Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1981 New Orleans Saints W 27–0
57,406
2 September 13, 1981 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17
55,382
3 September 20, 1981 San Francisco 49ers W 34–17
56,653
4 September 27, 1981 at Cleveland Browns L 28–17
78,283
5 October 5, 1981 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–13
71,488
6 October 11, 1981 Los Angeles Rams L 37–35
57,841
7 October 18, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals W 41–20
51,428
8 October 25, 1981 New York Giants L 27–24
48,410
9 November 1, 1981 at New Orleans Saints W 41–10
63,637
10 November 8, 1981 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–14
59,127
11 November 15, 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34–20
57,485
12 November 23, 1981 Minnesota Vikings W 31–30
54,086
13 November 29, 1981 at Houston Oilers W 31–27
40,201
14 December 6, 1981 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–23
69,221
15 December 14, 1981 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–16
57,054
16 December 20, 1981 Cincinnati Bengals L 30–28
35,972