The 1976 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
Dallas Cowboys (11-3)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (2715)
Rushing Leader: Doug Dennison (542)
Receiving Leader: Drew Pearson (58-806)
Baltimore Colts (11-3)
Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda
Passing Leader: Bert Jones (3104)
Rushing Leader: Lydell Mitchell (1200)
Rec. Leader: Lydell Mitchell (60-555)
Washington Redskins (10-4)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1252)
Rushing Leader: Mike Thomas (1101)
Receiving Leader: Frank Grant (50-818)
New England Patriots (11-3)
Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks
Passing Leader: Steve Grogan (1903)
Rushing Leader: Sam Cunningham (824)
Receiving Leader: Andy Johnson (29-343)
St. Louis Cardinals (10-4)
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2946)
Rushing Leader: Jim Otis (891)
Receiving Leader: Ike Harris (52-782)
Miami Dolphins (6-8)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (2097)
Rushing Leader: Benny Malone (797)
Receiving Leader: Nat Moore (33-625)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-10)
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil
Passing Leader: Mike Boryla (1247)
Rushing Leader: Mike Hogan (561)
Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (42-503)
New York Jets (3-11)
Head Coach: Lou Holtz (3-10) and Mike Holovak (0-1)
Passing Leader: Joe Namath (1090)
Rushing Leader: Clark Gaines (724)
Receiving Leader: Clark Gaines (41-400)
New York Giants (3-11)
Head Coach: Bill Arnsbarger (0-7) and John McVay (3-4)
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (1865)
Rushing Leader: Doug Kotar (731)
Receiving Leader: Bob Tucker (42-498)
Buffalo Bills (2-12)
Head Coach: Lou Saban (2-3) and Jim Ringo (0-9)
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (1086)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (1503)
Receiving Leader: Bob Chandler (61-824)
Minnesota Vikings (11-2-1)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2961)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Foreman (1155)
Receiving Leader: Chuck Foreman (55-567)
Chicago Bears (7-7)
Head Coach: Jack Pardee
Passing Leader: Bob Avellini (1580)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1390)
Receiving Leader: Roland Harper (29-291)
Detroit Lions (6-8)
Head Coach: Rick Forzano (1-3) and Tommy Hudspeth (5-5)
Passing Leader: Greg Landry (2191)
Rushing Leader: Dexter Bussey (858)
Receiving Leader: Ray Jarvis (39-822)
Green Bay Packers (5-9)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Passing Leader: Lynn Dickey (1465)
Rushing Leader: Willard Harrell (435)
Receiving Leader: Ken Payne (33-467)
Los Angeles Rams (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: James Harris (1460)
Rushing Leader: Lawrence McCutcheon (1168)
Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (39-751)
San Francisco 49ers (8-6)
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (1592)
Rushing Leader: Delvin Williams (1203)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (33-457)
Atlanta Falcons (4-10)
Head Coach: Marion Campbell (1-4) and Pat Peppler (3-6)
Passing Leader: Steve Bartkowski (677)
Rushing Leader: Bubba Bean (428)
Receiving Leader: Alfred Jenkins (41-710)
New Orleans Saints (4-10)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Bobby Douglass (1288)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Muncie (659)
Receiving Leader: Tony Galbreath (54-420)
Seattle Seahawks (2-12)
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Passing Leader: Jim Zorn (2571)
Rushing Leader: Sherman Smith (537)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (54-705)
ADDED: Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12
CINCINNATI 17, Denver 7 OAKLAND 31, Pittsburgh 28
Baltimore 27, NEW ENGLAND 13 CHICAGO 10, Detroit 3
CLEVELAND 38, NY Jets 17 Minnesota 40, NEW ORLEANS 9
San Francisco 26, GREEN BAY 14 WASHINGTON 19, NY Giants 17
DALLAS 27, Philadelphia 7 San Diego 30, KANSAS CITY 16
St. Louis 30, SEATTLE 24 HOUSTON 20, Tampa Bay 0
Los Angeles 30, ATLANTA 14
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13
Miami 30, BUFFALO 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 27 13 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 27 7
Miami 1 0 0 1.000 30 21 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 30 24
