Full NFL season
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions and every playoff round from the 1980 NFL season.
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Follow the complete path from the Wild Card round through the Super Bowl. Open any game for its box score, players, highlights and historical context.
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Regular season
Ranked by indexed winning percentage, then wins and point differential. Historical league formats may appear under “League standings.”
| Rank | Team | Record | Pct | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11–5 | .688 | 418 | 327 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | 11–5 | .688 | 320 | 260 |
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Around the league
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Championship stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the front.
Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders
Super Bowl XV · Jan 25, 1981
Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers
Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1981
Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles
Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1981
Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns
Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1981
Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons
Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1981
Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Chargers
Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1981
Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles
Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1981
Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders
Wild Card · Dec 28, 1980
Los Angeles Rams vs Dallas Cowboys
Wild Card · Dec 28, 1980
Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Regular Season · Oct 12, 1980
Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Regular Season · Dec 20, 1980
New Orleans Saints vs New York Jets
Regular Season · Dec 14, 1980
Oakland Raiders |
| 11–5 |
| .688 |
| 364 |
| 306 |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns | 11–5 | .688 | 357 | 310 |
| 5 | Tennessee Titans | 11–5 | .688 | 295 | 251 |
| 6 | New England Patriots | 10–6 | .625 | 441 | 325 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9–7 | .563 | 352 | 313 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | 8–8 | .500 | 310 | 323 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8–8 | .500 | 319 | 336 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | 8–8 | .500 | 266 | 305 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 7–9 | .438 | 355 | 387 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6–10 | .375 | 244 | 312 |
| 13 | New York Jets | 4–12 | .250 | 302 | 395 |
| Rank | Team | Record | Pct | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12–4 | .750 | 384 | 222 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 12–4 | .750 | 454 | 311 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 12–4 | .750 | 405 | 272 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 11–5 | .688 | 424 | 289 |
| 5 | Detroit Lions | 9–7 | .563 | 334 | 272 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | 9–7 | .563 | 317 | 308 |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | 7–9 | .438 | 304 | 264 |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 6–10 | .375 | 320 | 415 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5–10–1 | .344 | 271 | 341 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | 5–10–1 | .344 | 231 | 371 |
| 11 | Arizona Cardinals | 5–11 | .313 | 299 | 350 |
| 12 | Seattle Seahawks | 4–12 | .250 | 291 | 408 |
| 13 | New York Giants | 4–12 | .250 | 249 | 425 |
| 14 | New Orleans Saints | 1–15 | .063 | 291 | 487 |
| Rank | Team | Record | Pct | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWSH | 6–10 | .375 | 261 | 293 |
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan FoutsQB · Los Angeles Chargers | 4715 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian SipeQB · Cleveland Browns | 4132 | 30 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Archie ManningQB · New Orleans Saints | 3716 | 23 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tommy KramerQB · Minnesota Vikings | 3582 | 19 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steve BartkowskiQB · Atlanta Falcons | 3544 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lynn DickeyQB · Green Bay Packers | 3529 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ron JaworskiQB · Philadelphia Eagles | 3529 | 27 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Doug WilliamsQB · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3396 | 20 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |