The 1974 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (3rd - NFC Central Division)
Head Coach: Dan Devine
1974 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
2 at Buffalo Bills W 16-13 1- 0-0 30,119 Jerry Tagge Eric Torkelson (43) Jerry Tagge (72) Steve Odom (2-52)
10 M-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS W 13- 0 2- 0-0 43,000 Jerry Tagge Don Woods (99) Jerry Tagge (101) Ken Payne (4-52)
17 G-CHICAGO BEARS W 20-10 3- 0-0 53,106 Jerry Tagge Les Goodman (44) Jerry Tagge (141) Barry Smith (2-40)
24 G-DENVER BRONCOS L 21-31 3- 1-0 56,267 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (22) Jack Concannon (108) Steve Odom (4-33)
30 at Miami Dolphins L 10-21 3- 2-0 54,666 Jack Concannon MacArthur Lane (33) Jack Concannon (106) MacArthur Lane (3-18)
SEPTEMBER (1-0)
6 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS W 26-24 4- 2-0 46,605 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (47) Jerry Tagge (151) Jon Staggers (6-60)
1974 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (6-8)
SEPTEMBER (2-1)
15 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) L 17-32 0- 1-0 55,131 96 95 165 97 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (53) Jerry Tagge (102) Barry Smith (2-29)
22 at Baltimore Colts (0-1) W 20-13 1- 1-0 35,873 84 109 133 149 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (36) Jerry Tagge (109) Jon Staggers (3-52)
29 M-DETROIT LIONS (0-2) W 21-19 2- 1-0 45,970 154 200 71 219 Jerry Tagge Les Goodman (61) Jerry Tagge (200) John Brockington (5-45)
OCTOBER (1-3)
6 G-BUFFALO BILLS (2-1) L 7-27 2- 2-0 51,919 100 131 148 157 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (56) Jerry Tagge (141) MacArthur Lane (5-30)
13 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1) W 17- 6 3- 2-0 45,938 143 - 1 157 94 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (89) Jerry Tagge (17) Barry Smith (1-13)
21 at Chicago Bears (2-3) L 9-10 3- 3-0 50,623 91 140 159 85 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (31) Jerry Tagge (140) Jon Staggers (5-45)
27 at Detroit Lions (2-4) L 17-19 3- 4-0 51,775 97 216 115 249 Jack Concannon John Brockington (53) Jack Concannon (237) Jon Staggers (6-82)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
3 G-WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-3) L 6-17 3- 5-0 55,288 96 158 100 137 Jack Concannon John Brockington (78) John Hadl (99) John Brockington (6-25)
10 M-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5) W 20- 3 4- 5-0 46,567 96 119 86 149 John Hadl John Brockington (60) John Hadl (119) Jon Staggers (2-72)
17 at Minnesota Vikings (7-2) W 19- 7 5- 5-0 47,924 202 191 74 210 John Hadl John Brockington (137) John Hadl (199) John Brockington (3-66)
24 G-SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (3-7) W 34- 0 6- 5-0 50,321 73 224 109 84 John Hadl John Brockington (34) John Hadl (157) Jon Staggers (6-80)
DECEMBER (2-1)
1 at Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) L 14-36 6- 6-0 42,030 81 221 92 122 John Hadl John Brockington (50) John Hadl (237) Rich McGeorge (4-99)
8 at San Francisco 49ers (4-8) L 6- 7 6- 7-0 47,475 133 95 103 180 John Hadl John Brockington (92) John Hadl (123) MacArthur Lane (5-32)
15 at Atlanta Falcons (2-11) L 3-10 6- 8-0 10,020 125 138 129 68 John Hadl John Brockington (65) John Hadl (128) John Brockington (5-17)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1974 IN REVIEW
Dan Devine's exit following the completion of the 1974 season was similar in at least one way to his coaching debut in 1971 - it came with a suprise. Devine, realizing he was losing support with the team's executive committee as another unsuccessful season ended, put out feelers in a search for other positions.He met with an official Notre Dame prior to a season-ending loss in Atlanta, then demanded to know his status with the Packers upon his return. He met with Packers president Dominic Olejniczak Sunday night following the game. The next day, Devine resigned before any determination had been made as to whether or not he would return for the fifth and final year of his contract. The man who broke his leg in the first game as Packers coach also announced he was leaving to become the head coach at Notre Dame. "I want to than the Green Bay Packers for giving me an opportunity to coach here for the last four years," Devine said at a farewell press conference. "And, particularly, I want to thank the players who never gave up." Throughout his tenure, Devine struggled to find a reliable quarterback. The situation worsened in 1974. For the first time in 51 years, Packers' passers threw just one touchdown in the first seven games. Devine, who had given up two 2nd-round draft choices for Jim Del Gaizo in 1973 and a fifth-round selection for Jack Concannon in July, pulled out all the stops. He traded two first-round picks (1975 and 1976), two second-round choices (1975 and 1976) and a third rounder (1975) to the Los Angeles Rams for 34-year old John Hadl. Hadl threw all of three touchdown passes in the final seven games, and the team's record in that span (3-4) was no better than it had been in the opening seven weeks. For the second year in a row, Green Bay (6-8) finished ahead of only Chicago in the NFC Central Division.
