Team Stats and Rankings
| Tot Yds & TO | Passing | Rushing | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PF | Yds | Ply | Y/P | TO | FL | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | Pen | Yds | 1stPy | ||
| Team Stats | 265 | 3996 | 955 | 4.2 | 31 | 18 | 244 | 210 | 404 | 2178 | 10 | 13 | 4.8 | 117 | 500 | 1818 | 17 | 3.6 | 106 | 116 | 986 | 21 |
| Opp. Stats | 326 | 5549 | 1077 | 5.2 | 42 | 21 | 323 | 290 | 548 | 3541 | 17 | 21 | 6.1 | 177 | 498 | 2008 | 16 | 4.0 | 112 | 96 | 785 | 34 |
| Lg Rank Offense | 24 | 28 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 21 | ||||||||
| Lg Rank Defense | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
Schedule & Game Results
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 10 | 4:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Cleveland Browns | 0 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 357 | 205 | 152 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 17 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 0-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 41 | 18 | 274 | 188 | 86 | 31 | 520 | 328 | 192 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 24 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 1-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 14 | 23 | 278 | 119 | 159 | 1 | 17 | 258 | 146 | 112 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 2-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 23 | 3 | 20 | 315 | 213 | 102 | 13 | 240 | 222 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 8 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 2-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 26 | 25 | 340 | 168 | 172 | 1 | 21 | 382 | 192 | 190 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 15 | 4:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 3-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 7 | 16 | 231 | 138 | 93 | 2 | 17 | 260 | 153 | 107 | 7 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 22 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 3-4 | @ | Houston Oilers | 0 | 27 | 10 | 132 | 100 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 361 | 229 | 132 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 29 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 4-4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 17 | 19 | 312 | 232 | 80 | 1 | 23 | 438 | 318 | 120 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 5 | 4:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 4-5 | @ | Denver Broncos | 7 | 34 | 7 | 170 | 77 | 93 | 1 | 22 | 414 | 261 | 153 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 12 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 4-6 | Chicago Bears | 0 | 20 | 10 | 216 | 162 | 54 | 6 | 20 | 337 | 134 | 203 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 19 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 5-6 | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 17 | 14 | 191 | 103 | 88 | 1 | 20 | 359 | 225 | 134 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 26 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 6-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 34 | 14 | 13 | 292 | 161 | 131 | 15 | 302 | 222 | 80 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 3 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 6-7 | Houston Oilers | 16 | 23 | 15 | 212 | 43 | 169 | 1 | 19 | 284 | 144 | 140 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 10 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 7-7 | @ | New York Jets | 13 | 0 | 17 | 317 | 160 | 157 | 1 | 19 | 313 | 243 | 70 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 17 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 8-7 | New England Patriots | 28 | 10 | 18 | 347 | 128 | 219 | 1 | 26 | 403 | 282 | 121 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 24 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 9-7 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 22 | 14 | 316 | 169 | 147 | 3 | 19 | 321 | 237 | 84 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card | Sun | December 31 | 4:00PM ET | boxscore | W | OT | 10-7 | @ | Houston Oilers | 26 | 23 | 17 | 289 | 112 | 177 | 1 | 22 | 380 | 315 | 65 | 2 |
| Division | Sun | January 7 | 4:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 10-8 | @ | Denver Broncos | 23 | 24 | 19 | 404 | 229 | 175 | 2 | 19 | 364 | 226 | 138 | 1 | |
Rushing & Receiving
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Kick & Punt Returns
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Kicking
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Punting
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Defense & Fumbles
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Scoring Summary
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Touchdown Log
Opponent Touchdown Log
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