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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 269 points (19.2/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 267 points (19.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of 2 points (0.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 27th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.5, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 0.1, SoS: 2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick Modzelewski and Forrest Gregg
Defensive Coordinator: Dick Modzelewski
Training Camp: Kent State (Kent, Ohio)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 3 | 16 | 285 | 173 | 112 | 3 | 16 | 245 | 141 | 104 | 3 | |
| 2 | Mon | September 26 | boxscore | W | OT | 2-0 | New England Patriots | 30 | 27 | 25 | 393 | 195 | 198 | 3 | 21 | 263 | 122 | 141 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 28 | 16 | 165 | 85 | 80 | 5 | 21 | 361 | 143 | 218 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 26 | 14 | 250 | 137 | 113 | 5 | 17 | 259 | 88 | 171 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | @ | Houston Oilers | 24 | 23 | 11 | 170 | 61 | 109 | 2 | 18 | 228 | 119 | 109 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 16 | 26 | 346 | 127 | 219 | 2 | 20 | 347 | 185 | 162 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 44 | 7 | 34 | 526 | 204 | 322 | 3 | 16 | 256 | 119 | 137 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 10 | 19 | 290 | 159 | 131 | 4 | 15 | 237 | 153 | 84 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 5-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 35 | 23 | 421 | 283 | 138 | 4 | 25 | 420 | 249 | 171 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 6-4 | @ | New York Giants | 21 | 7 | 14 | 269 | 129 | 140 | 2 | 14 | 221 | 105 | 116 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | L | 6-5 | Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 9 | 11 | 181 | 91 | 90 | 6 | 24 | 363 | 147 | 216 | 4 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 6-6 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 37 | 17 | 319 | 208 | 111 | 1 | 23 | 425 | 258 | 167 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | L | 6-7 | Houston Oilers | 15 | 19 | 22 | 400 | 222 | 178 | 8 | 10 | 167 | 56 | 111 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | L | 6-8 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 19 | 20 | 23 | 360 | 101 | 259 | 5 | 21 | 323 | 132 | 191 | 2 | |