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1977 Houston Oilers
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 299 points (21.4/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (16.4/g), 14th.
Differential of 69 points (4.9/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.6, Offense: 4.4, Defense: 2.3, SoS: 1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bum Phillips (8-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ken Shipp
Defensive Coordinator: Ed Biles
Other Notable Asst.: Wade Phillips (Defensive Line)
Training Camp: Stephen F. Austin State (Nacogdoches, Texas)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | New York Jets | 20 | 0 | 19 | 239 | 130 | 109 | 11 | 179 | 77 | 102 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 10 | 18 | 227 | 137 | 90 | 15 | 279 | 184 | 95 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 27 | 13 | 205 | 137 | 68 | 3 | 29 | 397 | 180 | 217 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 10 | 15 | 267 | 169 | 98 | 2 | 21 | 389 | 211 | 178 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | Cleveland Browns | 23 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 119 | 109 | 3 | 11 | 170 | 61 | 109 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 27 | 10 | 119 | -14 | 133 | 6 | 19 | 352 | 227 | 125 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | L | OT | 3-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 13 | 15 | 186 | 79 | 107 | 1 | 15 | 262 | 173 | 89 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | Chicago Bears | 47 | 0 | 19 | 489 | 234 | 255 | 3 | 10 | 125 | -16 | 141 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 29 | 34 | 13 | 352 | 196 | 156 | 5 | 24 | 365 | 255 | 110 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 5-5 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 22 | 10 | 25 | 432 | 237 | 195 | 3 | 12 | 129 | 27 | 102 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 6-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 20 | 21 | 370 | 74 | 296 | 6 | 18 | 337 | 246 | 91 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 6-6 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 24 | 11 | 251 | 139 | 112 | 1 | 23 | 332 | 163 | 169 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | W | 7-6 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 19 | 15 | 10 | 167 | 56 | 111 | 2 | 22 | 400 | 222 | 178 | 8 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 8-6 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 16 | 21 | 332 | 182 | 150 | 3 | 17 | 241 | 132 | 109 | 2 | ||