What Happened On Wednesday Jan 3, 1981 In NFL

There were 2 postseason games played on Jan 3, 1981. The closest game was a 6 point victory for the San Diego Chargers over the Buffalo Bills and the largest margin of victory was 15 points by the Philadelphia Eagles over the Minnesota Vikings. The top fantasy performance on this date was Dan Fouts with 21.10 points against the Buffalo Bills. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Jamaal Charles who had 38.05 points on Jan 3, 2010 against the Denver Broncos.

There were 3 players born on this date: Lenny Vandermade, Eli Manning and Carlos Francis, and 63 total players who share this birthday including: Alf Bauman, Cecil Souders and Willie Irvin.

The pro football champion in 1981 was the San Francisco 49ers who defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Dan Fouts (pass yds), George Rogers (rush yds) and Alfred Jenkins (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '81 were Dan Fouts, Tommy Kramer, Ken Anderson, Billy Sims and Steve Bartkowski and the top fantasy games were: Eric Hipple with 42.10 pts against the Chicago Bears, Kellen Winslow with 37.20 pts against the Oakland Raiders and Ken Anderson with 35.90 pts against the Denver Broncos.

The top pick in the 1981 draft was George Rogers by the New Orleans Saints, and the 1981 Hall of Fame Class Members were Jim Ringo, Red Badgro, Willie Davis and George Blanda.