Buffalo 0 1 0 1.000 21 30 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 19 17
New England 0 1 0 .000 13 27 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 17 19
NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 17 38 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 7 27
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 17 7 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 40 9
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 38 17 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 10 3
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 20 0 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 3 10
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 28 31 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 14 26
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 31 28 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 30 14
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 30 16 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 26 14
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 16 30 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 14 30
Denver 0 1 0 .000 7 17 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 9 40
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 0 20 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 24 30
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19
ST. LOUIS 29, Green Bay 0 DETROIT 24, Atlanta 10
MINNESOTA 10, Los Angeles 10 (T) Houston 13, BUFFALO 3
BALTIMORE 28, Cincinnati 27 San Diego 23, TAMPA BAY 0
Dallas 24, NEW ORLEANS 6 Chicago 19, SAN FRANCISCO 12
NEW ENGLAND 30, Miami 14 PITTSBURGH 31, Cleveland 14
WASHINGTON 31, Seattle 7 PHILADELPHIA 20, NY Giants 7
DENVER 46, NY Jets 3
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Oakland 24, KANSAS CITY 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 55 40 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 51 13
Miami 1 1 0 .500 44 51 St. Louis 2 0 0 1.000 59 24
New England 1 1 0 .500 43 41 Washington 2 0 0 1.000 50 24
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 24 43 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 27 34
NY Jets 0 2 0 .000 20 84 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 24 39
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 2 0 0 1.000 33 3 Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 29 15
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 52 48 Minnesota 1 0 1 .750 50 19
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 59 45 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 27 20
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 44 35 GREEN BAY 0 2 0 .000 14 55
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 55 49 Los Angeles 1 0 1 .750 40 24
San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 53 16 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 38 33
Denver 1 1 0 .500 53 20 Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 24 54
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 37 54 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 15 64
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 0 43 Seattle 0 2 0 .000 31 61
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Minnesota 10, DETROIT 9 Atlanta 10, CHICAGO 0
Oakland 14, HOUSTON 13 New England 30, PITTSBURGH 27
DALLAS 30, Baltimore 27 San Francisco 37, SEATTLE 21
DENVER 44, Cleveland 13 SAN DIEGO 43, St. Louis 24
New Orleans 27, KANSAS CITY 17 Buffalo 14, TAMPA BAY 9
MIAMI 16, NY Jets 0 CINCINNATI 28, Green Bay 7
LOS ANGELES 24, NY Giants 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Washington 20, PHILADELPHIA 17 (OT)
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 82 70 Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 81 40
Miami 2 1 0 .667 60 51 Washington 3 0 0 1.000 70 41
New England 2 1 0 .667 73 68 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 83 67
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 38 52 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 44 54
NY Jets 0 3 0 .000 20 100 NY Giants 0 3 0 .000 34 63
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 2 1 0 .667 46 17 Minnesota 2 0 1 .833 60 28
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 72 42 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 29 25
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 86 75 Detroit 1 2 0 .333 36 30
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 65 92 GREEN BAY 0 3 0 .000 21 83
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 0 0 1.000 69 62 Los Angeles 2 0 1 .833 64 34
San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 96 40 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 75 54
Denver 2 1 0 .667 97 33 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 34 54
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 54 81 New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 42 81
Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 9 57 Seattle 0 3 0 .000 52 98
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3
SAN FRANCISCO 17, NY Jets 6 Cincinnati 45, CLEVELAND 24
DENVER 26, San Diego 0 ST. LOUIS 27, NY Giants 21
Dallas 28, SEATTLE 13 BALTIMORE 42, Tampa Bay 17
Houston 31, NEW ORLEANS 26 CHICAGO 33, Washington 7
BUFFALO 50, Kansas City 17 GREEN BAY 24, Detroit 14
Los Angeles 31, MIAMI 28 NEW ENGLAND 48, Oakland 17
Philadelphia 14, ATLANTA 13
MONDAY OCTOBER 4
MINNESOTA 17, Pittsburgh 6
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 124 87 Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 109 53
New England 3 1 0 .750 121 85 Washington 3 1 0 .750 77 74
Miami 2 2 0 .500 88 82 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 110 88
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 69 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 58 67
NY Jets 0 4 0 .000 26 117 NY Giants 0 4 0 .000 55 90
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 3 1 0 .750 77 43 Minnesota 3 0 1 .875 77 34
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 117 66 Chicago 3 1 0 .750 62 32
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 92 92 GREEN BAY 1 3 0 .250 45 97
Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 89 137 Detroit 1 3 0 .000 50 54
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 1 0 .750 86 110 Los Angeles 3 0 1 .875 95 62
Denver 3 1 0 .750 123 33 San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 92 60
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 96 66 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 47 68
Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 71 131 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 68 112
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 26 99 Seattle 0 4 0 .000 65 126
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10
Green Bay 27, Seattle 20 at Mil Kansas City 33, WASHINGTON 30
NEW ORLEANS 30, Atlanta 0 CLEVELAND 18, Pittsburgh 16
BALTIMORE 28, Miami 14 MINNESOTA 20, Chicago 19
NY JETS 17, Buffalo 14 DETROIT 30, New England 10
Dallas 24, NY GIANTS 14 Oakland 27, SAN DIEGO 17
HOUSTON 17, Denver 3 CINCINNATI 21, Tampa Bay 0
ST. LOUIS 33, Philadelphia 14
MONDAY OCTOBER 11
San Francisco 16, LOS ANGELES 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 152 101 Dallas 5 0 0 1.000 133 67
New England 3 2 0 .600 131 115 St. Louis 4 1 0 .800 143 102
Miami 2 3 0 .400 102 110 Washington 3 2 0 .600 107 107
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 102 86 Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 72 100
NY Jets 1 4 0 .200 43 131 NY Giants 0 5 0 .000 69 114
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 4 1 0 .800 94 46 Minnesota 4 0 1 .900 97 53
Cincinnati 4 1 0 .800 138 66 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 81 52
Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 107 153 GREEN BAY 2 3 0 .400 72 117
Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 108 110 Detroit 2 3 0 .400 80 64
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 1 0 .800 113 127 San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 108 60
Denver 3 2 0 .600 126 50 Los Angeles 3 1 1 .700 95 78
San Diego 3 2 0 .600 113 93 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 98 112
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 104 161 Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 47 98
Tampa Bay 0 5 0 .000 26 120 Seattle 0 5 0 .000 85 153
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17
WASHINGTON 20, Detroit 7 Baltimore 31, BUFFALO 13
Oakland 17, DENVER 10 SAN DIEGO 30, Houston 27
PITTSBURGH 23, Cincinnati 6 GREEN BAY 28, Philadelphia 13
Cleveland 20, ATLANTA 17 LOS ANGELES 20, Chicago 12
