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.

Simple Rating System: Total 8.6, Offense: 6.5, Defense: 2.2, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Chuck Fairbanks

Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)

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Team Games & Schedule

									Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date			OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 12	boxscore	L		0-1		Baltimore Colts	13	27	17	317	168	149	5	20	272	150	122	1
2	Sun	September 19	boxscore	W		1-1		Miami Dolphins	30	14	23	430	152	278	2	17	254	146	108	4
3	Sun	September 26	boxscore	W		2-1	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	30	27	18	399	257	142	4	24	416	247	169	6
4	Sun	October 3	boxscore	W		3-1		Oakland Raiders	48	17	27	468	172	296	1	25	321	207	114	4
5	Sun	October 10	boxscore	L		3-2	@	Detroit Lions	10	30	10	199	103	96	5	20	329	133	196
6	Mon	October 18	boxscore	W		4-2		New York Jets	41	7	29	475	145	330	1	20	309	193	116	2
7	Sun	October 24	boxscore	W		5-2	@	Buffalo Bills	26	22	18	277	93	184	4	21	309	100	209	5
8	Sun	October 31	boxscore	L		5-3	@	Miami Dolphins	3	10	11	226	96	130	1	18	257	100	157
9	Sun	November 7	boxscore	W		6-3		Buffalo Bills	20	10	16	298	126	172	5	20	373	224	149	8
10	Sun	November 14	boxscore	W		7-3	@	Baltimore Colts	21	14	19	326	121	205	2	13	202	95	107	3
11	Sun	November 21	boxscore	W		8-3	@	New York Jets	38	24	13	237	83	154	3	20	287	184	103	10
12	Sun	November 28	boxscore	W		9-3		Denver Broncos	38	14	25	414	82	332	2	12	189	145	44	3
13	Sun	December 5	boxscore	W		10-3		New Orleans Saints	27	6	21	328	108	220		14	236	118	118	1
14	Sun	December 12	boxscore	W		11-3	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	31	14	13	300	40	260	1	14	268	133	135	3
		Playoffs
Division	Sat	December 18	boxscore	L		11-4	@	Oakland Raiders	21	24	23	331	167	164	3	20	282	201	81	1

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