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HOW BOBBY SCOTT CHANGED A FRANCHISE'S FATE
The John Hadl trade will go down as one of the worst in Packers history, if not in the entire history of the NFL. Green Bay mortgaged its future for a 34-year old quarterback who had benched two weeks prior after performing dismally against, ironically, the Packers. BUT if not a twist of fate in Atlanta, the Packers fortunes may have been vastly different. After watching Jerry Tagge stumble as a starter, going 3-3, head coach Dan Devine knew his future with the Packers was in doubt. Jack Concannon was not the answer, so Devine began to fish around the NFL looking for a trading partner. In New Orleans, 25-year old Archie Manning had fallen out of favor with the franchise. The second pick overall in the 1971 draft, Manning had led 11-28-3 record as a starter before losing the job to Bobby Scott in Week Six. Bobby Scott, who was in his second season, was given the job against the Falcons by head coach John North. Scott would toss a touchdown pass in the 13-3 New Orleans win before going down with a knee injury. North turned to Larry Cipa instead of Manning, and it appeared more and more likely the Packers would be able to consummate the deal with the Saints. Devine had tried to work a deal with Dallas for31-year-old Craig Morton. Since Morton had mostly been a backup to first Don Meredith and then Roger Staubach since entering the league in 1965
and since he had signed a futures contract with the WFL, Devine, who desperately wanted an established starter, did not pull the trigger on the deal. Ironically, Morton would be traded to the Giants for a 1975 first-round draft choice on the same day the Packers acquired Hadl and would go to lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl as a starter in 1977. Devine had apparently agreed to a tentative trade the previous week to bring Manning to Green Bay, after the Saints had also talked to the Rams, Giants and 49ers. After seeing Scott go down, and realizing that Cipa, a rookie from Michigan, was not the answer, North pulled back from the Manning deal and would start the fallen star for the remainder of the season. Devine was left with really one choice...and made the fateful call to the Los Angeles Rams.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ron Acks 52 LB 6- 2 225 Illinois 1 7 29 13 1974 FA-New England
Mike Basinger 71 DE 6- 3 258 Cal-Riverside 1 1 22 1 1974 FA
John Brockington 42 RB 6- 1 225 Ohio State 4 4 25 14 1971 Draft-1st round
Aaron Brown 74 DE 6- 5 270 Minnesota 2 8 30 2 1973 Trade-Kan City
Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 3 3 23 14 1972 Draft-1st round
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 240 Texas-El Paso 7 7 28 14 1968 Draft-1st round
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 245 Minnesota 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-3rd round
Jack Concannon 10 QB 6- 3 200 Boston College 1 9 31 14 1974 Trade-Dallas
Mark Cooney 58 LB 6- 4 222 Colorado 1 1 23 13 1974 Draft-16th round
Mike Donohoe 86 TE 6- 3 230 San Francisco 2 5 29 14 1973 FA-Atl (1971)
Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 195 Southern 5 5 26 14 1970 Draft-4th round
Mike Fanucci 71 DE 6- 4 242 Arizona State 1 3 24 13 1974 FA-Hou (1973)
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 265 Minnesota 9 9 30 14 1966 Draft-1st round
Les Goodman 25 RB 5-11 206 Yankton 2 2 24 13 1973 FA
John Hadl 12 QB 6- 1 214 Kansas 1 13 34 7 1974 Trade-L. Angeles
Charlie Hall 21 CB 6- 1 190 Pittsburgh 4 4 26 13 1971 Draft-3rd round
Larry Hefner 51 LB 6- 2 230 Clemson 3 3 25 14 1972 Draft-14th round
Ted Hendricks 56 LB 6- 7 220 Miami 1 6 26 14 1974 Trade-Baltimore
Jim Hill 39 S 6- 2 195 Texas A&I 3 6 27 14 1972 Trade-San Diego
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 260 Ohio State 7 7 28 14 1968 Draft-3rd round
Noel Jenke 55 LB 6- 1 225 Minnesota 2 4 26 8 1973 FA-Atl (1972)
Larry Krause 30 RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert 3 3 25 14 1970 Draft-17th round
MacArthur Lane 36 RB 6- 1 220 Utah State 3 7 32 14 1972 Trade-St. Louis
Charlie Leigh 23 RB 5-11 206 No College 1 6 28 12 1974 FA-Miami
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 7 7 28 9 1968 Draft-1st round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 3 3 24 14 1972 Draft-2nd round
Dave Mason 43 DB 6- 0 195 Nebraska 1 2 24 12 1974 FA-NE (1973)
Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 5 5 26 14 1970 Draft-2nd round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 240 Illinois 2 2 22 14 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 285 Notre Dame 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 230 Elon 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Lee Nystrom 70 T 6- 5 258 Macalester 1 1 22 13 1974 FA
Steve Odom 84 WR 6- 4 230 Utah 1 1 21 14 1974 Draft-5th round
Steve Okoniewski 73 DT 6- 4 252 Montana 1 3 25 14 1974 Trade-Buffalo
Ken Payne 85 WR 6- 1 185 Langston 1 1 23 12 1974 Draft-6th round
Dave Pureifory 75 DE 6- 1 250 E. Michigan 3 3 25 13 1972 Draft-6th round
Alden Roche 87 DE 6- 4 255 Southern 4 5 29 14 1971 Trade-Denver
John Schmitt 52 C 6- 4 250 Hofstra 1 11 31 14 1974 Trade-NY Jets
Harry Schuh 79 T 6- 3 260 Memphis State 1 10 32 14 1974 Trade-L. Angeles
Barry Smith 80 WR 6- 1 190 Florida State 2 2 23 14 1973 Draft-1st round
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Barty Smith 33 FB 6- 3 240 Richmond 1 1 22 8 1974 Draft-1st round
Perry Smith 45 CB 6- 1 195 Colorado State 2 2 23 12 1973 FA-Oakland
Malcolm Snider 67 G 6- 4 250 Stanford 3 6 27 14 1972 Trade-Atlanta
Jon Staggers 22 WR 5-10 180 Missouri 3 5 25 14 1972 FA-Pitt (1971)
Jerry Tagge 17 QB 6- 2 215 Nebraska 3 3 24 6 1972 Draft-1st round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut 1 1 22 14 1974 Draft-11th round
Bruce Van Dyke 61 G 6- 2 255 Missouri 1 9 30 1 1974 Trade-Pittsburgh
Pete Van Valkenberg 40 RB 6- 2 205 BYU 1 2 24 6 1974 Trade-Buffalo
Carl Wafer 78 T 6- 3 250 Tennessee State 1 1 23 1 1974 FA
Randy Walker 18 P 5-10 177 NW State (LA) 1 1 23 14 1974 Draft-12th round
Bob Wicks 49 WR 6- 3 205 Utah State 1 2 24 1 1974 FA-STL (1972)
