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1976 NFL Season

196 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations

Final

Champion

Oakland Raiders

1st Super Bowl

Runner-Up

Minnesota Vikings

4th SB App.

Last Appearance: 1974

Biggest Overachiever

Oakland Raiders

3.50 wins above expected

13 wins · 9.50 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Buffalo Bills

4.46 wins below expected

2 wins · 6.46 expected wins

Final Standings

Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.

# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Pittsburgh Steelers Division 10 4 0 .714 342 138 +204 10.24 -0.24
2 Cincinnati Bengals 10 4 0 .714 335 210 +125 9.10 +0.90
3 Cleveland Browns (1st) 9 5 0 .643 1 267 287 -20 6.60 +2.40
4 Houston Oilers 5 9 0 .357 5 222 273 -51 7.17 -2.17
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 New England Patriots Division 11 3 0 .786 376 236 +140 7.56 +3.44
2 Baltimore Colts Playoffs 11 3 0 .786 417 246 +171 9.82 +1.18
3 Miami Dolphins 6 8 0 .429 5 263 264 -1 8.23 -2.23
4 New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 8 169 383 -214 3.73 -0.73
5 Buffalo Bills 2 12 0 .143 9 245 363 -118 6.46 -4.46
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Oakland Raiders Division 13 1 0 .929 350 237 +113 9.50 +3.50
2 Denver Broncos 9 5 0 .643 4 315 206 +109 7.96 +1.04
3 San Diego Chargers 6 8 0 .429 7 248 285 -37 5.70 +0.30
4 Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 8 290 376 -86 4.61 +0.39
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 14 0 .000 13 125 412 -287 2.45 -2.45
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Minnesota Vikings Division 11 2 1 .821 305 176 +129 10.52 +0.98
2 Chicago Bears 7 7 0 .500 4.5 253 216 +37 5.86 +1.14
3 Detroit Lions 6 8 0 .429 5.5 262 220 +42 7.65 -1.65
4 Green Bay Packers 5 9 0 .357 6.5 218 299 -81 5.80 -0.80
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Dallas Cowboys Division 11 3 0 .786 296 194 +102 10.87 +0.13
2 Washington Redskins Playoffs 10 4 0 .714 1 291 217 +74 8.02 +1.98
3 St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 1 309 267 +42 8.32 +1.68
4 Philadelphia Eagles 4 10 0 .286 7 165 286 -121 5.49 -1.49
5 New York Giants 3 11 0 .214 8 170 250 -80 3.87 -0.87
# Team W L T Pct GB PF PA PD SimW vsSim
1 Los Angeles Rams Division 10 3 1 .750 351 190 +161 9.66 +0.84
2 San Francisco 49ers 8 6 0 .571 2.5 270 190 +80 7.85 +0.15
3 New Orleans Saints 4 10 0 .286 6.5 253 346 -93 4.30 -0.30
4 Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 .286 6.5 172 312 -140 5.50 -1.50
5 Seattle Seahawks 2 12 0 .143 8.5 229 429 -200 3.18 -1.18

Playoff Bracket

The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.

AFC

Divisional Round

Oakland Raiders 24
New England Patriots 21

Dec 18

Pittsburgh Steelers 40
Baltimore Colts 14

Dec 19

Conference Championship

Oakland Raiders 24
Pittsburgh Steelers 7

Dec 26

NFC

Divisional Round

Minnesota Vikings 35
Washington Redskins 20

Dec 18

Los Angeles Rams 14
Dallas Cowboys 12

Dec 19

Conference Championship

Minnesota Vikings 24
Los Angeles Rams 13

Dec 26

Super Bowl

Oakland Raiders 32
Minnesota Vikings 14

Jan 9

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Pittsburgh Steelers AFC AFC Central 1779 10 10.24 -0.24 56.00% 4 8 9 10 11 13 14
Minnesota Vikings NFC NFC Central 1734 11.5 10.52 +0.98 72.86% 3 8 9 11 12 13 14
Oakland Raiders AFC AFC West 1730 13 9.50 +3.50 99.73% 3 7 8 10 11 12 14
Los Angeles Rams NFC NFC West 1688 10.5 9.66 +0.84 69.90% 3 7 9 10 11 12 14
Baltimore Colts AFC AFC East 1681 11 9.82 +1.18 85.76% 3 7 9 10 11 12 14
Cincinnati Bengals AFC AFC Central 1666 10 9.10 +0.90 80.74% 2 6 8 9 10 12 14
Dallas Cowboys NFC NFC East 1659 11 10.87 +0.13 65.57% 5 8 10 11 12 13 14
New England Patriots AFC AFC East 1654 11 7.56 +3.44 99.49% 1 5 6 8 9 10 13
Washington Redskins NFC NFC East 1635 10 8.02 +1.98 93.41% 1 5 7 8 9 11 14
St. Louis Cardinals NFC NFC East 1616 10 8.32 +1.68 90.48% 2 5 7 8 9 11 14
Denver Broncos AFC AFC West 1577 9 7.96 +1.04 82.17% 2 5 7 8 9 11 13
Miami Dolphins AFC AFC East 1528 6 8.23 -2.23 15.75% 2 5 7 8 9 11 14
San Francisco 49ers NFC NFC West 1521 8 7.85 +0.15 65.19% 2 5 7 8 9 11 14
Cleveland Browns (1st) AFC AFC Central 1494 9 6.60 +2.40 95.71% 1 4 5 7 8 9 12
Detroit Lions NFC NFC Central 1483 6 7.65 -1.65 26.73% 2 5 6 8 9 10 14
Chicago Bears NFC NFC Central 1480 7 5.86 +1.14 83.79% 0 3 5 6 7 9 12
Houston Oilers AFC AFC Central 1463 5 7.17 -2.17 16.47% 1 4 6 7 8 10 14
San Diego Chargers AFC AFC West 1442 6 5.70 +0.30 69.01% 0 3 4 6 7 9 12
Kansas City Chiefs AFC AFC West 1431 5 4.61 +0.39 72.48% 0 2 3 5 6 7 11
Green Bay Packers NFC NFC Central 1403 5 5.80 -0.80 44.39% 0 3 5 6 7 9 13
New York Giants NFC NFC East 1390 3 3.87 -0.87 43.15% 0 1 3 4 5 7 10
Philadelphia Eagles NFC NFC East 1367 4 5.49 -1.49 29.20% 0 3 4 5 7 8 12
Atlanta Falcons NFC NFC West 1344 4 5.50 -1.50 29.00% 0 3 4 5 7 8 12
New Orleans Saints NFC NFC West 1340 4 4.30 -0.30 57.24% 0 2 3 4 5 7 11
Buffalo Bills AFC AFC East 1325 2 6.46 -4.46 0.60% 0 4 5 6 8 9 12
New York Jets AFC AFC East 1281 3 3.73 -0.73 46.98% 0 1 3 4 5 6 11
Seattle Seahawks NFC NFC West 1165 2 3.18 -1.18 35.50% 0 1 2 3 4 6 9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers AFC AFC West 1123 0 2.45 -2.45 5.55% 0 0 1 2 3 5 8

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within AFC Central

Team Bengals (1st) Oilers Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
Houston Oilers
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)

AFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Cincinnati Bengals
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
3-1
(2.9 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
Cleveland Browns (1st)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
2-2
(2.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
Houston Oilers
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-2
(2.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
Pittsburgh Steelers
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
3-1
(3.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)

Within AFC East

Team Colts Bills Dolphins Patriots Jets
Baltimore Colts
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.5 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
New England Patriots
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
New York Jets
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
2-0
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)

AFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC West NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Baltimore Colts
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
Buffalo Bills
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
2-1
(2.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
Miami Dolphins
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
New England Patriots
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
3-0
(1.9 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
New York Jets
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)

Within AFC West

Team Broncos Chiefs Raiders Chargers Buccaneers
Denver Broncos
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-0
(1.0 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.0 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)

AFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East NFC Central NFC East NFC West
Denver Broncos
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
Kansas City Chiefs
1-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
Oakland Raiders
3-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
San Diego Chargers
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0-4
(0.3 exp.)
0-5
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)

Within NFC Central

Team Bears Lions Packers Vikings
Chicago Bears
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
Detroit Lions
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)

NFC Central vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC East NFC West
Chicago Bears
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
Detroit Lions
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
2-2
(2.3 exp.)
Green Bay Packers
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
3-1
(2.5 exp.)
Minnesota Vikings
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
2-1-1
(3.0 exp.)

Within NFC East

Team Cowboys Giants Eagles Cardinals Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
New York Giants
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(1.3 exp.)
Washington Redskins
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(0.7 exp.)

NFC East vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC West
Dallas Cowboys
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
2-1
(2.6 exp.)
New York Giants
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
Philadelphia Eagles
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
St. Louis Cardinals
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
3-0
(1.8 exp.)
Washington Redskins
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)

Within NFC West

Team Falcons Rams Saints 49ers Seahawks
Atlanta Falcons
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
Seattle Seahawks
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
0-1
(0.3 exp.)

NFC West vs. Other Divisions

Team AFC Central AFC East AFC West NFC Central NFC East
Atlanta Falcons
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
Los Angeles Rams
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
2-0-1
(1.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
New Orleans Saints
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
1-2
(0.9 exp.)
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
San Francisco 49ers
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
Seattle Seahawks
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
0-4
(0.7 exp.)
0-5
(0.9 exp.)

Scoring Distribution

Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.

Summary Statistics

Mean scored
Mean allowed
StdDev scored
StdDev allowed
Correlation (home vs away score)
Sample size (games)

Actual vs. Point Differential

How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Oakland Raiders 13 9.50 +3.50
2 New England Patriots 11 7.56 +3.44
3 Cleveland Browns (1st) 9 6.60 +2.40
4 Washington Redskins 10 8.02 +1.98
5 St. Louis Cardinals 10 8.32 +1.68

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Buffalo Bills 2 6.46 -4.46
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 2.45 -2.45
3 Miami Dolphins 6 8.23 -2.23
4 Houston Oilers 5 7.17 -2.17
5 Detroit Lions 6 7.65 -1.65

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.

Longest Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Oakland Raiders 10 Oct 10 – Dec 12 1 in 31
2 Atlanta Falcons 2 Nov 14 – Nov 21 1 in 27
3 Kansas City Chiefs 2 Oct 10 – Oct 17 1 in 24
4 Washington Redskins 4 Nov 21 – Dec 12 1 in 22
5 Cleveland Browns (1st) 5 Nov 7 – Dec 5 1 in 18

Longest Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Buffalo Bills 10 Oct 10 – Dec 12 1 in 395
2 Houston Oilers 6 Oct 17 – Nov 21 1 in 54
3 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 Sep 26 – Oct 10 1 in 44
4 San Francisco 49ers 4 Oct 31 – Nov 21 1 in 33
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Sep 12 – Dec 12 1 in 21

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Finish Position Heatmaps

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall NFL view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).

