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Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sat September 2 box W New York Giants @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 13 238 1 251 4
Sun September 3 box W Atlanta Falcons Houston Oilers 20 14 171 1 261 4
Sun September 3 box W San Diego Chargers @ Seattle Seahawks 24 20 275 2 446 2
Sun September 3 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 14 220 1 208 2
Sun September 3 box W Washington Redskins @ New England Patriots 16 14 324 2 326 3
Sun September 3 box W New Orleans Saints Minnesota Vikings 31 24 321 1 424 6
Sun September 3 box W New York Jets Miami Dolphins 33 20 380 1 329 2
Sun September 3 box W Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions 13 7 212 0 122 1
Sun September 3 box W Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders 14 6 152 1 318 3
Sun September 3 box W Cleveland Browns San Francisco 49ers 24 7 393 3 295 6
Sun September 3 box W Kansas City Chiefs @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 23 388 2 205 3
Sun September 3 box W Chicago Bears St. Louis Cardinals 17 10 243 0 236 2
Sun September 3 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo Bills 28 17 359 1 264 1
Mon September 4 box W Dallas Cowboys Baltimore Colts 38 0 583 3 181 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sat September 9 box W Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 7 196 2 109 6
Sun September 10 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks 21 10 336 1 247 3
Sun September 10 box W Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles 35 30 316 3 313 2
Sun September 10 box W Houston Oilers @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 17 226 1 295 2
Sun September 10 box W Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints 28 17 376 2 395 1
Sun September 10 box W Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers 21 20 364 4 372 0
Sun September 10 box W Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants 34 24 401 2 343 4
Sun September 10 box W New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills 21 20 288 2 314 1
Sun September 10 box W New England Patriots @ St. Louis Cardinals 16 6 441 4 193 3
Sun September 10 box W Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Colts 42 0 440 2 247 7
Sun September 10 box W Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals 13 10 355 1 277 1
Sun September 10 box W Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers 16 13 212 1 307 4
Sun September 10 box W Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 10 0 358 4 73 3
Mon September 11 box W Minnesota Vikings Denver Broncos 12 9 206 3 231 6
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun September 17 box W Oakland Raiders @ Green Bay Packers 28 3 420 4 196 3
Sun September 17 box W New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 26 10 339 0 365 2
Sun September 17 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Minnesota Vikings 16 10 155 1 219 5
Sun September 17 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ New Orleans Saints 24 17 373 3 308 4
Sun September 17 box W Seattle Seahawks @ New York Jets 24 17 334 2 378 3
Sun September 17 box W Houston Oilers San Francisco 49ers 20 19 330 2 382 3
Sun September 17 box W Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 27 14 314 0 315 2
Sun September 17 box W Los Angeles Rams Dallas Cowboys 27 14 317 2 319 5
Sun September 17 box W Cleveland Browns @ Atlanta Falcons 24 16 308 3 234 4
Sun September 17 box W Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 31 24 373 1 349 1
Sun September 17 box W Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions 19 0 326 2 237 2
Sun September 17 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals 28 3 447 4 179 2
Sun September 17 box W Washington Redskins @ St. Louis Cardinals 28 10 302 0 328 1
Mon September 18 box W Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots 34 27 361 4 429 4
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun September 24 box W Green Bay Packers @ San Diego Chargers 24 3 127 2 245 11
Sun September 24 box W Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins 17 3 337 1 143 3
Sun September 24 box W New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders 21 14 404 4 236 3
Sun September 24 box W New York Giants San Francisco 49ers 27 10 382 3 191 5
Sun September 24 box W Washington Redskins New York Jets 23 3 427 1 215 3
Sun September 24 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Houston Oilers 10 6 388 3 232 2
Sun September 24 box W Seattle Seahawks Detroit Lions 28 16 245 1 261 0
Sun September 24 box W Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 17 357 1 244 2
Sun September 24 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons 14 9 176 1 217 3
Sun September 24 box W Buffalo Bills Baltimore Colts 24 17 247 1 307 3
Sun September 24 box W New Orleans Saints @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 18 254 2 283 1
Sun September 24 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns 15 9 339 3 199 2
Sun September 24 box W Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Cardinals 21 12 389 2 310 0
