%0.59%0.22%0.40%0.39%0.19%1.80%0.88%0.09%0.43%0.21%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.07%0.01%0.08%0.06%0.02%0.06%0.01%0.08%0.04%0.01%0.01%
Dallas Cowboys0.01%1.45%1.70%0.21%1.24%0.70%1.00%1.75%0.28%1.24%0.78%1.85%2.35%0.12%
Denver Broncos0.53%0.07%0.97%0.36%0.11%0.18%0.18%0.03%0.07%0.89%0.37%0.08%0.09%0.20%
Detroit Lions0.41%0.44%0.05%0.35%0.15%0.24%0.55%0.09%0.23%0.13%0.41%0.54%0.02%
Green Bay Packers0.07%0.07%0.02%0.08%0.01%0.02%0.11%0.02%0.08%0.01%0.09%0.09%
Houston Oilers0.13%0.01%0.17%0.09%0.05%0.09%0.06%0.02%0.24%0.13%0.01%0.04%
Kansas City Chiefs0.25%0.03%0.69%0.29%0.04%0.14%0.07%0.06%0.63%0.42%0.03%0.16%0.06%
Los Angeles Rams0.17%0.13%0.01%0.16%0.10%0.13%0.11%0.08%0.13%0.08%0.26%0.28%0.02%
Miami Dolphins0.96%0.15%1.86%0.46%0.14%0.52%0.42%0.02%0.18%1.68%0.82%0.07%0.40%0.12%
Minnesota Vikings0.12%0.11%0.05%0.09%0.08%0.18%0.17%0.03%0.11%0.08%0.22%0.20%
New England Patriots0.08%0.17%0.04%0.02%0.08%0.12%0.01%0.04%
New Orleans Saints0.01%0.01%0.02%0.01%
New York Giants0.10%0.13%0.09%0.02%0.14%0.11%0.02%0.09%0.07%0.10%0.15%0.01%
New York Jets0.46%0.04%0.74%0.31%0.07%0.10%0.20%0.01%0.03%0.84%0.31%0.08%0.25%0.10%
Oakland Raiders0.12%0.03%0.32%0.08%0.04%0.05%0.06%0.09%0.19%0.19%0.01%0.07%0.03%
Philadelphia Eagles0.02%1.13%1.34%0.14%0.98%0.52%0.92%1.62%0.25%0.83%0.50%1.47%2.18%0.06%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.56%0.12%1.24%0.31%0.12%0.38%0.35%0.04%0.14%1.29%0.66%0.09%0.28%0.16%
San Diego Chargers1.13%0.15%1.94%0.72%0.10%0.43%0.42%0.05%0.19%1.90%0.92%0.06%0.33%0.20%
San Francisco 49ers0.85%0.85%0.16%0.69%0.34%0.60%1.06%0.20%0.48%0.42%1.08%1.24%0.05%
Seattle Seahawks0.06%0.05%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.04%0.05%0.02%0.01%
St. Louis Cardinals0.02%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.01%0.05%0.02%0.01%0.08%0.01%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.01%0.13%0.20%0.06%0.23%0.05%0.19%0.27%0.06%0.14%0.08%0.23%0.34%
Washington Redskins0.06%0.15%0.02%0.03%0.01%0.06%0.03%0.02%0.04%0.03%0.05%0.08%0.02%

Actual Bracket Simulation

With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.

Team Advanced to Divisional Round Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl Actual Outcome
San Francisco 49ers 100.00% 66.21% 42.66% 22.39% Won Super Bowl
Cincinnati Bengals 100.00% 67.53% 43.68% 21.57% Eliminated in Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys 100.00% 75.41% 36.00% 18.94% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Miami Dolphins 100.00% 62.51% 27.52% 13.47% Eliminated in Divisional Round
San Diego Chargers 100.00% 37.49% 17.23% 8.06% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Philadelphia Eagles 72.14% 25.82% 10.69% 5.70% Eliminated in Wild Card Round
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100.00% 24.59% 8.28% 3.76% Eliminated in Divisional Round
New York Jets 64.97% 21.18% 7.57% 3.20% Eliminated in Wild Card Round
Buffalo Bills 35.03% 11.29% 4.00% 1.75% Eliminated in Divisional Round
New York Giants 27.86% 7.97% 2.37% 1.16% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Loser →
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Buffalo BillsNew York Jets
Buffalo Bills35.03%
New York Jets64.97%
Loser →
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New York GiantsPhiladelphia Eagles
New York Giants27.86%
Philadelphia Eagles72.14%
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Buffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsMiami DolphinsNew York JetsSan Diego Chargers
Buffalo Bills11.29%
Cincinnati Bengals23.74%43.79%
Miami Dolphins62.51%
New York Jets21.18%
San Diego Chargers37.49%
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Dallas CowboysNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys75.41%
New York Giants7.97%
Philadelphia Eagles25.82%
San Francisco 49ers19.89%46.32%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers24.59%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Buffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsMiami DolphinsNew York JetsSan Diego Chargers
Buffalo Bills2.42%1.58%
Cincinnati Bengals27.61%16.07%
Miami Dolphins4.53%14.33%8.66%
New York Jets4.96%2.61%
San Diego Chargers2.76%9.52%4.95%
Loser →
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Dallas CowboysNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys4.53%12.25%19.22%
New York Giants1.57%0.80%
Philadelphia Eagles7.69%3.00%
San Francisco 49ers30.15%12.51%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1.07%2.88%4.33%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Buffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsDallas CowboysMiami DolphinsNew York GiantsNew York JetsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Diego ChargersSan Francisco 49ersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Buffalo Bills0.67%0.04%0.21%0.67%0.16%
Cincinnati Bengals7.37%0.55%2.24%9.19%2.22%
Dallas Cowboys0.88%7.93%5.15%1.73%3.25%
Miami Dolphins5.12%0.35%1.35%5.52%1.13%
New York Giants0.05%0.57%0.27%0.11%0.16%
New York Jets1.23%0.08%0.30%1.26%0.33%
Philadelphia Eagles0.29%2.59%1.44%0.38%1.00%
San Diego Chargers2.67%0.19%0.89%3.63%0.68%
San Francisco 49ers0.95%9.54%6.13%1.82%3.95%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.08%1.48%1.06%0.33%0.81%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.

