Bengals History - 1981 - Cincinnati Bengals

WEEK 1
Ravens
9/7 1:00
WEEK 10
Texans
11/9 1:00
WEEK 2
Titans
9/14 1:00
WEEK 11
Eagles
11/16 1:00
WEEK 3
Giants
9/21 1:00
WEEK 12
Steelers
11/20 8:15
WEEK 4
Browns
9/28 1:00
WEEK 13
Ravens
11/30 1:00
WEEK 5
Cowboys
10/5 4:15
WEEK 14
Colts
12/7 1:00
WEEK 6
Jets
10/12 1:00
WEEK 15
Redskins
12/14 1:00
WEEK 7
Steelers
10/19 1:00
WEEK 16
Browns
12/21 1:00
WEEK 9
Jaguars
11/2 1:00
WEEK 17
Chiefs
12/28 1:00

CINCINNATI BENGALS HISTORY: 1981

1981 FINAL RESULTS
Record: 12-4-0 (1st in AFC Central); 6-2 at home, 6-2 on road Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Att.	Stadium
September 6	Seattle	W	27-21	41,177	Riverfront
September 13	at NY Jets	W	31-30	49,454	Shea
September 20	Cleveland	L	17-20	52,170	Riverfront
September 27	Buffalo	W	27-24 (OT)	46,418	Riverfront
October 4	at Houston	L	10-17	44,350	Astrodome
October 11	at Baltimore	W	41-19	33,060	Memorial
October 18	Pittsburgh	W	34-7	57,090	Riverfront
October 25	at New Orleans	L	7-17	46,336	Louisiana Superdome
November 1	Houston	W	34-21	54,736	Riverfront
November 8	at San Diego	W	40-17	51,259	San Diego Jack Murphy
November 15	LA Rams	W	24-10	56,836	Riverfront
November 22	Denver	W	38-21	57,207	Riverfront
November 29	at Cleveland	W	41-21	75,186	Cleveland
December 6	San Francisco	L	3-21	56,796	Riverfront
December 13	at Pittsburgh	W	17-10	50,623	Three Rivers
December 20	at Atlanta	W	30-28	35,972	Atlanta-Fulton County
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
January 3	Buffalo	W	28-21	55,420	Riverfront
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
January 10	San Diego	W	27-7	46,302	Riverfront
SUPER BOWL XVI IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN
January 24	San Francisco	L	21-26	81,270	Pontiac Silverdome

BENGALS 1981 SUMMARY
The Bengals unveiled new uniforms with tiger-striped helmets, jerseys and pants. They had at least a share of the AFC Central lead the entire season and, on Dec. 13, Ken Anderson threw two touchdown passes as the Bengals clinched the division with a 17-10 win over the Steelers. Anderson led the NFL in passing with a 98.5 rating. On Jan. 3, the Bengals beat Buffalo, 28-21, in an AFC Divisional Playoff game. A week later, playing in their first AFC Championship Game, the Bengals defeated San Diego, 27-7, at Riverfront Stadium in a temperature of nine degrees below zero with a wind-chill factor of minus 59. In Super Bowl XVI on Jan. 24 in Pontiac, Mich., the Bengals trailed 20-0 at halftime and lost to San Francisco, 26-21.

1981 HELMET/UNIFORM

1981 LOGO

T ANTHONY MUNOZ

1981: A CLOSER LOOK

PRO BOWL PLAYERS

QB Ken Anderson
WR Cris Collinsworth
FB Pete Johnson
P Pat McInally
T Anthony Mu�oz

1981 SEASON LEADERS

Passing: Ken Anderson (479 Att, 300 Comp, 3754 Yds, 62.6 Pct, 29 TD, 10 Int, 98.4 Rating)
Rushing: Pete Johnson (274 Att, 1077 Yds, 3.9 Avg, 39 Long, 12 TD)
Receiving: Cris Collinsworth (67 Rec, 1009 Yds, 15.1 Avg, 74 Long, 8 TD)
Scoring: Jim Breech, 115 points (22 FG; 49 PAT)

1981 NEWS AND NOTES

The Bengals' best-ever road record came in their AFC Championship season of 1981, when they went 6-2. Cincinnati won its last four away from home after splitting the first four.