1981 NFL playoffs
The San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XVI over the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21. The 1981 NFL postseason had 9 games over 4 rounds.
Bracket
Wild Card round
Divisional round
Conference championships
Super Bowl
New York Giants1
Philadelphia Eagles0New York Giants0
San Francisco 49ers1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0
Dallas Cowboys1San Francisco 49ers1Dallas Cowboys0
Miami Dolphins0
Los Angeles Chargers1
Buffalo Bills1
New York Jets0Buffalo Bills0
Cincinnati Bengals1Los Angeles Chargers0Cincinnati Bengals1Champion
San Francisco 49ers1
Cincinnati Bengals01981 postseason leaders
Passing yards
- 1Joe MontanaSF747
- 2Ken AndersonCIN653
- 3Dan FoutsLAC618
- 4Doug WilliamsTB187
Rushing yards
- 1Tony DorsettDAL177
- 2Ken AndersonCIN69
- 3Dan FoutsLAC16
- 4Doug WilliamsTB9
- 5Joe MontanaSF4
Receiving yards
- 1Charlie JoinerLAC149
- 2Tony DorsettDAL48
Super Bowl
San Francisco 49ers1-0Cincinnati Bengals
- Game 1Jan 24, 1982SF 26 at CIN 21
San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals all-time: head to head
Conference championships
Cincinnati Bengals1-0Los Angeles Chargers
- Game 1Jan 10, 1982LAC 7 at CIN 27
Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers all-time: head to head
San Francisco 49ers1-0Dallas Cowboys
- Game 1Jan 10, 1982DAL 27 at SF 28
San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys all-time: head to head
Divisional round
Dallas Cowboys1-0Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Game 1Jan 2, 1982TB 0 at DAL 38
Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all-time: head to head
Los Angeles Chargers1-0Miami Dolphins
- Game 1Jan 2, 1982LAC 41 at MIA 38
Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins all-time: head to head
Cincinnati Bengals1-0Buffalo Bills
- Game 1Jan 3, 1982BUF 21 at CIN 28
Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills all-time: head to head
San Francisco 49ers1-0New York Giants
- Game 1Jan 3, 1982NYG 24 at SF 38
San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants all-time: head to head
Wild Card round
Buffalo Bills1-0New York Jets
- Game 1Dec 27, 1981BUF 31 at NYJ 27
Buffalo Bills and New York Jets all-time: head to head
New York Giants1-0Philadelphia Eagles
- Game 1Dec 27, 1981NYG 27 at PHI 21
New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles all-time: head to head
Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.