San Francisco 49ers 22.39% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Matchup
69.96%
Win Prob
64.21%
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
70.68%
Win Prob
61.07%
Super Bowl
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
42.61%
Win Prob
50.93%
Cincinnati Bengals 21.57% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. New York Jets
Matchup
64.85%
Win Prob
67.40%
Conference Championship
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
63.21%
Win Prob
65.83%
Super Bowl
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
42.61%
Win Prob
49.07%
Dallas Cowboys 18.94% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
75.41%
Conference Championship
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
53.39%
Win Prob
38.93%
Super Bowl
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
41.87%
Win Prob
51.83%
Miami Dolphins 13.47% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. San Diego Chargers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
62.51%
Conference Championship
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
52.07%
Win Prob
34.17%
Super Bowl
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
40.98%
Win Prob
47.38%
San Diego Chargers 8.06% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
37.49%
Conference Championship
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
55.25%
Win Prob
37.20%
Super Bowl
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
45.04%
Win Prob
47.89%
Philadelphia Eagles 5.70% chance to win
Wild Card Round
vs. New York Giants
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
72.14%
Divisional Round
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
35.79%
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
71.94%
Win Prob
38.57%
Super Bowl
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
45.44%
Win Prob
53.62%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3.76% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
24.59%
Conference Championship
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
52.29%
Win Prob
25.71%
Super Bowl
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
39.36%
Win Prob
40.00%
New York Jets 3.20% chance to win
Wild Card Round
vs. Buffalo Bills
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
64.97%
Divisional Round
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
32.60%
Conference Championship
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
65.52%
Win Prob
36.42%
Super Bowl
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
39.38%
Win Prob
40.91%
Buffalo Bills 1.75% chance to win
Wild Card Round
vs. New York Jets
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
35.03%
Divisional Round
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
32.23%
Conference Championship
vs. Miami Dolphins
Matchup
60.50%
Win Prob
34.82%
Super Bowl
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
38.29%
Win Prob
43.23%
New York Giants 1.16% chance to win
Wild Card Round
vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
27.86%
Divisional Round
vs. San Francisco 49ers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
28.61%
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
66.24%
Win Prob
25.74%
Super Bowl
vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Matchup
49.14%
Win Prob
50.89%

Regular Season Games

Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1981-09-06 New Orleans Saints W 27-0 1529.87 1450.39 72.01% 27.52% +15.94 1-0
1981-09-13 @ Green Bay Packers W 31-17 1545.81 1471.19 47.97% 51.56% +21.45 2-0
1981-09-20 San Francisco 49ers W 34-17 1567.26 1470.89 73.91% 25.63% +11.78 3-0
1981-09-27 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-28 1579.04 1478.23 51.74% 47.79% -19.08 3-1
1981-10-05 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 13-16 1559.96 1607.75 31.31% 68.23% -6.04 3-2
1981-10-11 Los Angeles Rams L 35-37 1553.92 1550.34 62.51% 37.02% -9.83 3-3
1981-10-18 St. Louis Cardinals W 41-20 1544.09 1433.96 75.39% 24.15% +12.34 4-3
1981-10-25 New York Giants L 24-27 1556.43 1487.03 70.84% 28.70% -13.64 4-4
1981-11-01 @ New Orleans Saints W 41-10 1542.79 1403.38 57.24% 42.30% +26.21 5-4
1981-11-08 @ San Francisco 49ers L 14-17 1569.00 1559.60 38.78% 60.75% -7.47 5-5
1981-11-15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20-34 1561.53 1517.87 67.71% 31.82% -28.16 5-6
1981-11-23 Minnesota Vikings W 31-30 1533.37 1525.88 63.04% 36.50% +4.06 6-6
1981-11-29 @ Houston Oilers W 31-27 1537.43 1459.64 48.43% 51.10% +11.37 7-6
1981-12-06 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23-24 1548.80 1507.61 43.20% 56.33% -4.81 7-7
1981-12-14 @ Los Angeles Rams L 16-21 1543.99 1477.77 46.77% 52.77% -11.63 7-8
1981-12-20 Cincinnati Bengals L 28-30 1532.36 1603.08 52.12% 47.41% -8.20 7-9
1981-09-06 @ New England Patriots W 29-28 1480.71 1533.22 30.73% 68.81% +7.64 1-0
1981-09-13 Buffalo Bills L 3-35 1488.35 1535.18 55.53% 44.00% -34.92 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Denver Broncos L 10-28 1453.43 1502.01 31.21% 68.32% -14.75 1-2
1981-09-27 Miami Dolphins L 28-31 1438.68 1559.86 44.88% 54.66% -8.65 1-3
1981-10-04 @ Buffalo Bills L 17-23 1430.03 1544.47 23.70% 75.84% -6.47 1-4
1981-10-11 Cincinnati Bengals L 19-41 1423.56 1481.06 54.01% 45.52% -28.17 1-5
1981-10-18 San Diego Chargers L 14-43 1395.39 1569.53 37.51% 62.02% -22.49 1-6
1981-10-25 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 28-42 1372.90 1482.31 24.22% 75.31% -10.11 1-7
1981-11-01 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-27 1362.79 1553.67 16.67% 82.87% -7.66 1-8
1981-11-08 New York Jets L 14-41 1355.13 1487.67 43.27% 56.27% -25.02 1-9
1981-11-15 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 13-38 1330.11 1630.00 9.65% 89.89% -5.39 1-10
1981-11-22 St. Louis Cardinals L 24-35 1324.72 1428.32 47.39% 52.14% -17.48 1-11
1981-11-29 @ New York Jets L 0-25 1307.24 1538.43 13.69% 85.85% -7.64 1-12
1981-12-06 Dallas Cowboys L 13-37 1299.60 1609.42 21.56% 77.97% -11.78 1-13
1981-12-13 @ Washington Redskins L 14-38 1287.82 1464.91 17.80% 81.74% -9.73 1-14
1981-12-20 New England Patriots W 23-21 1278.09 1414.56 42.71% 56.82% +8.94 2-14
1981-09-06 New York Jets W 31-0 1515.38 1472.52 67.61% 31.92% +19.80 1-0
1981-09-13 @ Baltimore Colts W 35-3 1535.18 1488.35 44.00% 55.53% +34.92 2-0
1981-09-17 Philadelphia Eagles L 14-20 1570.10 1581.13 60.53% 39.00% -16.48 2-1
1981-09-27 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 24-27 1553.62 1482.13 47.52% 52.01% -9.15 2-2
1981-10-04 Baltimore Colts W 23-17 1544.47 1430.03 75.84% 23.70% +6.47 3-2
1981-10-12 Miami Dolphins W 31-21 1550.94 1567.05 59.83% 39.70% +13.97 4-2
1981-10-18 @ New York Jets L 14-33 1564.91 1462.75 51.93% 47.60% -25.17 4-3
1981-10-25 Denver Broncos W 9-7 1539.74 1558.12 59.52% 40.01% +6.30 5-3
1981-11-01 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 22-13 1546.04 1492.41 68.94% 30.59% +10.23 6-3
1981-11-09 @ Dallas Cowboys L 14-27 1556.27 1595.66 32.36% 67.18% -13.00 6-4
1981-11-15 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 0-24 1543.27 1396.60 58.25% 41.28% -31.72 6-5
1981-11-22 New England Patriots W 20-17 1511.55 1463.79 68.22% 31.31% +6.04 7-5
1981-11-29 Washington Redskins W 21-14 1517.59 1464.92 68.83% 30.71% +9.05 8-5
1981-12-06 @ San Diego Chargers W 28-27 1526.64 1578.30 30.83% 68.70% +7.64 9-5
1981-12-13 @ New England Patriots W 19-10 1534.28 1430.36 52.19% 47.35% +15.80 10-5
1981-12-19 @ Miami Dolphins L 6-16 1550.08 1574.62 34.26% 65.28% -12.07 10-6
1981-09-06 Green Bay Packers L 9-16 1505.39 1450.89 69.05% 30.48% -20.30 0-1
1981-09-13 @ San Francisco 49ers L 17-28 1485.09 1455.55 41.57% 57.97% -15.35 0-2
1981-09-20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28-17 1469.74 1466.63 62.45% 37.08% +13.70 1-2
1981-09-28 Los Angeles Rams L 7-24 1483.44 1511.83 58.13% 41.41% -26.64 1-3
1981-10-04 @ Minnesota Vikings L 21-24 1456.80 1488.28 33.36% 66.17% -6.44 1-4
1981-10-11 Washington Redskins L 7-24 1450.36 1401.28 68.39% 31.15% -31.33 1-5
1981-10-19 @ Detroit Lions L 17-48 1419.03 1487.43 28.82% 70.72% -17.88 1-6
1981-10-25 San Diego Chargers W 20-17 1401.15 1592.02 35.28% 64.25% +12.37 2-6
1981-11-01 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10-20 1413.52 1492.98 27.53% 72.01% -9.70 2-7
1981-11-08 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 16-13 1403.82 1556.87 19.91% 79.62% +15.32 3-7
1981-11-15 @ Green Bay Packers L 17-21 1419.14 1417.11 37.78% 61.76% -8.41 3-8
1981-11-22 Detroit Lions L 7-23 1410.73 1504.31 48.83% 50.70% -21.73 3-9
1981-11-26 @ Dallas Cowboys L 9-10 1389.00 1607.79 14.55% 84.98% -1.62 3-10
1981-12-06 Minnesota Vikings W 10-9 1387.38 1492.49 47.18% 52.36% +5.82 4-10
1981-12-13 @ Oakland Raiders W 23-6 1393.20 1505.55 23.91% 75.62% +34.65 5-10
1981-12-20 Denver Broncos W 35-24 1427.85 1565.63 42.53% 57.01% +21.02 6-10
1981-09-06 Seattle Seahawks W 27-21 1478.63 1467.80 63.48% 36.05% +9.83 1-0
1981-09-13 @ New York Jets W 31-30 1488.46 1452.72 42.44% 57.10% +6.35 2-0
1981-09-20 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-20 1494.81 1465.54 65.89% 33.65% -12.68 2-1
1981-09-27 Buffalo Bills W 27-24 1482.13 1553.62 52.01% 47.52% +9.16 3-1
1981-10-04 @ Houston Oilers L 10-17 1491.29 1512.27 34.72% 64.82% -10.23 3-2
1981-10-11 @ Baltimore Colts W 41-19 1481.06 1423.56 45.52% 54.01% +28.16 4-2
1981-10-18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34-7 1509.22 1551.12 56.23% 43.30% +25.04 5-2
1981-10-25 @ New Orleans Saints L 7-17 1534.26 1382.66 58.94% 40.60% -20.71 5-3
1981-11-01 Houston Oilers W 34-21 1513.55 1495.23 64.47% 35.07% +14.08 6-3
1981-11-08 @ San Diego Chargers W 40-17 1527.63 1585.20 30.11% 69.42% +37.00 7-3
1981-11-15 Los Angeles Rams W 24-10 1564.63 1523.00 67.46% 32.08% +13.37 8-3
1981-11-22 Denver Broncos W 38-21 1578.00 1585.78 60.97% 38.56% +17.70 9-3
1981-11-29 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 41-21 1595.70 1462.52 56.36% 43.18% +21.49 10-3
1981-12-06 San Francisco 49ers L 3-21 1617.19 1569.75 68.18% 31.35% -32.15 10-4
1981-12-13 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 17-10 1585.04 1579.99 38.19% 61.35% +18.04 11-4
1981-12-20 @ Atlanta Falcons W 30-28 1603.08 1532.36 47.41% 52.12% +8.20 12-4
1981-09-07 San Diego Chargers L 14-44 1516.89 1530.25 60.21% 39.32% -36.66 0-1
1981-09-13 Houston Oilers L 3-9 1480.23 1538.30 53.93% 45.60% -14.69 0-2
1981-09-20 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 20-17 1465.54 1494.81 33.65% 65.89% +12.69 1-2
1981-09-27 Atlanta Falcons W 28-17 1478.23 1579.04 47.79% 51.74% +19.08 2-2
1981-10-04 @ Los Angeles Rams L 16-27 1497.31 1538.47 32.13% 67.40% -11.87 2-3
1981-10-11 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-13 1485.44 1542.90 30.12% 69.41% -8.23 2-4
1981-10-18 New Orleans Saints W 20-17 1477.21 1387.76 73.14% 26.39% +5.10 3-4
1981-10-25 Baltimore Colts W 42-28 1482.31 1372.90 75.31% 24.22% +10.10 4-4
1981-11-01 @ Buffalo Bills L 13-22 1492.41 1546.04 30.59% 68.94% -10.22 4-5
1981-11-08 @ Denver Broncos L 20-23 1482.19 1556.80 28.09% 71.45% -5.42 4-6
1981-11-15 @ San Francisco 49ers W 15-12 1476.77 1567.08 26.30% 73.24% +14.09 5-6
1981-11-22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-32 1490.86 1546.03 54.35% 45.19% -28.34 5-7
1981-11-29 Cincinnati Bengals L 21-41 1462.52 1595.70 43.18% 56.36% -21.49 5-8
1981-12-03 @ Houston Oilers L 13-17 1441.03 1448.27 36.53% 63.00% -8.13 5-9
1981-12-12 New York Jets L 13-14 1432.90 1533.85 47.77% 51.76% -5.32 5-10
1981-12-20 @ Seattle Seahawks L 21-42 1427.58 1427.08 37.57% 61.96% -19.17 5-11
1981-09-06 @ Washington Redskins W 26-10 1546.55 1495.48 44.60% 54.93% +24.43 1-0
1981-09-13 St. Louis Cardinals W 30-17 1570.98 1451.76 76.33% 23.20% +9.33 2-0
1981-09-21 @ New England Patriots W 35-21 1580.31 1514.39 46.72% 52.81% +21.97 3-0
1981-09-27 New York Giants W 18-10 1602.28 1464.30 78.20% 21.33% +6.73 4-0
1981-10-04 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 17-20 1609.01 1442.52 60.99% 38.55% -11.75 4-1
1981-10-11 @ San Francisco 49ers L 14-45 1597.26 1491.47 52.46% 47.08% -32.47 4-2
1981-10-18 Los Angeles Rams W 29-17 1564.79 1560.17 62.65% 36.88% +14.23 5-2
1981-10-25 Miami Dolphins W 28-27 1579.02 1557.53 64.88% 34.65% +3.86 6-2
1981-11-01 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 17-14 1582.88 1616.33 33.11% 66.43% +12.78 7-2
1981-11-09 Buffalo Bills W 27-14 1595.66 1556.27 67.18% 32.36% +13.00 8-2
1981-11-15 @ Detroit Lions L 24-27 1608.66 1493.97 53.73% 45.81% -10.35 8-3
1981-11-22 Washington Redskins W 24-10 1598.31 1474.40 76.81% 22.72% +9.48 9-3
1981-11-26 Chicago Bears W 10-9 1607.79 1389.00 84.98% 14.55% +1.63 10-3
1981-12-06 @ Baltimore Colts W 37-13 1609.42 1299.60 77.97% 21.56% +11.77 11-3
1981-12-13 Philadelphia Eagles W 21-10 1621.19 1588.20 66.37% 33.17% +12.26 12-3
1981-12-19 @ New York Giants L 10-13 1633.45 1499.30 56.49% 43.04% -10.88 12-4
1981-09-06 Oakland Raiders W 9-7 1503.77 1548.59 55.82% 43.72% +6.88 1-0
1981-09-13 @ Seattle Seahawks L 10-13 1510.65 1457.96 44.84% 54.70% -8.64 1-1
1981-09-20 Baltimore Colts W 28-10 1502.01 1453.43 68.32% 31.21% +14.75 2-1
1981-09-27 San Diego Chargers W 42-24 1516.76 1594.55 51.11% 48.43% +22.86 3-1
1981-10-04 @ Oakland Raiders W 17-0 1539.62 1558.94 34.94% 64.60% +29.60 4-1
1981-10-11 Detroit Lions W 27-21 1569.22 1495.11 71.39% 28.15% +7.68 5-1
1981-10-18 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 14-28 1576.90 1522.28 45.11% 54.42% -18.78 5-2
1981-10-25 @ Buffalo Bills L 7-9 1558.12 1539.74 40.01% 59.52% -6.30 5-3
