# 1981 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1981 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 49th in the National Football League (NFL). They made the postseason for the fourth straight season (the first time in franchise history the Eagles made the postseason four straight times). The team was coming off a loss to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV the previous season. Because they made the Super Bowl in 1980, the Eagles were picked by many not only to reach the Super Bowl, but to win it as well. The Eagles began the 1981 season with 6 straight wins, their best ever start to a season at the time. They won 3 of their next 5 games for a record of 9–2. Then they lost their next 4 games in a row to slip to 9–6 but clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season prior to the final week of the regular season due to owning a tiebreaker with the Packers and not finishing last had the Eagles, Giants, and Packers finished 9–7.
The next week, they hammered the St. Louis Cardinals 38–0 to clinch the Wild Card Game would be held in Philadelphia. In the playoffs, they met their arch rivals the New York Giants. It was New York's first playoff appearance in 18 years. The Giants stunned the Eagles 27–21, ending the Eagles' season as well as hopes for a second straight Super Bowl appearance. The Eagles would not make the playoffs again until 1988. They wouldn't reach the Super Bowl again until 2004.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

After going 12–4, winning the NFC title and losing in Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders in the 1980 season, the Eagles were slotted to pick next to last in the 12 rounds of the 1981 NFL draft.
The NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981. ESPN covered all 12 rounds live for the first time. ESPN then showed a replay later that night. This was over a period of two days.
The Eagles had the 27th pick in each of the 12 rounds of the draft except for the 5th, 6th, and 8th rounds; they had no picks for these rounds because of draft-day trades. Instead, they had two picks in the 7th round: the 8th and 27th picks. The Eagles drafted a total of 10 players.
1981 Philadelphia Eagles Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 27 | Leonard Mitchell | DE | Houston |
| 2 | 55 | Dean Miraldi | G | Utah |
| 3 | 83 | Greg LaFleur | TE | LSU |
| 4 | 110 | Calvin Murray | RB | Ohio State |
| 6 | 165 | Traded to NY Giants | Traded to NY Giants | Traded to NY Giants |
| 7 | 174 | Alan Duncan | K | Tennessee |
| 7 | 192 | Doak Field | LB | Baylor |
| 8 | 220 | Traded to Baltimore | Traded to Baltimore | Traded to Baltimore |
| 9 | 247 | Chuck Commiskey | OL | Ole Miss |
| 10 | 275 | Hubert Oliver | RB | Arizona |
| 11 | 303 | Gail Davis | DT | Virginia Union |
| 12 | 331 | Ray Ellis | DB | Ohio State |

## Regular season

The 1981 season schedule was set by how the Eagles finished in 1980, 1st in NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same 5 team division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1981 season. Also, when the last regular season game is over you know who you play the following year.
* A home and away series vs Dallas, New York Giants, St. Louis and Washington = 8 games
* The top four teams in the NFC East play the top four teams in the AFC East from the 1980 season = 4 games
* The 1st and 4th place teams in NFC Central and NFC West in the 1980 season

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
| 1 | September 6, 1981 | at New York Giants | W 24–10 | 72,459 |
| 2 | September 13, 1981 | New England Patriots | W 13–3 | 71,089 |
| 3 | September 17, 1981 | at Buffalo Bills | W 20–14 | 78,331 |
| 4 | September 27, 1981 | Washington Redskins | W 36–13 | 70,664 |
| 5 | October 5, 1981 | Atlanta Falcons | W 16–13 | 71,488 |
| 6 | October 11, 1981 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–14 | 52,728 |
| 7 | October 18, 1981 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 35–23 | 45,459 |
| 8 | October 25, 1981 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–10 | 70,714 |
| 9 | November 1, 1981 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–14 | 72,111 |
| 10 | November 8, 1981 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 52–10 | 48,421 |
| 11 | November 15, 1981 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–13 | 68,618 |
| 12 | November 22, 1981 | New York Giants | L 20–10 | 66,827 |
| 13 | November 30, 1981 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–10 | 67,797 |
| 14 | December 6, 1981 | at Washington Redskins | L 15–13 | 52,206 |
| 15 | December 13, 1981 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 21–10 | 64,955 |
| 16 | December 20, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 38–0 | 56,656 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1

