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1966 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

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League Standings

Tm W L T W-L% Pts PtsO PtDif MoV SoS SRS OSRS DSRS
East
Buffalo Bills 9 4 1 .692 358 255 103 7.4 -0.2 7.1 2.5 4.6
Boston Patriots 8 4 2 .667 315 283 32 2.3 0.3 2.5 -0.4 2.9
New York Jets 6 6 2 .500 322 312 10 0.7 -0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0
Miami Dolphins 3 11 0 .214 213 362 -149 -10.6 0.9 -9.7 -7.3 -2.4
Houston Oilers 3 11 0 .214 335 396 -61 -4.4 -0.4 -4.8 2.1 -6.9
West
Kansas City Chiefs 11 2 1 .846 448 276 172 12.3 -1.3 11.0 9.8 1.2
Oakland Raiders 8 5 1 .615 315 288 27 1.9 -0.8 1.1 -0.8 1.9
San Diego Chargers 7 6 1 .538 335 284 51 3.6 0.5 4.1 1.7 2.4
Denver Broncos 4 10 0 .286 196 381 -185 -13.2 1.2 -12.1 -8.3 -3.7

Playoff Games

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Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL
ConfChamp January 1 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills 31 7
SuperBowl January 15 box W Green Bay Packers N Kansas City Chiefs 35 10

Award Winners

AP Player of the YearJim Nance
UPI Player of the YearJim Nance

Team Offense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
1 Kansas City Chiefs 14 448 5114 846 6.0 266 199 377 2840 31 15 7.0 140 439 2274 19 5.2 106 31 16 20
2 Buffalo Bills 14 358 4748 944 5.0 255 199 473 2856 15 21 5.8 126 455 1892 19 4.2 110 36 15 19
3 Houston Oilers 14 335 4412 926 4.8 246 226 485 2897 29 28 5.6 144 413 1515 11 3.7 76 40 12 26
4 San Diego Chargers 14 335 4553 827 5.5 230 224 434 3016 29 15 6.5 137 361 1537 9 4.3 77 22 7 16
5 New York Jets 14 322 4906 899 5.5 254 251 514 3464 21 29 6.6 145 376 1442 15 3.8 81 38 9 28
6 Boston Patriots 14 315 4536 889 5.1 243 186 393 2573 20 21 6.2 121 471 1963 17 4.2 100 34 13 22
7 Oakland Raiders 14 315 4571 847 5.4 226 212 450 3144 26 26 6.5 144 363 1427 13 3.9 70 38 12 12
8 Miami Dolphins 14 213 3458 884 3.9 200 179 454 2048 16 32 4.2 103 394 1410 5 3.6 75 42 10 22
9 Denver Broncos 14 196 3168 815 3.9 171 166 402 1995 12 30 4.5 95 376 1173 6 3.1 61 47 17 15
Avg Team 315.2 4385.1 875.2 5.0 232.3 204.7 442.4 2759.2 22.1 24.1 5.9 128.3 405.3 1625.9 12.7 4.0 84.0 36.4 12.3 20.0
League Total 2837 39466 7877 5.0 2091 1842 3982 24833 199 217 5.9 1155 3648 14633 114 4.0 756 328 111 180
Avg Tm/G 22.5 313.2 62.5 5.0 16.6 14.6 31.6 197.1 1.6 1.7 5.9 9.2 29.0 116.1 0.9 4.0 6.0 2.6 0.9 1.4

Passing Offense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 New York Jets 14 251 514 48.8 3464 21 4.1 29 5.6 77 6.9 4.8 14.2 247.4 61.7 9 92 6.6 4.5 1.7
2 Oakland Raiders 14 212 450 47.1 3144 26 5.8 26 5.8 78 7.6 5.6 16.2 224.6 68.2 34 281 6.5 4.6 7.0
3 San Diego Chargers 14 224 434 51.6 3016 29 6.7 15 3.5 78 7.7 6.8 14.9 215.4 85.1 32 331 6.5 5.6 6.9
4 Houston Oilers 14 226 485 46.6 2897 29 6.0 28 5.8 79 6.5 4.5 14.0 206.9 64.0 28 271 5.6 3.8 5.5
5 Buffalo Bills 14 199 473 42.1 2856 15 3.2 21 4.4 55 6.3 4.7 15.1 204.0 55.6 16 144 5.8 4.2 3.3
6 Kansas City Chiefs 14 199 377 52.8 2840 31 8.2 15 4.0 89 8.3 7.3 15.7 202.9 91.4 30 283 7.0 6.1 7.4
7 Boston Patriots 14 186 393 47.3 2573 20 5.1 21 5.3 63 7.1 5.2 15.0 183.8 65.7 25 211 6.2 4.4 6.0
8 Miami Dolphins 14 179 454 39.4 2048 16 3.5 32 7.0 80 5.2 2.4 13.3 146.3 39.1 36 326 4.2 1.6 7.3
9 Denver Broncos 14 166 402 41.3 1995 12 3.0 30 7.5 79 5.8 2.8 14.2 142.5 39.7 37 356 4.5 1.7 8.4
Avg Team 204.7 442.4 46.3 2759.2 22.1 5.0 24.1 5.4 75 6.8 5.4 14.7 197.1 60.6 27.4 255.0 5.9 4.5 5.8
League Total 1842 3982 46.3 24833 199 5.0 217 5.4 89 6.8 5.4 14.7 197.1 60.6 247 2295 5.9 4.5 5.8
Avg Tm/G 14.6 31.6 46.3 197.1 1.6 5.0 1.7 5.4 6.8 5.4 14.7 197.1 60.6 2.0 18.2 5.9 4.5 5.8