1981-11-02 Minnesota Vikings W 19-17 1551.82 1506.26 67.95% 31.58% +4.98 6-3
1981-11-08 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 23-20 1556.80 1482.19 71.45% 28.09% +5.42 7-3
1981-11-15 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24-7 1562.22 1486.43 48.14% 51.39% +23.56 8-3
1981-11-22 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 21-38 1585.78 1578.00 38.56% 60.97% -17.70 8-4
1981-11-29 @ San Diego Chargers L 17-34 1568.08 1560.62 38.52% 61.02% -17.68 8-5
1981-12-06 Kansas City Chiefs W 16-13 1550.40 1547.81 62.38% 37.15% +7.17 9-5
1981-12-13 Seattle Seahawks W 23-13 1557.57 1435.14 76.66% 22.88% +8.06 10-5
1981-12-20 @ Chicago Bears L 24-35 1565.63 1427.85 57.01% 42.53% -21.01 10-6
1981-09-06 San Francisco 49ers W 24-17 1498.56 1465.31 66.40% 33.14% +9.77 1-0
1981-09-13 @ San Diego Chargers L 23-28 1508.33 1566.91 29.99% 69.55% -7.48 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Minnesota Vikings L 24-26 1500.85 1454.41 43.95% 55.59% -6.91 1-2
1981-09-27 Oakland Raiders W 16-0 1493.94 1581.08 49.76% 49.77% +22.14 2-2
1981-10-04 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10-28 1516.08 1466.27 44.42% 55.11% -20.97 2-3
1981-10-11 @ Denver Broncos L 21-27 1495.11 1569.22 28.15% 71.39% -7.68 2-4
1981-10-19 Chicago Bears W 48-17 1487.43 1419.03 70.72% 28.82% +17.87 3-4
1981-10-25 Green Bay Packers W 31-27 1505.30 1401.21 74.75% 24.79% +5.53 4-4
1981-11-01 @ Los Angeles Rams L 13-20 1510.83 1538.56 33.84% 65.69% -9.97 4-5
1981-11-08 @ Washington Redskins L 31-33 1500.86 1455.63 43.78% 55.76% -6.89 4-6
1981-11-15 Dallas Cowboys W 27-24 1493.97 1608.66 45.81% 53.73% +10.34 5-6
1981-11-22 @ Chicago Bears W 23-7 1504.31 1410.73 50.70% 48.83% +21.73 6-6
1981-11-26 Kansas City Chiefs W 27-10 1526.04 1567.66 56.27% 43.26% +19.85 7-6
1981-12-06 @ Green Bay Packers L 17-31 1545.89 1433.66 53.38% 46.16% -22.20 7-7
1981-12-12 Minnesota Vikings W 45-7 1523.69 1486.67 66.88% 32.66% +22.42 8-7
1981-12-20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17-20 1546.11 1506.42 67.21% 32.32% -12.94 8-8
1981-09-06 @ Chicago Bears W 16-9 1450.89 1505.39 30.48% 69.05% +20.30 1-0
1981-09-13 Atlanta Falcons L 17-31 1471.19 1545.81 51.56% 47.97% -21.45 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Los Angeles Rams L 23-35 1449.74 1499.85 31.02% 68.51% -11.97 1-2
1981-09-27 Minnesota Vikings L 13-30 1437.77 1461.33 58.80% 40.73% -26.95 1-3
1981-10-04 @ New York Giants W 27-14 1410.82 1457.57 31.44% 68.10% +27.28 2-3
1981-10-11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10-21 1438.10 1487.25 55.20% 44.33% -20.35 2-4
1981-10-18 San Francisco 49ers L 3-13 1417.75 1523.94 47.02% 52.51% -16.54 2-5
1981-10-25 @ Detroit Lions L 27-31 1401.21 1505.30 24.79% 74.75% -5.53 2-6
1981-11-01 Seattle Seahawks W 34-24 1395.68 1417.67 59.02% 40.52% +14.26 3-6
1981-11-08 New York Giants W 26-24 1409.94 1467.73 53.97% 45.56% +7.17 4-6
1981-11-15 Chicago Bears W 21-17 1417.11 1419.14 61.76% 37.78% +8.41 5-6
1981-11-22 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3-37 1425.52 1462.86 32.62% 66.92% -21.18 5-7
1981-11-29 @ Minnesota Vikings W 35-23 1404.34 1521.81 23.38% 76.15% +29.32 6-7
1981-12-06 Detroit Lions W 31-17 1433.66 1545.89 46.16% 53.38% +22.20 7-7
1981-12-13 @ New Orleans Saints W 35-7 1455.86 1368.74 49.77% 49.76% +29.29 8-7
1981-12-20 @ New York Jets L 3-28 1485.15 1539.17 30.54% 68.99% -17.02 8-8
1981-09-06 @ Los Angeles Rams W 27-20 1519.58 1531.80 35.87% 63.66% +18.72 1-0
1981-09-13 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 9-3 1538.30 1480.23 45.60% 53.93% +14.69 2-0
1981-09-20 Miami Dolphins L 10-16 1552.99 1542.59 63.42% 36.11% -17.27 2-1
1981-09-27 @ New York Jets L 17-33 1535.72 1427.98 52.73% 46.80% -23.45 2-2
1981-10-04 Cincinnati Bengals W 17-10 1512.27 1491.29 64.82% 34.72% +10.23 3-2
1981-10-11 Seattle Seahawks W 35-17 1522.50 1433.42 73.10% 26.44% +12.50 4-2
1981-10-18 @ New England Patriots L 10-38 1535.00 1491.88 43.48% 56.06% -25.60 4-3
1981-10-26 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-26 1509.40 1526.08 35.28% 64.25% -14.17 4-4
1981-11-01 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 21-34 1495.23 1513.55 35.07% 64.47% -14.08 4-5
1981-11-08 Oakland Raiders W 17-16 1481.15 1503.92 58.91% 40.62% +4.52 5-5
1981-11-15 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 10-23 1485.67 1541.54 30.32% 69.22% -12.18 5-6
1981-11-22 New Orleans Saints L 24-27 1473.49 1394.37 71.97% 27.57% -13.85 5-7
1981-11-29 Atlanta Falcons L 27-31 1459.64 1537.43 51.10% 48.43% -11.37 5-8
1981-12-03 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 17-13 1448.27 1441.03 63.00% 36.53% +8.14 6-8
1981-12-13 @ San Francisco 49ers L 6-28 1456.41 1601.90 20.62% 78.92% -10.78 6-9
1981-12-20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21-20 1445.63 1561.95 45.57% 53.96% +6.00 7-9
1981-09-06 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 37-33 1496.02 1527.73 33.33% 66.20% +14.71 1-0
1981-09-13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 19-10 1510.73 1477.71 66.37% 33.16% +11.09 2-0
1981-09-20 San Diego Chargers L 31-42 1521.82 1574.38 54.72% 44.82% -20.18 2-1
1981-09-27 @ Seattle Seahawks W 20-14 1501.64 1457.93 43.56% 55.97% +15.24 3-1
1981-10-04 @ New England Patriots L 17-33 1516.88 1482.95 42.18% 57.35% -18.78 3-2
1981-10-11 Oakland Raiders W 27-0 1498.10 1529.33 57.73% 41.80% +24.18 4-2
1981-10-18 Denver Broncos W 28-14 1522.28 1576.90 54.42% 45.11% +18.78 5-2
1981-10-25 @ Oakland Raiders W 28-17 1541.06 1511.12 41.62% 57.91% +21.35 6-2
1981-11-01 @ San Diego Chargers L 20-22 1562.41 1579.65 35.21% 64.33% -5.54 6-3
1981-11-08 Chicago Bears L 13-16 1556.87 1403.82 79.62% 19.91% -15.33 6-4
1981-11-15 Houston Oilers W 23-10 1541.54 1485.67 69.22% 30.32% +12.18 7-4
1981-11-22 Seattle Seahawks W 40-13 1553.72 1442.82 75.47% 24.07% +13.94 8-4
1981-11-26 @ Detroit Lions L 10-27 1567.66 1526.04 43.26% 56.27% -19.85 8-5
1981-12-06 @ Denver Broncos L 13-16 1547.81 1550.40 37.15% 62.38% -7.17 8-6
1981-12-13 Miami Dolphins L 7-17 1540.64 1553.43 60.29% 39.24% -21.19 8-7
1981-12-20 @ Minnesota Vikings W 10-6 1519.45 1464.25 45.19% 54.34% +12.08 9-7
1981-09-06 Houston Oilers L 20-27 1531.80 1519.58 63.66% 35.87% -18.72 0-1
1981-09-13 @ New Orleans Saints L 17-23 1513.08 1434.45 48.55% 50.98% -13.23 0-2
1981-09-20 Green Bay Packers W 35-23 1499.85 1449.74 68.51% 31.02% +11.98 1-2
1981-09-28 @ Chicago Bears W 24-7 1511.83 1483.44 41.41% 58.13% +26.64 2-2
1981-10-04 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 27-16 1538.47 1497.31 67.40% 32.13% +11.87 3-2
1981-10-11 @ Atlanta Falcons W 37-35 1550.34 1553.92 37.02% 62.51% +9.83 4-2
1981-10-18 @ Dallas Cowboys L 17-29 1560.17 1564.79 36.88% 62.65% -14.23 4-3
