The 1981 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 31st annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1980 season. The game was played on Sunday, February 1, 1981, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was NFC 21, AFC 7.^[1]

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1981 NFL Pro Bowl

AFC NFC 7 21 Head coach: Sam Rutigliano (Cleveland Browns) Head coach: Leeman Bennett (Atlanta Falcons)
1 2 3 4 Total AFC 0 7 0 0 7 NFC 3 6 0 12 21
Date	February 1, 1981
Stadium	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP	Eddie Murray (Detroit Lions)
Referee	Gordon McCarter
Attendance	50,360
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Fran Tarkenton & Lynn Swann
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Sam Rutigliano of the Cleveland Browns led the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Atlanta Falcons head coach Leeman Bennett.^[1] The referee was Gordon McCarter.^[1]

Rookie placekicker Eddie Murray of the Detroit Lions was named the game's Most Valuable Player.^[2]

Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece while the AFC participants each took home $2,500.^[3] The game was the first in NFL history played in February.^{[citation needed]}