1981 New England Patriots Results
| Regular Season |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 09/06/1981 | Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots | L, 29-28 | 0-1-0 | -- |
| 09/13/1981 | New England Patriots @ Philadelphia Eagles | L, 13-3 | 0-2-0 | -- |
| 09/21/1981 (Mon.) | Dallas Cowboys @ New England Patriots | L, 35-21 | 0-3-0 | -- |
| 09/27/1981 | New England Patriots @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L, 27-21 OT | 0-4-0 | -- |
| 10/04/1981 | Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots | W, 33-17 | 1-4-0 | -- |
| 10/11/1981 | New England Patriots @ New York Jets | L, 28-24 | 1-5-0 | -- |
| 10/18/1981 | Houston Oilers @ New England Patriots | W, 38-10 | 2-5-0 | -- |
| 10/25/1981 | New England Patriots @ Washington Redskins | L, 24-22 | 2-6-0 | -- |
| 11/01/1981 | New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders | L, 27-17 | 2-7-0 | -- |
| 11/08/1981 | Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots | L, 30-27 OT | 2-8-0 | -- |
| 11/15/1981 | New York Jets @ New England Patriots | L, 17-6 | 2-9-0 | -- |
| 11/22/1981 | New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills | L, 20-17 | 2-10-0 | -- |
| 11/29/1981 | St. Louis Cardinals @ New England Patriots | L, 27-20 | 2-11-0 | -- |
| 12/06/1981 | New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins | L, 24-14 | 2-12-0 | -- |
| 12/13/1981 | Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots | L, 19-10 | 2-13-0 | -- |
| 12/20/1981 | New England Patriots @ Baltimore Colts | L, 23-21 | 2-14-0 | -- |
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| Preseason |
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attend. |
| 08/10/1981 (Mon.) | New England Patriots @ Los Angeles Rams | W, 34-21 | 1-0-0 | 59,838 |
| 08/15/1981 (Sat.) | New England Patriots @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W, 17-16 | 2-0-0 | 62,785 |
| 08/22/1981 (Sat.) | Oakland Raiders @ New England Patriots | W, 23-21 | 3-0-0 | 41,973 |
| 08/30/1981 | Washington Redskins @ New England Patriots | W, 19-10 | 4-0-0 | 42,730 |
Pats: Porter's 'earned the right to say what he wants'
USA Today | November 19, 2008
The New England Patriots get another shot Sunday to silence Joey Porter and the Miami Dolphins. Their first chance didn't go ...
Miami mouth runs; Patriots pass
Boston Globe | November 19, 2008
Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Joey Porter runs his mouth the way he rushes the passer - at full speed. But Porter's latest incendiary comments barely registered a ripple with the Patriots, at least publicly.
He's open to contributing
Boston Globe | November 19, 2008
There were not many positives for the Patriots in their first meeting with the Dolphins, a 38-13 loss, but one of the bright spots was wide receiver Jabar Gaffney .
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