1981 Schedule & Results
Regular Season
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | vs | Houston Oilers | L | 20-27 | - |
| 5 | Sep 13 | @ | New Orleans Saints | L | 17-23 | - |
| 8 | Sep 20 | vs | Green Bay Packers | W | 35-23 | - |
| 11 | Sep 28 | @ | Chicago Bears | W | 24-7 | - |
| 12 | Oct 4 | vs | Cleveland Browns | W | 27-16 | - |
| 14 | Oct 11 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | W | 37-35 | - |
| 16 | Oct 18 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | L | 17-29 | - |
| 18 | Oct 25 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | L | 17-20 | - |
| 20 | Nov 1 | vs | Detroit Lions | W | 20-13 | - |
| 22 | Nov 8 | vs | New Orleans Saints | L | 13-21 | - |
| 24 | Nov 15 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | L | 10-24 | - |
| 26 | Nov 22 | vs | San Francisco 49ers | L | 31-33 | - |
| 29 | Nov 29 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 0-24 | - |
| 32 | Dec 6 | @ | New York Giants | L | 7-10 | - |
| 36 | Dec 14 | vs | Atlanta Falcons | W | 21-16 | - |
| 38 | Dec 20 | vs | Washington Redskins | L | 7-30 | - |