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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 288 points (18.0/g), 6th.
Differential of 16 points (1.0/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.5, Offense: -3.5, Defense: 4.0, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Marty Schottenheimer
Defensive Coordinator: Dave Adolph
Training Camp: Lakeland Community College (Kirtland, 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 4 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 20 | 337 | 195 | 142 | 1 | 9 | 149 | 89 | 60 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | New York Jets | 3 | 23 | 12 | 222 | 186 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 402 | 248 | 154 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Mon | September 19 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 17 | 22 | 356 | 255 | 101 | 2 | 15 | 282 | 154 | 128 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 24 | 20 | 322 | 254 | 68 | 1 | 22 | 393 | 180 | 213 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 9 | 15 | 299 | 131 | 168 | 1 | 13 | 183 | 94 | 89 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 16 | 21 | 334 | 174 | 160 | 4 | 14 | 227 | 101 | 126 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 4-3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 3 | 17 | 361 | 179 | 182 | 1 | 12 | 119 | 48 | 71 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | @ | Phoenix Cardinals | 29 | 21 | 21 | 369 | 301 | 68 | 4 | 27 | 330 | 161 | 169 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 16 | 17 | 302 | 203 | 99 | 2 | 18 | 281 | 153 | 128 | |||
| 10 | Mon | November 7 | boxscore | L | 6-4 | @ | Houston Oilers | 17 | 24 | 15 | 253 | 209 | 44 | 1 | 18 | 330 | 182 | 148 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 6-5 | @ | Denver Broncos | 7 | 30 | 15 | 227 | 140 | 87 | 4 | 27 | 335 | 215 | 120 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 7-5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 7 | 11 | 262 | 192 | 70 | 18 | 285 | 167 | 118 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 8-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 17 | 13 | 25 | 324 | 166 | 158 | 1 | 11 | 227 | 124 | 103 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 9-5 | Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 21 | 16 | 302 | 275 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 410 | 247 | 163 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Mon | December 12 | boxscore | L | 9-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 31 | 38 | 22 | 353 | 266 | 87 | 3 | 35 | 497 | 404 | 93 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 10-6 | Houston Oilers | 28 | 23 | 25 | 388 | 310 | 78 | 4 | 18 | 317 | 280 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 24 | boxscore | L | 10-7 | Houston Oilers | 23 | 24 | 19 | 260 | 192 | 68 | 2 | 19 | 334 | 205 | 129 | 3 | ||