| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 26, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 10 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | October 3, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 24 | box |
| 3 | Sun | October 10, 1976 | W | Detroit Lions | New England Patriots | 30 | 10 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | October 17, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 20 | box |
| 5 | Sun | October 24, 1976 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 41 | 14 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 31, 1976 | W | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 6 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | November 7, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 31 | box |
| 8 | Sun | November 14, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 17 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 21, 1976 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 14 | 10 | box | |
| 10 | Thu | November 25, 1976 | W | Detroit Lions | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 14 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | December 5, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | New York Giants | 10 | 24 | box |
| 12 | Sat | December 11, 1976 | L | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 20 | box |