1981 NFL season
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The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| AFCChampion | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AFCChampionshipGame | 1981 AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | Super Bowl XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CoachOfTheYear | Bill Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensivePlayerOfTheYear | Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DefensiveRookieOfTheYear | Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameCity | Pontiac, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameDate | 1982-01-24 ⓘ |
| finalGameScore | San Francisco 49ers 26–21 Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ |
| finalGameVenue | Pontiac Silverdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedRuleChange | revised pass interference enforcement (context of early 1980s rules) ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MostValuablePlayer | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPOfFinalGame | Joe Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1982 NFL season ⓘ |
| NFCChampion | San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NFCChampionshipGame | 1981 NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlay | The Catch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeamImprovement | San Francisco 49ers worst-to-first turnaround ⓘ |
| numberOfRegularSeasonGamesPerTeam | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 28 ⓘ |
| OffensivePlayerOfTheYear | Ken Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OffensiveRookieOfTheYear | George Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffsEndDate | 1982-01-24 ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 1982-01-03 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1980 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProBowlCity | Honolulu, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ProBowlDate | 1982-02-07 ⓘ |
| ProBowlSite | Aloha Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 1981-12-21 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 1981-09-06 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Cincinnati Bengals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 62 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| SuperBowlAnnouncersUS |
John Madden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pat Summerall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlHalftimeShow | Up with People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlHostTeam | Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlNetworkUS | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SuperBowlNumber | XVI ⓘ |
| TheCatchDate | 1982-01-10 ⓘ |
| TheCatchGameType | NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchQuarterback | Joe Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchReceiver | Dwight Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchTeams | San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TheCatchVenue | Candlestick Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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