1981 Cincinnati Bengals schedule

Season statistics

		Offense					Defense
Record	Playoff record	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs
12-4-0	2-1	6947	4623	2324	29	426	6201	3931	2270	44	383

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The Cincinnati Bengals' fourteenth season was in 1981, and it was the second season Forrest Gregg served as the head coach of the team. The Bengals played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. They finished the year 12-4-0 in the regular season, en route to winning the AFC Central, and 2-1 in the playoffs, eventually losing to the San Francisco 49ers 26-21. At the end of the season Ken Anderson earned Comeback Player of the Year and AP Offensive Player of the Year.

Week		Opponent	Score
Week 1		Seattle Seahawks	27-21
Week 2	@	New York Jets	31-30
Week 3		Cleveland Browns	17-20
Week 4		Buffalo Bills	27-24
Week 5	@	Houston Oilers	10-17
Week 6	@	Baltimore Colts	41-19
Week 7		Pittsburgh Steelers	34-7
Week 8	@	New Orleans Saints	7-17
Week 9		Houston Oilers	34-21
Week 10	@	San Diego Chargers	40-17
Week 11		Los Angeles Rams	24-10
Week 12		Denver Broncos	38-21
Week 13	@	Cleveland Browns	41-21
Week 14		San Francisco 49ers	3-21
Week 15	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17-10
Week 16	@	Atlanta Falcons	30-28

Week		Opponent	Score
Divisional Round		Buffalo Bills	28-21
Conference Championship		San Diego Chargers	27-7
Super Bowl	vs.	San Francisco 49ers	21-26

Head Coach: Forrest Gregg Defensive Coordinator: Hank Bullough Quarterbacks Coach: Lindy Infante Wide Receivers Coach: Lindy Infante Offensive Line Coach: Jim McNally Tight Ends Coach: Bruce Coslet Offensive Backs Coach: George Sefcik Defensive Line Coach: Dick Modzelewski Linebackers Coach: Hank Bullough Defensive Backs Coach: Dick LeBeau Special Teams Coach: Bruce Coslet Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kim Wood