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1997 Tennessee Oilers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 333 points (20.8/g), 14th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 310 points (19.4/g), 12th.
Differential of 23 points (1.4/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by Jeff Fisher (8-8-0)
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1997 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 | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | Oakland Raiders | 24 | 21 | 20 | 419 | 164 | 255 | 2 | 17 | 332 | 287 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 16 | 13 | 294 | 109 | 185 | 1 | 21 | 354 | 300 | 54 | 1 |
| 3 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 1-2 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 36 | 18 | 285 | 188 | 97 | 5 | 21 | 398 | 309 | 89 | ||
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 1-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 37 | 20 | 284 | 226 | 58 | 3 | 19 | 399 | 262 | 137 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 16 | 18 | 253 | 97 | 156 | 2 | 20 | 405 | 238 | 167 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 2-4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 7 | 26 | 391 | 193 | 198 | 14 | 202 | 137 | 65 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 3-4 | Washington Redskins | 28 | 14 | 23 | 389 | 185 | 204 | 18 | 312 | 220 | 92 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 4-4 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 14 | 15 | 283 | 135 | 148 | 22 | 263 | 157 | 106 | 7 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 4-5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 24 | 30 | 15 | 302 | 195 | 107 | 2 | 17 | 290 | 155 | 135 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 5-5 | New York Giants | 10 | 6 | 19 | 326 | 173 | 153 | 2 | 10 | 218 | 111 | 107 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 5-6 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 17 | 17 | 320 | 184 | 136 | 2 | 21 | 352 | 249 | 103 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 6-6 | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 14 | 21 | 322 | 159 | 163 | 1 | 12 | 290 | 286 | 4 | 2 | |
| 14 | Thu | November 27 | box | W | 7-6 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 14 | 14 | 245 | 81 | 164 | 1 | 16 | 386 | 340 | 46 | 5 |
| 15 | Thu | December 4 | box | L | 7-7 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 41 | 12 | 175 | 131 | 44 | 34 | 515 | 239 | 276 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 7-8 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 19 | 21 | 23 | 390 | 200 | 190 | 4 | 11 | 246 | 192 | 54 | 1 |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 8-8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 6 | 14 | 241 | 85 | 156 | 1 | 19 | 269 | 176 | 93 | 3 | |