Team1234
Pittsburgh Steelers62.55%27.51%8.00%1.94%
Cincinnati Bengals29.81%43.71%18.92%7.56%
Houston Oilers4.65%17.42%41.79%36.14%
Cleveland Browns (1st)2.99%11.36%31.29%54.36%
Team12345
Baltimore Colts63.17%23.53%10.19%2.92%0.19%
Miami Dolphins22.09%36.28%25.66%13.86%2.11%
New England Patriots11.03%26.28%34.33%24.16%4.20%
Buffalo Bills3.58%13.12%26.31%45.42%11.57%
New York Jets0.13%0.79%3.51%13.64%81.93%
Team12345
Oakland Raiders68.74%25.05%5.28%0.88%0.05%
Denver Broncos26.15%50.07%18.07%5.38%0.33%
San Diego Chargers4.02%17.74%44.23%27.05%6.96%
Kansas City Chiefs1.08%6.92%28.84%48.45%14.71%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.01%0.22%3.58%18.24%77.95%
Team1234
Minnesota Vikings83.80%13.04%2.69%0.47%
Detroit Lions12.13%50.46%25.14%12.27%
Chicago Bears2.34%19.29%36.89%41.48%
Green Bay Packers1.73%17.21%35.28%45.78%
Team12345
Dallas Cowboys75.14%18.45%5.56%0.77%0.08%
St. Louis Cardinals14.19%41.72%31.15%10.86%2.08%
Washington Redskins9.87%33.08%39.94%14.17%2.94%
Philadelphia Eagles0.75%5.64%18.07%50.48%25.06%
New York Giants0.05%1.11%5.28%23.72%69.84%
Team12345
Los Angeles Rams74.64%21.46%3.51%0.37%0.02%
San Francisco 49ers22.13%55.90%15.96%4.99%1.02%
Atlanta Falcons2.29%14.90%45.03%26.58%11.20%
New Orleans Saints0.84%6.43%25.71%39.12%27.90%
Seattle Seahawks0.10%1.31%9.79%28.94%59.86%
Team1234567891011121314
Pittsburgh Steelers33.12%21.14%15.22%11.05%7.71%4.91%2.96%1.75%1.16%0.60%0.31%0.05%0.02%
Baltimore Colts22.00%22.50%17.24%11.47%9.35%6.33%4.37%3.14%1.85%0.95%0.60%0.13%0.06%0.01%
Oakland Raiders17.44%19.37%19.09%12.81%9.87%8.56%5.18%3.24%2.27%1.14%0.65%0.33%0.04%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals13.44%12.62%13.42%15.67%13.01%10.04%7.70%5.92%3.55%2.71%1.34%0.47%0.09%0.02%
Miami Dolphins5.03%8.20%9.64%12.00%13.48%12.19%10.54%9.88%7.09%5.37%3.98%1.72%0.76%0.12%
Denver Broncos3.86%6.52%9.97%10.05%12.65%14.90%11.70%9.10%8.02%5.79%3.74%2.71%0.83%0.16%
New England Patriots1.96%4.22%5.74%8.76%10.45%11.23%12.64%12.92%10.84%9.12%7.00%3.19%1.75%0.18%
Houston Oilers1.63%2.27%3.87%6.95%7.77%9.99%13.38%14.07%12.44%11.01%9.59%5.39%1.47%0.17%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.81%1.33%2.32%4.47%5.39%7.28%10.69%11.73%13.31%15.02%14.40%9.24%3.35%0.66%
Buffalo Bills0.44%1.08%1.88%3.73%5.41%7.02%9.69%12.42%13.33%15.21%14.48%8.35%5.71%1.25%
San Diego Chargers0.21%0.67%1.31%2.35%3.72%5.30%7.01%9.33%13.80%14.91%14.42%14.75%7.88%4.34%
Kansas City Chiefs0.05%0.05%0.27%0.55%0.83%1.83%3.13%4.66%8.86%11.41%16.39%25.92%15.85%10.20%
New York Jets0.01%0.03%0.03%0.14%0.33%0.39%0.91%1.64%2.77%5.24%9.40%17.59%41.49%20.03%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.03%0.03%0.10%0.20%0.71%1.52%3.70%10.16%20.70%62.85%
Team1234567891011121314
Dallas Cowboys39.47%26.60%15.17%8.92%4.50%2.74%1.34%0.73%0.26%0.18%0.08%0.01%
Minnesota Vikings31.93%27.75%19.00%9.15%5.43%3.39%1.58%0.94%0.44%0.28%0.07%0.03%0.01%
Los Angeles Rams15.33%20.84%24.84%14.93%9.51%6.66%3.91%1.99%1.12%0.55%0.15%0.11%0.05%0.01%
St. Louis Cardinals4.98%7.67%10.50%17.73%14.47%12.19%11.50%8.24%5.24%3.63%1.98%1.05%0.72%0.10%
San Francisco 49ers2.47%5.45%10.14%12.93%16.20%16.26%12.00%8.35%6.58%4.14%2.80%1.65%0.78%0.25%
Washington Redskins3.00%5.46%8.42%13.85%14.32%14.13%13.91%10.23%6.55%4.74%2.70%1.54%0.87%0.28%
Detroit Lions2.22%4.16%7.55%11.48%15.40%15.56%12.01%10.76%8.08%5.48%3.85%2.32%0.93%0.20%
Chicago Bears0.30%0.71%1.25%3.13%5.81%7.66%10.34%13.79%13.03%13.11%12.76%11.11%5.25%1.75%
Green Bay Packers0.09%0.50%1.12%2.71%5.57%7.20%9.86%13.36%12.85%13.87%14.12%10.60%5.78%2.37%
Atlanta Falcons0.09%0.44%0.90%2.20%3.94%5.85%8.61%11.71%15.86%12.77%12.21%11.73%7.83%5.86%
Philadelphia Eagles0.09%0.33%0.84%2.06%2.95%4.92%7.97%9.46%12.42%16.23%14.46%11.97%11.26%5.04%
New Orleans Saints0.03%0.08%0.18%0.59%1.22%2.06%3.87%5.45%9.53%10.74%13.86%18.12%16.37%17.90%
New York Giants0.01%0.06%0.28%0.53%1.00%2.14%3.11%4.60%8.58%11.64%15.73%29.98%22.34%
Seattle Seahawks0.03%0.04%0.15%0.38%0.96%1.88%3.44%5.70%9.32%14.03%20.17%43.90%
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Dallas Cowboys24.96%17.93%14.29%10.58%7.76%6.84%4.44%3.36%2.47%2.09%1.45%1.15%0.76%0.65%0.37%0.32%0.19%0.12%0.12%0.07%0.05%0.03%
Minnesota Vikings19.92%15.54%14.10%10.95%9.24%8.23%4.75%4.41%2.75%2.65%1.94%1.69%1.02%0.88%0.47%0.48%0.29%0.25%0.21%0.08%0.07%0.04%0.02%0.01%0.01%
Pittsburgh Steelers14.85%15.60%11.75%11.31%8.59%7.75%6.56%5.02%4.63%3.25%2.95%1.88%1.74%0.86%0.94%0.74%0.46%0.43%0.25%0.20%0.13%0.05%0.02%0.04%
Baltimore Colts9.95%11.04%10.62%11.31%9.74%8.50%6.77%5.95%5.60%4.22%3.91%2.57%2.48%1.66%1.67%1.12%1.05%0.52%0.38%0.46%0.20%0.14%0.04%0.05%0.03%0.02%
Los Angeles Rams8.55%8.51%10.65%10.45%10.75%10.40%7.35%7.46%4.47%5.21%3.48%3.42%2.12%2.27%1.30%1.13%0.77%0.65%0.34%0.33%0.15%0.09%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.01%
Oakland Raiders6.94%8.99%9.30%10.55%9.25%9.32%7.36%6.92%5.99%4.72%4.53%3.87%3.04%2.16%1.95%1.22%1.17%0.92%0.56%0.44%0.36%0.17%0.14%0.06%0.05%0.02%
Cincinnati Bengals5.19%6.65%7.24%6.51%7.94%6.87%8.76%7.29%7.45%5.74%5.73%4.72%4.56%2.97%3.27%2.33%1.71%1.47%1.35%0.95%0.63%0.28%0.13%0.16%0.07%0.01%0.01%0.01%
St. Louis Cardinals2.26%2.98%3.76%4.14%5.90%5.56%7.34%7.95%6.79%7.16%5.81%6.02%5.41%5.98%4.07%4.49%3.04%3.13%2.14%1.78%1.35%1.06%0.64%0.52%0.41%0.21%0.07%0.03%
Miami Dolphins1.93%2.50%3.94%4.34%5.24%5.32%6.93%5.97%7.59%6.19%6.75%5.91%5.95%5.23%5.18%4.48%3.77%2.88%2.67%2.24%1.84%1.22%0.76%0.59%0.36%0.13%0.07%0.02%
Denver Broncos1.05%2.29%2.63%3.76%4.22%5.71%5.57%6.29%6.76%6.61%7.32%6.81%5.94%6.14%4.79%4.68%4.09%3.52%2.99%2.23%2.06%1.53%1.28%0.84%0.37%0.38%0.12%0.02%
Washington Redskins1.19%2.08%2.58%3.10%4.24%4.67%5.59%7.16%6.34%7.52%6.27%7.59%6.11%6.75%5.20%5.29%3.84%3.45%2.88%2.49%1.71%1.23%0.96%0.73%0.46%0.31%0.19%0.07%
San Francisco 49ers0.99%1.57%2.43%3.31%4.35%5.23%5.64%6.20%6.81%8.21%6.42%7.80%5.61%6.91%4.88%4.87%3.64%3.89%2.41%2.38%1.86%1.73%1.19%0.70%0.48%0.29%0.15%0.05%
Detroit Lions0.92%1.39%1.98%2.71%3.26%3.88%5.26%5.84%6.19%6.94%6.86%7.53%6.07%6.52%5.44%5.58%4.57%4.68%3.32%3.09%2.31%2.00%1.29%1.19%0.64%0.32%0.18%0.04%
New England Patriots0.51%1.01%1.70%2.63%3.02%3.27%4.84%4.70%5.75%5.32%7.03%6.16%6.98%5.69%6.87%6.24%5.90%4.37%4.59%3.49%3.31%2.49%1.72%0.98%0.80%0.45%0.14%0.04%
Houston Oilers0.31%0.84%1.17%1.30%1.90%2.39%3.58%3.69%4.55%4.53%5.96%5.81%7.40%5.99%8.03%6.09%7.04%5.16%5.68%4.35%4.51%3.46%2.65%1.79%0.89%0.61%0.29%0.03%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.11%0.39%0.56%0.97%1.07%1.41%2.18%2.57%3.27%3.17%4.42%4.41%5.92%5.34%6.74%6.28%6.83%6.04%7.78%6.32%6.79%5.26%4.30%3.61%1.95%1.44%0.63%0.24%
Buffalo Bills0.14%0.20%0.34%0.62%0.85%1.24%1.75%2.10%3.12%3.10%3.87%4.55%5.52%5.33%6.60%6.60%7.06%6.61%7.91%6.95%6.89%5.27%4.31%3.34%2.87%1.69%0.89%0.28%
Chicago Bears0.08%0.20%0.28%0.31%0.65%0.74%1.33%1.25%1.98%3.14%3.01%3.64%4.51%5.07%5.51%6.82%6.47%7.48%6.32%7.35%6.13%7.29%6.08%6.13%3.52%2.72%1.27%0.72%
Green Bay Packers0.03%0.09%0.19%0.19%0.48%0.71%1.08%1.37%1.74%2.99%3.00%3.17%4.15%5.19%5.11%6.37%6.70%7.05%6.69%7.34%7.64%7.87%5.70%6.15%3.61%2.91%1.77%0.71%
San Diego Chargers0.03%0.07%0.19%0.47%0.65%0.64%1.11%1.42%2.00%2.11%2.66%2.93%3.63%4.10%5.53%4.72%6.72%6.80%7.72%7.08%7.12%7.09%6.73%6.11%4.50%3.41%2.95%1.51%
Atlanta Falcons0.04%0.06%0.08%0.28%0.30%0.58%0.65%1.22%1.48%1.95%2.35%3.03%3.38%4.31%4.60%5.79%6.37%7.92%6.88%7.49%6.85%6.78%6.62%6.45%5.25%3.99%3.41%1.89%
Philadelphia Eagles0.02%0.05%0.15%0.13%0.44%0.49%0.65%1.00%1.03%1.58%2.14%2.50%3.11%4.33%3.91%5.06%5.71%6.68%6.82%8.56%7.57%8.53%6.78%6.83%6.45%4.92%2.96%1.60%
Kansas City Chiefs0.02%0.03%0.01%0.08%0.14%0.20%0.34%0.40%0.61%0.95%0.95%1.54%1.85%2.71%2.71%4.59%4.50%6.04%6.07%8.51%8.37%11.38%10.41%8.64%8.30%6.00%4.65%
New Orleans Saints0.03%0.03%0.05%0.04%0.07%0.18%0.32%0.42%0.51%0.65%0.89%1.42%1.85%2.10%2.73%3.31%4.84%5.07%6.23%6.08%7.94%8.73%10.21%9.06%9.59%10.03%7.62%
New York Giants0.01%0.03%0.08%0.11%0.21%0.22%0.30%0.52%0.73%1.03%1.16%1.73%1.82%2.52%3.28%4.59%5.32%6.88%8.22%9.41%14.57%14.94%12.72%9.60%
New York Jets0.01%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.09%0.15%0.19%0.13%0.31%0.60%0.48%1.03%1.00%1.54%1.91%2.96%3.27%5.16%5.71%8.82%9.89%15.26%18.19%12.49%10.73%
Seattle Seahawks0.01%0.02%0.05%0.06%0.10%0.15%0.30%0.35%0.50%1.02%1.01%1.76%2.08%3.17%3.76%5.38%6.93%7.99%10.52%12.65%19.63%22.56%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.11%0.07%0.11%0.34%0.45%0.56%1.00%1.64%2.11%4.52%5.77%9.21%12.46%24.02%37.58%