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 5 5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dallas
Keith Wortman 65 G 6- 2 250 Nebraska 3 3 24 12 1972 Draft-10th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
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1974 PACKERS DRAFT (January 29-30, 1974)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1 - 12 Barty Smith RB Richmond
2 - 38 Traded to Miami for Jim Del Gaizo
3 - 54 Traded to San Diego for Jim Hill
4 - 90 Traded to San Francisco for Al Randolph
5 - 116 Steve Odom WR Utah
6a - 134 Don Woods (A) RB New Mexico
6b - 142 Ken Payne WR Langston
7 - 168 Bart Purvis OT Maryland
8a - 194 Monte Doris LB Southern California
8b - 200 Ned Guillet (B) S Boston College
9 - 220 Harold Holton OG Texas-El Paso
10 - 246 Doug Troszak DT Michigan
11 - 272 Eric Torkelson RB Connecticut
12 - 298 Randy Walker P NW State
13 - 324 Emanuel Armstrong LB San Jose St
14 - 350 Andy Neloms DT Kentucky St
15 - 376 Dave Wannstedt T Pittsburgh
16 - 402 Mark Cooney LB Colorado
17 - 428 Randy Woodfield WR Portland St
A - Acquired from Chicago for the rights to Zeke Bratkowski B - Acquired from Atlanta through New Orleans for Len Garrett Bold - Played for Packers
1974 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JAN 29 - Traded WR Dick Gordon to NEW ENGLAND for TE John Mosier
JUL 20 - Traded a 1975 5th-round draft choice to DALLAS for QB Jack Concannon
JUL 29 - Traded QB Scott Hunter to BUFFALO for DT Steve Okoniewski and RB Pete Van Valkenburg
AUG 13 - Traded LB Tom MacLeod and a 1975 8th-round draft choice to BALTIMORE for LB Ted Hendricks and a 1975 2nd-round draft choice
AUG 19 - Waived WR Randy Woodfield (17th round), S Randy Richardson, DE Randy Nelson and LB Steve Schreiber. TE Bill Farrell and S Ned Guillet (8th round) left camp
AUG 28 - Traded a 1975 6th-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for OT Harry Schuh
SEPT 2 - Released RB Garyion Dunlap, RB James Lewis, DB Zaven Yaralian, DB Harold Ebow, DB Bruce Harms, C Mikel Irons, TE Dave Wheeler, DL Steve Spiro, DL Carl McElroy, DL Andy Neloms (14th round) and K Clark Sholt (70 players)
SEPT 3 - Traded an undisclosed draft choice to NEW YORK JETS for C John Schmitt
SEPT 4 - Acquired S Dave Mason from NEW ENGLAND for undisclosed draft choice
SEPT 5 - Traded DT Bob Brown to SAN DIEGO for a 1975 3rd-round draft choice
SEPT 8 - Placed LB Tom Toner on injured reserve. Placed OT Bill Hayhoe and OT Dick Himes on inactive list. Released WR-P Paul Staroba, QB John Cherry, OG Gary Cox, DE Doug Troszak (1oth round) and DB Paul Metallo (62 players)
SEPT 9 - Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice to PITTSBURGH for OG Bruce Van Dyke. Waived C Cal Withrow, C Charlie Tiblom and WR Robert Stark. Placed OL Bart Purvis (7th round) and OL Dave Wannstedt (15th round) on injured reserve (60 players)
SEPT 10 - Traded QB Jim Del Gaizo to NEW YORK GIANTS for a 1976 3rd-round draft choice. Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice (acquired from the New York Giants) to KANSAS CITY for QB Dean Carlson. Placed C Ken Bowman, LB Monte Doris (8th round) and WR Tyrone Byrd on injured reserve. Waived RB Hise Austin, OT Kent Branstetter, RB Don Woods (6th round), TE Brent Longwell and RB Perry Williams
SEPT 11 - SAN DIEGO claimed RB Don Woods off waivers.
SEPT 12 - Waived DB Dave Mason. Placed LB Noel Jenke on injured reserve. Recalled QB Charlie Napier from waivers and placed him on injured reserve (47 players)
SEPT 18 - Placed OT Bill Hayhoe on injured reserve. Claimed LB Ron Acks off waivers from NEW ENGLAND. Released WR Bob Wicks and OL Mike Pasinger. Claimed DT Mike Fanucci off waivers from HOUSTON. Claimed DB Dave Mason off waivers
SEPT 26 - Claimed RB Charlie Leigh off waivers from MIAMI. Placed OG Bruce Van Dyke on injured reserve
OCT 22 - Traded a 1975 1st-round draft choice, a 1975 2nd-round draft choice, a 1975 3rd-round draft choice, a 1976 1st-round draft choice and a 1976 2nd-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for QB John Hadl
Football’s Greatest Coach: Vince Lombardi (1974): This book was published four years after his death, and interestingly, it shows the coach on the cover in a Washington Redskins cap. While he finished his career with one year in the nation’s capitol (1969), he wouldn’t be remembered by the rest of the nation as being associated with anything else but his five-time world champion Green Bay Packers. As the back cover states: “From high school playing star to all-star coach, here’s his fantastic life story. Young fan or old, you’ll love every exciting word of it.” (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more pictures and content)
I'D RATHER BE WRIGHT (1974): “Steve Wright played ball for Bear Bryant at ’Bama, for Lombardi at Green Bay, with Sonny Jurgensen of the Redskins, et al. He wasn't in a glamour position; as an offensive linesman, he had a fly-on-the-wall look at the pro football world of the late 60s and early 70s. I’d Rather Be Wright reads like a real version of the already realistic Peter Gent novels. If you want your athletes on pedestals, skip this book — but if you want to read about the real blood, sweat, booze, broads, pills, and road life from an earlier era of pro ball written by a guy with a wry self-knowledge and affection for the whole game, in spite of/because of everything — then this is for you.” — Publisher’s book description (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more pictures and content)
St. Louis Cardinals (10-4)
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2411)
Rushing Leader: Terry Metcalf (718)
Receiving Leader: Terry Metcalf (50-377)
Washington Redskins (10-4)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1632)
Rushing Leader: Larry Brown (430)
Receiving Leader: Charley Taylor (54-738)
Dallas Cowboys (8-6)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (2552)
Rushing Leader: Calvin Hill (844)
Receiving Leader: Drew Pearson (62-1087)
Philadelphia Eagles (7-7)
Head Coach: Mike McCormack
Passing Leader: Roman Gabriel (1867)
Rushing Leader: Tom Sullivan (760)