Mon September 25 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears 24 20 295 2 278 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 1 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Jets 28 17 327 2 297 1
Sun October 1 box W New England Patriots San Diego Chargers 28 23 299 1 322 3
Sun October 1 box W Los Angeles Rams @ New Orleans Saints 26 20 281 1 315 1
Sun October 1 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 7 319 1 370 3
Sun October 1 box W Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions 35 14 482 4 227 1
Sun October 1 box W Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 28 7 373 3 323 5
Sun October 1 box W Miami Dolphins St. Louis Cardinals 24 10 267 1 351 1
Sun October 1 box W Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 28 13 293 3 308 2
Sun October 1 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Baltimore Colts 17 14 362 2 234 1
Sun October 1 box W Houston Oilers @ Cleveland Browns 16 13 379 4 182 4
Sun October 1 box W San Francisco 49ers Cincinnati Bengals 28 12 179 2 322 8
Sun October 1 box W Oakland Raiders @ Chicago Bears 25 19 411 0 278 2
Sun October 1 box W Atlanta Falcons New York Giants 23 20 350 3 146 1
Mon October 2 box W Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys 9 5 251 1 309 2
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 8 box W Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions 21 19 284 2 374 1
Sun October 8 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Kansas City Chiefs 30 13 347 1 256 2
Sun October 8 box W Seattle Seahawks Minnesota Vikings 29 28 432 2 391 1
Sun October 8 box W New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles 24 14 394 4 293 4
Sun October 8 box W Oakland Raiders Houston Oilers 21 17 279 5 373 2
Sun October 8 box W Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers 27 10 404 4 215 2
Sun October 8 box W San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 23 0 298 2 156 5
Sun October 8 box W Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 24 3 357 2 142 2
Sun October 8 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons 31 7 387 3 257 4
Sun October 8 box W New York Jets Buffalo Bills 45 14 278 1 322 4
Sun October 8 box W Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears 24 14 166 2 357 5
Sun October 8 box W Cleveland Browns @ New Orleans Saints 24 16 271 3 298 2
Sun October 8 box W Baltimore Colts @ St. Louis Cardinals 30 17 222 2 343 3
Mon October 9 box W Miami Dolphins Cincinnati Bengals 21 0 335 3 247 5
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 15 box W Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 28 6 354 0 255 1
Sun October 15 box W Miami Dolphins @ San Diego Chargers 28 21 261 1 404 5
Sun October 15 box W Los Angeles Rams @ Minnesota Vikings 34 17 326 3 167 2
Sun October 15 box W New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers 14 7 206 0 175 6
Sun October 15 box W New York Giants Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 14 218 2 263 4
Sun October 15 box W Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 17 10 262 4 273 6
Sun October 15 box W Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks 45 28 369 3 483 7
Sun October 15 box W Dallas Cowboys @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 21 418 4 372 3
Sun October 15 box W Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions 14 0 248 0 169 3
Sun October 15 box W Houston Oilers Buffalo Bills 17 10 330 0 229 1
Sun October 15 box W New England Patriots @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 3 298 2 279 3
Sun October 15 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns 34 14 321 0 360 4
Sun October 15 box W New York Jets @ Baltimore Colts 33 10 403 0 360 5
Mon October 16 box W Denver Broncos Chicago Bears 16 7 308 3 347 3
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun October 22 box W Seattle Seahawks Oakland Raiders 27 7 374 1 247 4
Sun October 22 box W New York Giants Washington Redskins 17 6 284 0 283 3
Sun October 22 box W New Orleans Saints @ Los Angeles Rams 10 3 118 1 342 6
Sun October 22 box W New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 33 24 393 2 333 2
Sun October 22 box W Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 21 7 294 1 247 2
Sun October 22 box W Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers 31 14 461 2 304 6
Sun October 22 box W Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 14 7 278 0 262 1
Sun October 22 box W New York Jets St. Louis Cardinals 23 10 293 0 304 3
Sun October 22 box W Baltimore Colts Denver Broncos 7 6 237 1 341 1
Sun October 22 box W Kansas City Chiefs Cleveland Browns 17 3 238 0 162 3
Sun October 22 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears 33 19 319 1 323 3
Sun October 22 box W Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals 5 0 226 0 244 5
Sun October 22 box W Atlanta Falcons @ San Francisco 49ers 20 17 330 2 261 2
Mon October 23 box W Houston Oilers @ Pittsburgh Steelers 24 17 329 1 328 1
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Thu October 26 box W Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys 21 10 281 0 239 4
