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Record: 9-6-1, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 254 points (15.9/g), 4th.
Differential of 80 points (5.0/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.4, Offense: -0.2, Defense: 4.6, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bud Carson
Offensive Coordinator: Marc Trestman
Defensive Coordinator: Dan Radakovich
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 10 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 51 | 0 | 19 | 357 | 205 | 152 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | New York Jets | 38 | 24 | 18 | 277 | 192 | 85 | 1 | 21 | 382 | 246 | 136 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Mon | September 25 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 21 | 16 | 267 | 175 | 92 | 21 | 371 | 184 | 187 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 13 | 16 | 296 | 201 | 95 | 1 | 10 | 241 | 161 | 80 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | L | OT | 3-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 13 | 19 | 330 | 189 | 141 | 2 | 18 | 304 | 234 | 70 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 15 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 17 | 17 | 260 | 153 | 107 | 7 | 16 | 231 | 138 | 93 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon | October 23 | boxscore | W | 4-3 | Chicago Bears | 27 | 7 | 17 | 326 | 273 | 53 | 16 | 301 | 152 | 149 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 29 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | Houston Oilers | 28 | 17 | 18 | 383 | 280 | 103 | 2 | 17 | 299 | 210 | 89 | |||
| 9 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 42 | 31 | 18 | 271 | 157 | 114 | 24 | 398 | 349 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 7 | 20 | 277 | 138 | 139 | 14 | 180 | 134 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | T | OT | 7-3-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 17 | 261 | 183 | 78 | 5 | 17 | 307 | 188 | 119 | 3 | |
| 12 | Thu | November 23 | boxscore | L | 7-4-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 13 | 14 | 359 | 289 | 70 | 2 | 15 | 271 | 125 | 146 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | L | 7-5-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 21 | 15 | 264 | 176 | 88 | 3 | 16 | 298 | 197 | 101 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | L | OT | 7-6-1 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 23 | 24 | 470 | 347 | 123 | 4 | 19 | 396 | 251 | 145 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 17 | boxscore | W | OT | 8-6-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 17 | 16 | 320 | 256 | 64 | 2 | 19 | 316 | 194 | 122 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 23 | boxscore | W | 9-6-1 | @ | Houston Oilers | 24 | 20 | 21 | 324 | 219 | 105 | 1 | 28 | 483 | 381 | 102 | 2 | |
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| Division | Sat | January 6 | boxscore | W | 10-6-1 | Buffalo Bills | 34 | 30 | 18 | 325 | 235 | 90 | 1 | 24 | 453 | 404 | 49 | 3 | ||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 14 | boxscore | L | 10-7-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 21 | 37 | 14 | 256 | 190 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 497 | 377 | 120 | 2 | |