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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 232 points (14.5/g), 1st.
Differential of 143 points (8.9/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (13-3-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 3 | 19 | 12 | 241 | 108 | 133 | 1 | 20 | 378 | 232 | 146 | |
| 2 | Mon | September 8 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 27 | 21 | 428 | 300 | 128 | 3 | 22 | 389 | 281 | 108 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-1 | Buffalo Bills | 22 | 16 | 17 | 267 | 160 | 107 | 16 | 325 | 275 | 50 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 35 | 14 | 18 | 331 | 214 | 117 | 1 | 24 | 364 | 278 | 86 | 5 |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 4-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 17 | 29 | 466 | 263 | 203 | 3 | 16 | 376 | 220 | 156 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 17 | 14 | 259 | 163 | 96 | 19 | 337 | 254 | 83 | ||
| 7 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Thu | October 16 | box | W | 5-2 | San Diego Chargers | 31 | 3 | 25 | 313 | 224 | 89 | 1 | 12 | 258 | 189 | 69 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 28 | 20 | 19 | 255 | 168 | 87 | 20 | 360 | 261 | 99 | 4 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 3 | box | W | 7-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 10 | 24 | 392 | 209 | 183 | 2 | 12 | 235 | 93 | 142 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | L | 7-3 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 24 | 22 | 413 | 265 | 148 | 5 | 16 | 332 | 182 | 150 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 8-3 | Denver Broncos | 24 | 22 | 15 | 202 | 96 | 106 | 1 | 26 | 329 | 194 | 135 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 9-3 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 19 | 14 | 22 | 324 | 204 | 120 | 2 | 18 | 291 | 223 | 68 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 10-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 9 | 22 | 340 | 187 | 153 | 1 | 13 | 279 | 152 | 127 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 11-3 | Oakland Raiders | 30 | 0 | 27 | 418 | 204 | 214 | 5 | 93 | 57 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 12-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 29 | 7 | 14 | 239 | 108 | 131 | 22 | 282 | 219 | 63 | 2 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 13-3 | New Orleans Saints | 25 | 13 | 14 | 176 | 20 | 156 | 17 | 252 | 149 | 103 | 5 | ||
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| Division | Sun | January 4 | box | L | 13-4 | Denver Broncos | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||