1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Schedule
Notes: All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: Notes: All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Attendance	Record

1	September 5, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–13	9:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	66,287	1–0

2	September 13, 1981	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–10	1:00	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	50,555	1–1

3	September 20, 1981	at Chicago Bears	L 28–17	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	60,130	1–2

4	September 27, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–10	4:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	65,850	2–2

5	October 4, 1981	Detroit Lions	W 28–10	4:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	71,733	3–2

6	October 11, 1981	at Green Bay Packers	W 21–10	1:00	Lambeau Field	CBS	52,264	4–2

7	October 18, 1981	at Oakland Raiders	L 18–16	4:00	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	CBS	42,288	4–3

8	October 25, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–10	1:00	Veterans Stadium	CBS	70,174	4–4

9	November 1, 1981	Chicago Bears	W 20–10	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	68,688	5–4

10	November 8, 1981	at Minnesota Vikings	L 25–10	1:00	Metropolitan Stadium	CBS	47,038	5–5

11	November 15, 1981	Denver Broncos	L 24–7	1:00	Tampa Stadium	NBC	64,518	5–6

12	November 22, 1981	Green Bay Packers	W 37–3	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	63,251	6–6

13	November 29, 1981	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–14	1:00	Louisiana Superdome	CBS	62,209	7–6

14	December 6, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–23	4:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	69,221	8–6

15	December 13, 1981	San Diego Chargers	L 24–23	1:00	Tampa Stadium	NBC	67,388	8–7

16	December 20, 1981	at Detroit Lions	W 20–17	1:00	Pontiac Silverdome	CBS	80,444	9–7

NFC Divisional Playoff

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Attendance	Record

January 2, 1982	at Dallas Cowboys	L 0–38	1:00	Texas Stadium	CBS	64,840

Sentence(s)

The 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season ended with a matchup against the Detroit Lions in front of a Pontiac Silverdome with a record crowd of 80,444.

final_sentence: The 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season ended with a matchup against the Detroit Lions in front of a Pontiac Silverdome with a record crowd of 80,444.