| The 1981 NFL Season | |||||||||
| NFC East Division | NFC Central Division | NFC West Division | |||||||
| Dallas | 12-4 | TAMPA BAY | 9-7 | San Francisco | 13-3 | ||||
| Philadelphia | 10-6 | Detroit | 8-8 | Atlanta | 7-9 | ||||
| NY Giants | 9-7 | Green Bay | 8-8 | Los Angeles | 6-10 | ||||
| Washington | 8-8 | Minnesota | 7-9 | New Orleans | 4-12 | ||||
| St.Louis | 7-9 | Chicago | 6-10 | ||||||
| AFC East Division | AFC Central Division | AFC West Division | |||||||
| Miami | 11-4-1 | Cincinnati | 12-4 | San Diego | 10-6 | ||||
| NY Jets | 10-5-1 | Pittsburgh | 8-8 | Denver | 10-6 | ||||
| Buffalo | 10-6 | Houston | 7-9 | Kansas City | 9-7 | ||||
| Baltimore | 2-14 | Cleveland | 5-11 | Oakland | 7-9 | ||||
| New England | 2-14 | Seattle | 6-10 | ||||||
| Wild Card Games | Divisional Games | Championship Games | |||||||
| NY Giants 27 Philadelphia 21 | Dallas 38 Tampa Bay 0 | San Francisco 28 Dallas 27 | |||||||
| Buffalo 31 NY Jets 27 | San Francisco 38 NY Giants 24 | Cincinnati 27 San Diego 7 | |||||||
| San Diego 41 Miami 38 (ot) | SUPER BOWL XVI | ||||||||
| Cincinnati 28 Buffalo 21 | San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 21 | ||||||||