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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 210 points (15.0/g), 7th.
Differential of 125 points (8.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Bill Johnson (10-4-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 12 | box | W | 1-0 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 7 | 14 | 253 | 135 | 118 | 1 | 12 | 161 | 46 | 115 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 27 | 28 | 14 | 303 | 177 | 126 | 3 | 21 | 399 | 270 | 129 | 5 |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 2-1 | Green Bay Packers | 28 | 7 | 19 | 286 | 64 | 222 | 1 | 7 | 36 | -35 | 71 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 45 | 24 | 25 | 398 | 265 | 133 | 2 | 26 | 417 | 290 | 127 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 0 | 17 | 277 | 89 | 188 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 86 | 114 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 23 | 11 | 171 | 96 | 75 | 3 | 16 | 253 | 52 | 201 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Houston Oilers | 27 | 7 | 18 | 328 | 166 | 162 | 1 | 12 | 176 | 148 | 28 | 4 |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | box | W | 6-2 | Cleveland Browns | 21 | 6 | 24 | 385 | 182 | 203 | 3 | 19 | 319 | 137 | 182 | 2 | |
| 9 | Mon | November 8 | box | W | 7-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 12 | 15 | 299 | 132 | 167 | 2 | 21 | 342 | 160 | 182 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 8-2 | Houston Oilers | 31 | 27 | 15 | 300 | 215 | 85 | 3 | 20 | 252 | 111 | 141 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 9-2 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 24 | 21 | 373 | 104 | 269 | 6 | 16 | 251 | 125 | 126 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | box | L | 9-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 7 | 9 | 225 | 115 | 110 | 2 | 20 | 347 | 143 | 204 | 2 | |
| 13 | Mon | December 6 | box | L | 9-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 20 | 35 | 22 | 358 | 251 | 107 | 3 | 26 | 445 | 217 | 228 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | box | W | 10-4 | @ | New York Jets | 42 | 3 | 14 | 344 | 200 | 144 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 8 | 64 | 7 |