Rushing Offense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Kansas City Chiefs 14 439 2274 19 77 5.2 162.4 21
2 Boston Patriots 14 471 1963 17 65 4.2 140.2 25
3 Buffalo Bills 14 455 1892 19 36 4.2 135.1 27
4 San Diego Chargers 14 361 1537 9 61 4.3 109.8 17
5 Houston Oilers 14 413 1515 11 69 3.7 108.2 19
6 New York Jets 14 376 1442 15 54 3.8 103.0 19
7 Oakland Raiders 14 363 1427 13 64 3.9 101.9 22
8 Miami Dolphins 14 394 1410 5 41 3.6 100.7 29
9 Denver Broncos 14 376 1173 6 63 3.1 83.8 36
Avg Team 405.3 1625.9 12.7 59 4.0 116.1 23.9
League Total 3648 14633 114 77 4.0 116.1 215
Avg Tm/G 29.0 116.1 0.9 4.0 116.1 1.7

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Oakland Raiders 14 41 367 0 42 9.0 60 1191 0 35 19.9 6129
2 New York Jets 14 36 260 0 40 7.2 62 1300 1 96 21.0 6466
3 Buffalo Bills 14 43 411 2 73 9.6 51 1064 1 95 20.9 6223
4 Houston Oilers 14 23 159 0 29 6.9 64 1514 0 53 23.7 6085
5 Miami Dolphins 14 21 204 0 56 9.7 65 1507 1 95 23.2 5169
6 Denver Broncos 14 26 235 0 42 9.0 58 1558 3 100 26.9 4961
7 Kansas City Chiefs 14 30 255 1 79 8.5 54 1148 0 63 21.3 6517
8 Boston Patriots 14 24 143 0 18 6.0 54 1145 0 43 21.2 5824
9 San Diego Chargers 14 21 257 1 81 12.2 55 1282 0 54 23.3 6092
Avg Team 29.4 254.6 0.4 51 8.6 58.1 1301.0 0.7 70 22.4 5940.7
League Total 265 2291 4 81 8.6 523 11709 6 100 22.4 53466
Avg Tm/G 2.1 18.2 0.0 8.6 4.2 92.9 0.0 22.4 424.3

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Buffalo Bills 14 10 8 6 3 8 4 10 4 4 38 19 50.0% 42 41 97.6% 69 2843 61 0 41.2
2 Boston Patriots 14 6 6 4 1 9 6 11 3 2 32 16 50.0% 36 35 97.2% 76 2774 68 3 36.5
3 Oakland Raiders 14 3 3 8 4 7 4 10 1 2 30 12 40.0% 40 39 97.5% 74 3078 59 1 41.6
4 Kansas City Chiefs 14 6 6 9 7 5 4 7 4 1 1 28 22 78.6% 52 48 92.3% 62 2716 69 1 43.8
5 Houston Oilers 14 4 3 1 7 3 12 8 6 2 30 16 53.3% 40 39 97.5% 69 2912 65 0 42.2
6 San Diego Chargers 14 8 7 8 3 7 4 7 2 1 31 16 51.6% 40 39 97.5% 66 2442 54 0 37.0
7 New York Jets 14 7 6 5 3 10 6 13 3 35 18 51.4% 35 34 97.1% 62 2635 63 0 42.5
8 Miami Dolphins 14 4 7 5 3 2 7 3 1 22 10 45.5% 23 23 100.0% 82 3231 63 1 39.4
9 Denver Broncos 14 2 2 8 5 4 4 10 3 1 25 14 56.0% 20 20 100.0% 77 3480 70 1 45.2
Avg Team 5.6 4.6 6.2 3.4 6.7 4.1 9.7 3.4 2.0 0.3 30.1 15.9 52.8% 36.4 35.3 97.0% 70.8 2901.2 64 0.8 41.0
League Total 50 41 56 31 60 37 87 31 18 3 271 143 52.8% 328 318 97.0% 637 26111 70 7 41.0
Avg Tm/G 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 2.2 1.1 52.8% 2.6 2.5 97.0% 5.1 207.2 0.1 41.0

Scoring

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Kansas City Chiefs 14 19 31 1 1 2 1 55 48 22 444
2 Buffalo Bills 14 19 15 2 1 1 4 1 43 41 19 1 358
3 Houston Oilers 14 11 29 1 41 39 16 1 335
4 San Diego Chargers 14 9 29 1 1 1 41 39 16 1 335
5 New York Jets 14 15 21 1 1 38 34 18 1 318
6 Oakland Raiders 14 13 26 1 40 39 12 315
7 Boston Patriots 14 17 20 1 38 35 16 311
8 Miami Dolphins 14 5 16 1 1 4 27 23 10 215
9 Denver Broncos 14 6 12 3 1 22 20 14 194
Avg Team 12.7 22.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.3 35.3 15.9 0.4 313.9
League Total 114 199 4 6 6 13 3 318 143 4 2825
Avg Tm/G 0.9 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.1 22.4