1981-10-25 @ San Francisco 49ers L 17-20 1545.94 1540.49 38.24% 61.29% -7.38 4-4
1981-11-01 Detroit Lions W 20-13 1538.56 1510.83 65.69% 33.84% +9.98 5-4
1981-11-08 New Orleans Saints L 13-21 1548.54 1377.17 81.25% 18.29% -25.54 5-5
1981-11-15 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 10-24 1523.00 1564.63 32.08% 67.46% -13.37 5-6
1981-11-22 San Francisco 49ers L 31-33 1509.63 1552.98 56.02% 43.51% -8.81 5-7
1981-11-29 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-24 1500.82 1574.37 28.21% 71.32% -15.40 5-8
1981-12-06 @ New York Giants L 7-10 1485.42 1469.71 39.65% 59.89% -7.65 5-9
1981-12-14 Atlanta Falcons W 21-16 1477.77 1543.99 52.77% 46.77% +11.64 6-9
1981-12-20 Washington Redskins L 7-30 1489.41 1474.64 64.00% 35.53% -34.12 6-10
1981-09-06 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 20-7 1501.27 1475.19 41.08% 58.45% +23.42 1-0
1981-09-10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30-10 1524.69 1513.02 63.59% 35.94% +17.90 2-0
1981-09-20 @ Houston Oilers W 16-10 1542.59 1552.99 36.11% 63.42% +17.27 3-0
1981-09-27 @ Baltimore Colts W 31-28 1559.86 1438.68 54.66% 44.88% +8.65 4-0
1981-10-04 New York Jets T 28-28 1568.51 1451.44 76.11% 23.42% -1.46 4-0
1981-10-12 @ Buffalo Bills L 21-31 1567.05 1550.94 39.70% 59.83% -13.98 4-1
1981-10-18 Washington Redskins W 13-10 1553.07 1432.61 76.46% 23.08% +4.46 5-1
1981-10-25 @ Dallas Cowboys L 27-28 1557.53 1579.02 34.65% 64.88% -3.86 5-2
1981-11-01 Baltimore Colts W 27-10 1553.67 1362.79 82.87% 16.67% +7.66 6-2
1981-11-08 @ New England Patriots W 30-27 1561.33 1495.44 46.72% 52.81% +10.17 7-2
1981-11-15 Oakland Raiders L 17-33 1571.50 1499.40 71.16% 28.38% -31.63 7-3
1981-11-22 @ New York Jets L 15-16 1539.87 1534.17 38.28% 61.26% -4.26 7-4
1981-11-30 Philadelphia Eagles W 13-10 1535.61 1606.38 52.11% 47.42% +9.14 8-4
1981-12-06 New England Patriots W 24-14 1544.75 1439.04 74.92% 24.62% +8.68 9-4
1981-12-13 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 17-7 1553.43 1540.64 39.24% 60.29% +21.19 10-4
1981-12-19 Buffalo Bills W 16-6 1574.62 1550.08 65.28% 34.26% +12.06 11-4
1981-09-05 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13-21 1498.38 1464.43 42.19% 57.35% -13.28 0-1
1981-09-14 Oakland Raiders L 10-36 1485.10 1541.71 54.14% 45.39% -30.69 0-2
1981-09-20 Detroit Lions W 26-24 1454.41 1500.85 55.59% 43.95% +6.92 1-2
1981-09-27 @ Green Bay Packers W 30-13 1461.33 1437.77 40.73% 58.80% +26.95 2-2
1981-10-04 Chicago Bears W 24-21 1488.28 1456.80 66.17% 33.36% +6.43 3-2
1981-10-11 @ San Diego Chargers W 33-31 1494.71 1580.97 26.75% 72.78% +11.44 4-2
1981-10-18 Philadelphia Eagles W 35-23 1506.15 1628.80 44.67% 54.86% +21.13 5-2
1981-10-25 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 17-30 1527.28 1421.62 52.44% 47.10% -21.02 5-3
1981-11-02 @ Denver Broncos L 17-19 1506.26 1551.82 31.58% 67.95% -4.98 5-4
1981-11-08 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 25-10 1501.28 1502.68 61.84% 37.69% +16.26 6-4
1981-11-15 New Orleans Saints W 20-10 1517.54 1402.71 75.88% 23.66% +8.34 7-4
1981-11-23 @ Atlanta Falcons L 30-31 1525.88 1533.37 36.50% 63.04% -4.07 7-5
1981-11-29 Green Bay Packers L 23-35 1521.81 1404.34 76.15% 23.38% -29.32 7-6
1981-12-06 @ Chicago Bears L 9-10 1492.49 1387.38 52.36% 47.18% -5.82 7-7
1981-12-12 @ Detroit Lions L 7-45 1486.67 1523.69 32.66% 66.88% -22.42 7-8
1981-12-20 Kansas City Chiefs L 6-10 1464.25 1519.45 54.34% 45.19% -12.09 7-9
1981-09-06 Baltimore Colts L 28-29 1533.22 1480.71 68.81% 30.73% -7.65 0-1
1981-09-13 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 3-13 1525.57 1569.96 31.73% 67.80% -11.18 0-2
1981-09-21 Dallas Cowboys L 21-35 1514.39 1580.31 52.81% 46.72% -21.97 0-3
1981-09-27 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 21-27 1492.42 1513.50 34.71% 64.83% -9.47 0-4
1981-10-04 Kansas City Chiefs W 33-17 1482.95 1516.88 57.35% 42.18% +18.78 1-4
1981-10-11 @ New York Jets L 24-28 1501.73 1452.90 44.29% 55.25% -9.85 1-5
1981-10-18 Houston Oilers W 38-10 1491.88 1535.00 56.06% 43.48% +25.60 2-5
1981-10-25 @ Washington Redskins L 22-24 1517.48 1428.16 50.09% 49.45% -7.88 2-6
1981-11-01 @ Oakland Raiders L 17-27 1509.60 1489.77 40.22% 59.32% -14.16 2-7
1981-11-08 Miami Dolphins L 27-30 1495.44 1561.33 52.81% 46.72% -10.17 2-8
1981-11-15 New York Jets L 6-17 1485.27 1512.69 58.26% 41.27% -21.48 2-9
1981-11-22 @ Buffalo Bills L 17-20 1463.79 1511.55 31.31% 68.22% -6.04 2-10
1981-11-29 St. Louis Cardinals L 20-27 1457.75 1445.80 63.63% 35.91% -18.71 2-11
1981-12-06 @ Miami Dolphins L 14-24 1439.04 1544.75 24.62% 74.92% -8.68 2-12
1981-12-13 Buffalo Bills L 10-19 1430.36 1534.28 47.35% 52.19% -15.80 2-13
1981-12-20 @ Baltimore Colts L 21-23 1414.56 1278.09 56.82% 42.71% -8.93 2-14
1981-09-06 @ Atlanta Falcons L 0-27 1450.39 1529.87 27.52% 72.01% -15.94 0-1
1981-09-13 Los Angeles Rams W 23-17 1434.45 1513.08 50.98% 48.55% +13.23 1-1
1981-09-20 @ New York Giants L 7-20 1447.68 1449.33 37.28% 62.25% -14.97 1-2
1981-09-27 @ San Francisco 49ers L 14-21 1432.71 1459.11 34.02% 65.52% -10.02 1-3
1981-10-04 Pittsburgh Steelers L 6-20 1422.69 1522.97 47.87% 51.66% -19.92 1-4
1981-10-11 Philadelphia Eagles L 14-31 1402.77 1613.79 32.68% 66.86% -15.01 1-5
1981-10-18 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-20 1387.76 1477.21 26.39% 73.14% -5.10 1-6
1981-10-25 Cincinnati Bengals W 17-7 1382.66 1534.26 40.60% 58.94% +20.72 2-6
1981-11-01 Atlanta Falcons L 10-41 1403.38 1542.79 42.30% 57.24% -26.21 2-7
1981-11-08 @ Los Angeles Rams W 21-13 1377.17 1548.54 18.29% 81.25% +25.54 3-7
1981-11-15 @ Minnesota Vikings L 10-20 1402.71 1517.54 23.66% 75.88% -8.34 3-8
1981-11-22 @ Houston Oilers W 27-24 1394.37 1473.49 27.57% 71.97% +13.85 4-8
1981-11-29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14-31 1408.22 1484.05 51.39% 48.15% -23.56 4-9
1981-12-06 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 3-30 1384.66 1464.51 27.48% 72.05% -15.92 4-10
1981-12-13 Green Bay Packers L 7-35 1368.74 1455.86 49.76% 49.77% -29.28 4-11
1981-12-20 San Francisco 49ers L 17-21 1339.46 1612.68 25.34% 74.20% -5.65 4-12
1981-09-06 Philadelphia Eagles L 10-24 1445.08 1550.33 47.16% 52.38% -19.63 0-1
1981-09-13 @ Washington Redskins W 17-7 1425.45 1471.05 31.58% 67.96% +23.88 1-1
1981-09-20 New Orleans Saints W 20-7 1449.33 1447.68 62.25% 37.28% +14.97 2-1
1981-09-27 @ Dallas Cowboys L 10-18 1464.30 1602.28 21.33% 78.20% -6.73 2-2
1981-10-04 Green Bay Packers L 14-27 1457.57 1410.82 68.10% 31.44% -27.29 2-3
1981-10-11 St. Louis Cardinals W 34-14 1430.28 1454.26 58.74% 40.79% +20.31 3-3
1981-10-18 @ Seattle Seahawks W 32-0 1450.59 1420.92 41.58% 57.95% +36.44 4-3
1981-10-25 @ Atlanta Falcons W 27-24 1487.03 1556.43 28.70% 70.84% +13.63 5-3
1981-11-01 New York Jets L 7-26 1500.66 1454.73 68.00% 31.54% -32.93 5-4
