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Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
1 Sun September 17 box W Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears 37 21 319 2 283 3
1 Sun September 17 box W Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints 34 14 393 1 287 2
1 Sun September 17 box W San Francisco 49ers San Diego Chargers 34 3 295 2 258 5
1 Sun September 17 box W Miami Dolphins @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 10 296 2 332 4
1 Sun September 17 box W Detroit Lions New York Giants 30 16 392 0 245 2
1 Sun September 17 box W Denver Broncos Houston Oilers 30 17 478 3 196 2
1 Sun September 17 box W Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 28 6 389 3 315 4
1 Sun September 17 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ Baltimore Colts 10 3 134 0 364 3
1 Sun September 17 box W Green Bay Packers @ Cleveland Browns 26 10 290 1 188 4
1 Sun September 17 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ New England Patriots 31 7 357 0 137 3
1 Sun September 17 box W New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills 41 24 293 1 287 4
1 Sun September 17 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Oakland Raiders 34 28 247 4 370 5
1 Mon September 18 box W Washington Redskins @ Minnesota Vikings 24 21 203 1 382 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
2 Sun September 24 box W Miami Dolphins Houston Oilers 34 13 435 4 167 3
2 Sun September 24 box W Oakland Raiders @ Green Bay Packers 20 14 313 1 207 2
2 Sun September 24 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions 34 10 286 0 213 5
2 Sun September 24 box W San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 37 14 317 2 313 6
2 Sun September 24 box W Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants 23 14 297 0 355 2
2 Sun September 24 box W Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals 24 10 272 0 219 3
2 Sun September 24 box W New York Jets @ Baltimore Colts 44 34 573 2 412 2
2 Sun September 24 box W New England Patriots Atlanta Falcons 21 20 287 0 399 0
2 Sun September 24 box W Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers 27 20 233 1 202 4
2 Sun September 24 box T Los Angeles Rams @ Chicago Bears 13 13 171 3 170 4
2 Sun September 24 box W Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 15 10 269 4 205 3
2 Sun September 24 box W Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 17 297 1 314 3
2 Mon September 25 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ New Orleans Saints 20 17 324 4 152 0
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
3 Sun October 1 box T San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders 17 17 345 3 232 1
3 Sun October 1 box W Houston Oilers New York Jets 26 20 412 1 398 4
3 Sun October 1 box W New England Patriots Washington Redskins 24 23 380 2 349 2
3 Sun October 1 box W San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints 37 2 318 3 84 7
3 Sun October 1 box W Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings 16 14 254 2 240 4
3 Sun October 1 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos 45 24 305 1 332 4
3 Sun October 1 box W Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys 16 13 168 0 269 5
3 Sun October 1 box W Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams 31 3 358 3 249 6
3 Sun October 1 box W Baltimore Colts @ Buffalo Bills 17 0 339 4 229 5
3 Sun October 1 box W Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears 38 24 312 0 327 3
3 Sun October 1 box W Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals 27 6 289 0 331 4
3 Sun October 1 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ St. Louis Cardinals 25 19 362 2 248 4
3 Mon October 2 box W New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 12 321 2 394 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
4 Sun October 8 box W Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers 31 7 513 1 250 2
4 Sun October 8 box W Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles 14 0 371 4 236 2
4 Sun October 8 box W New York Giants New Orleans Saints 45 21 357 2 286 6
4 Sun October 8 box W Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets 27 17 394 1 270 1
4 Sun October 8 box W Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers 17 13 367 4 272 2
4 Sun October 8 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Vikings 19 17 262 0 292 2
4 Sun October 8 box W San Diego Chargers @ Baltimore Colts 23 20 350 5 265 3
4 Sun October 8 box W Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons 26 23 314 4 278 1
4 Sun October 8 box W Buffalo Bills New England Patriots 38 14 305 2 354 4
4 Sun October 8 box W Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears 20 17 341 2 258 1
4 Sun October 8 box W Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos 21 10 199 1 167 0
4 Sun October 8 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns 31 7 283 1 209 8
4 Mon October 9 box W Oakland Raiders @ Houston Oilers 34 0 302 4 89 5
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
5 Sun October 15 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles 34 3 313 0 137 5
5 Sun October 15 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 24 7 295 0 108 1
5 Sun October 15 box W New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers 23 17 269 2 342 5
5 Sun October 15 box W New York Jets @ New England Patriots 41 13 396 1 311 2
5 Sun October 15 box W Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 24 10 239 1 243 3
5 Sun October 15 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Denver Broncos 23 20 305 1 336 2
5 Sun October 15 box W Washington Redskins @ St. Louis Cardinals 33 3 390 3 151 4
5 Sun October 15 box W Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints 21 14 322 5 121 3
5 Sun October 15 box W Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills 28 16 396 2 295 1
5 Sun October 15 box W Chicago Bears @ Cleveland Browns 17 0 310 1 163 1
5 Sun October 15 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 16 251 2 320 2
5 Sun October 15 box W Dallas Cowboys @ Baltimore Colts 21 0 390 2 175 3
5 Mon October 16 box W Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions 24 23 265 2 229 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
6 Sun October 22 box W Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots 33 3 426 1 276 4
6 Sun October 22 box T San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints 20 20 340 3 367 2
6 Sun October 22 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Kansas City Chiefs 21 20 349 2 244 2
6 Sun October 22 box W Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers 34 20 324 2 225 3
6 Sun October 22 box W Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders 30 23 409 1 316 1
6 Sun October 22 box W Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys 24 20 305 1 276 2
6 Sun October 22 box W New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals 27 21 316 3 191 3
6 Sun October 22 box W New York Jets Baltimore Colts 24 20 347 4 406 2
6 Sun October 22 box W Cleveland Browns @ Houston Oilers 23 17 254 0 364 2
6 Sun October 22 box W Los Angeles Rams Cincinnati Bengals 15 12 149 3 283 2
6 Sun October 22 box W Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 24 23 310 4 188 1
6 Sun October 22 box W Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers 10 9 244 1 215 2
6 Mon October 23 box W Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 13 10 241 4 282 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
7 Sun October 29 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers 27 13 344 3 232 4
7 Sun October 29 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers 26 14 268 2 280 5
7 Sun October 29 box W New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles 21 3 432 1 209 3
7 Sun October 29 box W New York Jets New England Patriots 34 10 392 2 194 3
7 Sun October 29 box W Washington Redskins @ New York Giants 23 16 337 2 360 2
7 Sun October 29 box W Oakland Raiders Los Angeles Rams 45 17 362 0 317 7
7 Sun October 29 box W Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Colts 23 0 375 1 192 2
7 Sun October 29 box W Cleveland Browns @ Denver Broncos 27 20 343 1 272 1
7 Sun October 29 box W Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers 30 7 496 2 145 2
7 Sun October 29 box W Chicago Bears @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 10 329 2 269 4
7 Sun October 29 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo Bills 38 21 309 1 418 4
7 Sun October 29 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons 49 14 348 3 152 4
7 Mon October 30 box W Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions 28 24 365 2 283 0
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
8 Sun November 5 box W Washington Redskins @ New York Jets 35 17 311 2 222 4
8 Sun November 5 box W Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints 37 6 381 1 270 4
8 Sun November 5 box W Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders 27 14 371 1 293 3
8 Sun November 5 box W Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers 34 24 338 0 327 3
8 Sun November 5 box W New York Giants Denver Broncos 29 17 316 1 330 3
8 Sun November 5 box W Dallas Cowboys @ San Diego Chargers 34 28 269 2 346 4
8 Sun November 5 box T Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Cardinals 6 6 299 1 228 2
8 Sun November 5 box W Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers 20 0 298 0 212 1
8 Sun November 5 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals 40 17 415 0 366 3
8 Sun November 5 box W Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 14 0 326 4 146 1
8 Sun November 5 box W Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills 30 16 327 1 172 2
8 Sun November 5 box W Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 20 7 295 0 237 2
8 Mon November 6 box W Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots 24 17 267 2 281 3
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
9 Sun November 12 box W Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 16 14 298 3 228 1
9 Sun November 12 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 16 7 318 5 183 3
9 Sun November 12 box W Miami Dolphins New England Patriots 52 0 482 1 169 3
9 Sun November 12 box W Washington Redskins New York Giants 27 13 380 1 235 2
9 Sun November 12 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Houston Oilers 18 17 237 1 348 3
9 Sun November 12 box W Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Rams 16 10 245 2 183 3
9 Sun November 12 box W Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Cardinals 33 24 427 1 328 3
9 Sun November 12 box W San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Colts 24 21 310 1 297 1
9 Sun November 12 box W Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 14 381 2 233 1
9 Sun November 12 box W Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears 23 17 163 2 296 3
9 Sun November 12 box W New York Jets Buffalo Bills 41 3 289 1 210 4
9 Sun November 12 box W Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 36 20 352 1 264 2
9 Mon November 13 box W Cleveland Browns @ San Diego Chargers 21 17 299 1 327 3
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
10 Sun November 19 box W Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos 37 20 337 2 208 3
10 Sun November 19 box W Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints 27 14 330 0 319 3
10 Sun November 19 box W Green Bay Packers @ Houston Oilers 23 10 310 0 240 0
10 Sun November 19 box W San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 17 294 0 363 6
10 Sun November 19 box W Miami Dolphins New York Jets 28 24 346 3 283 3
10 Sun November 19 box W Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 7 321 3 126 3
10 Sun November 19 box W New York Giants @ St. Louis Cardinals 13 7 247 0 207 2
10 Sun November 19 box W Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers 26 24 389 2 314 2
10 Sun November 19 box W Baltimore Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 19 306 1 267 1
10 Sun November 19 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Chicago Bears 34 21 376 0 356 3
