NFL 1976

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1976 NFL season
Regular season
season September 12, 1976 - December 12, 1976
Play-offs
date 18th December 1976
AFC champions Oakland Raiders
NFC champions Minnesota Vikings
Super Bowl XI
date January 9, 1977
Venue Rose Bowl , Pasadena , California
NFL Champion Oakland Raiders
Pro Bowl
date 17th January 1977
Venue Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
NFL season
 <1975 1977> 

The 1976 NFL season was the 57th season in American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 12, 1976 and ended on December 12, 1976. The season ended with the Pro Bowl on January 17 at the Kingdome in Seattle , Washington .

The league was expanded to 28 teams, the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were added . This was one of the terms of the 1966 merger between the AFL and the NFL. The teams were classified into the divisions AFC West (Buccaneers) and NFC West (Seahawks).

Regular season

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Baltimore Colts 11 3 0 .786 417 246
New England Patriots 11 3 0 .786 376 236
Miami Dolphins 6th 8th 0 .429 263 264
New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 169 383
Buffalo Bills 2 12 0 .143 245 363
AFC Central
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 4th 0 .714 342 138
Cincinnati Bengals 10 4th 0 .714 335 210
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 267 287
Houston Oilers 5 9 0 .357 222 273
AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Oakland Raiders 13 1 0 .929 350 237
Denver Broncos 9 5 0 .643 315 206
San Diego Chargers 6th 8th 0 .429 248 285
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 290 376
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 14th 0 .000 125 412
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Dallas Cowboys 11 3 0 .786 296 194
Washington Redskins 10 4th 0 .714 291 217
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4th 0 .714 309 267
Philadelphia Eagles 4th 10 0 .286 165 286
New York Giants 3 11 0 .214 170 250
NFC Central
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Minnesota Vikings 11 2 1 .821 305 176
Chicago Bears 7th 7th 0 .500 253 216
Detroit Lions 6th 8th 0 .429 262 220
Green Bay Packers 5 9 0 .357 218 299
NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P−
Los Angeles Rams 10 3 1 .750 351 190
San Francisco 49ers 8th 6th 0 .571 270 190
Atlanta Falcons 4th 10 0 .286 172 312
New Orleans Saints 4th 10 0 .286 253 346
Seattle Seahawks 2 12 0 .143 229 429

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P− opposing points Playoff participant

Play-offs

Divisional playoffs Conf. Championship Games Super Bowl XI
                   
Dec 18 - Metropolitan Stadium        
 (1) Minnesota Vikings  35
Dec. 26 - Metropolitan Stadium
 (4) Washington Redskins  20th  
 (1) Minnesota Vikings  24
Dec. 19 - Texas Stadium
   (3) Los Angeles Rams  13  
 (2) Dallas Cowboys  12
January 9 - Rose Bowl
 (3) Los Angeles Rams  14th  
 (N1) Minnesota Vikings  14th
Dec 18 - Oakland Coliseum
   (A1) Oakland Raiders  32
 (1) Oakland Raiders  24
Dec. 26 - Oakland Coliseum
 (4) New England Patriots  21st  
 (1) Oakland Raiders  24
Dec 19 - Memorial Stadium
   (3) Pittsburgh Steelers  7th  
 (2) Baltimore Colts  14th
 (3) Pittsburgh Steelers  40  

Super Bowl XI

The 11th Super Bowl took place on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California . In the final, the Oakland Raiders met the Minnesota Vikings , the Oakland Raiders won their first Super Bowl .

1 2 3 4th total
Minnesota Vikings 0 0 7th 7th 14th
Oakland Raiders 0 16 3 13 32

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