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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 417 points (29.8/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (17.6/g), 13th.
Differential of 171 points (12.2/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Ted Marchibroda (11-3-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 England Patriots | 27 | 13 | 20 | 272 | 150 | 122 | 1 | 17 | 317 | 168 | 149 | 5 |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | W | 2-0 | Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 27 | 21 | 399 | 270 | 129 | 5 | 14 | 303 | 177 | 126 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | L | 2-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 30 | 25 | 400 | 216 | 184 | 1 | 21 | 457 | 365 | 92 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 3-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 42 | 17 | 31 | 458 | 220 | 238 | 2 | 6 | 89 | 13 | 76 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 4-1 | Miami Dolphins | 28 | 14 | 22 | 332 | 163 | 169 | 1 | 14 | 268 | 180 | 88 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 13 | 24 | 415 | 202 | 213 | 2 | 17 | 344 | 199 | 145 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | New York Jets | 20 | 0 | 18 | 417 | 281 | 136 | 1 | 15 | 277 | 154 | 123 | 2 |
| 8 | Mon | November 1 | box | W | 7-1 | Houston Oilers | 38 | 14 | 25 | 458 | 190 | 268 | 1 | 12 | 190 | 107 | 83 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 8-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 37 | 21 | 26 | 481 | 300 | 181 | 1 | 23 | 293 | 230 | 63 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | L | 8-2 | New England Patriots | 14 | 21 | 13 | 202 | 95 | 107 | 3 | 19 | 326 | 121 | 205 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mon | November 22 | box | W | 9-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 16 | 20 | 340 | 177 | 163 | 2 | 16 | 338 | 251 | 87 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 10-2 | New York Jets | 33 | 16 | 19 | 387 | 189 | 198 | 1 | 14 | 255 | 96 | 159 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sat | December 4 | box | L | 10-3 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 24 | 12 | 279 | 217 | 62 | 5 | 20 | 375 | 198 | 177 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | box | W | 11-3 | Buffalo Bills | 58 | 20 | 25 | 396 | 263 | 133 | 2 | 21 | 355 | 84 | 271 | 5 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sun | December 19 | box | L | 11-4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Yds | Ply | Y/P | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | TO | FL | 1stPy | |||
| Team Offense | 417 | 5236 | 956 | 5.5 | 301 | 215 | 361 | 2933 | 24 | 10 | 7.5 | 144 | 565 | 2303 | 26 | 4.1 | 133 | 28 | 18 | 24 |
| Team Defense | 246 | 4187 | 866 | 4.8 | 375 | 192 | 372 | 2343 | 16 | 15 | 5.5 | 126 | 438 | 1844 | 11 | 4.2 | 229 | 36 | 21 | 20 |
| Lg Rank Offense | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 15 | ||||||
| Lg Rank Defense | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Jones*+ | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 207 | 343 | 60.3 | 3104 | 24 | 7.0 | 9 | 2.6 | 79 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 221.7 | 102.5 | 29 | 284 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| Bill Troup | 25 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 32 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 43.1 | 1 | 4 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 5.3 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 215 | 361 | 59.6 | 3221 | 24 | 6.6 | 10 | 2.8 | 79 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 230.1 | 99.5 | 30 | 288 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 192 | 372 | 51.6 | 2343 | 16 | 4.3 | 15 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 167.4 | 68.9 | 56 | 461 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| Lydell Mitchell* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 289 | 1200 | 5 | 43 | 4.2 | 85.7 | 20.6 | 60 | 555 | 9.3 | 3 | 40 | 4.3 | 39.6 | 1755 | 8 | 4 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 23 | FB | 13 | 13 | 118 | 445 | 7 | 42 | 3.8 | 34.2 | 9.1 | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 488 | 7 | 3 |
| Don McCauley | 27 | 13 | 1 | 69 | 227 | 9 | 16 | 3.3 | 17.5 | 5.3 | 34 | 347 | 10.2 | 2 | 44 | 2.6 | 26.7 | 574 | 11 | 2 | |
| Ron Lee | 23 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 220 | 1 | 69 | 5.4 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -9 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 211 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bert Jones*+ | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 2 | 17 | 5.6 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 214 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Bill Troup | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Glenn Doughty | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 40 | 628 | 15.7 | 5 | 41 | 2.9 | 44.9 | 635 | 5 | 2 |
| David Lee | 33 | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 | -12 | -12.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Howard Stevens | 26 | RET | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Roger Carr* | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43 | 1112 | 25.9 | 11 | 79 | 3.1 | 79.4 | 1112 | 11 | 0 | |
| Raymond Chester | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 467 | 19.5 | 3 | 40 | 1.7 | 33.4 | 467 | 3 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Kennedy | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ricky Thompson | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 565 | 2303 | 26 | 69 | 4.1 | 164.5 | 40.4 | 215 | 3221 | 15.0 | 24 | 79 | 15.4 | 230.1 | 5524 | 50 | 25 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 438 | 1844 | 11 | 4.2 | 131.7 | 31.3 | 192 | 2343 | 12.2 | 16 | 13.7 | 167.4 | 4187 | 27 | 32 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| Howard Stevens | 26 | RET | 14 | 0 | 39 | 315 | 0 | 44 | 8.1 | 30 | 710 | 0 | 83 | 23.7 | 1028 |
| Bruce Laird | 26 | SS | 14 | 14 | 7 | 143 | 0 | 25 | 20.4 | 143 | |||||
| Jimmie Kennedy | 24 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 23 | 16.0 | 96 | ||||||
| Ron Lee | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 235 | |
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | FS | 14 | 14 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 20.3 | 61 | |||||
| Ken Huff | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don McCauley | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 591 | ||||||
| Ken Novak | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||||||
| Robert Pratt | 25 | LG | 14 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 55 | ||||||
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 40 | 315 | 0 | 44 | 7.9 | 52 | 1072 | 0 | 83 | 20.6 | 6911 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 33 | 0 | 77 | 1716 | 0 | 22.3 | ||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | ||||
| Toni Linhart* | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 74.1% | 50 | 49 | 98.0% | |||||||||
| David Lee | 33 | P | 14 | 0 | 59 | 2342 | 56 | 0 | 39.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 74.1% | 50 | 49 | 98.0% | 59 | 2342 | 56 | 0 | 39.7 | ||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 20 | 15 | 75.0% | 29 | 27 | 93.1% | 79 | 2915 | 36.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | |
| Mike Barnes | 26 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Chester | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Cheyunski | 31 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fred Cook | 24 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Glenn Doughty | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Ehrmann | 27 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bert Jones*+ | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Laird | 26 | SS | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 23 | FB | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Lee | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Derrel Luce | 24 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Don McCauley | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lloyd Mumphord | 30 | LCB | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Nelson Munsey | 28 | RCB | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Novak | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ray Oldham | 25 | rcb | 14 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Howard Stevens | 26 | RET | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | FS | 14 | 14 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Stan White | 27 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 0 | ||||||
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 15 | 211 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 170 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 30 | 32 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Linhart* | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 109 | |||||||||
| Roger Carr* | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Don McCauley | 27 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | |||||||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 23 | FB | 13 | 13 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Glenn Doughty | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Chester | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Bert Jones*+ | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Ron Lee | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Derrel Luce | 24 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Howard Stevens | 26 | RET | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Ron Fernandes | 25 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 417 | |||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 246 |