Sunday, September 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at The Meadowlands on an AstroTurf playing surface at 70 °F (21 °C) with an 11 mph (18 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (1–0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| New York Giants (0–1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | NYG | PHI |
| 1st | Giants | Joe Danelo 27-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Perry Harrington 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 3 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 47-yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Rodney Parker 55-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4th | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 24 | 3 |
| | Giants | Leon Perry 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 24 | 10 |

#### Week 2

Sunday, September 13, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern
TV Broadcast: NBC Announcers: Dick Enberg and John Brodie
Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 74 °F (23 °C) (Sunny)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New England Patriots (2–0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (2–0) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | NE | PHI |
| 1st | Patriots | John Smith 22-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Tony Franklin 46-yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Tony Franklin 22-yard field goal | 3 | 6 |
| | Eagles | Perry Harrington 6-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 13 |

#### Week 3

Thursday, September 17, 1981 Kickoff 8:30 PM Eastern
Played at Rich Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface at 55 °F (13 °C) with an 8 mph (13 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (3–0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Buffalo Bills (2–1) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | BUF |
| 1st | Eagles | Keith Krepfle 1-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Bills | Joe Cribbs 4-yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 29-yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| | Bills | Frank Lewis 20-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4th | Eagles | Tony Franklin 46-yard field goal | 20 | 14 |

#### Week 4

Sunday, September 27, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 68 °F (20 °C) (Sunny)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington Redskins (0–4) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (4–0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 36 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | WAS | PHI |
| 2nd | Eagles | Louie Giammona 13-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| | Redskins | Mark Moseley 19-yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| | Redskins | Mark Moseley 22-yard field goal | 6 | 7 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Louie Giammona 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4th | Redskins | John Riggins 3-yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 14 |
| | Eagles | Charlie A. Smith 29-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 13 | 21 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 28-yard field goal | 13 | 24 |
| | Eagles | Safety, Clarke tackled Theismann in end zone | 13 | 26 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal | 13 | 29 |
| | Eagles | Greg Brown 7-yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick) | 13 | 36 |

#### Week 5

Monday, October 5, 1981 Kickoff 9:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 62 °F (17 °C) (Clear)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Atlanta Falcons (3–2) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (5–0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | ATL | PHI |
| 1st | Eagles | Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 34-yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Charlie A. Smith 30-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 3rd | Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 35-yard field goal | 3 | 13 |
| | Falcons | Kenny Johnson 20-yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 4th | Eagles | Tony Franklin 43-yard field goal | 10 | 16 |
| | Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 43-yard field goal | 13 | 16 |

#### Week 6

Sunday, October 11, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central
Played at Louisiana Superdome on an AstroTurf playing surface at 72 °F (22 °C) indoors
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (6–0) | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| New Orleans Saints (1–5) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | NO |
| 1st | Saints | George Rogers 5-yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Keith Krepfle 11-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Reggie Wilkes pass from Ron Jaworski) | 21 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 22-yard field goal | 24 | 7 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Frank LeMaster 47-yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 4th | Saints | George Rogers 3-yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 31 | 14 |

#### Week 7

Sunday, October 18, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central
Played at Metropolitan Stadium on a grass playing surface at 44 °F (7 °C) with a 27 mph (43 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (6–1) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Minnesota Vikings (5–2) | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | MIN |
| 1st | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2nd | Vikings | Joe Senser 11-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 6 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 30-yard field goal | 9 | 7 |
| | Vikings | Sammy White 50-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 14 |
| | Vikings | Bob Bruer 1-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 21 |
| 3rd | Vikings | Ahmad Rashad 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 28 |
| 4th | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 25-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 16 | 28 |
| | Vikings | Ted Brown 1-yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 16 | 35 |
| | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 21-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 23 | 35 |

#### Week 8

Sunday, October 25, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 55 °F (13 °C) (Rain)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4–4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (7–1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | TB | PHI |
| 1st | Buccaneers | Doug Williams 1-yard rush (Bill Capece kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Keith Krepfle 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4th | Eagles | Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| | Buccaneers | Bill Capece 29-yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 20 |

#### Week 9

Sunday, November 1, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 60 °F (16 °C) (Cloudy)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dallas Cowboys (8–1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (7–2) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | DAL | PHI |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 21-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 85-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4th | Cowboys | Doug Cosbie 17-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 14 |
| | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 9-yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 |

