1981 NFL AFC West standings

Name: 1981 NFL AFC West standings
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The San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos finished tied atop the 1981 NFL AFC West division race, both at 10-6. The San Diego Chargers won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1981 playoffs, game by game

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AFC West standings, 1981

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Diego Chargers (SD) b	10	6	.625	-	6-4	W2
Denver Broncos (DEN)	10	6	.625	-	5-5	L1
Kansas City Chiefs (KC)	9	7	.563	1	5-5	W1
Oakland Raiders (OAK)	7	9	.438	3	5-5	L2
Seattle Seahawks (SEA)	6	10	.375	4	5-5	W1

Final standings.

Clinch key

b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands 3 times.
The San Diego Chargers trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 11.
The Denver Broncos won 4 games in a row from Week 3 to Week 6, the longest run of the race.
The Denver Broncos led by 1 game as late as Week 15.
Three teams held first place.
The San Diego Chargers spent 9 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.