Team season

1981 Arizona Cardinals

NFC West · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

315–408

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1981

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1981

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

WSH

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1981

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1981

Miami Dolphins vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

WSH

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1981

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