Receiving Leader: Charle Young (63-696)
New York Giants (2-12)
Head Coach: Bill Arnsbarger
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (1510)
Rushing Leader: Joe Dawkins (561)
Receiving Leader: Joe Dawkins (46-332)
Minnesota Vikings (10-4)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2598)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Foreman (777)
Receiving Leader: Chuck Foreman (53-586)
Detroit Lions (7-7)
Head Coach: Rick Forzano
Passing Leader: Bill Munson (1874)
Rushing Leader: Altie Taylor (532)
Receiving Leader: Ron Jessie (54-761)
Green Bay Packers (6-8)
Head Coach: Dan Devine
Passing Leader: John Hadl (1072)
Rushing Leader: John Brockington (883)
Receiving Leader: John Brockington (43-314)
Chicago Bears (4-10)
Head Coach: Abe Gibron
Passing Leader: Gary Huff (1663)
Rushing Leader: Ken Grandberry (475)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Wade (39-683)
Los Angeles Rams (10-4)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: James Harris (1544)
Rushing Leader: Lawrence McCutcheon (1109)
Receiving Leader: Lawrence McCutcheon (39-408)
San Francisco 49ers (6-8)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: Tom Owen (1327)
Rushing Leader: Wilbur Jackson (705)
Receiving Leader: Larry Schreiber (30-217)
New Orleans Saints (5-9)
Head Coach: John North
Passing Leader: Archie Manning (1429)
Rushing Leader: Alvin Maxson (714)
Receiving Leader: Alvin Maxson (42-294)
Atlanta Falcons (3-11)
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-6)/Marion Campbell (1-5)
Passing Leader: Bob Lee (852)
Rushing Leader: Dave Hampton (464)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrow (34-545)
NOTE : New York Giants games were played in New Haven, Connecticut
NFL RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LN NFL RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LN
Otis Armstrong (STL) 1407 9 43 Lydell Mitchell (BALT) 72 544 2 24
Don Woods (SD) 1162 7 56 Charlie Young (PHIL) 63 696 3 29
O.J. Simpson (BUF) 1125 3 41 Drew Pearson (DAL) 62 1087 2 50
Lawrence McCutcheon (LA) 1109 3 23 Cliff Branch (OAK) 60 1092 13 67
Franco Harris (PIT) 1006 5 54 Harold Carmichael (PHIL) 56 649 8 39
John Brockington (GB) 883 5 33 Ron Jessie (DET) 54 761 3 46
Marv Hubbard (OAK) 865 4 32 Charley Taylor (WASH) 54 738 5 51
Calvin Hill (DAL) 844 7 27 Chuck Foreman (MIN) 53 586 6 66
Mack Herron (NE) 824 7 28 Terry Metcalf (STL) 50 377 1 22
Sam Cunningham (NE) 811 9 75 Joe Dawkins (NYG) 46 332 3 51
NFL PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT RAT NFL SCORING LEADERS TD XP FG PTS
Ken Anderson (CIN) 328 213 2667 18 10 95.7 Chester Marcol (GB) 0 19 25 94
Ken Stabler (OAK) 310 178 2469 26 12 94.9 Roy Gerela (PIT) 0 33 20 93
James Harris (LA) 198 106 1544 11 6 85.1 Errol Mann (DET) 0 23 23 92
Charley Johnson (DEN) 244 136 1969 13 9 84.5 Chuck Foreman (MIN) 15 0 0 90
Billy Kilmer (WASH) 234 137 1632 10 6 83.5 John Smith (NE) 0 42 16 90
Fran Tarkenton (MIN) 351 199 2598 17 12 82.1 John Leypoldt (BUF) 0 25 19 82
Bob Griese (MIA) 253 152 1968 16 15 80.9 Mark Moseley (WASH) 0 27 18 81
Jim Hart (STL) 388 200 2411 20 8 79.5 Cliff Branch (OAK) 13 0 0 78
Bill Munson (DET) 292 166 1874 8 7 75.3 George Blanda (OAK) 0 44 11 77
Dan Pastorinii (HOU) 247 140 1571 10 10 72.4 Jan Stenerud (KC) 0 24 17 75
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15
PITTSBURGH 30, Baltimore 0 NEW ENGLAND 34, Miami 24
CINCINNATI 33, Cleveland 7 Dallas 27, ATLANTA 0
Minnesota 32, GREEN BAY 17 CHICAGO 17, Detroit 9
Los Angeles 17, DENVER 10 KANSAS CITY 24, NY Jets 16
HOUSTON 21, San Diego 14 ST. LOUIS 7, Philadelphia 3
Washington 13, NY Giants 10 San Francisco 17, NEW ORLEANS 13
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16
BUFFALO 21, Oakland 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 1 0 0 1.000 34 24 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 27 0
Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 21 20 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 7 3
Miami 0 1 0 .000 24 34 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 0 30 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 10 13
NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 16 24 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 3 7
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 30 0 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 32 17
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 33 7 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 17 9
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 21 14 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 9 17
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 7 33 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 17 32
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 24 16 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 20 21 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 17 13
Denver 0 1 0 .000 10 17 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 0 27
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 21 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 13 17
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22
San Francisco 16, ATLANTA 10 New England 28, NY Giants 20
San Diego 20, CINCINNATI 17 LOS ANGELES 24, New Orleans 0
St. Louis 17, WASHINGTON 10 NY Jets 23, CHICAGO 21
Green Bay 20, BALTIMORE 13 DENVER 35, Pittsburgh 35 (T)
OAKLAND 27, Kansas City 7 CLEVELAND 20, Houston 7
Minnesota 7, DETROIT 6 Miami 24, BUFFALO 16
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23
PHILADELPHIA 13, Dallas 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 2 0 0 1.000 62 44 St. Louis 2 0 0 1.000 24 13
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 37 44 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 37 13
Miami 1 1 0 .500 48 50 Washington 1 1 0 .500 23 27
NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 39 45 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 16 17
Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 13 50 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 30 41
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 1 0 1 .750 65 35 Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 39 23