10 Sun November 19 box W Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots 27 24 295 4 298 4
10 Sun November 19 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Los Angeles Rams 45 41 375 0 426 2
10 Mon November 20 box W Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons 24 13 268 2 256 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
11 Thu November 23 box W Detroit Lions New York Jets 37 20 385 0 394 1
11 Thu November 23 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Dallas Cowboys 31 10 280 1 308 4
11 Sun November 26 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ Chicago Bears 13 3 271 2 216 2
11 Sun November 26 box W San Diego Chargers Houston Oilers 34 20 367 1 213 1
11 Sun November 26 box W New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles 62 10 503 0 222 5
11 Sun November 26 box W New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams 19 16 260 0 309 0
11 Sun November 26 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Minnesota Vikings 23 10 292 3 320 3
11 Sun November 26 box W Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 26 3 420 1 159 4
11 Sun November 26 box W Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers 21 16 281 1 187 1
11 Sun November 26 box W Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos 23 20 250 1 315 1
11 Sun November 26 box W Cleveland Browns Buffalo Bills 27 10 253 2 175 2
11 Sun November 26 box W Baltimore Colts New England Patriots 31 0 262 2 206 6
11 Mon November 27 box W Miami Dolphins St. Louis Cardinals 31 10 426 2 224 6
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
12 Sun December 3 box W Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions 33 7 309 1 189 6
12 Sun December 3 box W Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots 37 21 501 3 217 2
12 Sun December 3 box W New York Jets New Orleans Saints 18 17 323 2 333 1
12 Sun December 3 box W Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles 23 7 325 0 120 1
12 Sun December 3 box W Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers 21 19 298 3 440 2
12 Sun December 3 box W Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 24 21 189 1 328 5
12 Sun December 3 box W Dallas Cowboys @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 6 349 5 141 5
12 Sun December 3 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns 30 0 337 1 126 3
12 Sun December 3 box W Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants 13 10 317 2 267 4
12 Sun December 3 box W Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 23 10 341 3 91 3
12 Sun December 3 box W Baltimore Colts Buffalo Bills 35 7 391 0 244 4
12 Sun December 3 box W Atlanta Falcons Houston Oilers 20 10 328 3 242 6
12 Mon December 4 box W Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers 26 16 313 0 304 3
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
13 Sat December 9 box W Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 34 24 307 1 312 4
13 Sat December 9 box W Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals 27 24 259 2 334 4
13 Sun December 10 box W Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 12 250 4 230 4
13 Sun December 10 box W New England Patriots @ New Orleans Saints 17 10 289 2 337 4
13 Sun December 10 box W Miami Dolphins @ New York Giants 23 13 367 1 343 6
13 Sun December 10 box W Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings 23 7 270 2 144 4
13 Sun December 10 box W Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 38 13 257 3 335 5
13 Sun December 10 box W San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 20 0 276 0 265 4
13 Sun December 10 box W St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Rams 24 14 269 1 391 3
13 Sun December 10 box W Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Colts 24 10 322 0 254 3
13 Sun December 10 box T Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills 21 21 260 0 418 3
13 Sun December 10 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Houston Oilers 9 3 193 1 159 1
13 Mon December 11 box W Oakland Raiders New York Jets 24 16 366 3 401 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
14 Sat December 16 box W San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings 20 17 383 7 273 2
14 Sat December 16 box W Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts 16 0 284 2 257 6
14 Sun December 17 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ San Diego Chargers 24 2 246 1 172 7
14 Sun December 17 box W Green Bay Packers @ New Orleans Saints 30 20 244 0 152 2
14 Sun December 17 box W Detroit Lions @ Los Angeles Rams 34 17 370 1 333 2
14 Sun December 17 box W Denver Broncos New England Patriots 45 21 482 0 260 0
14 Sun December 17 box W New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys 23 3 349 1 132 4
14 Sun December 17 box W St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 24 23 396 2 275 0
14 Sun December 17 box W Cleveland Browns @ New York Jets 26 10 342 3 206 3
14 Sun December 17 box W Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Oilers 61 17 343 1 296 5
14 Sun December 17 box W Oakland Raiders Chicago Bears 28 21 359 4 195 1
14 Sun December 17 box W Buffalo Bills @ Washington Redskins 24 17 264 2 171 3
14 Sun December 17 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Atlanta Falcons 17 14 290 1 251 3
Playoffs
Division Sat December 23 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Oakland Raiders 13 7 252 1 216 4
Division Sat December 23 box W Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers 30 28 402 5 255 3
Division Sun December 24 box W Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers 16 3 232 1 211 1
Division Sun December 24 box W Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns 20 14 272 2 283 5
ConfChamp Sun December 31 box W Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys 26 3 316 1 169 1
ConfChamp Sun December 31 box W Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 17 314 1 250 2
SuperBowl Sun January 14 box W Miami Dolphins N Washington Redskins 14 7 253 2 228 3