ST. LOUIS 21, Dallas 17 Seattle 13, TAMPA BAY 10
SAN FRAN 33, New Orleans 3 Kansas City 20, MIAMI 17 (OT)
MINNESOTA 24, NY Giants 7
MONDAY OCTOBER 18
NEW ENGLAND 41, NY Jets 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 183 114 Dallas 5 1 0 .833 150 88
New England 4 2 0 .667 172 122 St. Louis 5 1 0 .833 164 119
Miami 2 4 0 .333 119 130 Washington 4 2 0 .667 127 114
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 115 117 Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 85 128
NY Jets 1 5 0 .167 50 172 NY Giants 0 6 0 .000 76 138
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 4 2 0 .667 100 69 Minnesota 5 0 1 .917 121 60
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 165 96 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 93 72
Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 127 170 GREEN BAY 3 3 0 .500 100 130
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 131 116 Detroit 2 4 0 .333 87 84
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 1 0 .833 130 137 San Francisco 5 1 0 .833 141 63
San Diego 4 2 0 .667 143 120 Los Angeles 4 1 1 .750 115 90
Denver 3 3 0 .500 136 67 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 115 132
Kansas City 2 4 0 .333 124 178 Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 50 131
Tampa Bay 0 6 0 .000 36 133 Seattle 1 5 0 .167 98 163
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
Los Angeles 16, NEW ORLEANS 10 SAN FRANCISCO 15, Atlanta 0
Baltimore 20, NY JETS 0 Detroit 41, SEATTLE 14
CLEVELAND 21, San Diego 17 OAKLAND 18, Green Bay 14
Denver 35, KANSAS CITY 26 Pittsburgh 27, NY GIANTS 0
Miami 23, TAMPA BAY 20 Cincinnati 27, HOUSTON 7
Minnesota 31, PHILADELPHIA 12 DALLAS 31, Chicago 21
New England 26, BUFFALO 22
MONDAY OCTOBER 25
WASHINGTON 20, St. Louis 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 6 1 0 .857 203 114 Dallas 6 1 0 .833 181 109
New England 5 2 0 .714 198 144 St. Louis 5 2 0 .714 174 139
Miami 3 4 0 .429 142 150 Washington 5 2 0 .714 147 124
Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 137 143 Philadelphia 2 5 0 .286 97 159
NY Jets 1 6 0 .143 50 192 NY Giants 0 7 0 .000 76 165
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 192 103 Minnesota 6 0 1 .929 152 72
Houston 4 3 0 .571 107 96 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 114 103
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 148 187 GREEN BAY 3 4 0 .429 114 148
Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 158 116 Detroit 3 4 0 .429 128 98
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 1 0 .833 148 151 San Francisco 6 1 0 .857 156 63
Denver 4 3 0 .571 171 93 Los Angeles 5 1 1 .786 131 100
San Diego 4 3 0 .571 160 141 New Orleans 2 5 0 .286 125 148
Kansas City 2 5 0 .286 150 213 Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 50 146
Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 56 156 Seattle 1 6 0 .143 112 204
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
CHICAGO 14, Minnesota 13 CINCINNATI 21, Cleveland 6
PITTSBURGH 23, San Diego 0 MIAMI 10, New England 3
Dallas 20, WASHINGTON 7 ST. LOUIS 23, San Francisco 20
DETROIT 27, Green Bay 6 LOS ANGELES 45, Seattle 6
Kansas City 28, TAMPA BAY 19 OAKLAND 19, Denver 6
NY Jets 19, BUFFALO 14 ATLANTA 23, New Orleans 20
Philadelphia 10, NY GIANTS 0
MONDAY NOVEMBER 1
BALTIMORE 38, Houston 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 7 1 0 .875 241 128 Dallas 7 1 0 .875 201 116
New England 5 3 0 .625 201 154 St. Louis 6 2 0 .750 197 159
Miami 4 4 0 .500 152 153 Washington 5 3 0 .625 154 144
Buffalo 2 6 0 .250 151 162 Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 107 159
NY Jets 2 6 0 .250 69 206 NY Giants 0 8 0 .000 76 175
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 213 109 Minnesota 6 1 1 .813 165 86
Houston 4 4 0 .500 121 134 Chicago 4 4 0 .500 128 116
Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 154 208 Detroit 4 4 0 .500 155 104
Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 181 116 GREEN BAY 3 5 0 .375 120 175
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 7 1 0 .875 167 157 Los Angeles 6 1 1 .813 176 106
Denver 4 4 0 .500 177 112 San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 176 86
San Diego 4 4 0 .500 160 164 New Orleans 2 6 0 .250 145 171
Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 178 232 Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 73 166
