1981 Schedule & Results
Regular Season
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 7 | vs | San Diego Chargers | L | 14-44 | - |
| 5 | Sep 13 | vs | Houston Oilers | L | 3-9 | - |
| 8 | Sep 20 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | W | 20-17 | - |
| 10 | Sep 27 | vs | Atlanta Falcons | W | 28-17 | - |
| 12 | Oct 4 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | L | 16-27 | - |
| 14 | Oct 11 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 7-13 | - |
| 16 | Oct 18 | vs | New Orleans Saints | W | 20-17 | - |
| 18 | Oct 25 | vs | Baltimore Colts | W | 42-28 | - |
| 20 | Nov 1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | L | 13-22 | - |
| 22 | Nov 8 | @ | Denver Broncos | L | 20-23 | - |
| 24 | Nov 15 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W | 15-12 | - |
| 26 | Nov 22 | vs | Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 10-32 | - |
| 29 | Nov 29 | vs | Cincinnati Bengals | L | 21-41 | - |
| 31 | Dec 3 | @ | Houston Oilers | L | 13-17 | - |
| 34 | Dec 12 | vs | New York Jets | L | 13-14 | - |
| 38 | Dec 20 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | L | 21-42 | - |