The St. Louis Cardinals were 7-9 in 1981. They finished 5th in the NFC East and 9th in the NFC.
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Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love goes to IR with high ankle sprain in another setback
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Minshew Mania might be a mirage, but Cardinals' gritty culture is starting to look real
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Gardner Minshew selected as Cardinals' starting QB; Jacoby Brissett demoted to 3rd string
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Jerry Jones calls it 'an indictment of the whole show' after Cowboys collapse against Cards
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Chad Ryland kicks winning FG after PAT miss that forced OT as Cards get wild 33-30 win over Cowboys
1981 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 315 | 5,077 | 1,044 | 4.9 | 2,213 | 519 | 4.3 | 3,269 | 477 | 6.9 | 48 | 405 | 300 | 135 | 141 | 24 | 106 | 877 |
Team Rank | 18th | 19th | 18th | 21st | 9th | 14th | 6th | 21st | 19th | 19th | 24th | 4th | 20th | 8th | 22nd | 19th | 15th | 14th | |
Opponent | 16 | 408 | 5,723 | 1,036 | 5.5 | 2,428 | 509 | 4.8 | 3,547 | 495 | 7.2 | 32 | 252 | 328 | 134 | 171 | 23 | 98 | 845 |
Opponent Rank | 27th | 23rd | 9th | 26th | 25th | 14th | 27th | 15th | 10th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 24th | 23rd | 20th | 7th | 20th | 17th | |
Net | -93 | -646 | +8 | -0.7 | -215 | +10 | -0.5 | -278 | -18 | -0.3 | +16 | +153 | -28 | +1 | -30 | +1 | +8 | +32 | |
Net Rank | 25th | 24th | 17th | 25th | 21st | 14th | 23rd | 19th | 18th | 18th | 24th | 3rd | 23rd | 15th | 24th | 10th | 21st | 16th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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