1981 Atlanta Falcons Results
| Regular Season |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 09/06/1981 | New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 27-0 | 1-0-0 | -- |
| 09/13/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers | W, 31-17 | 2-0-0 | -- |
| 09/20/1981 | San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 34-17 | 3-0-0 | -- |
| 09/27/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ Cleveland Browns | L, 28-17 | 3-1-0 | -- |
| 10/05/1981 (Mon.) | Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles | L, 16-13 | 3-2-0 | -- |
| 10/11/1981 | Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 37-35 | 3-3-0 | -- |
| 10/18/1981 | St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 41-20 | 4-3-0 | -- |
| 10/25/1981 | New York Giants @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 27-24 OT | 4-4-0 | -- |
| 11/01/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints | W, 41-10 | 5-4-0 | -- |
| 11/08/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ San Francisco 49ers | L, 17-14 | 5-5-0 | -- |
| 11/15/1981 | Pittsburgh Steelers @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 34-20 | 5-6-0 | -- |
| 11/23/1981 (Mon.) | Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 31-30 | 6-6-0 | -- |
| 11/29/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ Houston Oilers | W, 31-27 | 7-6-0 | -- |
| 12/06/1981 | Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L, 24-23 | 7-7-0 | -- |
| 12/14/1981 (Mon.) | Atlanta Falcons @ Los Angeles Rams | L, 21-16 | 7-8-0 | -- |
| 12/20/1981 | Cincinnati Bengals @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 30-28 | 7-9-0 | -- |
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| Preseason |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 08/01/1981 (Sat.) | Cleveland Browns @ Atlanta Falcons | L, 24-10 | 0-1-0 | 23,921 |
| 08/08/1981 (Sat.) | Atlanta Falcons @ Oakland Raiders | L, 17-16 | 0-2-0 | 42,697 |
| 08/15/1981 (Sat.) | New York Jets @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 21-20 | 1-2-0 | 51,163 |
| 08/22/1981 (Sat.) | Atlanta Falcons @ Minnesota Vikings | L, 20-19 | 1-3-0 | 42,908 |
| 08/28/1981 (Fri.) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons | W, 27-7 | 2-3-0 | 53,688 |
By the numbers: Falcons-Chargers
San Diego Union Tribune | December 01, 2008
Zero turnovers for Chargers for the second time this season (at Miami).
'Resilient' Falcons hold on to beat Chargers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 30, 2008
San Diego — A sign of a good team is being able to win when all cylinders are not firing.
White passes 1,000 in receiving yards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 30, 2008
San Diego — On his second reception Sunday Falcons wide receiver Roddy White eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the second consecutive season.
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