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词条 1981 Cleveland Browns season
释义

  1. Season summary

  2. Offseason

     NFL Draft 

  3. Regular season

     Schedule   Standings  

  4. Roster

  5. Game summaries

      Week 4: vs. Atlanta  

  6. References

{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Cleveland Browns
| year = 1981
| coach = Sam Rutigliano
| owner = Art Modell
| stadium = Cleveland Municipal Stadium
| radio = WHK
| record = 5–11
| division_place = 4th AFC Central
| playoffs = did not qualify
| uniform =
| pro bowlers =
| shortnavlink = Browns seasons
}}

The 1981 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 32nd season with the National Football League.

In a highly disappointing season filled with a number of key injuries at different stretches during the campaign, the Browns finished the year with five straight defeats, their longest losing streak since 1975, and dropped seven of their final eight games. By contrast, in 1980, the Browns enjoyed a five-game winning streak, their longest since 1976, and won eight of nine during one stretch.

Season summary

In 1980, the Kardiac Kids reached their zenith with last-second win after last-second win–13 of the 16 games were decided in the final two minutes—they finished 11–5 and captured the AFC Central crown. Every time the Browns needed to make a play, they did so. Every time they needed something good to happen, it did.

As much of a storybook, magic season it was, it was even more so for quarterback Brian Sipe, as he set a franchise record for touchdown passes with 30 en route to being named the NFL MVP. The season came to an abrupt halt in dramatic and disappointing fashion with a 14–12 divisional playoff loss to the Oakland Raiders when Sipe's ill-fated pass into the end zone in the waning seconds on a play called Red Right 88 was intercepted. But rather than an end, that game was looked upon at the time as being simply a beginning, and the Browns and their fans fully expected to take the next step in 1981 and get that elusive first appearance in the Super Bowl—or the "Siper Bowl", as it was referred to in Cleveland.

As it turned out, the Browns did indeed have a similar kind of season in 1981—eight of the games were decided by six points or less, and five were decided by three points or less. Only this time, the Browns were on the losing end of things. Every time they needed to make a play, they didn't. Every time they needed something good to happen, it didn't. In 1980, Sipe broke nearly every club passing record, throwing, as mentioned, for 30 TDs with just 14 interceptions while completing nearly 61 percent of his passes, good for a 91.4 quarterback rating. In 1981, he threw more interceptions (25) than TDs (17), his completion rate fell to just over 55 percent and his quarterback rating plummeted to 68.2.

As the quarterback goes, so goes any team, which explains the rise and fall of the Browns in 1980 and '81. FB Mike Pruitt rushed for more than 1,000 yards (1,103) for the third straight year in 1981, and caught 63 passes for the second season in a row. Tight end Ozzie Newsome set a team record (since broken) for receptions with 69 and had the second-most receiving yards in Browns history at the time with 1,002.

HB Greg Pruitt established a personal best with 65 catches.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Round Overall Player Position School/Club team
122Hanford DixonDefensive back Southern Miss
492Mike RobinsonDefensive end Arizona
5134Steve CoxPunter Arkansas
6160Ron SimmonsDefensive tackle Florida State
7187Eddie JohnsonLinebacker Louisville
9244Randy SchleusenerGuard Nebraska
10271Dean PraterDefensive end Oklahoma State
11298Larry FridayDefensive back Mississippi State
12325Kevin McGillOffensive tackle Oregon
[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance Record
1 September 7, 1981 San Diego Chargers L 44–14
78,904
0–1
2 September 13, 1981 Houston Oilers L 9–3
79,483
0–2
3 September 20, 1981 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–17
52,170
1–2
4 September 27, 1981 Atlanta Falcons W 28–17
78,283
2–2
5 October 4, 1981 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–16
63,924
2–3
6 October 11, 1981 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–7
53,255
2–4
7 October 18, 1981 New Orleans Saints W 20–17
76,059
3–4
8 October 25, 1981 Baltimore Colts W 42–28
78,986
4–4
9 November 1, 1981 at Buffalo Bills L 22–13
78,266
4–5
10 November 8, 1981 at Denver Broncos L 23–20 (OT)
74,859
4–6
11 November 15, 1981 at San Francisco 49ers W 15–12
52,455
5–6
12 November 22, 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers L 32–10
77,958
5–7
13 November 29, 1981 Cincinnati Bengals L 41–21
75,186
5–8
14 December 3, 1981 at Houston Oilers L 17–13
44,502
5–9
15 December 12, 1981 New York Jets L 14–13
56,866
5–10
16 December 20, 1981 at Seattle Seahawks L 42–21
51,435
5–11