Win Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 SeedMissed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers33.12%19.20%10.23%16.95%20.50%
Baltimore Colts22.00%24.19%16.98%9.66%27.17%
Oakland Raiders17.44%21.12%30.18%5.31%25.95%
Cincinnati Bengals13.44%10.25%6.12%23.06%47.13%
Miami Dolphins5.03%8.72%8.34%11.63%66.28%
Denver Broncos3.86%7.06%15.23%7.02%66.83%
New England Patriots1.96%4.53%4.54%8.26%80.71%
Houston Oilers1.63%1.68%1.34%8.35%87.00%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.81%1.07%1.11%4.94%92.07%
Buffalo Bills0.44%1.27%1.87%3.06%93.36%
San Diego Chargers0.21%0.80%3.01%1.44%94.54%
Kansas City Chiefs0.05%0.08%0.95%0.22%98.70%
New York Jets0.01%0.03%0.09%0.10%99.77%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0.01%99.99%
Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 SeedMissed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys39.47%25.62%10.05%13.65%11.21%
Minnesota Vikings31.93%29.52%22.35%5.13%11.07%
Los Angeles Rams15.33%22.29%37.02%5.69%19.67%
St. Louis Cardinals4.98%6.02%3.19%24.14%61.67%
Washington Redskins3.00%4.32%2.55%18.44%71.69%
San Francisco 49ers2.47%5.87%13.79%11.01%66.86%
Detroit Lions2.22%4.19%5.72%12.02%75.85%
Chicago Bears0.30%0.74%1.30%2.72%94.94%
Green Bay Packers0.09%0.57%1.07%2.56%95.71%
Atlanta Falcons0.09%0.47%1.73%1.76%95.95%
Philadelphia Eagles0.09%0.30%0.36%2.19%97.06%
New Orleans Saints0.03%0.08%0.73%0.42%98.74%
New York Giants0.01%0.04%0.26%99.69%
Seattle Seahawks0.10%0.01%99.89%

Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed

Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers 79.50% 55.08% 36.01% 21.58%
Minnesota Vikings 88.93% 59.71% 37.22% 19.83%
Oakland Raiders 74.05% 43.07% 23.82% 13.57%
Los Angeles Rams 80.33% 44.52% 23.32% 10.80%
Dallas Cowboys 88.79% 50.05% 23.88% 10.02%
Baltimore Colts 72.83% 38.51% 17.66% 8.79%
Cincinnati Bengals 52.87% 26.74% 10.99% 5.30%
St. Louis Cardinals 38.33% 14.85% 5.98% 2.36%
Washington Redskins 28.31% 11.62% 4.92% 2.10%
Denver Broncos 33.17% 11.67% 4.07% 1.52%
New England Patriots 19.29% 8.09% 3.24% 1.49%
Miami Dolphins 33.72% 9.67% 2.72% 0.93%
San Francisco 49ers 33.14% 9.88% 2.66% 0.79%
Detroit Lions 24.15% 6.40% 1.55% 0.46%
Houston Oilers 13.00% 3.13% 0.64% 0.21%
Cleveland Browns (1st) 7.93% 2.07% 0.46% 0.10%
Chicago Bears 5.06% 1.25% 0.23% 0.05%
Buffalo Bills 6.64% 0.63% 0.11% 0.03%
San Diego Chargers 5.46% 1.13% 0.25% 0.03%
Atlanta Falcons 4.05% 0.35% 0.04% 0.02%
Green Bay Packers 4.29% 0.72% 0.09% 0.01%
Philadelphia Eagles 2.94% 0.42% 0.07% 0.01%
New York Giants 0.31% 0.04%
New Orleans Saints 1.26% 0.19% 0.04%
Seattle Seahawks 0.11%
Kansas City Chiefs 1.30% 0.17% 0.03%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.01%
New York Jets 0.23% 0.04%
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Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Baltimore Colts10.07%2.25%5.62%3.96%0.38%6.90%8.22%1.10%0.01%
Buffalo Bills0.12%0.07%0.10%0.02%0.11%0.20%0.01%
Cincinnati Bengals7.56%1.09%4.05%0.18%4.51%2.00%0.03%6.53%0.79%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.63%0.10%0.29%0.02%0.35%0.13%0.48%0.07%
Denver Broncos2.43%0.43%2.33%0.49%0.88%2.09%0.71%0.02%2.29%
Houston Oilers0.84%0.16%0.34%0.05%0.65%0.28%0.01%0.76%0.04%
Kansas City Chiefs0.06%0.01%0.03%0.02%0.05%
Miami Dolphins2.07%0.47%1.70%0.96%0.09%1.85%2.09%0.44%
New England Patriots1.86%0.41%0.91%0.73%0.03%1.70%2.28%0.17%
New York Jets0.01%0.01%0.02%
Oakland Raiders7.86%1.53%9.48%2.16%3.22%6.81%2.92%0.01%9.08%
Pittsburgh Steelers14.67%2.61%8.49%0.38%9.37%5.09%0.12%12.64%1.71%
San Diego Chargers0.27%0.09%0.19%0.01%0.06%0.25%0.07%0.19%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSeattle SeahawksSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.01%0.19%0.06%0.06%0.02%0.01%
Chicago Bears0.02%0.50%0.32%0.01%0.03%0.10%0.15%0.12%
Dallas Cowboys1.64%1.72%8.87%1.92%14.68%9.68%0.62%10.83%0.09%
Detroit Lions0.10%2.68%1.26%0.03%0.09%0.88%0.01%0.85%0.50%
Green Bay Packers0.02%0.39%0.14%0.02%0.09%0.03%0.03%
Los Angeles Rams1.09%14.99%4.77%0.88%8.00%0.09%0.87%8.09%5.74%
Minnesota Vikings1.34%16.27%10.45%0.22%0.15%1.29%7.65%13.00%9.34%
New Orleans Saints0.01%0.10%0.01%0.04%0.01%0.01%0.01%
New York Giants0.03%0.01%
Philadelphia Eagles0.08%0.01%0.11%0.17%0.01%0.04%
San Francisco 49ers0.35%3.62%1.15%0.19%2.06%0.03%0.21%1.33%0.94%
St. Louis Cardinals0.34%0.39%1.76%0.38%4.75%5.11%0.10%2.01%0.01%
Washington Redskins0.24%0.24%1.05%0.19%4.07%4.09%0.08%1.66%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Denver BroncosHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego Chargers
Baltimore Colts0.15%2.41%0.30%1.73%0.37%0.03%1.31%1.00%4.99%5.15%0.22%
Buffalo Bills0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.04%0.03%
Cincinnati Bengals2.33%0.05%0.13%0.76%0.24%0.04%0.72%0.35%0.02%2.13%4.14%0.08%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.09%0.11%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.09%0.11%0.02%
Denver Broncos0.99%0.04%0.74%0.03%0.08%0.01%0.37%0.25%0.52%1.02%0.02%
Houston Oilers0.09%0.01%0.09%0.10%0.05%0.06%0.08%0.15%0.01%
Kansas City Chiefs0.01%0.01%0.01%
Miami Dolphins0.62%0.01%0.37%0.05%0.12%0.06%0.16%0.60%0.70%0.03%
New England Patriots0.78%0.50%0.06%0.31%0.05%0.01%0.16%0.76%0.55%0.06%
Oakland Raiders6.83%0.12%3.74%0.46%1.32%0.60%0.01%2.13%1.33%0.01%7.14%0.13%
Pittsburgh Steelers9.08%0.13%7.74%0.55%3.22%1.07%0.04%2.16%1.67%0.01%10.03%0.31%
San Diego Chargers0.02%0.01%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.01%0.08%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsChicago BearsDallas CowboysDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Chicago Bears0.04%0.02%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.03%0.01%
Dallas Cowboys0.05%0.17%0.99%0.10%6.37%9.10%0.02%0.02%0.08%1.67%3.27%2.04%
Detroit Lions0.03%0.36%0.02%0.35%0.45%0.01%0.16%0.10%0.07%
Green Bay Packers0.01%0.01%0.04%0.02%0.01%
Los Angeles Rams0.10%0.30%6.86%1.38%0.16%9.21%0.03%0.10%1.67%1.92%1.59%
Minnesota Vikings0.12%0.35%13.92%1.83%0.29%11.69%0.09%0.10%3.14%3.11%2.58%
New Orleans Saints0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Philadelphia Eagles0.02%0.03%0.02%
San Francisco 49ers0.04%0.62%0.20%0.50%0.98%0.03%0.17%0.12%
St. Louis Cardinals0.03%0.05%2.40%0.23%0.01%1.26%1.42%0.02%0.27%0.29%
Washington Redskins0.01%0.08%1.93%0.18%0.04%0.94%1.23%0.01%0.02%0.24%0.24%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta FalconsBaltimore ColtsBuffalo BillsChicago BearsCincinnati BengalsCleveland Browns (1st)Dallas CowboysDenver BroncosDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersHouston OilersKansas City ChiefsLos Angeles RamsMiami DolphinsMinnesota VikingsNew England PatriotsNew Orleans SaintsOakland RaidersPhiladelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersSan Diego ChargersSan Francisco 49ersSt. Louis CardinalsWashington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons0.01%0.01%
Baltimore Colts0.04%2.16%0.20%0.02%2.24%2.81%0.01%0.25%0.62%0.44%
Buffalo Bills0.01%0.02%
Chicago Bears0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%
Cincinnati Bengals0.02%1.52%0.17%1.04%1.65%0.01%0.01%0.22%0.38%0.28%
Cleveland Browns (1st)0.03%0.04%0.01%0.02%
Dallas Cowboys1.86%0.03%1.41%0.06%0.49%0.11%0.01%0.40%0.50%2.15%2.96%0.04%
Denver Broncos0.41%0.02%0.01%0.38%0.48%0.09%0.06%0.07%
Detroit Lions0.06%0.04%0.01%0.02%0.01%0.04%0.13%0.14%0.01%
Green Bay Packers0.01%
Houston Oilers0.09%0.02%0.03%0.05%0.01%0.01%
Los Angeles Rams2.13%1.25%0.09%0.60%0.08%0.45%0.34%2.36%3.43%0.07%
Miami Dolphins0.20%0.01%0.25%0.25%0.03%0.11%0.08%
Minnesota Vikings3.78%0.02%2.22%0.16%1.08%0.15%0.81%0.62%4.51%6.41%0.07%
New England Patriots0.42%0.04%0.28%0.51%0.01%0.05%0.11%0.07%
Oakland Raiders0.02%0.02%3.70%0.27%0.01%3.13%4.40%0.02%0.45%0.84%0.71%
Philadelphia Eagles0.01%
Pittsburgh Steelers0.10%5.33%0.35%0.04%5.15%7.18%0.01%0.03%0.76%1.47%1.16%
San Diego Chargers0.02%0.01%
San Francisco 49ers0.17%0.01%0.08%0.01%0.06%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.12%0.26%
St. Louis Cardinals0.49%0.02%0.42%0.01%0.14%0.04%0.04%0.12%0.47%0.59%0.02%
Washington Redskins0.37%0.24%0.02%0.16%0.04%0.05%0.09%0.50%0.62%0.01%

Actual Bracket Simulation

With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.

