| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 1, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 17 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 8, 1996 | W | Detroit Lions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 6 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 15, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 24 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 22, 1996 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 35 | 16 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | September 29, 1996 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 0 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 6, 1996 | W | Detroit Lions | Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 24 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 13, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Oakland Raiders | 21 | 37 | box |
| 8 | Sun | October 27, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | New York Giants | 7 | 35 | box | |
| 9 | Mon | November 11, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | San Diego Chargers | 21 | 27 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 24, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 14 | 31 | box |
| 11 | Thu | November 28, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 28 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | December 8, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 24 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | December 15, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 31 | box | |
| 14 | Mon | December 23, 1996 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 24 | box |