Standings

{{1981 AFC Central standings}}

Roster

{{NFL final roster
| year = 1981
| team = Cleveland Browns
| prefix =
| active = 50
| inactive = 1
| PS = 3
| quarterbacks ={{NFLplayer|16|Paul McDonald|d=American football|}}{{NFLplayer|17|Brian Sipe}}
| running_backs ={{NFLplayer|35|Calvin Hill}}{{NFLplayer|30|Cleo Miller|FB}}{{NFLplayer|34|Greg Pruitt}}{{NFLplayer|43|Mike Pruitt|FB}}{{NFLplayer|25|Charles White|d=American football}}
| wide_receivers ={{NFLplayer|80|Willis Adams}}{{NFLplayer|83|Ricky Feacher}}{{NFLplayer|86|Danny Fulton}}{{NFLplayer|85|Dave Logan|d=American football}}{{NFLplayer|33|Reggie Rucker}}
| tight_ends ={{NFLplayer|82|Ozzie Newsome}}{{NFLplayer|84|McDonald Oden|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|87|Curtis Weathers|LB}}
| offensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|64|Joe DeLamielleure|G}}{{NFLplayer|54|Tom DeLeone|C}}{{NFLplayer|73|Doug Dieken|T}}{{NFLplayer|68|Robert E. Jackson|d=football player|G}}{{NFLplayer|71|Matt Miller|d=offensive lineman|T}}{{NFLplayer|63|Cody Risien|T}}{{NFLplayer|65|Henry Sheppard|G}}{{NFLplayer|79|Gerry Sullivan|C/T}}
| defensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|77|Lyle Alzado|DE}}{{NFLplayer|91|Henry Bradley|d=American football|DT}}{{NFLplayer|97|Thomas Brown|d=defensive end|DE}}{{NFLplayer|94|Elvis Franks|DE}}{{NFLplayer|90|Marshall Harris|DE}}{{NFLplayer|92|Mike Robinson|d=defensive end|DE|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|72|Jerry Sherk|DT}}
| linebackers ={{NFLplayer|52|Dick Ambrose|ILB}}{{NFLplayer|50|Don Goode|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|58|Bruce Huther|ILB}}{{NFLplayer|56|Robert L. Jackson|d=football player|ILB}}{{NFLplayer|51|Eddie Johnson|d=linebacker|ILB|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|57|Clay Matthews Jr.|OLB}}
| defensive_backs ={{NFLplayer|24|Autry Beamon|FS}}{{NFLplayer|28|Ron Bolton|CB}}{{NFLplayer|49|Clinton Burrell|SS/CB}}{{NFLplayer|27|Thom Darden|FS}}{{NFLplayer|29|Hanford Dixon|CB|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|20|Judson Flint|CB}}{{NFLplayer|48|Lawrence Johnson|d=American football|CB}}{{NFLplayer|22|Clarence Scott|SS}}{{NFLplayer|12|Rick Trocano|FS/QB|rookie=y}}
| special_teams ={{NFLplayer| 9|Matt Bahr|K}}{{NFLplayer|15|Steve Cox|d=American football|P|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|26|Dino Hall|KR/PR}}{{NFLplayer|10|Dave Jacobs|K}}{{NFLplayer|24|Cleo Montgomery|KR/PR}}
| reserve_lists ={{NFLplayer|53|Bill Cowher|ILB|IR}}
| practice_squad ={{NFLplayer|75|Ray Bloch|d=American football|T}}{{NFLplayer|--|Chuck Correal|C}}{{NFLplayer|27|Gary Davis|d=American football|RB}}
}}[3]

Game summaries

Week 4: vs. Atlanta

{{Americanfootballbox
|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cleveland Browns|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
|date=September 27
|time=1:00 p.m. EDT
|road=Falcons
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=0|R4=7|RT=17
|home=Browns
|H1=0|H2=21|H3=7|H4=0|HT=28
|stadium=Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
|attendance=78,283
|weather=70°F, relative humidity 56%, round (wind) 17 MPH
|referee=
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Vin Scully (play–by–play) and John Madden (color commentator)
|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198109270cle.htm]
|scoring=First quarter
  • ATL – Luckhurst 35 yard field goal
    Falcons 3, Browns 0
Second quarter
  • ATL – Jenkins 18 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)
    Falcons 10, Browns 0
  • CLE – Pruitt 13 yard pass from Sipe (Jacobs kick)
    Browns 14, Falcons 10
  • CLE – Newsome 23 yard pass from Sipe (Jacobs kick)
    Browns 21, Falcons 10
  • CLE – Sipe 1 yard rush (Jacobs kick)
    Browns 21, Falcons 10
Third quarter
  • CLE – Pruitt 1 yard rush (Jacobs kick)
    Browns 28, Falcons 10
Fourth quarter
  • ATL – Jenkins 5 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)
    Browns 28, Falcons 17

|stats=Top passers
  • ATL – Steve Bartkowski 12/30, 176 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • CLE – Brian Sipe 21/34, 215 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • ATL – William Andrews 16 carr, 97 yds
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt, 20 carr, 99 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
  • ATL – Alfred Jenkins 6 rec, 136 yds, 2 TD
  • CLE – Ozzie Newsome 6 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD
Turnovers
  • ATL – 4
  • CLE – 5

}}

References

1. ^Season summary and statistics at Cleveland Browns.com
2. ^{{cite web|title=1981 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5iY0F0lE0?url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm |archivedate=2009-07-26 |deadurl=no |accessdate=2009-07-24 |df= }}
3. ^https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1981_roster.htm
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