Team Advanced to Conference Championship Advanced to Super Bowl Won Super Bowl Actual Outcome
Minnesota Vikings 71.29% 45.69% 22.14% Eliminated in Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers 56.82% 32.76% 20.44% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Oakland Raiders 67.08% 36.81% 19.69% Won Super Bowl
Baltimore Colts 43.18% 19.21% 9.62% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Los Angeles Rams 46.92% 20.66% 9.52% Eliminated in Conference Championship
Dallas Cowboys 53.08% 22.05% 9.11% Eliminated in Divisional Round
New England Patriots 32.92% 11.22% 4.97% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Washington Redskins 28.71% 11.60% 4.51% Eliminated in Divisional Round
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsNew England PatriotsOakland RaidersPittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Colts43.18%
New England Patriots32.92%
Oakland Raiders67.08%
Pittsburgh Steelers56.82%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Dallas CowboysLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsWashington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys53.08%
Los Angeles Rams46.92%
Minnesota Vikings71.29%
Washington Redskins28.71%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsNew England PatriotsOakland RaidersPittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Colts8.31%10.90%
New England Patriots5.71%5.51%
Oakland Raiders18.26%18.55%
Pittsburgh Steelers13.39%19.37%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Dallas CowboysLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsWashington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys13.14%8.91%
Los Angeles Rams12.46%8.20%
Minnesota Vikings24.80%20.89%
Washington Redskins6.23%5.37%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Baltimore ColtsDallas CowboysLos Angeles RamsMinnesota VikingsNew England PatriotsOakland RaidersPittsburgh SteelersWashington Redskins
Baltimore Colts2.46%2.04%3.92%1.20%
Dallas Cowboys1.89%1.36%3.57%2.29%
Los Angeles Rams2.17%1.21%3.53%2.61%
Minnesota Vikings4.68%3.07%8.30%6.09%
New England Patriots1.08%1.06%2.16%0.67%
Oakland Raiders4.61%4.03%8.49%2.56%
Pittsburgh Steelers4.79%4.01%8.98%2.66%
Washington Redskins0.85%0.61%1.72%1.33%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.

Minnesota Vikings 22.14% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Washington Redskins
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
71.29%
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
54.28%
Win Prob
65.37%
Super Bowl
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
37.49%
Win Prob
49.43%
Pittsburgh Steelers 20.44% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Baltimore Colts
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
56.82%
Conference Championship
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
59.13%
Win Prob
51.08%
Super Bowl
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
43.93%
Win Prob
59.59%
Oakland Raiders 19.69% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. New England Patriots
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
67.08%
Conference Championship
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Matchup
50.39%
Win Prob
48.92%
Super Bowl
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
43.12%
Win Prob
50.57%
Baltimore Colts 9.62% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
43.18%
Conference Championship
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
56.74%
Win Prob
37.38%
Super Bowl
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
40.75%
Win Prob
45.58%
Los Angeles Rams 9.52% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
46.92%
Conference Championship
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
60.31%
Win Prob
37.36%
Super Bowl
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
37.08%
Win Prob
46.69%
Dallas Cowboys 9.11% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Los Angeles Rams
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
53.08%
Conference Championship
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
59.59%
Win Prob
34.63%
Super Bowl
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
39.19%
Win Prob
43.64%
New England Patriots 4.97% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
32.92%
Conference Championship
vs. Baltimore Colts
Matchup
50.89%
Win Prob
40.73%
Super Bowl
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
43.46%
Win Prob
41.30%
Washington Redskins 4.51% chance to win
Divisional Round
vs. Minnesota Vikings
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
28.71%
Conference Championship
vs. Dallas Cowboys
Matchup
53.71%
Win Prob
41.15%
Super Bowl
vs. Oakland Raiders
Matchup
38.14%
Win Prob
40.19%