Tampa Bay 0 8 0 .000 75 184 Seattle 1 7 0 .125 118 249
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7
Green Bay 32, New Orleans 27 @ Mil Miami 27, NY JETS 7
SEATTLE 30, Atlanta 13 DENVER 48, Tampa Bay 13
St. Louis 17, PHILADELPHIA 14 Baltimore 37, SAN DIEGO 21
Washington 24, SAN FRANCISCO 21 MINNESOTA 31, Detroit 23
NEW ENGLAND 20, Buffalo 10 DALLAS 9, NY Giants 3
Cleveland 21, HOUSTON 7 Pittsburgh 45, KANSAS CITY 0
Oakland 28, CHICAGO 27
MONDAY NOVEMBER 8
CINCINNATI 20, Los Angeles 12
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 8 1 0 .889 278 149 Dallas 8 1 0 .889 210 119
New England 6 3 0 .667 221 164 St. Louis 7 2 0 .778 214 173
Miami 5 4 0 .556 179 160 Washington 6 3 0 .667 178 165
Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 161 182 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 121 176
NY Jets 2 7 0 .222 76 233 NY Giants 0 9 0 .000 79 184
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 7 2 0 .778 233 121 Minnesota 7 1 1 .833 196 109
Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 226 116 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 155 144
Cleveland 5 4 0 .556 175 215 Detroit 4 5 0 .444 178 135
Houston 4 5 0 .444 128 155 GREEN BAY 4 5 0 .444 153 202
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 1 0 .889 195 184 Los Angeles 6 2 1 .722 188 126
Denver 5 4 0 .556 225 125 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 197 110
San Diego 4 5 0 .444 181 201 New Orleans 2 7 0 .222 172 203
Kansas City 3 6 0 .333 178 277 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 86 196
Tampa Bay 0 9 0 .000 88 232 Seattle 2 7 0 .222 148 262
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14
PITTSBURGH 14, Miami 3 Denver 17, SAN DIEGO 0
ST. LOUIS 30, Los Angeles 28 New England 21, BALTIMORE 14
NY GIANTS 12, Washington 9 NY JETS 34, Tampa Bay 0
OAKLAND 21, Kansas City 10 MINNESOTA 27, Seattle 21
CLEVELAND 24, Philadelphia 3 NEW ORLEANS 17, Detroit 16
ATLANTA 21, San Francisco 16 CHICAGO 24, Green Bay 13
CINCINNATI 31, Houston 27
MONDAY NOVEMBER 15
DALLAS 17, Buffalo 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 292 170 Dallas 9 1 0 .900 227 129
New England 7 3 0 .700 242 178 St. Louis 8 2 0 .800 244 201
Miami 5 5 0 .500 182 174 Washington 6 4 0 .600 187 177
NY Jets 3 7 0 .300 110 233 Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 124 200
Buffalo 2 8 0 .200 171 199 NY Giants 1 9 0 .100 91 193
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 8 2 0 .800 264 148 Minnesota 8 1 1 .850 223 130
Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 240 119 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 179 157
Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 199 218 Detroit 4 6 0 .400 194 152
Houston 4 6 0 .400 155 186 GREEN BAY 4 6 0 .400 166 226
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 9 1 0 .900 216 194 Los Angeles 6 3 1 .650 216 156
Denver 6 4 0 .600 242 125 San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 213 131
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 181 218 New Orleans 3 7 0 .300 189 219
Kansas City 3 7 0 .300 188 298 Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 107 212
Tampa Bay 0 10 0 .000 88 266 Seattle 2 8 0 .200 169 289
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21
Minnesota 17, Green Bay 10 @ Mil New England 38, NY JETS 24
DETROIT 14, Chicago 10 San Diego 34, BUFFALO 13
Los Angeles 23, SAN FRANCISCO 3 PITTSBURGH 32, Houston 16
Cincinnati 27, KANSAS CITY 24 New Orleans 51, SEATTLE 27
ATLANTA 17, Dallas 10 DENVER 14, NY Giants 13
Cleveland 24, TAMPA BAY 7 Washington 16, ST. LOUIS 10
Oakland 26, PHILADELPHIA 7
MONDAY NOVEMBER 22
Baltimore 17, MIAMI 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 309 186 Dallas 9 2 0 .818 237 146
New England 8 3 0 .727 280 202 St. Louis 8 3 0 .727 254 217
Miami 5 6 0 .455 198 191 Washington 7 4 0 .636 203 187
NY Jets 3 8 0 .273 134 271 Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 131 226
Buffalo 2 9 0 .182 184 233 NY Giants 1 10 0 .091 104 207
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 9 2 0 .818 291 172 X-Minnesota 9 1 1 .864 240 140
Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 272 135 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 189 171
Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 223 225 Detroit 5 6 0 .455 208 162
