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*The penalty for intentional grounding is modified: loss of down and 10 yards penalty from the previous spot, or if the foul occurs more than 10 yards from the line of scrimmage, loss of down at the spot of the foul.
*Officials began wearing numbers 21 through 25 within their position groups after going no higher than number 20 in 1979 and 1980.
==Deaths==
*July 1, 1981: Linebacker [[Rusty Chambers]], the Miami Dolphins leading tackler in 1978 and 1979, passed away in an automobile accident. <ref>100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.185</ref>
==Regular season==
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