AFL Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||||||||
| Houston Oilers* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 513 | 242 | 271 | 19.4 | -2.4 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 5.5 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 413 | 313 | 100 | 7.1 | -0.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 390 | -89 | -6.4 | 0.8 | -5.6 | -2.5 | -3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 294 | 342 | -48 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -3.5 | 0.5 |
| West | ||||||||||||
| San Diego Chargers* | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 396 | 219 | 177 | 12.6 | -1.6 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 8.4 |
| Dallas Texans | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 334 | 343 | -9 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 251 | 432 | -181 | -12.9 | 1.6 | -11.3 | -5.7 | -5.6 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 237 | 458 | -221 | -15.8 | 2.0 | -13.8 | -6.5 | -7.3 |
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