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1997 NFL Preseason Standings and Schedule

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Super Bowl Champion: Denver Broncos

AP MVP: Brett Favre, Barry Sanders

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Warrick Dunn

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Peter Boulware

AP Offensive Player of the Year: Barry Sanders

AP Defensive Player of the Year: Dana Stubblefield

Passing Leader: Jeff George, 3917 Yds

Rushing Leader: Barry Sanders, 2053 Yds

Receiving Leader: Rob Moore, 1584 Yds

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1997 AFC Standings

1997 AFC Standings Table
Tm	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD
AFC East
New York Jets	4	0	0	112	72	40
New England Patriots	3	1	0	78	52	26
Miami Dolphins	3	2	0	97	84	13
Indianapolis Colts	2	2	0	56	87	-31
Buffalo Bills	2	3	0	80	117	-37
AFC Central
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	0	0	115	62	53
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	0	0	155	96	59
Cincinnati Bengals	2	2	0	108	87	21
Baltimore Ravens	0	4	0	90	115	-25
Tennessee Oilers	0	4	0	41	94	-53
AFC West
San Diego Chargers	3	1	0	86	65	21
Seattle Seahawks	3	2	0	153	86	67
Denver Broncos	3	2	0	125	109	16
Oakland Raiders	2	2	0	89	95	-6
Kansas City Chiefs	1	3	0	64	78	-14

1997 NFC Standings

1997 NFC Standings Table
Tm	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD
NFC East
Washington Redskins	3	1	0	80	79	1
Dallas Cowboys	2	2	0	105	91	14
Arizona Cardinals	1	3	0	31	81	-50
Philadelphia Eagles	1	3	0	81	114	-33
New York Giants	1	3	0	71	107	-36
NFC Central
Green Bay Packers	5	0	0	121	47	74
Minnesota Vikings	3	2	0	96	110	-14
Chicago Bears	2	3	0	80	91	-11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	3	0	53	62	-9
Detroit Lions	1	3	0	66	88	-22
NFC West
New Orleans Saints	3	1	0	76	44	32
St. Louis Rams	2	2	0	63	71	-8
Atlanta Falcons	1	3	0	82	93	-11
San Francisco 49ers	1	3	0	71	96	-25
Carolina Panthers	0	4	0	51	103	-52

1997 NFL Preseason Schedule

1997 NFL Preseason Schedule Table
Week	Day		VisTm	PF		HomeTm	Pts
1	Sat	July 26	Green Bay Packers	20	@	Miami Dolphins	0
1	Sat	July 26	Minnesota Vikings	28	@	Seattle Seahawks	26
1	Sat	July 26	Buffalo Bills	10	@	Denver Broncos	31
1	Sun	July 27	Chicago Bears	17	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	30
2	Thu	July 31	New England Patriots	3	@	Green Bay Packers	7
2	Fri	August 1	Atlanta Falcons	17	@	Detroit Lions	20
2	Fri	August 1	Cincinnati Bengals	16	@	Indianapolis Colts	20
2	Sat	August 2	Chicago Bears	20	@	Buffalo Bills	17
2	Sat	August 2	Washington Redskins	20	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8
2	Sat	August 2	New York Giants	21	@	Baltimore Ravens	20
2	Sat	August 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	@	Kansas City Chiefs	14
2	Sat	August 2	St. Louis Rams	6	@	Minnesota Vikings	24
2	Sat	August 2	Philadelphia Eagles	17	@	New York Jets	31
2	Sat	August 2	New Orleans Saints	21	@	Tennessee Oilers	12
2	Sat	August 2	San Francisco 49ers	13	@	San Diego Chargers	20
2	Sat	August 2	Arizona Cardinals	6	@	Seattle Seahawks	34
2	Sun	August 3	Oakland Raiders	34	@	Dallas Cowboys	27
2	Sun	August 3	Carolina Panthers	9	@	Jacksonville Jaguars	23
2	Mon	August 4	Denver Broncos	19	@	Miami Dolphins	38
3	Fri	August 8	Minnesota Vikings	3	@	Buffalo Bills	19
3	Fri	August 8	Cincinnati Bengals	27	@	Detroit Lions	23
3	Fri	August 8	Dallas Cowboys	10	@	New England Patriots	16
3	Fri	August 8	Baltimore Ravens	29	@	New York Jets	39
3	Fri	August 8	Arizona Cardinals	0	@	St. Louis Rams	12
3	Fri	August 8	Green Bay Packers	37	@	Oakland Raiders	24
3	Sat	August 9	Washington Redskins	18	@	Tennessee Oilers	12
3	Sat	August 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	@	Atlanta Falcons	17
3	Sat	August 9	Denver Broncos	23	@	Carolina Panthers	13
3	Sat	August 9	Kansas City Chiefs	7	@	New Orleans Saints	26
3	Sat	August 9	Jacksonville Jaguars	38	@	New York Giants	16
3	Sat	August 9	Seattle Seahawks	17	@	San Francisco 49ers	21
3	Sat	August 9	Indianapolis Colts	17	@	San Diego Chargers	23
3	Sun	August 10	Chicago Bears	14	@	Miami Dolphins	21
3	Mon	August 11	Philadelphia Eagles	26	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	42
4	Thu	August 14	Carolina Panthers	10	@	Kansas City Chiefs	30
4	Fri	August 15	St. Louis Rams	31	@	Dallas Cowboys	34
4	Sat	August 16	Buffalo Bills	3	@	Green Bay Packers	35
4	Sat	August 16	New Orleans Saints	16	@	Oakland Raiders	18
4	Sat	August 16	San Diego Chargers	21	@	Tennessee Oilers	7
4	Sat	August 16	Washington Redskins	35	@	Atlanta Falcons	31
4	Sat	August 16	Minnesota Vikings	13	@	Cincinnati Bengals	37
4	Sat	August 16	Miami Dolphins	10	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24
4	Sat	August 16	New York Jets	27	@	New York Giants	17
4	Sat	August 16	Baltimore Ravens	13	@	Philadelphia Eagles	24
4	Sat	August 16	Indianapolis Colts	3	@	Seattle Seahawks	45
4	Sun	August 17	Denver Broncos	21	@	New England Patriots	31
4	Sun	August 17	Arizona Cardinals	10	@	Chicago Bears	22
4	Sun	August 17	Detroit Lions	20	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	28
4	Mon	August 18	Jacksonville Jaguars	28	@	San Francisco 49ers	20
5	Thu	August 21	Washington Redskins	7	@	Miami Dolphins	28
5	Thu	August 21	New England Patriots	28	@	Philadelphia Eagles	14
5	Thu	August 21	Detroit Lions	3	@	Indianapolis Colts	16
5	Fri	August 22	Buffalo Bills	31	@	Baltimore Ravens	28
5	Fri	August 22	Seattle Seahawks	31	@	Cincinnati Bengals	28
5	Fri	August 22	Atlanta Falcons	17	@	Jacksonville Jaguars	26
5	Fri	August 22	New York Jets	15	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9
5	Fri	August 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	@	Carolina Panthers	19
5	Fri	August 22	Tennessee Oilers	10	@	Dallas Cowboys	34
5	Fri	August 22	New York Giants	17	@	Green Bay Packers	22
5	Fri	August 22	San Diego Chargers	22	@	Minnesota Vikings	28
5	Fri	August 22	Kansas City Chiefs	13	@	St. Louis Rams	14
5	Fri	August 22	New Orleans Saints	13	@	Chicago Bears	7
5	Fri	August 22	Oakland Raiders	13	@	Arizona Cardinals	15
5	Sat	August 23	San Francisco 49ers	17	@	Denver Broncos	31

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