#### Week 10

Sunday, November 8, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central
Played at the Busch Memorial Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface at 57 °F (14 °C) with an 8 mph (13 km/h) wind.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (8–2) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (3–7) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | STL |
| 1st | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 19-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| | Cardinals | Mel Gray 42-yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Neil O'Donoghue 21-yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Rodney Parker 33-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal | 17 | 10 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 14-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 24 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 38-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4th | Eagles | Billy Campfield 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 38 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Wally Henry 20-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Tony Franklin kick) | 45 | 10 |
| | Eagles | Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 52 | 10 |

#### Week 11

Sunday, November 15, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf weather= 54 °F (12 °C) (Light rain)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baltimore Colts (1–10) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (9–2) | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | BAL | PHI |
| 1st | Eagles | Keith Krepfle 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Colts | Curtis Dickey 1-yard rush (kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 5-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 14 |
| | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 21 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal | 6 | 24 |
| | Eagles | Charlie A. Smith 30-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 4th | Colts | Zachary Dixon 17-yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) | 13 | 31 |
| | Eagles | Wally Henry 44-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Tony Franklin kick) | 13 | 38 |

#### Week 12

Sunday, November 22, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 46 °F (8 °C) (Cloudy)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New York Giants (8–4) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (9–3) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | OAK | PHI |
| 1st | Giants | Joe Danelo 39-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| | Eagles | Keith Krepfle 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2nd | Giants | Leon Bright 1-yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 10 | 7 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 27-yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| 4th | Giants | Joe Danelo 30-yard field goal | 13 | 10 |
| | Giants | Terry Jackson 32-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 10 |

#### Week 13

Monday, November 30, 1981 Kickoff 9:00 PM Pacific
Played at Orange Bowl on grass playing surface at 73 °F (23 °C) with an 8 mph (13 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (9–4) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Miami Dolphins (8–4–1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | MIA |
| 1st | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 42-yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Tony Franklin 42-yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 4th | Dolphins | Duriel Harris 17-yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 10 | 10 |
| | Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 27-yard field goal | 10 | 13 |

#### Week 14

Sunday, December 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on a grass playing surface at 43 °F (6 °C) with a 21 mph (34 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (9–5) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Washington Redskins (6–8) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | WAS |
| 1st | Redskins | Joe Washington 6-yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Billy Campfield 25-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 6 |
| | Eagles | Billy Campfield 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed) | 13 | 6 |
| 4th | Redskins | Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal | 13 | 9 |
| | Redskins | Monte Coleman 52-yard interception return (kick failed) | 13 | 15 |

#### Week 15

Sunday, December 13, 1981 Kickoff 3:00 PM Central
Played at Texas Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface at 44 °F (7 °C) with a 9 mph (14 km/h) wind
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Philadelphia Eagles (9–6) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas Cowboys (12–3) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | PHI | DAL |
| 1st | Eagles | Tony Franklin 50-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 0 |
| | Cowboys | Tony Hill 8-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Butch Johnson 36-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Cowboys | Ron Springs 12-yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 21 |

#### Week 16

Sunday, December 21, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 29 °F (−2 °C) (Sunny)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| St. Louis Cardinals (7–9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (10–6) | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | STL | PHI |
| 1st | Eagles | Charlie A. Smith 4-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 9-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 14 |
| | Eagles | Hubie Oliver 13-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 21 |
| | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Billy Campfield 29-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 35 |
| | Eagles | Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal | 0 | 38 |

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys$^{(2)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 367 | 277 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles$^{(4)}$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 368 | 221 | W1 |
| New York Giants$^{(5)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 295 | 257 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 347 | 349 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 315 | 408 | L2 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
| Wildcard | December 27, 1981 | New York Giants | L 27–21 | 71,611 |

### Game summaries
#### NFC Wildcard Game

Sunday, December 27, 1981 Kickoff 3:30 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 38 °F (3 °C) (Light drizzle)
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New York Giants (10–7) | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (10–7) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| | | SCORING PLAYS | NYG | PHI |
| 1st | Giants | Leon Bright 9-yard pass from Scott Brunner (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| | Giants | John Mistler 10-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 0 |
| | Giants | Mark Haynes 0-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 2nd | Eagles | Harold Carmichael 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 20 | 7 |
| | Giants | Tom Mullady 22-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 3rd | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 6-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4th | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 27 | 21 |