1981 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1981 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach Forrest Gregg
Home Field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record
Place 1st, AFC Central
Playoff Finish Lost Super Bowl
Timeline
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1980 1982

The 1981 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 14th year in professional football and its 12th with the National Football League. During the season, Cincinnati introduced their striped uniform and helmet. The season concluded with the Bengals losing to the 49ers 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
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Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

[edit] Postseason

[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff

[edit] AFC Championship Game

[edit] Super Bowl

[edit] Awards and records

  • Ken Anderson, NFL MVP [1]
  • Ken Anderson, Franchise Record (since broken), Touchdown Passes, 29 Passes [2]
  • Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 98.4 Rating [3]

[edit] Milestones

  • Ken Anderson, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 29 Passes [4]
  • Cris Collinsworth, 1st 1,000 Yard Receiving Season (1,009 yards) [5]
  • Pete Johnson, 1,000 Yard Rushing Season (1,077 yards) [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 442
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
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1981 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVI