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MNF History: 1981
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Notes from the 1981 MNF season:
The Nov. 30 game between the Eagles and Dolphins garnered a 25.3 rating, 40 percent share, which at the time tied for the second-highest rated game in the program's history (it's now tied for fourth).
For the first time in MNF history, the two eventual Super Bowl teams, the 49ers and the Bengals, did not play a Monday Night game during the regular season.
Home team in CAPS
*denotes record
| MNF results: 1981 |
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Result
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Sept. 7, 1981*
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San Diego 44, CLEVELAND 14
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Sept. 14, 1981
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Oakland 36, MINNESOTA 10
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Sept. 21, 1981
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Dallas 35, NEW ENGLAND 21
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Sept. 28, 1981
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Los Angeles 24, CHICAGO 7
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Oct. 5, 1981
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PHILADELPHIA 16, Atlanta 13
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Oct. 12, 1981
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BUFFALO 31, Miami 21
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Oct. 19, 1981*
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DETROIT 48, Chicago 17
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Oct. 26, 1981
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PITTSBURGH 26, Houston 13
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Nov. 2, 1981
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DENVER 19, Minnesota 17
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Nov. 9, 1981
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DALLAS 27, Buffalo 14
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Nov. 16, 1981
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SEATTLE 44, San Diego 23
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Nov. 23, 1981
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ATLANTA 31, Minnesota 30
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Nov. 30, 1981
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MIAMI 13, Philadelphia 10
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Dec. 7, 1981*
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OAKLAND 30, Pittsburgh 27
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Dec. 14, 1981*
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LOS ANGELES 21, Atlanta 16
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Dec. 21, 1981
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SAN DIEGO 23, Oakland 10
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*The Browns' Brian Sipe threw 57 passes in a loss to the Chargers on Sept. 7.
*The Lions' Eric Hipple and Leonard Thompson connected on a 94-yard TD pass against the Bears on Oct. 19.
*Rams safety Nolan Cromwell returned an interception 94 yards, then a Monday Night record.
*Craig Colquitt of the Steelers kicked the longest punt in MNF history, a 74-yarder against the Raiders on Dec. 7.
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