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1996 Houston Oilers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 345 points (21.6/g), 10th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 319 points (19.9/g), 16th.
Differential of 26 points (1.6/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: 0.1, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jeff Fisher (8-8-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
Other Notable Asst.: Gregg Williams (Linebackers)
Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, 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 1 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 20 | 16 | 263 | 191 | 72 | 1 | 17 | 248 | 169 | 79 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 8 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 34 | 27 | 21 | 401 | 220 | 181 | 1 | 26 | 370 | 298 | 72 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 15 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Baltimore Ravens | 29 | 13 | 19 | 312 | 172 | 140 | 19 | 281 | 208 | 73 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | September 29 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 30 | 16 | 273 | 193 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 309 | 197 | 112 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 6 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 27 | 18 | 335 | 175 | 160 | 2 | 22 | 315 | 152 | 163 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 13 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 23 | 13 | 16 | 320 | 199 | 121 | 1 | 20 | 323 | 268 | 55 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 20 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 13 | 23 | 328 | 237 | 91 | 2 | 12 | 275 | 192 | 83 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 27 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 10 | 12 | 184 | 77 | 107 | 2 | 12 | 238 | 175 | 63 | |||
| 10 | Sun | November 3 | boxscore | L | 5-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 23 | 13 | 353 | 225 | 128 | 1 | 19 | 342 | 310 | 32 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 10 | boxscore | W | 6-4 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 14 | 20 | 309 | 161 | 148 | 1 | 14 | 227 | 154 | 73 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 17 | boxscore | L | 6-5 | Miami Dolphins | 20 | 23 | 17 | 261 | 164 | 97 | 1 | 17 | 303 | 209 | 94 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 24 | boxscore | L | 6-6 | Carolina Panthers | 6 | 31 | 17 | 271 | 186 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 254 | 160 | 94 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 1 | boxscore | W | 7-6 | @ | New York Jets | 35 | 10 | 18 | 385 | 142 | 243 | 1 | 15 | 264 | 185 | 79 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 8 | boxscore | L | 7-7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 23 | 21 | 361 | 287 | 74 | 4 | 19 | 279 | 165 | 114 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 15 | boxscore | L | 7-8 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 21 | 22 | 341 | 235 | 106 | 4 | 12 | 205 | 126 | 79 | |||
| 17 | Sun | December 22 | boxscore | W | 8-8 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 24 | 21 | 18 | 351 | 234 | 117 | 20 | 377 | 257 | 120 | 2 | ||