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1981 NFL NFC East standings
The Dallas Cowboys won the 1981 NFL NFC East division race at 12-4, 2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles.
🏆The 1981 playoffs, game by game
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NFC East standings, 1981
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (DAL) b | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (PHI) x | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 4-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants (NYG) x | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins (WAS) | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 7-3 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 5 | 5-5 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Dallas Cowboys trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 6.
- The Dallas Cowboys took first place for good in Week 13.
- The Philadelphia Eagles won 6 games in a row from Week 1 to Week 6, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia Eagles led by 2 games as late as Week 6.
- The Dallas Cowboys went 8-1 from Week 6 to Week 15, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The Dallas Cowboys spent 11 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.