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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 293 points (20.9/g), 12th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 67 points (4.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.4, Offense: 1.2, Defense: 5.2, SoS: 1.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bum Phillips
Defensive Coordinator: Ed Biles
Training Camp: Sam Houston State (Huntsville, Texas)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 7 | 169 | 53 | 116 | 2 | 17 | 279 | 100 | 179 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | San Diego Chargers | 33 | 17 | 24 | 402 | 151 | 251 | 1 | 12 | 204 | 144 | 60 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 19 | 21 | 13 | 176 | 93 | 83 | 5 | 18 | 262 | 176 | 86 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 40 | 10 | 20 | 369 | 119 | 250 | 15 | 246 | 144 | 102 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 10 | 14 | 228 | 107 | 121 | 1 | 17 | 255 | 197 | 58 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | W | 5-1 | Detroit Lions | 24 | 8 | 14 | 300 | 212 | 88 | 5 | 22 | 336 | 179 | 157 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 6-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 13 | 13 | 325 | 181 | 144 | 2 | 22 | 345 | 208 | 137 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | L | 6-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 24 | 18 | 298 | 206 | 92 | 3 | 22 | 352 | 169 | 183 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | W | 7-2 | Miami Dolphins | 20 | 19 | 15 | 239 | 70 | 169 | 23 | 350 | 236 | 114 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Mon | November 24 | boxscore | L | 7-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 32 | 13 | 257 | 131 | 126 | 4 | 22 | 367 | 139 | 228 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | L | 7-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 19 | 23 | 20 | 313 | 107 | 206 | 3 | 18 | 289 | 154 | 135 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | W | 8-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 13 | 23 | 279 | 109 | 170 | 3 | 11 | 200 | 195 | 5 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | 9-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 26 | 19 | 260 | 174 | 86 | 3 | 23 | 377 | 237 | 140 | 6 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | W | 10-4 | Cleveland Browns | 21 | 10 | 21 | 322 | 156 | 166 | 2 | 22 | 275 | 179 | 96 | 2 | ||