| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 27, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 21 | box | |
| 2 | Sat | October 3, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Baltimore Colts | 27 | 17 | box |
| 3 | Sun | October 11, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 21 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | October 18, 1953 | L | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 31 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 25, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 | box |
| 6 | Sun | November 1, 1953 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 37 | box |
| 7 | Sun | November 15, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 7 | box |
| 8 | Sun | November 22, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 20 | 16 | box |
| 9 | Thu | November 26, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 34 | 15 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | December 6, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 13 | 7 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | December 13, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | New York Giants | 27 | 16 | box |
| 12 | December 27, 1953 | W | Detroit Lions | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 16 | box |