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Lions Historical 1981 Schedule | Detroit Lions - detroitlions.com

REGULAR SEASON

WEEK 1 · Sun 09/06 · FINAL

W 24 - 17

49ers

San Francisco 49ers

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 2 · Sun 09/13 · FINAL

L 23 - 28
AT

Chargers

Los Angeles Chargers

Qualcomm Stadium

WEEK 3 · Sun 09/20 · FINAL

L 24 - 26
AT

Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

Metropolitan Stadium

WEEK 4 · Sun 09/27 · FINAL

W 16 - 0

Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 5 · Sun 10/04 · FINAL

L 10 - 28
AT

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Houlihan's Stadium

WEEK 6 · Sun 10/11 · FINAL

L 21 - 27
AT

Broncos

Denver Broncos

Mile High Stadium

WEEK 7 · Mon 10/19 · FINAL

W 48 - 17

Bears

Chicago Bears

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 8 · Sun 10/25 · FINAL

W 31 - 27

Packers

Green Bay Packers

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 9 · Sun 11/01 · FINAL

L 13 - 20
AT

Rams

Los Angeles Rams

Anaheim Stadium

WEEK 10 · Sun 11/08 · FINAL

L 31 - 33
AT

Redskins

Washington Commanders

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

WEEK 11 · Sun 11/15 · FINAL

W 27 - 24

Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 12 · Sun 11/22 · FINAL

W 23 - 7
AT

Bears

Chicago Bears

Soldier Field

WEEK 13 · Thu 11/26 · FINAL

W 27 - 10

Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 14 · Sun 12/06 · FINAL

L 17 - 31
AT

Packers

Green Bay Packers

Lambeau Field

WEEK 15 · Sat 12/12 · FINAL

W 45 - 7

Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

Pontiac Silverdome

WEEK 16 · Sun 12/20 · FINAL

L 17 - 20

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Pontiac Silverdome
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