| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 6, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Seattle Seahawks | 27 | 21 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | September 13, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 30 | box |
| 3 | Sun | September 20, 1981 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 20 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | September 27, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 24 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 4, 1981 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Houston Oilers | 10 | 17 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 11, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Baltimore Colts | 41 | 19 | box |
| 7 | Sun | October 18, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 7 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25, 1981 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 17 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 1, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Oilers | 34 | 21 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | San Diego Chargers | 40 | 17 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 15, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 10 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Denver Broncos | 38 | 21 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Cleveland Browns | 41 | 21 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 6, 1981 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 21 | box | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 10 | box |
| 16 | Sun | December 20, 1981 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 28 | box |
| 17 | Sun | January 3, 1982 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 21 | box | |
| 18 | Sun | January 10, 1982 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | San Diego Chargers | 27 | 7 | box | |
| 19 | Sun | January 24, 1982 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | N | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 26 | box |