Regular Season Games

Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1976-09-12 Los Angeles Rams L 14-30 1466.31 1626.63 34.60% 64.80% -24.85 0-1
1976-09-19 @ Detroit Lions L 10-24 1441.46 1477.51 37.34% 62.06% -25.09 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Chicago Bears W 10-0 1416.37 1465.81 35.56% 63.85% +36.16 1-2
1976-10-03 Philadelphia Eagles L 13-14 1452.53 1478.46 53.41% 45.99% -9.57 1-3
1976-10-10 @ New Orleans Saints L 0-30 1442.96 1356.32 54.70% 44.71% -53.68 1-4
1976-10-17 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-20 1389.28 1420.83 52.61% 46.79% -16.33 1-5
1976-10-23 @ San Francisco 49ers L 0-15 1372.95 1569.91 19.09% 80.31% -13.31 1-6
1976-10-31 New Orleans Saints W 23-20 1359.64 1374.51 54.99% 44.41% +13.80 2-6
1976-11-07 @ Seattle Seahawks L 13-30 1373.44 1206.03 65.72% 33.68% -48.53 2-7
1976-11-14 San Francisco 49ers W 21-16 1324.91 1550.25 26.68% 72.72% +29.12 3-7
1976-11-21 Dallas Cowboys W 17-10 1354.03 1720.10 13.93% 85.47% +40.52 4-7
1976-11-28 @ Houston Oilers L 14-20 1394.55 1477.75 31.24% 68.17% -13.75 4-8
1976-12-04 @ Los Angeles Rams L 0-59 1380.80 1660.79 12.77% 86.64% -17.66 4-9
1976-12-12 Green Bay Packers L 20-24 1363.14 1384.03 54.13% 45.27% -19.40 4-10
1976-09-12 @ New England Patriots W 27-13 1584.33 1446.11 61.87% 37.53% +25.21 1-0
1976-09-19 Cincinnati Bengals W 28-27 1609.54 1589.24 59.92% 39.49% +7.08 2-0
1976-09-26 @ Dallas Cowboys L 27-30 1616.62 1669.30 35.13% 64.27% -10.92 2-1
1976-10-03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 42-17 1605.70 1229.81 91.63% 7.77% +7.00 3-1
1976-10-10 Miami Dolphins W 28-14 1612.70 1587.70 60.56% 38.84% +26.09 4-1
1976-10-17 @ Buffalo Bills W 31-13 1638.79 1514.73 59.94% 39.46% +30.05 5-1
1976-10-24 @ New York Jets W 20-0 1668.84 1317.51 84.42% 14.98% +12.06 6-1
1976-11-01 Houston Oilers W 38-14 1680.90 1567.60 71.76% 27.64% +24.34 7-1
1976-11-07 @ San Diego Chargers W 37-21 1705.24 1452.63 75.68% 23.72% +17.06 8-1
1976-11-14 New England Patriots L 14-21 1722.30 1551.34 77.89% 21.51% -36.91 8-2
1976-11-22 @ Miami Dolphins W 17-16 1685.39 1568.80 58.91% 40.49% +7.27 9-2
1976-11-28 New York Jets W 33-16 1692.66 1323.70 91.34% 8.06% +5.99 10-2
1976-12-04 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 17-24 1698.65 1578.41 59.41% 39.99% -28.16 10-3
1976-12-12 Buffalo Bills W 58-20 1670.49 1336.20 89.73% 9.67% +10.74 11-3
1976-09-13 Miami Dolphins L 21-30 1557.77 1617.94 48.50% 50.91% -26.08 0-1
1976-09-19 Houston Oilers L 3-13 1531.69 1581.15 50.04% 49.37% -28.37 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14-9 1503.32 1238.86 76.89% 22.51% +9.06 1-2
1976-10-03 Kansas City Chiefs W 50-17 1512.38 1365.31 75.48% 23.93% +24.71 2-2
1976-10-10 @ New York Jets L 14-17 1537.09 1317.16 72.11% 27.29% -22.36 2-3
1976-10-17 Baltimore Colts L 13-31 1514.73 1638.79 39.46% 59.94% -30.05 2-4
1976-10-24 New England Patriots L 22-26 1484.68 1537.92 49.49% 49.91% -17.75 2-5
1976-10-31 New York Jets L 14-19 1466.93 1305.45 76.95% 22.45% -30.82 2-6
1976-11-07 @ New England Patriots L 10-20 1436.11 1534.65 29.37% 70.03% -16.69 2-7
1976-11-15 @ Dallas Cowboys L 10-17 1419.42 1714.47 11.83% 87.57% -5.64 2-8
1976-11-21 San Diego Chargers L 13-34 1413.78 1403.97 58.47% 40.94% -47.99 2-9
1976-11-25 @ Detroit Lions L 14-27 1365.79 1523.82 22.80% 76.61% -14.79 2-10
1976-12-05 @ Miami Dolphins L 27-45 1351.00 1544.58 19.40% 80.01% -14.80 2-11
1976-12-12 @ Baltimore Colts L 20-58 1336.20 1670.49 9.67% 89.73% -10.74 2-12
1976-09-12 Detroit Lions W 10-3 1409.29 1503.98 43.56% 55.84% +26.47 1-0
1976-09-19 @ San Francisco 49ers W 19-12 1435.76 1481.95 35.99% 63.42% +30.05 2-0
1976-09-26 Atlanta Falcons L 0-10 1465.81 1416.37 63.85% 35.56% -36.16 2-1
1976-10-03 Washington Redskins W 33-7 1429.65 1563.68 38.10% 61.30% +55.99 3-1
1976-10-10 @ Minnesota Vikings L 19-20 1485.64 1684.71 18.91% 80.50% -3.40 3-2
1976-10-17 @ Los Angeles Rams L 12-20 1482.24 1620.29 24.88% 74.52% -12.66 3-3
1976-10-24 @ Dallas Cowboys L 21-31 1469.58 1676.97 18.18% 81.22% -10.34 3-4
1976-10-31 Minnesota Vikings W 14-13 1459.24 1713.70 23.53% 75.87% +13.59 4-4
1976-11-07 Oakland Raiders L 27-28 1472.83 1655.97 31.69% 67.71% -5.70 4-5
1976-11-14 Green Bay Packers W 24-13 1467.13 1444.52 60.23% 39.17% +23.32 5-5
1976-11-21 @ Detroit Lions L 10-14 1490.45 1509.58 39.65% 59.76% -14.23 5-6
1976-11-28 @ Green Bay Packers W 16-10 1476.22 1411.76 51.52% 47.88% +21.03 6-6
1976-12-05 @ Seattle Seahawks W 34-7 1497.25 1198.91 80.11% 19.29% +18.03 7-6
1976-12-12 Denver Broncos L 14-28 1515.28 1541.69 53.35% 46.06% -35.77 7-7
1976-09-12 Denver Broncos W 17-7 1572.15 1479.40 69.33% 30.07% +17.09 1-0
1976-09-19 @ Baltimore Colts L 27-28 1589.24 1609.54 39.49% 59.92% -7.09 1-1
1976-09-26 Green Bay Packers W 28-7 1582.15 1414.98 77.52% 21.88% +18.04 2-1
1976-10-03 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) W 45-24 1600.19 1429.24 66.17% 33.23% +27.35 3-1
1976-10-10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21-0 1627.54 1222.81 92.74% 6.66% +5.50 4-1
1976-10-17 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 6-23 1633.04 1627.05 43.15% 56.25% -31.92 4-2
1976-10-24 @ Houston Oilers W 27-7 1601.12 1614.87 40.39% 59.01% +47.28 5-2
1976-10-31 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 21-6 1648.40 1454.82 80.01% 19.40% +13.51 6-2
1976-11-08 Los Angeles Rams W 20-12 1661.91 1650.12 58.74% 40.66% +20.64 7-2
1976-11-14 Houston Oilers W 31-27 1682.55 1496.06 79.36% 20.04% +7.22 8-2
1976-11-21 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 27-24 1689.77 1357.43 82.98% 16.42% +5.12 9-2
1976-11-28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-7 1694.89 1741.81 50.40% 49.00% -18.07 9-3
1976-12-06 @ Oakland Raiders L 20-35 1676.82 1689.13 40.59% 58.81% -28.22 9-4
1976-12-12 @ New York Jets W 42-3 1648.60 1298.06 84.37% 15.04% +16.91 10-4
1976-09-12 New York Jets W 38-17 1450.71 1409.43 62.76% 36.64% +30.15 1-0
1976-09-19 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 14-31 1480.86 1684.24 18.53% 80.87% -13.75 1-1
1976-09-26 @ Denver Broncos L 13-44 1467.11 1499.14 37.88% 61.52% -37.87 1-2
1976-10-03 Cincinnati Bengals L 24-45 1429.24 1600.19 33.23% 66.17% -27.35 1-3
1976-10-10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 18-16 1401.89 1645.99 24.62% 74.78% +18.94 2-3
1976-10-17 @ Atlanta Falcons W 20-17 1420.83 1389.28 46.79% 52.61% +16.33 3-3
1976-10-24 San Diego Chargers W 21-17 1437.16 1485.85 50.15% 49.26% +17.66 4-3
1976-10-31 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 6-21 1454.82 1648.40 19.40% 80.01% -13.51 4-4
1976-11-07 @ Houston Oilers W 21-7 1441.31 1543.25 28.97% 70.44% +47.19 5-4
1976-11-14 Philadelphia Eagles W 24-3 1488.50 1429.80 65.06% 34.34% +28.27 6-4
1976-11-21 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24-7 1516.77 1142.41 86.04% 13.37% +9.92 7-4
1976-11-28 Miami Dolphins W 17-13 1526.69 1561.53 52.14% 47.26% +16.96 8-4
1976-12-05 Houston Oilers W 13-10 1543.65 1491.49 64.20% 35.20% +10.94 9-4
1976-12-12 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 14-39 1554.59 1370.07 67.89% 31.52% -60.78 9-5
1976-09-12 Philadelphia Eagles W 27-7 1636.30 1489.40 75.46% 23.94% +19.25 1-0
1976-09-19 @ New Orleans Saints W 24-6 1655.55 1342.44 81.40% 18.00% +13.75 2-0
1976-09-26 Baltimore Colts W 30-27 1669.30 1616.62 64.27% 35.13% +10.92 3-0
1976-10-03 @ Seattle Seahawks W 28-13 1680.22 1233.17 90.19% 9.22% +6.44 4-0
1976-10-10 @ New York Giants W 24-14 1686.66 1384.36 80.46% 18.94% +10.77 5-0
1976-10-17 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 17-21 1697.43 1593.84 57.10% 42.31% -20.46 5-1
1976-10-24 Chicago Bears W 31-21 1676.97 1469.58 81.22% 18.18% +10.35 6-1
1976-10-31 @ Washington Redskins W 20-7 1687.32 1545.48 62.36% 37.04% +23.98 7-1
1976-11-07 New York Giants W 9-3 1711.30 1320.20 92.24% 7.17% +3.17 8-1
1976-11-15 Buffalo Bills W 17-10 1714.47 1419.42 87.57% 11.83% +5.63 9-1
1976-11-21 @ Atlanta Falcons L 10-17 1720.10 1354.03 85.47% 13.93% -40.51 9-2
1976-11-25 St. Louis Cardinals W 19-14 1679.59 1590.68 68.87% 30.54% +12.27 10-2
1976-12-05 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 26-7 1691.86 1364.67 82.57% 16.84% +13.21 11-2
1976-12-12 Washington Redskins L 14-27 1705.07 1588.77 72.11% 27.30% -46.56 11-3
1976-09-12 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 7-17 1479.40 1572.15 30.07% 69.33% -17.08 0-1
1976-09-19 New York Jets W 46-3 1462.32 1379.28 68.14% 31.26% +36.82 1-1
1976-09-26 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 44-13 1499.14 1467.11 61.52% 37.88% +37.87 2-1
1976-10-03 San Diego Chargers W 26-0 1537.01 1528.11 58.34% 41.06% +37.58 3-1
1976-10-10 @ Houston Oilers L 3-17 1574.59 1610.24 37.39% 62.01% -25.12 3-2
1976-10-17 Oakland Raiders L 10-17 1549.47 1604.73 49.20% 50.20% -23.34 3-3
1976-10-24 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 35-26 1526.13 1389.55 61.65% 37.75% +20.33 4-3
1976-10-31 @ Oakland Raiders L 6-19 1546.46 1636.25 30.43% 68.97% -19.71 4-4
1976-11-07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 48-13 1526.75 1176.96 90.48% 8.92% +9.50 5-4
1976-11-14 @ San Diego Chargers W 17-0 1536.25 1435.57 56.69% 42.72% +31.60 6-4
1976-11-21 New York Giants W 14-13 1567.85 1339.56 82.94% 16.46% +2.97 7-4
1976-11-28 @ New England Patriots L 14-38 1570.82 1604.52 37.66% 61.74% -33.13 7-5
1976-12-05 Kansas City Chiefs W 17-16 1537.69 1374.07 77.17% 22.24% +4.00 8-5
1976-12-12 @ Chicago Bears W 28-14 1541.69 1515.28 46.06% 53.35% +35.77 9-5
1976-09-12 @ Chicago Bears L 3-10 1503.98 1409.29 55.84% 43.56% -26.47 0-1
1976-09-19 Atlanta Falcons W 24-10 1477.51 1441.46 62.06% 37.34% +25.08 1-1
1976-09-26 Minnesota Vikings L 9-10 1502.59 1651.89 36.05% 63.35% -6.47 1-2
1976-10-03 @ Green Bay Packers L 14-24 1496.12 1396.95 56.47% 42.93% -31.99 1-3
1976-10-10 New England Patriots W 30-10 1464.13 1560.88 43.27% 56.13% +44.97 2-3
1976-10-17 @ Washington Redskins L 7-20 1509.10 1483.65 45.92% 53.48% -29.69 2-4
1976-10-24 @ Seattle Seahawks W 41-14 1479.41 1235.56 74.76% 24.65% +23.02 3-4
1976-10-31 Green Bay Packers W 27-6 1502.43 1461.53 62.71% 36.69% +30.19 4-4
1976-11-07 @ Minnesota Vikings L 23-31 1532.62 1700.12 21.85% 77.55% -11.11 4-5
1976-11-14 @ New Orleans Saints L 16-17 1521.51 1347.53 66.56% 32.84% -11.93 4-6
1976-11-21 Chicago Bears W 14-10 1509.58 1490.45 59.76% 39.65% +14.24 5-6
1976-11-25 Buffalo Bills W 27-14 1523.82 1365.79 76.61% 22.80% +14.78 6-6
1976-12-05 @ New York Giants L 10-24 1538.60 1353.26 67.99% 31.42% -45.56 6-7
1976-12-11 Los Angeles Rams L 17-20 1493.04 1678.44 31.41% 67.99% -9.77 6-8
1976-09-12 San Francisco 49ers L 14-26 1476.66 1443.71 61.64% 37.76% -38.25 0-1
1976-09-19 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 0-29 1438.41 1582.95 24.19% 75.21% -23.43 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 7-28 1414.98 1582.15 21.88% 77.52% -18.03 0-3
1976-10-03 Detroit Lions W 24-14 1396.95 1496.12 42.93% 56.47% +31.99 1-3
1976-10-10 Seattle Seahawks W 27-20 1428.94 1226.74 80.77% 18.63% +8.87 2-3
1976-10-17 Philadelphia Eagles W 28-13 1437.81 1463.37 53.47% 45.94% +31.91 3-3
1976-10-24 @ Oakland Raiders L 14-18 1469.72 1628.06 22.77% 76.64% -8.19 3-4
1976-10-31 @ Detroit Lions L 6-27 1461.53 1502.43 36.69% 62.71% -30.19 3-5
1976-11-07 New Orleans Saints W 32-27 1431.34 1360.71 66.59% 32.81% +13.18 4-5
1976-11-14 @ Chicago Bears L 13-24 1444.52 1467.13 39.17% 60.23% -23.32 4-6
1976-11-21 Minnesota Vikings L 10-17 1421.20 1713.45 19.84% 79.56% -9.44 4-7
1976-11-28 Chicago Bears L 10-16 1411.76 1476.22 47.88% 51.52% -21.03 4-8
1976-12-05 @ Minnesota Vikings L 9-20 1390.73 1696.39 11.21% 88.19% -6.70 4-9
1976-12-12 @ Atlanta Falcons W 24-20 1384.03 1363.14 45.27% 54.13% +19.40 5-9
1976-09-12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20-0 1571.70 1275.00 87.67% 11.73% +9.45 1-0
1976-09-19 @ Buffalo Bills W 13-3 1581.15 1531.69 49.37% 50.04% +28.37 2-0
1976-09-26 Oakland Raiders L 13-14 1609.52 1632.31 53.86% 45.54% -9.65 2-1
1976-10-03 @ New Orleans Saints W 31-26 1599.87 1366.69 73.60% 25.81% +10.37 3-1
1976-10-10 Denver Broncos W 17-3 1610.24 1574.59 62.01% 37.39% +25.12 4-1
1976-10-17 @ San Diego Chargers L 27-30 1635.36 1465.36 66.05% 33.35% -20.49 4-2
1976-10-24 Cincinnati Bengals L 7-27 1614.87 1601.12 59.01% 40.39% -47.27 4-3
1976-11-01 @ Baltimore Colts L 14-38 1567.60 1680.90 27.64% 71.76% -24.35 4-4
1976-11-07 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 7-21 1543.25 1441.31 70.44% 28.97% -47.19 4-5
1976-11-14 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 27-31 1496.06 1682.55 20.04% 79.36% -7.21 4-6
1976-11-21 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-32 1488.85 1730.71 15.41% 83.99% -11.10 4-7
1976-11-28 Atlanta Falcons W 20-14 1477.75 1394.55 68.17% 31.24% +13.74 5-7
1976-12-05 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 10-13 1491.49 1543.65 35.20% 64.20% -10.94 5-8
1976-12-11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-21 1480.55 1762.11 20.84% 78.56% -17.18 5-9
1976-09-12 San Diego Chargers L 16-30 1454.22 1412.39 62.84% 36.57% -42.11 0-1
1976-09-20 Oakland Raiders L 21-24 1412.11 1623.51 28.28% 71.13% -8.81 0-2
1976-09-26 New Orleans Saints L 17-27 1403.30 1328.70 67.09% 32.31% -37.99 0-3
1976-10-03 @ Buffalo Bills L 17-50 1365.31 1512.38 23.93% 75.48% -24.72 0-4
1976-10-10 @ Washington Redskins W 33-30 1340.59 1507.69 21.89% 77.51% +24.04 1-4
1976-10-17 @ Miami Dolphins W 20-17 1364.63 1561.62 19.09% 80.31% +24.92 2-4
1976-10-24 Denver Broncos L 26-35 1389.55 1526.13 37.75% 61.65% -20.33 2-5
1976-10-31 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28-19 1369.22 1194.61 66.64% 32.76% +17.65 3-5
1976-11-07 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-45 1386.87 1692.98 18.60% 80.80% -22.45 3-6
1976-11-14 @ Oakland Raiders L 10-21 1364.42 1661.66 11.70% 87.70% -6.99 3-7
1976-11-21 Cincinnati Bengals L 24-27 1357.43 1689.77 16.42% 82.98% -5.12 3-8
1976-11-28 @ San Diego Chargers W 23-20 1352.31 1451.96 29.24% 70.16% +21.76 4-8
1976-12-05 @ Denver Broncos L 16-17 1374.07 1537.69 22.24% 77.17% -4.00 4-9
1976-12-12 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 39-14 1370.07 1554.59 31.52% 67.89% +60.79 5-9
1976-09-12 @ Atlanta Falcons W 30-14 1626.63 1466.31 64.80% 34.60% +24.86 1-0
1976-09-19 @ Minnesota Vikings T 10-10 1651.49 1652.56 42.16% 57.24% +0.67 1-0
1976-09-26 New York Giants W 24-10 1652.16 1404.16 84.44% 14.96% +10.08 2-0
1976-10-03 @ Miami Dolphins W 31-28 1662.24 1602.80 50.80% 48.60% +15.09 3-0
1976-10-11 San Francisco 49ers L 0-16 1677.33 1488.05 79.62% 19.79% -57.04 3-1
1976-10-17 Chicago Bears W 20-12 1620.29 1482.24 74.52% 24.88% +12.66 4-1
1976-10-24 @ New Orleans Saints W 16-10 1632.95 1385.18 75.17% 24.23% +10.67 5-1
1976-10-31 Seattle Seahawks W 45-6 1643.62 1212.53 93.63% 5.78% +6.50 6-1
1976-11-08 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 12-20 1650.12 1661.91 40.66% 58.74% -20.64 6-2
1976-11-14 St. Louis Cardinals L 28-30 1629.48 1606.35 60.31% 39.10% -15.27 6-3
1976-11-21 @ San Francisco 49ers W 23-3 1614.21 1521.13 55.61% 43.79% +35.13 7-3
1976-11-28 New Orleans Saints W 33-14 1649.34 1396.21 84.81% 14.59% +11.45 8-3
1976-12-04 Atlanta Falcons W 59-0 1660.79 1380.80 86.64% 12.77% +17.65 9-3
1976-12-11 @ Detroit Lions W 20-17 1678.44 1493.04 67.99% 31.41% +9.78 10-3
1976-09-13 @ Buffalo Bills W 30-21 1617.94 1557.77 50.91% 48.50% +26.09 1-0
1976-09-19 @ New England Patriots L 14-30 1644.03 1420.89 72.48% 26.93% -51.92 1-1
1976-09-26 New York Jets W 16-0 1592.11 1342.45 84.56% 14.84% +10.69 2-1
1976-10-03 Los Angeles Rams L 28-31 1602.80 1662.24 48.60% 50.80% -15.10 2-2
1976-10-10 @ Baltimore Colts L 14-28 1587.70 1612.70 38.84% 60.56% -26.08 2-3
1976-10-17 Kansas City Chiefs L 17-20 1561.62 1364.63 80.31% 19.09% -24.92 2-4
1976-10-24 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23-20 1536.70 1199.62 83.35% 16.05% +5.01 3-4
1976-10-31 New England Patriots W 10-3 1541.71 1555.67 55.12% 44.28% +21.01 4-4
1976-11-07 @ New York Jets W 27-7 1562.72 1336.26 72.85% 26.55% +21.35 5-4
1976-11-14 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-14 1584.07 1715.44 25.61% 73.79% -15.27 5-5
1976-11-22 Baltimore Colts L 16-17 1568.80 1685.39 40.49% 58.91% -7.27 5-6
1976-11-28 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 13-17 1561.53 1526.69 47.26% 52.14% -16.95 5-7
1976-12-05 Buffalo Bills W 45-27 1544.58 1351.00 80.01% 19.40% +14.81 6-7
1976-12-11 Minnesota Vikings L 7-29 1559.39 1703.09 36.79% 62.61% -30.99 6-8
1976-09-12 @ New Orleans Saints W 40-9 1630.10 1364.91 76.97% 22.44% +22.46 1-0
1976-09-19 Los Angeles Rams T 10-10 1652.56 1651.49 57.24% 42.16% -0.67 1-0
1976-09-26 @ Detroit Lions W 10-9 1651.89 1502.59 63.35% 36.05% +6.48 2-0
1976-10-04 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17-6 1658.37 1672.33 55.12% 44.28% +26.34 3-0
1976-10-10 Chicago Bears W 20-19 1684.71 1485.64 80.50% 18.91% +3.40 4-0
1976-10-17 New York Giants W 24-7 1688.11 1373.59 88.69% 10.71% +7.96 5-0
1976-10-24 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 31-12 1696.07 1431.46 76.91% 22.49% +17.63 6-0
1976-10-31 @ Chicago Bears L 13-14 1713.70 1459.24 75.87% 23.53% -13.58 6-1
1976-11-07 Detroit Lions W 31-23 1700.12 1532.62 77.55% 21.85% +11.11 7-1
1976-11-14 Seattle Seahawks W 27-21 1711.23 1254.56 94.38% 5.03% +2.22 8-1
1976-11-21 @ Green Bay Packers W 17-10 1713.45 1421.20 79.56% 19.84% +9.45 9-1
1976-11-29 @ San Francisco 49ers L 16-20 1722.90 1486.00 74.01% 25.40% -26.51 9-2
1976-12-05 Green Bay Packers W 20-9 1696.39 1390.73 88.19% 11.21% +6.70 10-2
1976-12-11 @ Miami Dolphins W 29-7 1703.09 1559.39 62.61% 36.79% +30.98 11-2
1976-09-12 Baltimore Colts L 13-27 1446.11 1584.33 37.53% 61.87% -25.22 0-1
1976-09-19 Miami Dolphins W 30-14 1420.89 1644.03 26.93% 72.48% +51.92 1-1
1976-09-26 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 30-27 1472.81 1697.99 16.71% 82.69% +25.66 2-1
1976-10-03 Oakland Raiders W 48-17 1498.47 1641.97 36.82% 62.58% +62.41 3-1
1976-10-10 @ Detroit Lions L 10-30 1560.88 1464.13 56.13% 43.27% -44.98 3-2
1976-10-18 New York Jets W 41-7 1515.90 1339.53 78.41% 20.99% +22.02 4-2
1976-10-24 @ Buffalo Bills W 26-22 1537.92 1484.68 49.91% 49.49% +17.75 5-2
1976-10-31 @ Miami Dolphins L 3-10 1555.67 1541.71 44.28% 55.12% -21.02 5-3
1976-11-07 Buffalo Bills W 20-10 1534.65 1436.11 70.03% 29.37% +16.69 6-3
1976-11-14 @ Baltimore Colts W 21-14 1551.34 1722.30 21.51% 77.89% +36.91 7-3
1976-11-21 @ New York Jets W 38-24 1588.25 1339.96 75.23% 24.17% +16.27 8-3
1976-11-28 Denver Broncos W 38-14 1604.52 1570.82 61.74% 37.66% +33.12 9-3
1976-12-05 New Orleans Saints W 27-6 1637.64 1384.76 84.80% 14.61% +12.05 10-3
1976-12-12 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31-14 1649.69 1127.21 93.23% 6.17% +4.58 11-3
1976-09-12 Minnesota Vikings L 9-40 1364.91 1630.10 22.44% 76.97% -22.47 0-1
1976-09-19 Dallas Cowboys L 6-24 1342.44 1655.55 18.00% 81.40% -13.74 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 27-17 1328.70 1403.30 32.31% 67.09% +37.99 1-2
1976-10-03 Houston Oilers L 26-31 1366.69 1599.87 25.81% 73.60% -10.37 1-3
1976-10-10 Atlanta Falcons W 30-0 1356.32 1442.96 44.71% 54.70% +53.68 2-3
1976-10-17 @ San Francisco 49ers L 3-33 1410.00 1545.09 25.20% 74.20% -24.82 2-4
1976-10-24 Los Angeles Rams L 10-16 1385.18 1632.95 24.23% 75.17% -10.67 2-5
1976-10-31 @ Atlanta Falcons L 20-23 1374.51 1359.64 44.41% 54.99% -13.80 2-6
1976-11-07 @ Green Bay Packers L 27-32 1360.71 1431.34 32.81% 66.59% -13.18 2-7
1976-11-14 Detroit Lions W 17-16 1347.53 1521.51 32.84% 66.56% +11.92 3-7
1976-11-21 @ Seattle Seahawks W 51-27 1359.45 1252.34 57.59% 41.81% +36.76 4-7
1976-11-28 @ Los Angeles Rams L 14-33 1396.21 1649.34 14.59% 84.81% -11.45 4-8
1976-12-05 @ New England Patriots L 6-27 1384.76 1637.64 14.61% 84.80% -12.05 4-9
1976-12-12 San Francisco 49ers L 7-27 1372.71 1488.77 40.57% 58.84% -32.56 4-10
1976-09-12 @ Washington Redskins L 17-19 1435.41 1528.92 29.98% 69.43% -7.62 0-1
1976-09-19 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 7-20 1427.79 1470.14 36.50% 62.91% -23.63 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Los Angeles Rams L 10-24 1404.16 1652.16 14.96% 84.44% -10.08 0-3
1976-10-03 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 21-27 1394.08 1559.45 22.06% 77.34% -9.72 0-4
1976-10-10 Dallas Cowboys L 14-24 1384.36 1686.66 18.94% 80.46% -10.77 0-5
1976-10-17 @ Minnesota Vikings L 7-24 1373.59 1688.11 10.71% 88.69% -7.96 0-6
1976-10-24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-27 1365.63 1658.97 19.74% 79.66% -18.46 0-7
1976-10-31 Philadelphia Eagles L 0-10 1347.17 1413.83 47.56% 51.84% -26.97 0-8
1976-11-07 @ Dallas Cowboys L 3-9 1320.20 1711.30 7.17% 92.24% -3.16 0-9
1976-11-14 Washington Redskins W 12-9 1317.04 1541.27 26.80% 72.60% +22.52 1-9
1976-11-21 @ Denver Broncos L 13-14 1339.56 1567.85 16.46% 82.94% -2.96 1-10
1976-11-28 Seattle Seahawks W 28-16 1336.60 1215.58 72.64% 26.76% +16.66 2-10
1976-12-05 Detroit Lions W 24-10 1353.26 1538.60 31.42% 67.99% +45.56 3-10
1976-12-12 St. Louis Cardinals L 14-17 1398.82 1606.57 28.70% 70.70% -8.94 3-11
1976-09-12 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-38 1409.43 1450.71 36.64% 62.76% -30.15 0-1
1976-09-19 @ Denver Broncos L 3-46 1379.28 1462.32 31.26% 68.14% -36.83 0-2
1976-09-26 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-16 1342.45 1592.11 14.84% 84.56% -10.68 0-3
1976-10-03 @ San Francisco 49ers L 6-17 1331.77 1473.44 24.50% 74.91% -14.61 0-4
1976-10-10 Buffalo Bills W 17-14 1317.16 1537.09 27.29% 72.11% +22.37 1-4
1976-10-18 @ New England Patriots L 7-41 1339.53 1515.90 20.99% 78.41% -22.02 1-5
1976-10-24 Baltimore Colts L 0-20 1317.51 1668.84 14.98% 84.42% -12.06 1-6
1976-10-31 @ Buffalo Bills W 19-14 1305.45 1466.93 22.45% 76.95% +30.81 2-6
1976-11-07 Miami Dolphins L 7-27 1336.26 1562.72 26.55% 72.85% -21.34 2-7
1976-11-14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34-0 1314.92 1167.45 75.52% 23.88% +25.04 3-7
1976-11-21 New England Patriots L 24-38 1339.96 1588.25 24.17% 75.23% -16.26 3-8
1976-11-28 @ Baltimore Colts L 16-33 1323.70 1692.66 8.06% 91.34% -5.99 3-9
1976-12-05 Washington Redskins L 16-37 1317.71 1569.11 23.85% 75.56% -19.65 3-10
1976-12-12 Cincinnati Bengals L 3-42 1298.06 1648.60 15.04% 84.37% -16.91 3-11
1976-09-12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31-28 1606.15 1701.60 43.45% 55.95% +17.36 1-0
1976-09-20 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 24-21 1623.51 1412.11 71.13% 28.28% +8.80 2-0
1976-09-26 @ Houston Oilers W 14-13 1632.31 1609.52 45.54% 53.86% +9.66 3-0
1976-10-03 @ New England Patriots L 17-48 1641.97 1498.47 62.58% 36.82% -62.41 3-1
1976-10-10 @ San Diego Chargers W 27-17 1579.56 1490.53 55.04% 44.37% +25.17 4-1
1976-10-17 @ Denver Broncos W 17-10 1604.73 1549.47 50.20% 49.20% +23.33 5-1
1976-10-24 Green Bay Packers W 18-14 1628.06 1469.72 76.64% 22.77% +8.19 6-1
1976-10-31 Denver Broncos W 19-6 1636.25 1546.46 68.97% 30.43% +19.72 7-1
1976-11-07 @ Chicago Bears W 28-27 1655.97 1472.83 67.71% 31.69% +5.69 8-1
1976-11-14 Kansas City Chiefs W 21-10 1661.66 1364.42 87.70% 11.70% +6.99 9-1
1976-11-21 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 26-7 1668.65 1401.53 77.16% 22.24% +17.44 10-1
1976-11-28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 49-16 1686.09 1132.48 96.46% 2.94% +3.04 11-1
1976-12-06 Cincinnati Bengals W 35-20 1689.13 1676.82 58.81% 40.59% +28.22 12-1
1976-12-12 San Diego Chargers W 24-0 1717.35 1453.94 85.54% 13.87% +12.23 13-1
1976-09-12 @ Dallas Cowboys L 7-27 1489.40 1636.30 23.94% 75.46% -19.26 0-1
1976-09-19 New York Giants W 20-7 1470.14 1427.79 62.91% 36.50% +23.63 1-1
1976-09-27 Washington Redskins L 17-20 1493.77 1548.38 49.30% 50.11% -15.31 1-2
1976-10-03 @ Atlanta Falcons W 14-13 1478.46 1452.53 45.99% 53.41% +9.57 2-2
1976-10-10 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 14-33 1488.03 1569.17 31.49% 67.91% -24.66 2-3
1976-10-17 @ Green Bay Packers L 13-28 1463.37 1437.81 45.94% 53.47% -31.91 2-4
1976-10-24 Minnesota Vikings L 12-31 1431.46 1696.07 22.49% 76.91% -17.63 2-5
1976-10-31 @ New York Giants W 10-0 1413.83 1347.17 51.84% 47.56% +26.97 3-5
1976-11-07 St. Louis Cardinals L 14-17 1440.80 1595.35 35.35% 64.05% -11.00 3-6
1976-11-14 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 3-24 1429.80 1488.50 34.34% 65.06% -28.27 3-7
1976-11-21 Oakland Raiders L 7-26 1401.53 1668.65 22.24% 77.16% -17.44 3-8
1976-11-28 @ Washington Redskins L 0-24 1384.09 1549.69 22.04% 77.36% -19.42 3-9
1976-12-05 Dallas Cowboys L 7-26 1364.67 1691.86 16.84% 82.57% -13.20 3-10
1976-12-12 Seattle Seahawks W 27-10 1351.47 1180.88 77.85% 21.55% +15.98 4-10
1976-09-12 @ Oakland Raiders L 28-31 1701.60 1606.15 55.95% 43.45% -17.36 0-1
1976-09-19 Cleveland Browns (1st) W 31-14 1684.24 1480.86 80.87% 18.53% +13.75 1-1
1976-09-26 New England Patriots L 27-30 1697.99 1472.81 82.69% 16.71% -25.66 1-2
1976-10-04 @ Minnesota Vikings L 6-17 1672.33 1658.37 44.28% 55.12% -26.34 1-3
1976-10-10 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 16-18 1645.99 1401.89 74.78% 24.62% -18.94 1-4
1976-10-17 Cincinnati Bengals W 23-6 1627.05 1633.04 56.25% 43.15% +31.92 2-4
1976-10-24 @ New York Giants W 27-0 1658.97 1365.63 79.66% 19.74% +18.46 3-4
1976-10-31 San Diego Chargers W 23-0 1677.43 1468.19 81.38% 18.03% +15.55 4-4
1976-11-07 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 45-0 1692.98 1386.87 80.80% 18.60% +22.46 5-4
1976-11-14 Miami Dolphins W 14-3 1715.44 1584.07 73.79% 25.61% +15.27 6-4
1976-11-21 Houston Oilers W 32-16 1730.71 1488.85 83.99% 15.41% +11.10 7-4
1976-11-28 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 7-3 1741.81 1694.89 49.00% 50.40% +18.07 8-4
1976-12-05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 42-0 1759.88 1129.44 97.49% 1.91% +2.23 9-4
1976-12-11 @ Houston Oilers W 21-0 1762.11 1480.55 78.56% 20.84% +17.18 10-4
1976-09-12 @ Kansas City Chiefs W 30-16 1412.39 1454.22 36.57% 62.84% +42.11 1-0
1976-09-19 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23-0 1454.50 1265.55 68.43% 30.97% +26.68 2-0
1976-09-26 St. Louis Cardinals W 43-24 1481.18 1606.38 39.31% 60.10% +46.93 3-0
1976-10-03 @ Denver Broncos L 0-26 1528.11 1537.01 41.06% 58.34% -37.58 3-1
1976-10-10 Oakland Raiders L 17-27 1490.53 1579.56 44.37% 55.04% -25.17 3-2
1976-10-17 Houston Oilers W 30-27 1465.36 1635.36 33.35% 66.05% +20.49 4-2
1976-10-24 @ Cleveland Browns (1st) L 17-21 1485.85 1437.16 49.26% 50.15% -17.66 4-3
1976-10-31 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-23 1468.19 1677.43 18.03% 81.38% -15.56 4-4
1976-11-07 Baltimore Colts L 21-37 1452.63 1705.24 23.72% 75.68% -17.06 4-5
1976-11-14 Denver Broncos L 0-17 1435.57 1536.25 42.72% 56.69% -31.60 4-6
1976-11-21 @ Buffalo Bills W 34-13 1403.97 1413.78 40.94% 58.47% +47.99 5-6
1976-11-28 Kansas City Chiefs L 20-23 1451.96 1352.31 70.16% 29.24% -21.76 5-7
1976-12-05 San Francisco 49ers W 13-7 1430.20 1512.50 45.32% 54.08% +23.74 6-7
1976-12-12 @ Oakland Raiders L 0-24 1453.94 1717.35 13.87% 85.54% -12.23 6-8
1976-09-12 @ Green Bay Packers W 26-14 1443.71 1476.66 37.76% 61.64% +38.24 1-0
1976-09-19 Chicago Bears L 12-19 1481.95 1435.76 63.42% 35.99% -30.05 1-1
1976-09-26 @ Seattle Seahawks W 37-21 1451.90 1254.71 69.44% 29.96% +21.54 2-1
1976-10-03 New York Jets W 17-6 1473.44 1331.77 74.91% 24.50% +14.61 3-1
1976-10-11 @ Los Angeles Rams W 16-0 1488.05 1677.33 19.79% 79.62% +57.04 4-1
1976-10-17 New Orleans Saints W 33-3 1545.09 1410.00 74.20% 25.20% +24.82 5-1
1976-10-23 Atlanta Falcons W 15-0 1569.91 1372.95 80.31% 19.09% +13.31 6-1
1976-10-31 @ St. Louis Cardinals L 20-23 1583.22 1582.16 42.46% 56.94% -13.20 6-2
1976-11-07 Washington Redskins L 21-24 1570.02 1521.50 63.73% 35.68% -19.77 6-3
1976-11-14 @ Atlanta Falcons L 16-21 1550.25 1324.91 72.72% 26.68% -29.12 6-4
1976-11-21 Los Angeles Rams L 3-23 1521.13 1614.21 43.79% 55.61% -35.13 6-5
1976-11-29 Minnesota Vikings W 20-16 1486.00 1722.90 25.40% 74.01% +26.50 7-5
1976-12-05 @ San Diego Chargers L 7-13 1512.50 1430.20 54.08% 45.32% -23.73 7-6
1976-12-12 @ New Orleans Saints W 27-7 1488.77 1372.71 58.84% 40.57% +32.56 8-6
1976-09-12 St. Louis Cardinals L 24-30 1275.00 1574.49 19.19% 80.22% -8.46 0-1
1976-09-19 @ Washington Redskins L 7-31 1266.54 1536.54 13.42% 85.98% -11.83 0-2
1976-09-26 San Francisco 49ers L 21-37 1254.71 1451.90 29.96% 69.44% -21.54 0-3
1976-10-03 Dallas Cowboys L 13-28 1233.17 1680.22 9.22% 90.19% -6.43 0-4
1976-10-10 @ Green Bay Packers L 20-27 1226.74 1428.94 18.63% 80.77% -8.87 0-5
1976-10-17 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13-10 1217.87 1217.31 42.39% 57.02% +17.69 1-5
1976-10-24 Detroit Lions L 14-41 1235.56 1479.41 24.65% 74.76% -23.03 1-6
1976-10-31 @ Los Angeles Rams L 6-45 1212.53 1643.62 5.78% 93.63% -6.50 1-7
1976-11-07 Atlanta Falcons W 30-13 1206.03 1373.44 33.68% 65.72% +48.53 2-7
1976-11-14 @ Minnesota Vikings L 21-27 1254.56 1711.23 5.03% 94.38% -2.22 2-8
1976-11-21 New Orleans Saints L 27-51 1252.34 1359.45 41.81% 57.59% -36.76 2-9
1976-11-28 @ New York Giants L 16-28 1215.58 1336.60 26.76% 72.64% -16.67 2-10
1976-12-05 Chicago Bears L 7-34 1198.91 1497.25 19.29% 80.11% -18.03 2-11
1976-12-12 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 10-27 1180.88 1351.47 21.55% 77.85% -15.98 2-12
1976-09-12 @ Seattle Seahawks W 30-24 1574.49 1275.00 80.22% 19.19% +8.46 1-0
1976-09-19 Green Bay Packers W 29-0 1582.95 1438.41 75.21% 24.19% +23.43 2-0
1976-09-26 @ San Diego Chargers L 24-43 1606.38 1481.18 60.10% 39.31% -46.93 2-1
1976-10-03 New York Giants W 27-21 1559.45 1394.08 77.34% 22.06% +9.72 3-1
1976-10-10 Philadelphia Eagles W 33-14 1569.17 1488.03 67.91% 31.49% +24.67 4-1
1976-10-17 Dallas Cowboys W 21-17 1593.84 1697.43 42.31% 57.10% +20.45 5-1
1976-10-25 @ Washington Redskins L 10-20 1614.29 1513.34 56.72% 42.68% -32.13 5-2
1976-10-31 San Francisco 49ers W 23-20 1582.16 1583.22 56.94% 42.46% +13.19 6-2
1976-11-07 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 17-14 1595.35 1440.80 64.05% 35.35% +11.00 7-2
1976-11-14 @ Los Angeles Rams W 30-28 1606.35 1629.48 39.10% 60.31% +15.28 8-2
1976-11-21 Washington Redskins L 10-16 1621.63 1518.75 70.55% 28.86% -30.95 8-3
1976-11-25 @ Dallas Cowboys L 14-19 1590.68 1679.59 30.54% 68.87% -12.27 8-4
1976-12-04 Baltimore Colts W 24-17 1578.41 1698.65 39.99% 59.41% +28.16 9-4
1976-12-12 @ New York Giants W 17-14 1606.57 1398.82 70.70% 28.70% +8.94 10-4
1976-09-12 @ Houston Oilers L 0-20 1275.00 1571.70 11.73% 87.67% -9.45 0-1
1976-09-19 San Diego Chargers L 0-23 1265.55 1454.50 30.97% 68.43% -26.69 0-2
1976-09-26 Buffalo Bills L 9-14 1238.86 1503.32 22.51% 76.89% -9.05 0-3
1976-10-03 @ Baltimore Colts L 17-42 1229.81 1605.70 7.77% 91.63% -7.00 0-4
1976-10-10 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 0-21 1222.81 1627.54 6.66% 92.74% -5.50 0-5
1976-10-17 Seattle Seahawks L 10-13 1217.31 1217.87 57.02% 42.39% -17.69 0-6
1976-10-24 Miami Dolphins L 20-23 1199.62 1536.70 16.05% 83.35% -5.01 0-7
1976-10-31 Kansas City Chiefs L 19-28 1194.61 1369.22 32.76% 66.64% -17.65 0-8
1976-11-07 @ Denver Broncos L 13-48 1176.96 1526.75 8.92% 90.48% -9.51 0-9
1976-11-14 @ New York Jets L 0-34 1167.45 1314.92 23.88% 75.52% -25.04 0-10
1976-11-21 Cleveland Browns (1st) L 7-24 1142.41 1516.77 13.37% 86.04% -9.93 0-11
1976-11-28 @ Oakland Raiders L 16-49 1132.48 1686.09 2.94% 96.46% -3.04 0-12
1976-12-05 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-42 1129.44 1759.88 1.91% 97.49% -2.23 0-13
1976-12-12 New England Patriots L 14-31 1127.21 1649.69 6.17% 93.23% -4.59 0-14
1976-09-12 New York Giants W 19-17 1528.92 1435.41 69.43% 29.98% +7.62 1-0
1976-09-19 Seattle Seahawks W 31-7 1536.54 1266.54 85.98% 13.42% +11.84 2-0
1976-09-27 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 20-17 1548.38 1493.77 50.11% 49.30% +15.30 3-0
1976-10-03 @ Chicago Bears L 7-33 1563.68 1429.65 61.30% 38.10% -55.99 3-1
1976-10-10 Kansas City Chiefs L 30-33 1507.69 1340.59 77.51% 21.89% -24.04 3-2
1976-10-17 Detroit Lions W 20-7 1483.65 1509.10 53.48% 45.92% +29.69 4-2
1976-10-25 St. Louis Cardinals W 20-10 1513.34 1614.29 42.68% 56.72% +32.14 5-2
1976-10-31 Dallas Cowboys L 7-20 1545.48 1687.32 37.04% 62.36% -23.98 5-3
1976-11-07 @ San Francisco 49ers W 24-21 1521.50 1570.02 35.68% 63.73% +19.77 6-3
1976-11-14 @ New York Giants L 9-12 1541.27 1317.04 72.60% 26.80% -22.52 6-4
1976-11-21 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 16-10 1518.75 1621.63 28.86% 70.55% +30.94 7-4
1976-11-28 Philadelphia Eagles W 24-0 1549.69 1384.09 77.36% 22.04% +19.42 8-4
1976-12-05 @ New York Jets W 37-16 1569.11 1317.71 75.56% 23.85% +19.66 9-4
1976-12-12 @ Dallas Cowboys W 27-14 1588.77 1705.07 27.30% 72.11% +46.56 10-4

