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1976 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 376 points (26.9/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 236 points (16.9/g), 11th.
Differential of 140 points (10.0/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.0/g), 3rd.
Coached by Chuck Fairbanks (11-3-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| 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 | September 12 | box | L | 0-1 | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 27 | 17 | 317 | 168 | 149 | 5 | 20 | 272 | 150 | 122 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | W | 1-1 | Miami Dolphins | 30 | 14 | 23 | 430 | 152 | 278 | 2 | 17 | 254 | 146 | 108 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 27 | 18 | 399 | 257 | 142 | 4 | 24 | 416 | 247 | 169 | 6 |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 3-1 | Oakland Raiders | 48 | 17 | 27 | 468 | 172 | 296 | 1 | 25 | 321 | 207 | 114 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 30 | 10 | 199 | 103 | 96 | 5 | 20 | 329 | 133 | 196 | |
| 6 | Mon | October 18 | box | W | 4-2 | New York Jets | 41 | 7 | 29 | 475 | 145 | 330 | 1 | 20 | 309 | 193 | 116 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 26 | 22 | 18 | 277 | 93 | 184 | 4 | 21 | 309 | 100 | 209 | 5 |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 11 | 226 | 96 | 130 | 1 | 18 | 257 | 100 | 157 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 6-3 | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 10 | 16 | 298 | 126 | 172 | 5 | 20 | 373 | 224 | 149 | 8 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 21 | 14 | 19 | 326 | 121 | 205 | 2 | 13 | 202 | 95 | 107 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | New York Jets | 38 | 24 | 13 | 237 | 83 | 154 | 3 | 20 | 287 | 184 | 103 | 10 |
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 9-3 | Denver Broncos | 38 | 14 | 25 | 414 | 82 | 332 | 2 | 12 | 189 | 145 | 44 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | box | W | 10-3 | New Orleans Saints | 27 | 6 | 21 | 328 | 108 | 220 | 14 | 236 | 118 | 118 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 14 | 13 | 300 | 40 | 260 | 1 | 14 | 268 | 133 | 135 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 18 | box | L | 11-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 21 | 24 | ||||||||||