Houston 4 7 0 .364 171 218 GREEN BAY 4 7 0 .364 176 243
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 10 1 0 .909 242 201 Los Angeles 7 3 1 .682 239 159
Denver 7 4 0 .636 256 138 San Francisco 6 5 0 .545 216 154
San Diego 5 6 0 .455 215 231 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 240 246
Kansas City 3 8 0 .273 212 325 Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 124 222
Tampa Bay 0 11 0 .000 95 290 Seattle 2 9 0 .182 196 340
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25
DALLAS 19, St. Louis 14 DETROIT 27, Buffalo 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28
Kansas City 23, SAN DIEGO 20 NEW ENGLAND 38, Denver 14
Pittsburgh 7, CINCINNATI 3 WASHINGTON 24, Philadelphia 0
CLEVELAND 17, Miami 13 OAKLAND 49, Tampa Bay 16
LOS ANGELES 33, New Orleans 14 Chicago 16, GREEN BAY 10
NY GIANTS 28, Seattle 16 HOUSTON 20, Atlanta 14
BALTIMORE 33, NY Jets 16
MONDAY NOVEMBER 29
SAN FRANCISCO 20, Minnesota 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 342 220 Dallas 10 2 0 .833 256 160
New England 9 3 0 .750 318 216 St. Louis 8 4 0 .667 268 236
Miami 5 7 0 .417 211 208 Washington 8 4 0 .667 227 187
NY Jets 3 9 0 .250 150 304 Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 131 251
Buffalo 2 10 0 .167 198 260 NY Giants 2 10 0 .250 132 223
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 9 3 0 .750 294 179 X-Minnesota 9 2 1 .792 256 160
Pittsburgh 8 4 0 .667 279 138 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 205 181
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 240 238 Detroit 6 6 0 .500 235 176
Houston 5 7 0 .417 191 232 GREEN BAY 4 8 0 .333 186 259
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 11 1 0 .917 291 217 Los Angeles 8 3 1 .708 272 173
Denver 7 5 0 .583 270 176 San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 236 170
San Diego 5 7 0 .417 235 254 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 254 279
Kansas City 4 8 0 .333 235 345 Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 138 242
Tampa Bay 0 12 0 .000 111 339 Seattle 2 10 0 .167 212 368
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 4
ST. LOUIS 24, Baltimore 17 LOS ANGELES 59, Atlanta 0
SUNDAY DECEMBER 5
NEW ENGLAND 27, New Orleans 6 Dallas 26, PHILADELPHIA 7
SAN DIEGO 13, San Francisco 7 (OT) NY GIANTS 24, Detroit 10
MINNESOTA 20, Green Bay 9 MIAMI 45, Buffalo 27
DENVER 17, Kansas City 16 Chicago 34, SEATTLE 7
Washington 37, NY JETS 16 CLEVELAND 13, Houston 10
PITTSBURGH 42, Tampa Bay 0
MONDAY DECEMBER 6
OAKLAND 35, Cincinnati 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 359 244 X-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 282 167
New England 10 3 0 .769 345 222 Washington 9 4 0 .692 264 203
Miami 6 7 0 .462 256 235 St. Louis 9 4 0 .692 292 253
NY Jets 3 10 0 .231 166 341 Philadelphia 3 10 0 .231 138 277
Buffalo 2 11 0 .154 225 305 NY Giants 3 10 0 .231 156 233
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 4 0 .692 321 138 X-Minnesota 10 2 1 .808 276 169
Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 314 214 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 239 188
Cleveland 9 4 0 .692 253 248 Detroit 6 7 0 .462 245 200
Houston 5 8 0 .385 201 245 GREEN BAY 4 9 0 .308 195 279
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 12 1 0 .923 326 237 X-Los Angeles 9 3 1 .731 331 173
Denver 8 5 0 .615 287 192 San Francisco 7 6 0 .538 243 183
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 248 261 New Orleans 4 9 0 .308 260 306
Kansas City 4 9 0 .308 251 362 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 138 301
Tampa Bay 0 13 0 .000 111 381 Seattle 2 11 0 .154 219 402
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 11
Pittsburgh 21, HOUSTON 0 Minnesota 29, MIAMI 7
SUNDAY DECEMBER 12
KANSAS CITY 39, Cleveland 14 BALTIMORE 58, Buffalo 20
OAKLAND 24, San Diego 0 Los Angeles 20, DETROIT 17
Green Bay 24, ATLANTA 20 Denver 28, CHICAGO 14
San Francisco 27, NEW ORLEANS 7 New England 31, TAMPA BAY 14
PHILADELPHIA 27, Seattle 10 Cincinnati 42, NY JETS 3
Washington 27, DALLAS 14 St. Louis 17, NY GIANTS 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Baltimore 11 3 0 .786 417 246 X-Dallas 11 3 0 .786 296 194
Y-New England 11 3 0 .786 376 236 Y-Washington 10 4 0 .714 291 217
Miami 6 8 0 .429 263 264 St. Louis 10 4 0 .714 309 267
