Name: 1981 NFL AFC wild card
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The New York Jets took a wild card spot in the 1981 NFL AFC wild card race; the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos finished level at 10-6 for the last wild card spot. The Buffalo Bills took the last wild card spot on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

AFC Wild Card standings, 1981

Team	W	L	T	Pct	WCGB	L10	Streak
New York Jets (NYJ) x	10	5	1	.656	+0.5	8-2	W2
Buffalo Bills (BUF) x	10	6	0	.625	-	6-4	L1
Denver Broncos (DEN)	10	6	0	.625	-	5-5	L1
Kansas City Chiefs (KC)	9	7	0	.563	1	5-5	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)	8	8	0	.500	2	4-6	L3
Houston Oilers (HOU)	7	9	0	.438	3	3-7	W1
Oakland Raiders (OAK)	7	9	0	.438	3	5-5	L2
Seattle Seahawks (SEA)	6	10	0	.375	4	5-5	W1
Cleveland Browns (CLE)	5	11	0	.313	5	3-7	L5
Baltimore Colts (BAL)	2	14	0	.125	8	1-9	W1
New England Patriots (NE)	2	14	0	.125	8	1-9	L9

The top two teams hold the wild card spots. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

1981 NFL AFC wild card

AFC Wild Card standings, 1981

Turning points