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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
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| Week | Day | 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 | 12 | 170 | 99 | 71 | 2 | 29 | 526 | 301 | 225 | 1 | |