| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | August 31, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 17 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | September 7, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 24 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 14, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 32 | 7 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 21, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 35 | box |
| 5 | Sun | September 28, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 26 | 15 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 22 | box |
| 7 | Sun | October 12, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 9 | box |
| 8 | Sun | October 19, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | New York Giants | 20 | 26 | box | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 20 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 9, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 30 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 16, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 15 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 23, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | Indianapolis Colts | 32 | 10 | box | |
| 13 | Thu | November 27, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 55 | 20 | box | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Miami Dolphins | 30 | 33 | box |
| 15 | Sun | December 14, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 | box |
| 16 | Sun | December 21, 1997 | W | Detroit Lions | New York Jets | 13 | 10 | box | |
| 17 | Sun | December 28, 1997 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 20 | box |