| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon | October 19, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 48 | 17 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | October 25, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 27 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | November 1, 1981 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 20 | box |
| 4 | Sun | November 8, 1981 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Washington Redskins | 31 | 33 | box |
| 5 | Sun | November 15, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 24 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | November 22, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 23 | 7 | box |
| 7 | Thu | November 26, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 10 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | December 6, 1981 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 31 | box |
| 9 | Sat | December 12, 1981 | W | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings | 45 | 7 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | December 20, 1981 | L | Detroit Lions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 20 | box |