Sun October 29 box W San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders 27 23 324 2 234 1
Sun October 29 box W New England Patriots New York Jets 55 21 529 1 276 2
Sun October 29 box W New Orleans Saints New York Giants 28 17 300 1 333 3
Sun October 29 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 27 24 215 3 322 3
Sun October 29 box W Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 7 249 4 170 3
Sun October 29 box W Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers 38 20 296 1 326 5
Sun October 29 box W Denver Broncos @ Seattle Seahawks 20 17 423 3 258 5
Sun October 29 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 10 354 3 352 5
Sun October 29 box W Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts 26 8 309 2 231 6
Sun October 29 box W Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers 28 13 436 1 255 2
Sun October 29 box W Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears 21 17 315 1 358 2
Sun October 29 box W Cleveland Browns Buffalo Bills 41 20 532 1 283 3
Mon October 30 box W Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams 15 7 185 2 234 5
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 5 box W New York Jets @ Denver Broncos 31 28 403 3 306 3
Sun November 5 box W Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 17 7 312 5 175 3
Sun November 5 box W Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers 10 3 148 1 385 5
Sun November 5 box W Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 10 329 3 202 3
Sun November 5 box W Pittsburgh Steelers New Orleans Saints 20 14 345 2 421 2
Sun November 5 box W Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 23 344 1 341 5
Sun November 5 box W Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys 23 16 206 0 328 5
Sun November 5 box W St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants 20 10 350 1 311 5
Sun November 5 box W Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers 21 10 246 3 168 3
Sun November 5 box W New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills 14 10 332 3 247 3
Sun November 5 box W Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears 31 29 389 1 401 3
Sun November 5 box W San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals 22 13 322 0 248 3
Sun November 5 box W Houston Oilers Cleveland Browns 14 10 392 4 194 1
Mon November 6 box W Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 21 17 305 1 255 4
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 12 box W Detroit Lions Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34 23 404 3 202 0
Sun November 12 box W San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 29 23 385 2 403 1
Sun November 12 box W Houston Oilers @ New England Patriots 26 23 322 4 274 4
Sun November 12 box W Washington Redskins New York Giants 16 13 318 1 300 2
Sun November 12 box W Philadelphia Eagles New York Jets 17 9 283 2 248 4
Sun November 12 box W Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Steelers 10 7 313 2 174 3
Sun November 12 box W Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers 42 14 537 2 142 3
Sun November 12 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers 16 10 335 2 264 3
Sun November 12 box W Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints 20 17 284 1 347 2
Sun November 12 box W Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills 25 24 289 2 284 2
Sun November 12 box W Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 17 14 313 3 233 4
Sun November 12 box W Denver Broncos @ Cleveland Browns 19 7 323 2 255 3
Sun November 12 box W Baltimore Colts @ Seattle Seahawks 17 14 248 1 263 3
Mon November 13 box W Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals 34 21 201 0 448 7
Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
Sun November 19 box W Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers 31 28 386 3 248 1
Sun November 19 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants 19 17 314 3 281 3
Sun November 19 box W New England Patriots @ New York Jets 19 17 324 2 208 3
Sun November 19 box W San Diego Chargers @ Minnesota Vikings 13 7 287 3 272 4
Sun November 19 box W Seattle Seahawks @ Kansas City Chiefs 13 10 257 0 355 4
Sun November 19 box W Oakland Raiders Detroit Lions 29 17 280 1 328 4
Sun November 19 box W Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers 16 3 359 0 263 1
Sun November 19 box W Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints 27 7 304 0 277 4
Sun November 19 box W St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Redskins 27 17 303 2 211 3
Sun November 19 box W Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Colts 45 24 480 2 329 1
Sun November 19 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals 7 6 154 5 246 5
Sun November 19 box W Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buffalo Bills 31 10 312 2 211 5
Sun November 19 box W Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons 13 7 183 0 344 2
Mon November 20 box W Houston Oilers Miami Dolphins 35 30 406 1 454 2
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