La stagione dei Tampa Bay Buccaneers è stata la 6ª della franchigia nella National Football League. La squadra vinse per la seconda volta la division nella sua storia ma fu eliminata nel divisional round dei playoff dai Dallas Cowboys per 38-0, il terzo più largo margine della storia dei playoff.
Scelte nel Draft 1981
= Pro Bowler I giocatori sono identificato come Pro Bowler se sono stati convocati per il Pro Bowl almeno una volta in carriera
Scelta Giro Giocatore Ruolo College 1 7 Hugh Green Linebacker Pittsburgh 2 34 James Wilder Running back Missouri 4 89 John Holt Defensive back West Texas A&M 8 199 Denver Johnson Offensive tackle Tulsa 9 228 Mike Ford Quarterback SMU 10 254 Ken McCune Defensive end Texas 11 283 Johnny Ray Smith Defensive back Lamar 12 310 Brad White Nose tackle Tennessee
Calendario Stagione regolare Turno Data Avversario Risultato Ora Stadio TV Pubblico Record 1 5/9/1981 Minnesota Vikings V 21–13 9:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 66,287 1–0 2 13/9/1981 at Kansas City Chiefs S 19–10 1:00 Arrowhead Stadium CBS 50,555 1–1 3 20/9/1981 at Chicago Bears S 28–17 1:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 60,130 1–2 4 27/9/1981 St. Louis Cardinals V 20–10 4:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 65,850 2–2 5 4/10/1981 Detroit Lions V 28–10 4:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 71,733 3–2 6 11/10/1981 at Green Bay Packers V 21–10 1:00 Lambeau Field CBS 52,264 4–2 7 18/10/1981 at Oakland Raiders S 18–16 4:00 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum CBS 42,288 4–3 8 25/10/1981 at Philadelphia Eagles S 20–10 1:00 Veterans Stadium CBS 70,174 4–4 9 1/11/1981 Chicago Bears V 20–10 1:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 68,688 5–4 10 8/11/1981 at Minnesota Vikings S 25–10 1:00 Metropolitan Stadium CBS 47,038 5–5 11 15/11/1981 Denver Broncos S 24–7 1:00 Tampa Stadium NBC 64,518 5–6 12 22/11/1981 Green Bay Packers W 37–3 1:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 63,251 6–6 13 29/11/1981 at New Orleans Saints V 31–14 1:00 Louisiana Superdome CBS 62,209 7–6 14 6/12/1981 Atlanta Falcons V 24–23 4:00 Tampa Stadium CBS 69,221 8–6 15 13/12/1981 San Diego Chargers S 24–23 1:00 Tampa Stadium NBC 67,388 8–7 16 20/12/1981 at Detroit Lions V 20–17 1:00 Pontiac Silverdome CBS 80,444 9–7 Playoff Divisional 2/1/1982 at Dallas Cowboys S 0–38 1:00 Texas Stadium CBS 64,848
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Collegamenti esterni
1981