1981-11-08 @ Green Bay Packers L 24-26 1467.73 1409.94 45.56% 53.97% -7.17 5-5
1981-11-15 Washington Redskins L 27-30 1460.56 1462.51 61.77% 37.77% -11.89 5-6
1981-11-22 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 20-10 1448.67 1635.39 17.00% 82.53% +29.00 6-6
1981-11-29 @ San Francisco 49ers L 10-17 1477.67 1561.79 27.00% 72.54% -7.96 6-7
1981-12-06 Los Angeles Rams W 10-7 1469.71 1485.42 59.89% 39.65% +7.65 7-7
1981-12-13 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 20-10 1477.36 1480.43 37.09% 62.44% +21.94 8-7
1981-12-19 Dallas Cowboys W 13-10 1499.30 1633.45 43.04% 56.49% +10.88 9-7
1981-09-06 @ Buffalo Bills L 0-31 1472.52 1515.38 31.92% 67.61% -19.80 0-1
1981-09-13 Cincinnati Bengals L 30-31 1452.72 1488.46 57.10% 42.44% -6.35 0-2
1981-09-20 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-38 1446.37 1495.12 31.19% 68.34% -18.39 0-3
1981-09-27 Houston Oilers W 33-17 1427.98 1535.72 46.80% 52.73% +23.46 1-3
1981-10-04 @ Miami Dolphins T 28-28 1451.44 1568.51 23.42% 76.11% +1.46 1-3
1981-10-11 New England Patriots W 28-24 1452.90 1501.73 55.25% 44.29% +9.85 2-3
1981-10-18 Buffalo Bills W 33-14 1462.75 1564.91 47.60% 51.93% +25.18 3-3
1981-10-25 Seattle Seahawks L 3-19 1487.93 1384.48 74.68% 24.86% -33.20 3-4
1981-11-01 @ New York Giants W 26-7 1454.73 1500.66 31.54% 68.00% +32.94 4-4
1981-11-08 @ Baltimore Colts W 41-14 1487.67 1355.13 56.27% 43.27% +25.02 5-4
1981-11-15 @ New England Patriots W 17-6 1512.69 1485.27 41.27% 58.26% +21.48 6-4
1981-11-22 Miami Dolphins W 16-15 1534.17 1539.87 61.26% 38.28% +4.26 7-4
1981-11-29 Baltimore Colts W 25-0 1538.43 1307.24 85.85% 13.69% +7.64 8-4
1981-12-06 @ Seattle Seahawks L 23-27 1546.07 1422.93 54.93% 44.60% -12.22 8-5
1981-12-12 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 14-13 1533.85 1432.90 51.76% 47.77% +5.32 9-5
1981-12-20 Green Bay Packers W 28-3 1539.17 1485.15 68.99% 30.54% +17.01 10-5
1981-09-06 @ Denver Broncos L 7-9 1548.59 1503.77 43.72% 55.82% -6.88 0-1
1981-09-14 @ Minnesota Vikings W 36-10 1541.71 1485.10 45.39% 54.14% +30.69 1-1
1981-09-20 Seattle Seahawks W 20-10 1572.40 1466.60 74.93% 24.61% +8.68 2-1
1981-09-27 @ Detroit Lions L 0-16 1581.08 1493.94 49.77% 49.76% -22.14 2-2
1981-10-04 Denver Broncos L 0-17 1558.94 1539.62 64.60% 34.94% -29.61 2-3
1981-10-11 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 0-27 1529.33 1498.10 41.80% 57.73% -24.17 2-4
1981-10-18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 18-16 1505.16 1507.60 61.70% 37.83% +5.96 3-4
1981-10-25 Kansas City Chiefs L 17-28 1511.12 1541.06 57.91% 41.62% -21.35 3-5
1981-11-01 New England Patriots W 27-17 1489.77 1509.60 59.32% 40.22% +14.15 4-5
1981-11-08 @ Houston Oilers L 16-17 1503.92 1481.15 40.62% 58.91% -4.52 4-6
1981-11-15 @ Miami Dolphins W 33-17 1499.40 1571.50 28.38% 71.16% +31.63 5-6
1981-11-22 San Diego Chargers L 21-55 1531.03 1519.42 63.58% 35.95% -41.20 5-7
1981-11-29 @ Seattle Seahawks W 32-31 1489.83 1428.88 46.01% 53.52% +5.95 6-7
1981-12-07 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30-27 1495.78 1589.77 48.77% 50.76% +9.77 7-7
1981-12-13 Chicago Bears L 6-23 1505.55 1393.20 75.62% 23.91% -34.65 7-8
1981-12-21 @ San Diego Chargers L 10-23 1470.90 1576.66 24.61% 74.92% -9.89 7-9
1981-09-06 @ New York Giants W 24-10 1550.33 1445.08 52.38% 47.16% +19.63 1-0
1981-09-13 New England Patriots W 13-3 1569.96 1525.57 67.80% 31.73% +11.17 2-0
1981-09-17 @ Buffalo Bills W 20-14 1581.13 1570.10 39.00% 60.53% +16.48 3-0
1981-09-27 Washington Redskins W 36-13 1597.61 1433.74 80.60% 18.94% +10.14 4-0
1981-10-05 Atlanta Falcons W 16-13 1607.75 1559.96 68.23% 31.31% +6.04 5-0
1981-10-11 @ New Orleans Saints W 31-14 1613.79 1402.77 66.86% 32.68% +15.01 6-0
1981-10-18 @ Minnesota Vikings L 23-35 1628.80 1506.15 54.86% 44.67% -21.13 6-1
1981-10-25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20-10 1607.67 1501.64 74.95% 24.58% +8.66 7-1
1981-11-01 Dallas Cowboys L 14-17 1616.33 1582.88 66.43% 33.11% -12.78 7-2
1981-11-08 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 52-10 1603.55 1423.05 62.88% 36.66% +26.45 8-2
1981-11-15 Baltimore Colts W 38-13 1630.00 1330.11 89.89% 9.65% +5.39 9-2
1981-11-22 New York Giants L 10-20 1635.39 1448.67 82.53% 17.00% -29.01 9-3
1981-11-30 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-13 1606.38 1535.61 47.42% 52.11% -9.14 9-4
1981-12-06 @ Washington Redskins L 13-15 1597.24 1455.87 57.51% 42.02% -9.04 9-5
1981-12-13 @ Dallas Cowboys L 10-21 1588.20 1621.19 33.17% 66.37% -12.25 9-6
1981-12-20 St. Louis Cardinals W 38-0 1575.95 1458.48 76.15% 23.38% +16.07 10-6
1981-09-06 Kansas City Chiefs L 33-37 1527.73 1496.02 66.20% 33.33% -14.71 0-1
1981-09-10 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-30 1513.02 1524.69 35.94% 63.59% -17.90 0-2
1981-09-20 New York Jets W 38-10 1495.12 1446.37 68.34% 31.19% +18.38 1-2
1981-09-27 New England Patriots W 27-21 1513.50 1492.42 64.83% 34.71% +9.47 2-2
1981-10-04 @ New Orleans Saints W 20-6 1522.97 1422.69 51.66% 47.87% +19.93 3-2
1981-10-11 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 13-7 1542.90 1485.44 69.41% 30.12% +8.22 4-2
1981-10-18 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 7-34 1551.12 1509.22 43.30% 56.23% -25.04 4-3
1981-10-26 Houston Oilers W 26-13 1526.08 1509.40 64.25% 35.28% +14.17 5-3
1981-11-01 San Francisco 49ers L 14-17 1540.25 1547.86 61.00% 38.54% -11.75 5-4
1981-11-08 @ Seattle Seahawks L 21-24 1528.50 1403.41 55.21% 44.32% -10.63 5-5
1981-11-15 @ Atlanta Falcons W 34-20 1517.87 1561.53 31.82% 67.71% +28.16 6-5
1981-11-22 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 32-10 1546.03 1490.86 45.19% 54.35% +28.34 7-5
1981-11-29 Los Angeles Rams W 24-0 1574.37 1500.82 71.32% 28.21% +15.40 8-5
1981-12-07 @ Oakland Raiders L 27-30 1589.77 1495.78 50.76% 48.77% -9.78 8-6
1981-12-13 Cincinnati Bengals L 10-17 1579.99 1585.04 61.35% 38.19% -18.04 8-7
1981-12-20 @ Houston Oilers L 20-21 1561.95 1445.63 53.96% 45.57% -6.00 8-8
1981-09-07 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 44-14 1530.25 1516.89 39.32% 60.21% +36.66 1-0
1981-09-13 Detroit Lions W 28-23 1566.91 1508.33 69.55% 29.99% +7.47 2-0
1981-09-20 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 42-31 1574.38 1521.82 44.82% 54.72% +20.17 3-0
1981-09-27 @ Denver Broncos L 24-42 1594.55 1516.76 48.43% 51.11% -22.85 3-1
1981-10-04 Seattle Seahawks W 24-10 1571.70 1442.69 77.32% 22.21% +9.27 4-1
1981-10-11 Minnesota Vikings L 31-33 1580.97 1494.71 72.78% 26.75% -11.44 4-2
1981-10-18 @ Baltimore Colts W 43-14 1569.53 1395.39 62.02% 37.51% +22.49 5-2
1981-10-25 @ Chicago Bears L 17-20 1592.02 1401.15 64.25% 35.28% -12.37 5-3
1981-11-01 Kansas City Chiefs W 22-20 1579.65 1562.41 64.33% 35.21% +5.55 6-3
