1980 National Football League season
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 7 – December 22, 1980 |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | December 28, 1980 |
| AFC Champions | Oakland Raiders |
| NFC Champions | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Super Bowl XV | |
| Date | January 25, 1981 |
| Site | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions | Oakland Raiders |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | February 1, 1981 |
| Site | Aloha Stadium |
The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.
After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws. A verdict in the trial would not be decided until before the 1982 NFL season. The Los Angeles Rams left the Coliseum for Anaheim Stadium in Orange County.
Meanwhile, the season ended with Super Bowl XV when the Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10, making them the first Wild Card playoff team ever to do so.
Teams can take a time-out (if available) to prevent the runoff.
From 1978 to 1989, ten teams qualified for the playoffs: the winners of each of the divisions, and two wild-card teams in each conference. These are the leaders for each playoff slot, week by week. Teams listed in Week 16 indicate playoff participants.
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
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