Team season
1981 Dallas Cowboys
NFC East · 18 indexed games
12–4
Regular season
1–1
Playoffs
2
Conference rank
367–277
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
Divisional Round
1981TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
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JAN 2, 1982
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys
Divisional Round · Jan 2, 1982
Conference Championship
1981DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
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JAN 10, 1982
Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers
Conference Championship · Jan 10, 1982
Season highlights
Best games from 1981
Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.
Conference Championship
1981DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
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JAN 10, 1982
Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers
Conference Championship · Jan 10, 1982
Divisional Round
1981TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
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JAN 2, 1982
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys
Divisional Round · Jan 2, 1982
Regular Season
1981CHICAGOBEARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
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NOV 26, 1981
Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys
Regular Season · Nov 26, 1981
Regular Season
1981MIAMIDOLPHINS
DALLASCOWBOYS
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OCT 25, 1981
Miami Dolphins vs Dallas Cowboys
Regular Season · Oct 25, 1981
Regular Season
1981DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW YORKGIANTS
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DEC 19, 1981
Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants
Regular Season · Dec 19, 1981
Regular Season
1981DALLASCOWBOYS
DETROITLIONS
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NOV 15, 1981
Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions
Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981
Regular Season
1981DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
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NOV 1, 1981
Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles
Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981