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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1980 seasonW1980 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 224 regular-season games, 1980-09-07 to 1980-12-22 · attendance 12,101,404

◀ 1979 1981 ▶
<a href="/superbowl/1980">Super Bowl XV</a>
Oakland Raiders
27–10 over Philadelphia Eagles
MVP Jim Plunkett
MVP
Brian Sipe Cleveland Browns
Offensive Player
Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
Defensive Player
Lester Hayes
Offensive Rookie
Billy Sims Detroit Lions
Defensive Rookie
Buddy Curry Al Richardson Atlanta Falcons
Coach of the Year
Chuck Knox Buffalo Bills
Hall of Fame class of 1980
Bob Lilly, Deacon Jones, Herb Adderley, Jim Otto

Playoffs

RoundDateResultStadium
Wild Card1980-12-28Oakland Raiders 27–7 Houston OilersOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Wild Card1980-12-28Dallas Cowboys 34–13 Los Angeles RamsTexas Stadium
Divisional1981-01-03San Diego Chargers 20–14 Buffalo BillsJack Murphy Stadium
Divisional1981-01-03Philadelphia Eagles 31–16 Minnesota VikingsVeterans Stadium
Divisional1981-01-04Oakland Raiders 14–12 Cleveland BrownsCleveland Municipal Stadium
Divisional1981-01-04Dallas Cowboys 30–27 Atlanta FalconsAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium
AFC Championship1981-01-11Oakland Raiders 34–27 San Diego ChargersJack Murphy Stadium
Conference Championship1981-01-11Philadelphia Eagles 20–7 Dallas CowboysVeterans Stadium
Super Bowl XV1981-01-25Oakland Raiders 27–10 Philadelphia EaglesLouisiana Superdome

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Cleveland Browns1150.688357310Sam RutiglianoLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 12–14
2Houston Oilers1150.688295251Bum PhillipsLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Raiders) 7–27
3Pittsburgh Steelers970.562352313Chuck NollDid not qualify
4Cincinnati Bengals6100.375244312Forrest GreggDid not qualify

NFL AFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Buffalo Bills1150.688320260Chuck KnoxLost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 14–20
2New England Patriots1060.625441325Ron ErhardtDid not qualify
3Miami Dolphins880.500266305Don ShulaDid not qualify
4Baltimore Colts790.438355387Mike McCormackDid not qualify
5New York Jets4120.250302395Walt MichaelsDid not qualify

NFL AFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1San Diego Chargers1150.688418327Don CoryellWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 20–14 Lost AFC Championship (vs. R
2Oakland Raiders1150.688364306Tom FloresWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 27–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at B Champion
3Kansas City Chiefs880.500319336Marv LevyDid not qualify
4Denver Broncos880.500310323Red MillerDid not qualify
5Seattle Seahawks4120.250291408Jack PateraDid not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Minnesota Vikings970.562317308Bud GrantLost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 16–31
2Detroit Lions970.562334272Monte ClarkDid not qualify
3Chicago Bears790.438304264Neill ArmstrongDid not qualify
4Tampa Bay Buccaneers5101.344271341John McKayDid not qualify
5Green Bay Packers5101.344231371Bart StarrDid not qualify

NFL NFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Philadelphia Eagles1240.750384222Dick VermeilWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 31–16 Won NFC Championship (vs.
2Dallas Cowboys1240.750454311Tom LandryWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 34–13 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Fa
3Washington Redskins6100.375261293Jack PardeeDid not qualify
4St. Louis Cardinals5110.312299350Jim HanifanDid not qualify
5New York Giants4120.250249425Ray PerkinsDid not qualify

NFL NFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Atlanta Falcons1240.750405272Leeman BennettLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 27–30
2Los Angeles Rams1150.688424289Ray MalavasiLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 13–34
3San Francisco 49ers6100.375320415Bill WalshDid not qualify
4New Orleans Saints1150.062291487Dick NolanDid not qualify

League leaders

passing yards
  1. 4,715Dan Fouts San Diego Chargers
passing tds
  1. 31Steve Bartkowski Atlanta Falcons
rushing yards
  1. 1,934Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
rushing tds
  1. 13Billy Sims Detroit Lions
rushing tds
  1. 13Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
receiving yards
  1. 1,340John Jefferson San Diego Chargers
receiving tds
  1. 13John Jefferson San Diego Chargers
receptions
  1. 89Kellen Winslow San Diego Chargers
interceptions
  1. 13Lester Hayes Oakland Raiders
sacks
  1. 175Al Baker Detroit Lions
sacks
  1. 175Gary Johnson San Diego Chargers
points
  1. 129John Smith New England Patriots