1981-11-08 Cincinnati Bengals L 17-40 1585.20 1527.63 69.42% 30.11% -37.00 6-4
1981-11-16 @ Seattle Seahawks L 23-44 1548.20 1414.04 56.49% 43.04% -28.78 6-5
1981-11-22 @ Oakland Raiders W 55-21 1519.42 1531.03 35.95% 63.58% +41.20 7-5
1981-11-29 Denver Broncos W 34-17 1560.62 1568.08 61.02% 38.52% +17.68 8-5
1981-12-06 Buffalo Bills L 27-28 1578.30 1526.64 68.70% 30.83% -7.63 8-6
1981-12-13 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24-23 1570.67 1512.42 45.63% 53.91% +5.99 9-6
1981-12-21 Oakland Raiders W 23-10 1576.66 1470.90 74.92% 24.61% +9.89 10-6
1981-09-06 @ Detroit Lions L 17-24 1465.31 1498.56 33.14% 66.40% -9.76 0-1
1981-09-13 Chicago Bears W 28-17 1455.55 1485.09 57.97% 41.57% +15.34 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Atlanta Falcons L 17-34 1470.89 1567.26 25.63% 73.91% -11.78 1-2
1981-09-27 New Orleans Saints W 21-14 1459.11 1432.71 65.52% 34.02% +10.03 2-2
1981-10-04 @ Washington Redskins W 30-17 1469.14 1423.61 43.82% 55.72% +22.33 3-2
1981-10-11 Dallas Cowboys W 45-14 1491.47 1597.26 47.08% 52.46% +32.47 4-2
1981-10-18 @ Green Bay Packers W 13-3 1523.94 1417.75 52.51% 47.02% +16.55 5-2
1981-10-25 Los Angeles Rams W 20-17 1540.49 1545.94 61.29% 38.24% +7.37 6-2
1981-11-01 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 17-14 1547.86 1540.25 38.54% 61.00% +11.74 7-2
1981-11-08 Atlanta Falcons W 17-14 1559.60 1569.00 60.75% 38.78% +7.48 8-2
1981-11-15 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 12-15 1567.08 1476.77 73.24% 26.30% -14.10 8-3
1981-11-22 @ Los Angeles Rams W 33-31 1552.98 1509.63 43.51% 56.02% +8.81 9-3
1981-11-29 New York Giants W 17-10 1561.79 1477.67 72.54% 27.00% +7.96 10-3
1981-12-06 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 21-3 1569.75 1617.19 31.35% 68.18% +32.15 11-3
1981-12-13 Houston Oilers W 28-6 1601.90 1456.41 78.92% 20.62% +10.78 12-3
1981-12-20 @ New Orleans Saints W 21-17 1612.68 1339.46 74.20% 25.34% +5.65 13-3
1981-09-06 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 21-27 1467.80 1478.63 36.05% 63.48% -9.84 0-1
1981-09-13 Denver Broncos W 13-10 1457.96 1510.65 54.70% 44.84% +8.64 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Oakland Raiders L 10-20 1466.60 1572.40 24.61% 74.93% -8.67 1-2
1981-09-27 Kansas City Chiefs L 14-20 1457.93 1501.64 55.97% 43.56% -15.24 1-3
1981-10-04 @ San Diego Chargers L 10-24 1442.69 1571.70 22.21% 77.32% -9.27 1-4
1981-10-11 @ Houston Oilers L 17-35 1433.42 1522.50 26.44% 73.10% -12.50 1-5
1981-10-18 New York Giants L 0-32 1420.92 1450.59 57.95% 41.58% -36.44 1-6
1981-10-25 @ New York Jets W 19-3 1384.48 1487.93 24.86% 74.68% +33.19 2-6
1981-11-01 @ Green Bay Packers L 24-34 1417.67 1395.68 40.52% 59.02% -14.26 2-7
1981-11-08 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-21 1403.41 1528.50 44.32% 55.21% +10.63 3-7
1981-11-16 San Diego Chargers W 44-23 1414.04 1548.20 43.04% 56.49% +28.78 4-7
1981-11-22 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 13-40 1442.82 1553.72 24.07% 75.47% -13.94 4-8
1981-11-29 Oakland Raiders L 31-32 1428.88 1489.83 53.52% 46.01% -5.95 4-9
1981-12-06 New York Jets W 27-23 1422.93 1546.07 44.60% 54.93% +12.21 5-9
1981-12-13 @ Denver Broncos L 13-23 1435.14 1557.57 22.88% 76.66% -8.06 5-10
1981-12-20 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 42-21 1427.08 1427.58 61.96% 37.57% +19.17 6-10
1981-09-06 Miami Dolphins L 7-20 1475.19 1501.27 58.45% 41.08% -23.43 0-1
1981-09-13 @ Dallas Cowboys L 17-30 1451.76 1570.98 23.20% 76.33% -9.32 0-2
1981-09-20 Washington Redskins W 40-30 1442.44 1447.17 61.39% 38.15% +13.43 1-2
1981-09-27 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10-20 1455.87 1452.93 37.90% 61.63% -13.35 1-3
1981-10-04 Dallas Cowboys W 20-17 1442.52 1609.01 38.55% 60.99% +11.74 2-3
1981-10-11 @ New York Giants L 14-34 1454.26 1430.28 40.79% 58.74% -20.30 2-4
1981-10-18 @ Atlanta Falcons L 20-41 1433.96 1544.09 24.15% 75.39% -12.34 2-5
1981-10-25 Minnesota Vikings W 30-17 1421.62 1527.28 47.10% 52.44% +21.02 3-5
1981-11-01 @ Washington Redskins L 21-42 1442.64 1436.03 38.40% 61.13% -19.59 3-6
1981-11-08 Philadelphia Eagles L 10-52 1423.05 1603.55 36.66% 62.88% -26.45 3-7
1981-11-15 Buffalo Bills W 24-0 1396.60 1543.27 41.28% 58.25% +31.72 4-7
1981-11-22 @ Baltimore Colts W 35-24 1428.32 1324.72 52.14% 47.39% +17.48 5-7
1981-11-29 @ New England Patriots W 27-20 1445.80 1457.75 35.91% 63.63% +18.71 6-7
1981-12-06 New Orleans Saints W 30-3 1464.51 1384.66 72.05% 27.48% +15.92 7-7
1981-12-13 New York Giants L 10-20 1480.43 1477.36 62.44% 37.09% -21.95 7-8
1981-12-20 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 0-38 1458.48 1575.95 23.38% 76.15% -16.07 7-9
1981-09-05 Minnesota Vikings W 21-13 1464.43 1498.38 57.35% 42.19% +13.28 1-0
1981-09-13 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 10-19 1477.71 1510.73 33.16% 66.37% -11.08 1-1
1981-09-20 @ Chicago Bears L 17-28 1466.63 1469.74 37.08% 62.45% -13.70 1-2
1981-09-27 St. Louis Cardinals W 20-10 1452.93 1455.87 61.63% 37.90% +13.34 2-2
1981-10-04 Detroit Lions W 28-10 1466.27 1516.08 55.11% 44.42% +20.98 3-2
1981-10-11 @ Green Bay Packers W 21-10 1487.25 1438.10 44.33% 55.20% +20.35 4-2
1981-10-18 @ Oakland Raiders L 16-18 1507.60 1505.16 37.83% 61.70% -5.96 4-3
1981-10-25 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 10-20 1501.64 1607.67 24.58% 74.95% -8.66 4-4
1981-11-01 Chicago Bears W 20-10 1492.98 1413.52 72.01% 27.53% +9.70 5-4
1981-11-08 @ Minnesota Vikings L 10-25 1502.68 1501.28 37.69% 61.84% -16.25 5-5
1981-11-15 Denver Broncos L 7-24 1486.43 1562.22 51.39% 48.14% -23.57 5-6
1981-11-22 Green Bay Packers W 37-3 1462.86 1425.52 66.92% 32.62% +21.19 6-6
1981-11-29 @ New Orleans Saints W 31-14 1484.05 1408.22 48.15% 51.39% +23.56 7-6
1981-12-06 Atlanta Falcons W 24-23 1507.61 1548.80 56.33% 43.20% +4.81 8-6
1981-12-13 San Diego Chargers L 23-24 1512.42 1570.67 53.91% 45.63% -6.00 8-7
1981-12-20 @ Detroit Lions W 20-17 1506.42 1546.11 32.32% 67.21% +12.94 9-7
1981-09-06 Dallas Cowboys L 10-26 1495.48 1546.55 54.93% 44.60% -24.43 0-1
1981-09-13 New York Giants L 7-17 1471.05 1425.45 67.96% 31.58% -23.88 0-2
1981-09-20 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 30-40 1447.17 1442.44 38.15% 61.39% -13.43 0-3
1981-09-27 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 13-36 1433.74 1597.61 18.94% 80.60% -10.13 0-4
1981-10-04 San Francisco 49ers L 17-30 1423.61 1469.14 55.72% 43.82% -22.33 0-5
1981-10-11 @ Chicago Bears W 24-7 1401.28 1450.36 31.15% 68.39% +31.33 1-5
1981-10-18 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-13 1432.61 1553.07 23.08% 76.46% -4.45 1-6
1981-10-25 New England Patriots W 24-22 1428.16 1517.48 49.45% 50.09% +7.87 2-6
1981-11-01 St. Louis Cardinals W 42-21 1436.03 1442.64 61.13% 38.40% +19.60 3-6