NY Jets 3 11 0 .214 169 383 Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 165 287
Buffalo 2 12 0 .143 245 363 NY Giants 3 11 0 .214 170 250
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 342 138 X-Minnesota 11 2 1 .821 305 176
Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 335 210 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 253 216
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 267 287 Detroit 6 8 0 .429 262 220
Houston 5 9 0 .357 222 273 GREEN BAY 5 9 0 .357 218 299
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 13 1 0 .929 350 237 X-Los Angeles 10 3 1 .750 351 190
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (1177)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1128)
Receiving Leader: Lynn Swann (28-516)
Cincinnati Bengals (10-4)
Head Coach: Bill Johnson
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2367)
Rushing Leader: Boobie Clark (671)
Receiving Leader: Isaac Curtis (41-766)
Cleveland Browns (9-5)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Passing Leader: Brian Sipe (2113)
Rushing Leader: Greg Pruitt (1000)
Receiving Leader: Reggie Rucker (49-676)
Houston Oilers (5-9)
Head Coach: Bum Phillips
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (1795)
Rushing Leader: Ronnie Coleman (684)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (51-932)
Oakland Raiders (13-1)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (2737)
Rushing Leader: Mark van Eeghen (1012)
Receiving Leader: Dave Casper (53-691)
Denver Broncos (9-5)
Head Coach: John Ralston
Passing Leader: Steve Ramsey (1931)
Rushing Leader: Otis Armstrong (1008)
Receiving Leader: Otis Armstrong (39-457)
San Diego Chargers (6-8)
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (2535)
Rushing Leader: Rickey Young (802)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Joiner (50-1056)
Kansas City Chiefs (5-9)
Head Coach: Paul Wiggin
Passing Leader: Mike Livingston (2682)
Rushing Leader: MacArthur Lane (542)
Receiving Leader: MacArthur Lane (66-686)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14)
Head Coach: John McKay
Passing Leader: Steve Spurrier (1628)
Rushing Leader: Louis Carter (521)
Receiving Leader: Morris Owens (30-390)
Denver 9 5 0 .643 315 206 San Francisco 8 6 0 .571 270 190
San Diego 6 8 0 .429 248 285 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 172 312
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 290 376 New Orleans 4 10 0 .286 253 346
Tampa Bay 0 14 0 .000 125 412 Seattle 2 12 0 .143 229 429
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 18 - OAKLAND (13-1) 24, New England (11-3) 21
Divisional - December 19 - Pittsburgh (10-4) 40, BALTIMORE (11-3) 14
Conference - December 26 - OAKLAND (14-1) 24, Pittsburgh (11-4) 7
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 18 - MINNESOTA (11-2-1) 35, Washington (10-4) 20
Divisional - December 19) - LA Rams (10-3-1) 14, DALLAS (11-3) 12
Conference - December 26 - MINNESOTA (12-2-1) 24, LA Rams (11-3-1) 13
SUPER BOWL 11 (January 9 at Pasadena)
OAKLAND RAIDERS (15-1) 32, MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-2-1) 14 - The Raiders won their first NFL championship before a record Super Bowl crowd plus 81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event. The Raiders gained a record-breaking 429 yards, including running back Clarence Davis's 137 rushing yards. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff made four key receptions, which earned him the game's most valuable player trophy. Oakland scored on three successive possessions in the second quarter to build a 16-0 halftime lead. Errol Mann's 24-yard field goal opened the scoring, then the AFC champions put together drives of 64 and 35 yards, scoring on a 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper and a 1-yard run by Pete Banaszak. The Raiders increased their lead to 19-0 on a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Minnesota responded with a 12-play, 58-yard drive late in the period, with Fran Tarkenton passing eight yards to wide receiver Sammy White to cut the deficit to 19-7. Two fourth-quarter interceptions clinched the title for the Raiders. One set up Banaszak's second touchdown run, the other resulted in cornerback Willie Brown's Super Bowl-record 75-yard interception return.