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 50 27 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 38 32
Houston 1 1 0 .500 28 34 GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 37 45
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 27 40 Detroit 0 2 0 .000 15 24
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 47 28 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 41 10
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 31 43 San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 33 23
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 34 38 Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 10 43
Denver 0 1 1 .250 45 52 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 13 41
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Green Bay 21, Detroit 19 at Milwaukee ST. LOUIS 29, Cleveland 7
NEW ORLEANS 14, Atlanta 13 PHILADELPHIA 30, Baltimore 10
Oakland 17, PITTSBURGH 0 MINNESOTA 11, Chicago 7
Miami 28, SAN DIEGO 21 Cincinnati 21, SAN FRANCISCO 3
BUFFALO 16, NY Jets 12 Kansas City 17, HOUSTON 7
NEW ENGLAND 20, Los Angeles 14 NY Giants 14, DALLAS 6
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30
WASHINGTON 30, Denver 3
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 3 0 0 1.000 82 58 St. Louis 3 0 0 1.000 53 20
Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 53 56 Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 46 27
Miami 2 1 0 .667 76 71 Washington 2 1 0 .667 53 30
NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 51 61 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 43 27
Baltimore 0 3 0 .000 23 80 NY Giants 1 2 0 .333 44 47
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 71 30 Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 50 30
Pittsburgh 1 1 1 .500 65 52 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 58 64
Houston 1 2 0 .333 35 51 Chicago 1 2 0 .333 45 43
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 34 69 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 34 45
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 48 50 Los Angeles 2 1 0 .667 55 30
Oakland 2 1 0 .667 64 28 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 36 44
San Diego 1 2 0 .333 55 66 New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 27 54
Denver 0 2 1 .167 48 82 Atlanta 0 3 0 .000 23 57
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6
Denver 17, KANSAS CITY 14 Atlanta 14, NY Giants 7
LOS ANGELES 16, Detroit 13 NEW ENGLAND 42, Baltimore 3
CHICAGO 24, New Orleans 10 Buffalo 27, GREEN BAY 7
Philadelphia 13, SAN DIEGO 7 Minnesota 23, DALLAS 21
St. Louis 34, SAN FRANCISCO 9 Oakland 40, CLEVELAND 24
CINCINNATI 28, Washington 17 Pittsburgh 13, HOUSTON 7
MONDAY OCTOBER 7
MIAMI 21, NY Jets 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 4 0 0 1.000 124 61 St. Louis 4 0 0 1.000 87 29
Buffalo 3 1 0 .750 80 63 Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 59 34
Miami 3 1 0 .750 97 88 Washington 2 2 0 .500 70 58
NY Jets 1 3 0 .250 68 82 Dallas 1 3 0 .250 64 50
Baltimore 0 4 0 .000 26 122 NY Giants 1 3 0 .250 51 61
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 99 47 Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 50 30
Pittsburgh 2 1 1 .625 78 59 GREEN BAY 2 2 0 .500 65 91
Houston 1 3 0 .250 42 64 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 69 53
Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 58 109 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 47 61
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 1 0 .750 104 52 Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 71 43
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 62 67 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 45 78
Denver 1 2 1 .375 65 96 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 37 78
San Diego 1 3 0 .250 62 79 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 37 64
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13
Green Bay 17, Los Angeles 6 @ Milwaukee OAKLAND 14, San Diego 10
Buffalo 27, BALTIMORE 14 Cincinnati 34, CLEVELAND 24
ATLANTA 13, Chicago 10 ST. LOUIS 31, Dallas 28
MINNESOTA 51, Houston 10 New England 24, NY JETS 0
WASHINGTON 20, Miami 17 PHILADELPHIA 35, NY Giants 7
DENVER 33, New Orleans 17 Pittsburgh 34, KANSAS CITY 24
MONDAY OCTOBER 14
DETROIT 17, San Francisco 13
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 5 0 0 1.000 148 61 St. Louis 5 0 0 1.000 118 57
Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 107 77 Philadelphia 4 1 0 .800 94 41
Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 108 Washington 3 2 0 .600 90 75
NY Jets 1 4 0 .200 68 106 Dallas 1 4 0 .200 92 81
Baltimore 0 5 0 .000 40 149 NY Giants 1 4 0 .200 58 96
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 4 1 0 .800 133 71 Minnesota 5 0 0 1.000 101 40
Pittsburgh 3 1 1 .700 112 83 GREEN BAY 3 2 0 .600 82 97
Houston 1 4 0 .200 52 115 Chicago 2 3 0 .400 79 66
Cleveland 1 4 0 .200 82 143 Detroit 1 4 0 .200 64 74
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 1 0 .800 118 62 Los Angeles 3 2 0 .600 77 60
Denver 2 2 1 .500 98 113 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 58 95
Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 86 101 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 50 74
San Diego 1 4 0 .200 72 93 New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 54 111
SUNDAY OCTOBER 20
OAKLAND 30, Cincinnati 27 Baltimore 35, NY JETS 20
MIAMI 9, Kansas City 3 PITTSBURGH 20, Cleveland 16
DALLAS 31, Philadelphia 24 Detroit 20, MINNESOTA 16
New Orleans 13, ATLANTA 3 BUFFALO 30, New England 28
WASHINGTON 24, NY Giants 3 DENVER 27, San Diego 7
St. Louis 31, HOUSTON 27 LOS ANGELES 37, San Francisco 14
MONDAY OCTOBER 21
CHICAGO 10, Green Bay 9
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 5 1 0 .833 176 91 St. Louis 6 0 0 1.000 149 84
Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 137 105 Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 118 72
Miami 4 2 0 .667 123 111 Washington 4 2 0 .667 114 78
NY Jets 1 5 0 .167 88 141 Dallas 2 4 0 .333 123 105
Baltimore 1 5 0 .167 75 169 NY Giants 1 5 0 .167 61 120