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1976-12-19 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14-40 1681.23 1779.29 43.38% 56.62% -39.42 0-1
1976-12-19 Los Angeles Rams L 12-14 1658.51 1688.22 53.17% 46.83% -13.40 0-1
1976-12-19 @ Dallas Cowboys W 14-12 1688.22 1658.51 46.83% 53.17% +13.40 1-0
1976-12-26 @ Minnesota Vikings L 13-24 1701.62 1754.50 35.38% 64.62% -20.91 1-1
1976-12-18 Washington Redskins W 35-20 1734.07 1635.33 70.40% 29.60% +20.43 1-0
1976-12-26 Los Angeles Rams W 24-13 1754.50 1701.62 64.62% 35.38% +20.91 2-0
1977-01-09 @ Oakland Raiders L 14-32 1775.41 1779.22 49.45% 50.55% -37.39 2-1
1976-12-18 @ Oakland Raiders L 21-24 1654.27 1729.58 32.48% 67.52% -10.02 0-1
1976-12-18 New England Patriots W 24-21 1729.58 1654.27 67.52% 32.48% +10.02 1-0
1976-12-26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-7 1739.60 1818.71 46.08% 53.92% +39.62 2-0
1977-01-09 Minnesota Vikings W 32-14 1779.22 1775.41 50.55% 49.45% +37.39 3-0
1976-12-19 @ Baltimore Colts W 40-14 1779.29 1681.23 56.62% 43.38% +39.42 1-0
1976-12-26 @ Oakland Raiders L 7-24 1818.71 1739.60 53.92% 46.08% -39.62 1-1
1976-12-18 @ Minnesota Vikings L 20-35 1635.33 1734.07 29.60% 70.40% -20.43 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1976-11-21 13.93% @ Atlanta Falcons 1354.03 17 Dallas Cowboys 1720.10 10
2 1976-09-26 16.71% New England Patriots 1472.81 30 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1697.99 27
3 1976-10-17 19.09% Kansas City Chiefs 1364.63 20 @ Miami Dolphins 1561.62 17
4 1976-10-11 19.79% San Francisco 49ers 1488.05 16 @ Los Angeles Rams 1677.33 0
5 1976-11-14 21.51% New England Patriots 1551.34 21 @ Baltimore Colts 1722.30 14
6 1976-10-10 21.89% Kansas City Chiefs 1340.59 33 @ Washington Redskins 1507.69 30
7 1976-10-31 22.45% New York Jets 1305.45 19 @ Buffalo Bills 1466.93 14
8 1976-10-31 23.53% @ Chicago Bears 1459.24 14 Minnesota Vikings 1713.70 13
9 1976-10-10 24.62% @ Cleveland Browns (1st) 1401.89 18 Pittsburgh Steelers 1645.99 16
10 1976-11-29 25.40% @ San Francisco 49ers 1486.00 20 Minnesota Vikings 1722.90 16
11 1976-11-14 26.68% @ Atlanta Falcons 1324.91 21 San Francisco 49ers 1550.25 16
12 1976-11-14 26.80% @ New York Giants 1317.04 12 Washington Redskins 1541.27 9
13 1976-09-19 26.93% @ New England Patriots 1420.89 30 Miami Dolphins 1644.03 14
14 1976-10-10 27.29% @ New York Jets 1317.16 17 Buffalo Bills 1537.09 14
15 1976-12-12 27.30% Washington Redskins 1588.77 27 @ Dallas Cowboys 1705.07 14
16 1976-11-21 28.86% Washington Redskins 1518.75 16 @ St. Louis Cardinals 1621.63 10
17 1976-11-07 28.97% Cleveland Browns (1st) 1441.31 21 @ Houston Oilers 1543.25 7
18 1976-11-28 29.24% Kansas City Chiefs 1352.31 23 @ San Diego Chargers 1451.96 20
19 1976-12-05 31.42% @ New York Giants 1353.26 24 Detroit Lions 1538.60 10
20 1976-12-12 31.52% @ Kansas City Chiefs 1370.07 39 Cleveland Browns (1st) 1554.59 14
21 1976-09-26 32.31% New Orleans Saints 1328.70 27 @ Kansas City Chiefs 1403.30 17
22 1976-11-14 32.84% @ New Orleans Saints 1347.53 17 Detroit Lions 1521.51 16
23 1976-10-17 33.35% @ San Diego Chargers 1465.36 30 Houston Oilers 1635.36 27
24 1976-11-07 33.68% @ Seattle Seahawks 1206.03 30 Atlanta Falcons 1373.44 13
25 1976-09-26 35.56% Atlanta Falcons 1416.37 10 @ Chicago Bears 1465.81 0