1981-11-08 Detroit Lions W 33-31 1455.63 1500.86 55.76% 43.78% +6.88 4-6
1981-11-15 @ New York Giants W 30-27 1462.51 1460.56 37.77% 61.77% +11.89 5-6
1981-11-22 @ Dallas Cowboys L 10-24 1474.40 1598.31 22.72% 76.81% -9.48 5-7
1981-11-29 @ Buffalo Bills L 14-21 1464.92 1517.59 30.71% 68.83% -9.05 5-8
1981-12-06 Philadelphia Eagles W 15-13 1455.87 1597.24 42.02% 57.51% +9.04 6-8
1981-12-13 Baltimore Colts W 38-14 1464.91 1287.82 81.74% 17.80% +9.73 7-8
1981-12-20 @ Los Angeles Rams W 30-7 1474.64 1489.41 35.53% 64.00% +34.11 8-8

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1981-12-27 @ New York Jets W 31-27 1538.01 1556.18 35.30% 64.70% +14.33 1-0
1982-01-03 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 21-28 1552.34 1611.28 30.14% 69.86% -8.83 1-1
1982-01-03 Buffalo Bills W 28-21 1611.28 1552.34 69.86% 30.14% +8.82 1-0
1982-01-10 San Diego Chargers W 27-7 1620.10 1598.50 65.15% 34.85% +17.26 2-0
1982-01-24 @ San Francisco 49ers L 21-26 1637.36 1633.72 50.52% 49.48% -12.51 2-1
1982-01-02 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38-0 1622.57 1519.36 74.94% 25.06% +17.10 1-0
1982-01-10 @ San Francisco 49ers L 27-28 1639.67 1629.39 39.12% 60.88% -4.33 1-1
1982-01-02 San Diego Chargers L 38-41 1586.68 1586.55 62.29% 37.71% -11.94 0-1
1981-12-27 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 27-21 1510.18 1592.02 27.44% 72.56% +19.68 1-0
1982-01-03 @ San Francisco 49ers L 24-38 1529.86 1618.33 26.69% 73.31% -11.06 1-1
1981-12-27 Buffalo Bills L 27-31 1556.18 1538.01 64.70% 35.30% -14.32 0-1
1981-12-27 New York Giants L 21-27 1592.02 1510.18 72.56% 27.44% -19.68 0-1
1982-01-02 @ Miami Dolphins W 41-38 1586.55 1586.68 37.71% 62.29% +11.95 1-0
1982-01-10 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 7-27 1598.50 1620.10 34.85% 65.15% -17.26 1-1
1982-01-03 New York Giants W 38-24 1618.33 1529.86 73.31% 26.69% +11.06 1-0
1982-01-10 Dallas Cowboys W 28-27 1629.39 1639.67 60.88% 39.12% +4.33 2-0
1982-01-24 Cincinnati Bengals W 26-21 1633.72 1637.36 49.48% 50.52% +12.50 3-0
1982-01-02 @ Dallas Cowboys L 0-38 1519.36 1622.57 25.06% 74.94% -17.10 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1981-11-22 17.00% New York Giants 1448.67 20 @ Philadelphia Eagles 1635.39 10
2 1981-11-08 18.29% New Orleans Saints 1377.17 21 @ Los Angeles Rams 1548.54 13
3 1981-11-08 19.91% Chicago Bears 1403.82 16 @ Kansas City Chiefs 1556.87 13
4 1981-11-29 23.38% Green Bay Packers 1404.34 35 @ Minnesota Vikings 1521.81 23
5 1981-12-13 23.91% Chicago Bears 1393.20 23 @ Oakland Raiders 1505.55 6
6 1981-10-25 24.86% Seattle Seahawks 1384.48 19 @ New York Jets 1487.93 3
7 1981-11-15 26.30% Cleveland Browns (1st) 1476.77 15 @ San Francisco 49ers 1567.08 12
8 1981-10-11 26.75% Minnesota Vikings 1494.71 33 @ San Diego Chargers 1580.97 31
9 1981-12-27 * 27.44% New York Giants 1510.18 27 @ Philadelphia Eagles 1592.02 21
10 1981-11-22 27.57% New Orleans Saints 1394.37 27 @ Houston Oilers 1473.49 24
11 1981-11-15 28.38% Oakland Raiders 1499.40 33 @ Miami Dolphins 1571.50 17
12 1981-10-25 28.70% New York Giants 1487.03 27 @ Atlanta Falcons 1556.43 24
13 1981-11-08 30.11% Cincinnati Bengals 1527.63 40 @ San Diego Chargers 1585.20 17
14 1981-09-06 30.48% Green Bay Packers 1450.89 16 @ Chicago Bears 1505.39 9
15 1981-09-06 30.73% Baltimore Colts 1480.71 29 @ New England Patriots 1533.22 28
16 1981-12-06 30.83% Buffalo Bills 1526.64 28 @ San Diego Chargers 1578.30 27
17 1981-10-11 31.15% Washington Redskins 1401.28 24 @ Chicago Bears 1450.36 7
18 1981-12-06 31.35% San Francisco 49ers 1569.75 21 @ Cincinnati Bengals 1617.19 3
19 1981-10-04 31.44% Green Bay Packers 1410.82 27 @ New York Giants 1457.57 14
20 1981-11-01 31.54% New York Jets 1454.73 26 @ New York Giants 1500.66 7
21 1981-09-13 31.58% New York Giants 1425.45 17 @ Washington Redskins 1471.05 7
22 1981-11-15 31.82% Pittsburgh Steelers 1517.87 34 @ Atlanta Falcons 1561.53 20
23 1981-12-20 32.32% Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1506.42 20 @ Detroit Lions 1546.11 17
24 1981-11-01 33.11% Dallas Cowboys 1582.88 17 @ Philadelphia Eagles 1616.33 14
25 1981-09-06 33.33% Kansas City Chiefs 1496.02 37 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1527.73 33

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1981-11-22 41.20 San Diego Chargers 55 1519.42 35.95% @ Oakland Raiders 21 1531.03 63.58%
2 1981-11-08 37.00 Cincinnati Bengals 40 1527.63 30.11% @ San Diego Chargers 17 1585.20 69.42%
3 1981-09-07 36.66 San Diego Chargers 44 1530.25 39.32% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 14 1516.89 60.21%
4 1981-10-18 36.44 New York Giants 32 1450.59 41.58% @ Seattle Seahawks 0 1420.92 57.95%
5 1981-09-13 34.92 Buffalo Bills 35 1535.18 44.00% @ Baltimore Colts 3 1488.35 55.53%
6 1981-12-13 34.65 Chicago Bears 23 1393.20 23.91% @ Oakland Raiders 6 1505.55 75.62%
7 1981-12-20 34.12 Washington Redskins 30 1474.64 35.53% @ Los Angeles Rams 7 1489.41 64.00%
8 1981-10-25 33.20 Seattle Seahawks 19 1384.48 24.86% @ New York Jets 3 1487.93 74.68%
9 1981-11-01 32.94 New York Jets 26 1454.73 31.54% @ New York Giants 7 1500.66 68.00%
10 1981-10-11 32.47 @ San Francisco 49ers 45 1491.47 47.08% Dallas Cowboys 14 1597.26 52.46%
11 1981-12-06 32.15 San Francisco 49ers 21 1569.75 31.35% @ Cincinnati Bengals 3 1617.19 68.18%
12 1981-11-15 31.72 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 1396.60 41.28% Buffalo Bills 0 1543.27 58.25%
13 1981-11-15 31.63 Oakland Raiders 33 1499.40 28.38% @ Miami Dolphins 17 1571.50 71.16%
14 1981-10-11 31.33 Washington Redskins 24 1401.28 31.15% @ Chicago Bears 7 1450.36 68.39%
15 1981-09-14 30.69 Oakland Raiders 36 1541.71 45.39% @ Minnesota Vikings 10 1485.10 54.14%
16 1981-10-04 29.61 Denver Broncos 17 1539.62 34.94% @ Oakland Raiders 0 1558.94 64.60%
17 1981-11-29 29.32 Green Bay Packers 35 1404.34 23.38% @ Minnesota Vikings 23 1521.81 76.15%
18 1981-12-13 29.29 Green Bay Packers 35 1455.86 49.77% @ New Orleans Saints 7 1368.74 49.76%
19 1981-11-22 29.01 New York Giants 20 1448.67 17.00% @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 1635.39 82.53%
20 1981-11-16 28.78 @ Seattle Seahawks 44 1414.04 43.04% San Diego Chargers 23 1548.20 56.49%
21 1981-11-22 28.34 Pittsburgh Steelers 32 1546.03 45.19% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 10 1490.86 54.35%
22 1981-10-11 28.17 Cincinnati Bengals 41 1481.06 45.52% @ Baltimore Colts 19 1423.56 54.01%
23 1981-11-15 28.16 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 1517.87 31.82% @ Atlanta Falcons 20 1561.53 67.71%
24 1981-10-04 27.29 Green Bay Packers 27 1410.82 31.44% @ New York Giants 14 1457.57 68.10%
25 1981-09-27 26.95 Minnesota Vikings 30 1461.33 40.73% @ Green Bay Packers 13 1437.77 58.80%