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 4 1 1 .750 132 99 Minnesota 5 1 0 .833 117 60
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 160 101 GREEN BAY 3 3 0 .500 91 107
Houston 1 5 0 .167 79 146 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 89 75
Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 98 163 Detroit 2 4 0 .333 84 90
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 1 0 .833 148 89 Los Angeles 4 2 0 .667 114 74
Denver 3 2 1 .583 125 120 San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 72 132
Kansas City 2 4 0 .333 89 110 Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 53 87
San Diego 1 5 0 .167 79 120 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 67 114
SUNDAY OCTOBER 27
BUFFALO 16, Chicago 6 MIAMI 17, Baltimore 7
Dallas 21, NY Giants 7 Houston 34, CINCINNATI 21
New England 17, MINNESOTA 14 CLEVELAND 23, Denver 21
Oakland 35, SAN FRANCISCO 24 DETROIT 19, Green Bay 17
NEW ORLEANS 14, Philadelphia 10 Kansas City 24, SAN DIEGO 14
ST. LOUIS 23, Washington 20 Los Angeles 20, NY JETS 13
MONDAY OCTOBER 28
PITTSBURGH 24, Atlanta 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 6 1 0 .857 193 105 St. Louis 7 0 0 1.000 172 104
Buffalo 6 1 0 .857 153 111 Philadelphia 4 3 0 .571 128 86
Miami 5 2 0 .714 140 118 Washington 4 3 0 .571 134 101
NY Jets 1 6 0 .143 101 161 Dallas 3 4 0 .429 144 112
Baltimore 1 6 0 .143 82 186 NY Giants 1 6 0 .143 68 141
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 5 1 1 .786 156 116 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 131 77
Cincinnati 4 3 0 .571 181 135 GREEN BAY 3 4 0 .429 108 126
Houston 2 5 0 .286 113 167 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 95 91
Cleveland 2 5 0 .286 121 184 Detroit 3 4 0 .429 103 107
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 1 0 .857 183 113 Los Angeles 5 2 0 .714 134 87
Denver 3 3 1 .500 146 143 New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 81 124
Kansas City 3 4 0 .429 113 124 Atlanta 2 5 0 .286 70 111
San Diego 1 6 0 .143 93 144 San Francisco 2 5 0 .286 96 167
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3
Houston 27, NY JETS 22 MIAMI 42, Atlanta 7
Minnesota 17, CHICAGO 0 Buffalo 29, NEW ENGLAND 28
DETROIT 19, New Orleans 14 Cincinnati 24, BALTIMORE 14
NY Giants 33, KANSAS CITY 27 SAN DIEGO 36, Cleveland 35
DALLAS 17, St. Louis 14 PITTSBURGH 27, Philadelphia 0
Washington 17, GREEN BAY 6 Oakland 28, DENVER 17
MONDAY NOVEMBER 4
Los Angeles 16, SAN FRANCISCO 13
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Buffalo 7 1 0 .875 182 139 St. Louis 7 1 0 .875 186 121
Miami 6 2 0 .750 182 125 Washington 5 3 0 .625 151 107
New England 6 2 0 .750 221 134 Dallas 4 4 0 .500 161 129
NY Jets 1 7 0 .125 123 188 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 128 113
Baltimore 1 7 0 .125 96 210 NY Giants 2 6 0 .250 101 168
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 6 1 1 .813 183 116 Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 148 77
Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 205 149 Detroit 4 4 0 .500 122 121
Houston 3 5 0 .375 140 189 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 95 108
Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 156 220 GREEN BAY 3 5 0 .375 114 143
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 7 1 0 .875 211 130 Los Angeles 6 2 0 .750 150 100
Denver 3 4 1 .438 163 171 New Orleans 3 5 0 .375 95 143
Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 140 157 Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 77 153
San Diego 2 6 0 .250 129 179 San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 109 183
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10
Green Bay 20, Chicago 3 at Milwaukee Denver 17, BALTIMORE 6
LOS ANGELES 21, Atlanta 0 OAKLAND 35, Detroit 13
Houston 21, BUFFALO 9 Cleveland 21, NEW ENGLAND 14
DALLAS 20, San Francisco 14 Miami 21, NEW ORLEANS 0
San Diego 14, KANSAS CITY 7 NY Jets 26, NY GIANTS 20 (OT)
CINCINNATI 17, Pittsburgh 10 Washington 27, PHILADELPHIA 20
MONDAY NOVEMBER 11
Minnesota 28, ST. LOUIS 24
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 7 2 0 .778 203 125 St. Louis 7 2 0 .778 210 149
Buffalo 7 2 0 .778 191 160 Washington 6 3 0 .667 178 127
New England 6 3 0 .667 235 155 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 181 143
NY Jets 2 7 0 .222 149 208 Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 148 140
Baltimore 1 8 0 .111 102 227 NY Giants 2 7 0 .222 121 194
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 6 2 1 .722 193 133 Minnesota 7 2 0 .778 176 101
Cincinnati 6 3 0 .667 222 159 GREEN BAY 4 5 0 .444 134 146
Houston 4 5 0 .444 161 198 Detroit 4 5 0 .444 135 156
Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 177 234 Chicago 3 6 0 .333 98 128
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 1 0 .889 246 143 Los Angeles 7 2 0 .778 171 100
Denver 4 4 1 .500 180 177 New Orleans 3 6 0 .333 95 164
Kansas City 3 6 0 .333 147 171 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 77 174
San Diego 3 6 0 .333 143 186 San Francisco 2 7 0 .222 123 203
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17
MIAMI 35, Buffalo 28 Baltimore 17, ATLANTA 7
HOUSTON 20, Cincinnati 3 DETROIT 20, NY Giants 19
Pittsburgh 26, CLEVELAND 16 NY Jets 21, NEW ENGLAND 16
NEW ORLEANS 20, Los Angeles 7 Green Bay 19, MINNESOTA 7
San Francisco 34, CHICAGO 0 WASHINGTON 28, Dallas 21
St. Louis 13, PHILADELPHIA 3 Oakland 17, SAN DIEGO 10
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18
Kansas City 42, DENVER 34
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 8 2 0 .800 238 153 St. Louis 8 2 0 .800 223 152
Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 219 195 Washington 7 3 0 .700 206 148
New England 6 4 0 .600 251 176 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 202 171
NY Jets 3 7 0 .300 170 224 Philadelphia 4 6 0 .400 151 153
Baltimore 2 8 0 .200 119 234 NY Giants 2 8 0 .200 140 214
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 2 1 .750 219 149 Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 183 120
Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 225 179 GREEN BAY 5 5 0 .500 153 153
