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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 267 points (19.1/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 20th.
Differential of -20 points (-1.4/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (9-5-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | New York Jets | 38 | 17 | 21 | 390 | 183 | 207 | 1 | 17 | 258 | 147 | 111 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 31 | 16 | 330 | 185 | 145 | 4 | 16 | 298 | 77 | 221 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 13 | 44 | 17 | 227 | 144 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 226 | 171 | 55 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | box | L | 1-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 45 | 26 | 417 | 290 | 127 | 2 | 25 | 398 | 265 | 133 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 2-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 16 | 15 | 326 | 179 | 147 | 2 | 13 | 196 | 85 | 111 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 3-3 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 17 | 23 | 432 | 111 | 321 | 3 | 13 | 258 | 169 | 89 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 4-3 | San Diego Chargers | 21 | 17 | 22 | 374 | 237 | 137 | 2 | 19 | 310 | 232 | 78 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | box | L | 4-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 21 | 19 | 319 | 137 | 182 | 2 | 24 | 385 | 182 | 203 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 5-4 | @ | Houston Oilers | 21 | 7 | 13 | 262 | 62 | 200 | 1 | 11 | 188 | 63 | 125 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 6-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 3 | 18 | 336 | 205 | 131 | 12 | 164 | 21 | 143 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 7 | 21 | 282 | 133 | 149 | 18 | 227 | 125 | 102 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 8-4 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 13 | 18 | 311 | 178 | 133 | 5 | 23 | 324 | 190 | 134 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | box | W | 9-4 | Houston Oilers | 13 | 10 | 15 | 265 | 89 | 176 | 5 | 9 | 175 | 117 | 58 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | box | L | 9-5 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 39 | 16 | 271 | 114 | 157 | 6 | 26 | 386 | 188 | 198 | 3 |