1981 Schedule & Results
Regular Season
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W | 27-20 | - |
| 5 | Sep 13 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W | 9-3 | - |
| 8 | Sep 20 | vs | Miami Dolphins | L | 10-16 | - |
| 10 | Sep 27 | @ | New York Jets | L | 17-33 | - |
| 12 | Oct 4 | vs | Cincinnati Bengals | W | 17-10 | - |
| 14 | Oct 11 | vs | Seattle Seahawks | W | 35-17 | - |
| 16 | Oct 18 | @ | New England Patriots | L | 10-38 | - |
| 19 | Oct 26 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 13-26 | - |
| 20 | Nov 1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | L | 21-34 | - |
| 22 | Nov 8 | vs | Oakland Raiders | W | 17-16 | - |
| 24 | Nov 15 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | L | 10-23 | - |
| 26 | Nov 22 | vs | New Orleans Saints | L | 24-27 | - |
| 29 | Nov 29 | vs | Atlanta Falcons | L | 27-31 | - |
| 31 | Dec 3 | vs | Cleveland Browns | W | 17-13 | - |
| 35 | Dec 13 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | L | 6-28 | - |
| 38 | Dec 20 | vs | Pittsburgh Steelers | W | 21-20 | - |