Houston 5 5 0 .500 181 201 Detroit 5 5 0 .500 155 175
Cleveland 3 7 0 .300 193 260 Chicago 3 7 0 .300 98 162
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 9 1 0 .900 263 153 Los Angeles 7 3 0 .700 178 120
Denver 4 5 1 .450 214 219 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 115 171
Kansas City 4 6 0 .400 189 205 San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 157 203
San Diego 3 7 0 .300 153 203 Atlanta 2 8 0 .200 84 191
X-Clinched Division Title
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24
Buffalo 15, CLEVELAND 10 SAN FRANCISCO 27, Atlanta 0
GREEN BAY 34, San Diego 0 CINCINNATI 33, Kansas City 6
LOS ANGELES 20, Minnesota 17 DETROIT 34, Chicago 17
New England 27, BALTIMORE 17 NY JETS 17, Miami 14
WASHINGTON 26, Philadelphia 7 Dallas 10, HOUSTON 0
St. Louis 23, NY Giants 21 Denver 20, OAKLAND 17
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25
Pittsburgh 28, NEW ORLEANS 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 8 3 0 .727 252 170 St. Louis 9 2 0 .818 246 173
Buffalo 8 3 0 .727 234 205 Washington 8 3 0 .727 232 155
New England 7 4 0 .636 278 193 Dallas 6 5 0 .545 212 171
NY Jets 4 7 0 .364 187 238 Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 158 179
Baltimore 2 9 0 .182 136 261 NY Giants 2 9 0 .182 161 237
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 8 2 1 .773 247 156 Minnesota 7 4 0 .636 200 140
Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 258 185 GREEN BAY 6 5 0 .545 187 153
Houston 5 6 0 .455 181 211 Detroit 6 5 0 .545 189 192
Cleveland 3 8 0 .273 203 275 Chicago 3 8 0 .273 115 196
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 9 2 0 .818 280 173 X-Los Angeles 8 3 0 .727 198 137
Denver 5 5 1 .500 234 236 San Francisco 4 7 0 .364 184 203
Kansas City 4 7 0 .364 195 238 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 122 199
San Diego 3 8 0 .273 153 237 Atlanta 2 9 0 .182 84 218
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
DALLAS 24, Washington 23 Denver 31, DETROIT 27
SUNDAY DECEMBER 1
Los Angeles 30, ATLANTA 7 Houston 13, PITTSBURGH 10
Kansas City 17, ST. LOUIS 13 BUFFALO 6, Baltimore 0
MINNESOTA 29, New Orleans 9 PHILADELPHIA 36, Green Bay 14
NY JETS 27, San Diego 14 OAKLAND 41, New England 26
CLEVELAND 7, San Francisco 0 CHICAGO 16, NY Giants 13
MONDAY DECEMBER 2
MIAMI 24, Cincinnati 3
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 9 3 0 .750 276 173 St. Louis 9 3 0 .750 259 190
Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 240 205 Washington 8 4 0 .667 255 179
New England 7 5 0 .583 304 234 Dallas 7 5 0 .583 236 194
NY Jets 5 7 0 .417 214 252 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 194 193
Baltimore 2 10 0 .167 136 267 NY Giants 2 10 0 .167 174 253
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 8 3 1 .708 257 169 X-Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 229 149
Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 261 209 GREEN BAY 6 6 0 .500 201 189
Houston 6 6 0 .500 194 221 Detroit 6 6 0 .500 216 223
Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 210 275 Chicago 4 8 0 .333 131 209
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 10 2 0 .833 321 199 X-Los Angeles 9 3 0 .750 228 144
Denver 6 5 1 .542 265 263 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 184 210
Kansas City 5 7 0 .417 212 251 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 131 228
San Diego 3 9 0 .250 167 264 Atlanta 2 10 0 .167 91 248
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 7
DALLAS 41, Cleveland 17 MINNESOTA 23, Atlanta 10
SUNDAY DECEMBER 8
NY JETS 20, Buffalo 10 Detroit 23, CINCINNATI 19
Miami 17, BALTIMORE 16 DENVER 37, Houston 14
Oakland 7, KANSAS CITY 6 SAN FRANCISCO 7, Green Bay 6
Pittsburgh 21, NEW ENGLAND 17 SAN DIEGO 28, Chicago 21
NEW ORLEANS 14, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 20, NY GIANTS 7
MONDAY DECEMBER 9
Washington 23, LOS ANGELES 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 10 3 0 .769 293 189 St. Louis 9 4 0 .692 259 204
Y-Buffalo 9 4 0 .692 250 225 Washington 9 4 0 .692 278 196
New England 7 6 0 .538 321 255 Dallas 8 5 0 .615 277 211
NY Jets 6 7 0 .462 234 262 Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 214 200
Baltimore 2 11 0 .154 152 284 NY Giants 2 11 0 .154 181 273
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 9 3 1 .731 278 186 X-Minnesota 9 4 0 .692 252 159
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 280 232 Detroit 7 6 0 .538 239 242
Houston 6 7 0 .462 208 258 GREEN BAY 6 7 0 .462 207 195
Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 227 316 Chicago 4 9 0 .308 152 237
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 11 2 0 .846 328 205 X-Los Angeles 9 4 0 .692 245 167
Denver 7 5 1 .577 302 277 San Francisco 5 8 0 .385 191 216
Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 218 258 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 145 228
San Diego 4 9 0 .308 195 285 Atlanta 2 11 0 .154 101 271
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 14
Minnesota 35, KANSAS CITY 15 PITTSBURGH 27, Cincinnati 3
SUNDAY DECEMBER 15
SAN DIEGO 17, Denver 0 HOUSTON 28, Cleveland 24
PHILADELPHIA 28, Detroit 17 WASHINGTON 42, Chicago 0
ATLANTA 10, Green Bay 3 LOS ANGELES 19, Buffalo 14
SAN FRAN 35, New Orleans 21 MIAMI 34, New England 27
NY Jets 45, BALTIMORE 38 ST. LOUIS 26, NY Giants 14
OAKLAND 27, Dallas 23
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 11 3 0 .786 327 216 X-St. Louis 10 4 0 .714 285 218
Y-Buffalo 9 5 0 .643 264 244 Y-Washington 10 4 0 .714 320 196
New England 7 7 0 .500 348 289 Dallas 8 6 0 .571 297 235
NY Jets 7 7 0 .500 279 300 Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 242 217
Baltimore 2 12 0 .143 190 329 NY Giants 2 12 0 .143 195 299
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 10 3 1 .750 305 189 X-Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 310 195
Cincinnati 7 7 0 .500 283 259 Detroit 7 7 0 .500 256 270
Houston 7 7 0 .500 236 282 GREEN BAY 6 8 0 .429 210 206
Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 251 344 Chicago 4 10 0 .286 152 279
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 12 2 0 .857 355 228 X-Los Angeles 10 4 0 .714 263 181
