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The 1981 season

19 belt games · 10 title changes

Oakland Raiders carried the belt into the 1981 season. It changed hands 10 times among 9 franchises, and San Francisco 49ers finished the season with it. Most defenses: San Francisco 49ers, 5.

Who held it, in order

BroncosSeahawksRaidersLionsBuccaneersRaidersChiefsChargersBengals49ers

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
823Sep 6, 1981Denver Broncos beat Oakland Raiders 9–7Title change
824Sep 13, 1981Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos 13–10Title change
825Sep 20, 1981Oakland Raiders beat Seattle Seahawks 20–10Title change
826Sep 27, 1981Detroit Lions beat Oakland Raiders 16–0Title change
827Oct 4, 1981Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Detroit Lions 28–10Title change
828Oct 11, 1981Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Green Bay Packers 21–10Defense
829Oct 18, 1981Oakland Raiders beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18–16Title change
830Oct 25, 1981Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 28–17Title change
831Nov 1, 1981San Diego Chargers beat Kansas City Chiefs 22–20Title change
832Nov 8, 1981Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers 40–17Title change
833Nov 15, 1981Cincinnati Bengals beat Los Angeles Rams 24–10Defense
834Nov 22, 1981Cincinnati Bengals beat Denver Broncos 38–21Defense
835Nov 29, 1981Cincinnati Bengals beat Cleveland Browns 41–21Defense
836Dec 6, 1981San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals 21–3Title change
837Dec 13, 1981San Francisco 49ers beat Houston Oilers 28–6Defense
838Dec 20, 1981San Francisco 49ers beat New Orleans Saints 21–17Defense
839Jan 3, 1982San Francisco 49ers beat New York Giants 38–24 PlayoffsDefense
840Jan 10, 1982San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys 28–27 PlayoffsDefense
841Jan 24, 1982San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals 26–21 PlayoffsDefense

Know the second a belt changes hands

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