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1976-10-03 62.41 @ New England Patriots 48 1498.47 36.82% Oakland Raiders 17 1641.97 62.58%
2 1976-12-12 60.79 @ Kansas City Chiefs 39 1370.07 31.52% Cleveland Browns (1st) 14 1554.59 67.89%
3 1976-10-11 57.04 San Francisco 49ers 16 1488.05 19.79% @ Los Angeles Rams 0 1677.33 79.62%
4 1976-10-03 55.99 @ Chicago Bears 33 1429.65 38.10% Washington Redskins 7 1563.68 61.30%
5 1976-10-10 53.68 @ New Orleans Saints 30 1356.32 44.71% Atlanta Falcons 0 1442.96 54.70%
6 1976-09-19 51.92 @ New England Patriots 30 1420.89 26.93% Miami Dolphins 14 1644.03 72.48%
7 1976-11-07 48.53 @ Seattle Seahawks 30 1206.03 33.68% Atlanta Falcons 13 1373.44 65.72%
8 1976-11-21 47.99 San Diego Chargers 34 1403.97 40.94% @ Buffalo Bills 13 1413.78 58.47%
9 1976-10-24 47.28 Cincinnati Bengals 27 1601.12 40.39% @ Houston Oilers 7 1614.87 59.01%
10 1976-11-07 47.19 Cleveland Browns (1st) 21 1441.31 28.97% @ Houston Oilers 7 1543.25 70.44%
11 1976-09-26 46.93 @ San Diego Chargers 43 1481.18 39.31% St. Louis Cardinals 24 1606.38 60.10%
12 1976-12-12 46.56 Washington Redskins 27 1588.77 27.30% @ Dallas Cowboys 14 1705.07 72.11%
13 1976-12-05 45.56 @ New York Giants 24 1353.26 31.42% Detroit Lions 10 1538.60 67.99%
14 1976-10-10 44.98 @ Detroit Lions 30 1464.13 43.27% New England Patriots 10 1560.88 56.13%
15 1976-09-12 42.11 San Diego Chargers 30 1412.39 36.57% @ Kansas City Chiefs 16 1454.22 62.84%
16 1976-11-21 40.52 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 1354.03 13.93% Dallas Cowboys 10 1720.10 85.47%
17 1976-12-26 * 39.62 @ Oakland Raiders 24 1739.60 46.08% Pittsburgh Steelers 7 1818.71 53.92%
18 1976-12-19 * 39.42 Pittsburgh Steelers 40 1779.29 56.62% @ Baltimore Colts 14 1681.23 43.38%
19 1976-09-12 38.25 San Francisco 49ers 26 1443.71 37.76% @ Green Bay Packers 14 1476.66 61.64%
20 1976-09-26 37.99 New Orleans Saints 27 1328.70 32.31% @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 1403.30 67.09%
21 1976-09-26 37.87 @ Denver Broncos 44 1499.14 61.52% Cleveland Browns (1st) 13 1467.11 37.88%
22 1976-10-03 37.58 @ Denver Broncos 26 1537.01 58.34% San Diego Chargers 0 1528.11 41.06%
23 1977-01-09 * 37.39 @ Oakland Raiders 32 1779.22 50.55% Minnesota Vikings 14 1775.41 49.45%
24 1976-11-14 36.91 New England Patriots 21 1551.34 21.51% @ Baltimore Colts 14 1722.30 77.89%
25 1976-09-19 36.83 @ Denver Broncos 46 1462.32 68.14% New York Jets 3 1379.28 31.26%