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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1976 seasonW1976 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 197 regular-season games, 1976-09-12 to 1976-12-12 · attendance 10,298,825

◀ 1975 1977 ▶
<a href="/superbowl/1976">Super Bowl XI</a>
Oakland Raiders
32–14 over Minnesota Vikings
MVP Fred Biletnikoff
MVP
Bert Jones Baltimore Colts
Offensive Player
Bert Jones Baltimore Colts
Defensive Player
Jack Lambert
Offensive Rookie
Sammy White Minnesota Vikings
Defensive Rookie
Mike Haynes New England Patriots
Coach of the Year
Forrest Gregg Cleveland Browns
Hall of Fame class of 1976
Jim Taylor, Len Ford, Ray Flaherty

Playoffs

RoundDateResultStadium
Divisional1976-12-18Oakland Raiders 24–21 New England PatriotsOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Divisional1976-12-18Minnesota Vikings 35–20 Washington RedskinsMetropolitan Stadium
Divisional1976-12-19Pittsburgh Steelers 40–14 Baltimore ColtsMemorial Stadium
Divisional1976-12-19Los Angeles Rams 14–12 Dallas CowboysTexas Stadium
AFC Championship1976-12-26Oakland Raiders 24–7 Pittsburgh SteelersOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
NFC Championship1976-12-26Minnesota Vikings 24–13 Los Angeles RamsMetropolitan Stadium
Super Bowl XI1977-01-09Oakland Raiders 32–14 Minnesota VikingsRose Bowl

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Pittsburgh Steelers1040.714342138Chuck NollWon Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 40–14 Lost AFC Championship (at Rai
2Cincinnati Bengals1040.714335210Bill JohnsonDid not qualify
3Cleveland Browns950.643267287Forrest GreggDid not qualify
4Houston Oilers590.357222273Bum PhillipsDid not qualify

NFL AFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Baltimore Colts1130.786417246Ted MarchibrodaLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 14–40
2New England Patriots1130.786376236Chuck FairbanksLost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 21–24
3Miami Dolphins680.429263264Don ShulaDid not qualify
4New York Jets3110.214169383Lou HoltzDid not qualify
5Buffalo Bills2120.143245363Lou SabanDid not qualify

NFL AFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Oakland Raiders1310.929350237John MaddenWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Patriots) 24–21 Won AFC Championship (vs. Champion
2Denver Broncos950.643315206John RalstonDid not qualify
3San Diego Chargers680.429248285Tommy ProthroDid not qualify
4Kansas City Chiefs590.357290376Paul WigginDid not qualify
5Tampa Bay Buccaneers0140.000125412John McKayDid not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Minnesota Vikings1121.821305176Bud GrantWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 35–20 Won NFC Championship (vs.
2Chicago Bears770.500253216Jack PardeeDid not qualify
3Detroit Lions680.429262220Rick Forzano and Tommy HudspethDid not qualify
4Green Bay Packers590.357218299Bart StarrDid not qualify

NFL NFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Dallas Cowboys1130.786296194Tom LandryLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 12–14
2Washington Redskins1040.714291217George AllenLost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–35
3St. Louis Cardinals1040.714309267Don CoryellDid not qualify
4Philadelphia Eagles4100.286165286Dick VermeilDid not qualify
5New York Giants3110.214170250Bill ArnspargerDid not qualify

NFL NFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Los Angeles Rams1031.750351190Chuck KnoxWon Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–12 Lost NFC Championship (at V
2San Francisco 49ers860.571270190Monte ClarkDid not qualify
3New Orleans Saints4100.286253346Hank StramDid not qualify
4Atlanta Falcons4100.286172312Marion CampbellDid not qualify
5Seattle Seahawks2120.143229429Jack PateraDid not qualify

League leaders

passing yards
  1. 3,104Bert Jones Baltimore Colts
passing tds
  1. 27Ken Stabler Oakland Raiders
rushing yards
  1. 1,503O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills
rushing tds
  1. 14Franco Harris Pittsburgh Steelers
receiving yards
  1. 1,112Roger Carr Baltimore Colts
receiving tds
  1. 12Cliff Branch Oakland Raiders
receptions
  1. 66MacArthur Lane Kansas City Chiefs
interceptions
  1. 10Monte Jackson Los Angeles Rams
sacks
  1. 215Coy Bacon Cincinnati Bengals
points
  1. 109Toni Linhart Baltimore Colts