Denver 7 6 1 .536 302 294 San Francisco 6 8 0 .429 226 236
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 233 293 New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 166 263
San Diego 5 9 0 .357 212 285 Atlanta 3 11 0 .214 111 271
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
1974 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 21 - OAKLAND (12-2) 28, Miami (11-3) 26
Divisional - December 22 - PITTSBURGH (10-3-1) 32, Buffalo (9-5) 14
Conference - December 29 - Pittsburgh (11-3-1) 24, OAKLAND (13-2) 13
Miami Dolphins (11-3)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (1968)
Rushing Leader: Larry Csonka (749)
Receiving Leader: Nat Moore (37-605)
Buffalo Bills (9-5)
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (1588)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (1125)
Receiving Leader: Ahmad Rashad (36-433)
New England Patriots (7-7)
Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks
Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (2457)
Rushing Leader: Mack Herron (824)
Receiving Leader: Mack Herron (38-474)
New York Jets (7-7)
Head Coach: Charley Winner
Passing Leader: Joe Namath (2616)
Rushing Leader: John Riggins (680)
Receiving Leader: Jerome Barkum (41-524)
Baltimore Colts (2-12)
Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger (0-3) and Joe Thomas (2-9)
Passing Leader: Bert Jones (1610)
Rushing Leader: Lydell Mitchell (757)
Rec. Leader: Lydell Mitchell (72-544)
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Joe Gilliam (1274)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1006)
Receiving Leader: Frank Lewis (30-365)
Houston Oilers (7-7)
Head Coach: Sid Gillman
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (1571)
Rushing Leader: Willie Rodgers (413)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (36-492)
Cincinnati Bengals (7-7)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2667)
Rushing Leader: Charlie Davis (375)
Receiving Leader: Chip Myers (32-383)
Cleveland Browns (4-10)
Head Coach: Nick Skorich
Passing Leader: Mike Phipps (1719)
Rushing Leader: Ken Brown (537)
Receiving Leader: Frank Pitts (31-317)
Oakland Raiders (12-2)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (2469)
Rushing Leader: Marv Hubbard (865)
Receiving Leader: Cliff Branch (60-1092)
Denver Broncos (7-6-1)
Head Coach: John Ralston
Passing Leader: Charley Johnson (1969)
Rushing Leader: Otis Armstrong (263-1407)
Receiving Leader: Riley Odoms (42-639)
Kansas City Chiefs (5-9)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Len Dawson (1573)
Rushing Leader: Woody Green (509)
Receiving Leader: Ed Podolak (43-306)
San Diego Chargers (5-9)
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (1732)
Rushing Leader: Don Woods (1162)
Receiving Leader: Gary Garrison (41-785)
1974 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 21 - OAKLAND (12-2) 28, Miami (11-3) 26
Divisional - December 22 - PITTSBURGH (10-3-1) 32, Buffalo (9-5) 14
Conference - December 29 - Pittsburgh (11-3-1) 24, OAKLAND (13-2) 13
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 21 - MINNESOTA (10-4) 30, St. Louis (10-4) 14
Divisional - December 22 - LOS ANGELES (10-4) 19, Washington (10-4) 10
Conference - December 29 - MINNESOTA (11-4) 14, Los Angeles (11-4) 10
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SUPER BOWL 9 (January 12, 1975 at New Orleans)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-3-1) 16, MINNESOTA VIKINGS (12-4) 6 - AFC champion Pittsburgh, in its initial Super Bowl appearance, and NFC champion Minnesota, making a third bid for its first Super Bowl title, struggled through a first half in which the only score was produced by the Steelers' defense when Dwight White downed Vikings' quarterback Fran Tarkenton in the end zone for a safety 7:49 into the second period. The Steelers forced another break and took advantage on the second-half kickoff when Minnesota's Bill Brown fumbled and Marv Kellum recovered for Pittsburgh on the Vikings' 30. After Rocky Bleier failed to gain on first down, Franco Harris carried three consecutive times for 24 yards, a loss of three, and a 9-yard touchdown and a 9-0 lead. Though its offense was completely stymied by Pittsburgh's defense, Minnesota managed to move into a threatening position after 4:27 of the final period when Matt Blair blocked Bobby Walden's punt and Terry Brown recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Fred Cox's kick failed and the Steelers led 9-6. Pittsburgh wasted no time putting the victory away. The Steelers took the ensuing kickoff and marched 66 yards in 11 plays, climaxed by Terry Bradshaw's 4-yard scoring pass to Larry Brown with 3:31 left. Pittsburgh's defense permitted Minnesota only 119 yards total offense, including a Super Bowl low of 17 rushing yards. The Steelers, meanwhile, gained 333 yards, including Harris's record 158 yards on 34 carries.
INTERCONTINENTAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - On June 5, 1974, the NFL announced plans for a “satellite” league that would start play in the spring of 1975. The NFL even had nicknames for the six teams. They were the Istanbul Conquerors, the Rome Gladiators, the Munich Lions, the Berlin Bears, the Vienna Lippizzaners and the Barcelona Almovogeres. The NFL also had pre-selected four expansion teams – the Paris Lafayettes, the Copenhagen Vikings, the Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen and the Milan Centurions. The NFL owners were to provide the initial funding, and the league would employ “second-line athletes and rookies from established NFL teams.” Heading the NFL committee that was to put the league together were Al Davis and Tex Schramm. The league never materialized. Former soccer coach Bob Kap tried to keep the dream of the league alive, bringing two American college teams over to Europe in 1976 to gauge interest. Kap planned to place teams in West Berlin, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Copenhagen and Frankfurt to begin play in March 1977, but nothing came of this plan either. For more information: "The 'First NFL Europe'" - Pro Football Researchers.