NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
1997 CONFERENCE TEAM RANKINGS
(from best to worst)
American Conference
Rank Team GP Won Lost Tied Pts % Won PF PF/GP PA PA/GP
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1 Kansas City Chiefs 16 13 3 0 26 0.812 375 23.44 232 14.50
2 Denver Broncos 16 12 4 0 24 0.750 472 29.50 287 17.94
3 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 394 24.62 318 19.88
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 372 23.25 307 19.19
5 New England Patriots 16 10 6 0 20 0.625 369 23.06 289 18.06
6 New York Jets 16 9 7 0 18 0.562 348 21.75 287 17.94
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7 Miami Dolphins 16 9 7 0 18 0.562 339 21.19 327 20.44
8 Tennessee Oilers 16 8 8 0 16 0.500 333 20.81 310 19.38
9 Seattle Seahawks 16 8 8 0 16 0.500 365 22.81 362 22.62
10 Cincinnati Bengals 16 7 9 0 14 0.438 355 22.19 405 25.31
11 Baltimore Ravens 16 6 9 1 13 0.406 326 20.38 345 21.56
12 Buffalo Bills 16 6 10 0 12 0.375 255 15.94 367 22.94
13 Oakland Raiders 16 4 12 0 8 0.250 324 20.25 419 26.19
14 San Diego Chargers 16 4 12 0 8 0.250 266 16.62 425 26.56
15 Indianapolis Colts 16 3 13 0 6 0.188 313 19.56 401 25.06
National Conference
Rank Team GP Won Lost Tied Pts % Won PF PF/GP PA PA/GP
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1 Green Bay Packers 16 13 3 0 26 0.812 422 26.38 282 17.62
2 San Francisco 49ers 16 13 3 0 26 0.812 375 23.44 265 16.56
3 New York Giants 16 10 5 1 21 0.656 307 19.19 265 16.56
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 10 6 0 20 0.625 299 18.69 263 16.44
5 Detroit Lions 16 9 7 0 18 0.562 379 23.69 306 19.12
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 9 7 0 18 0.562 354 22.12 359 22.44
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7 Washington Redskins 16 8 7 1 17 0.531 327 20.44 289 18.06
8 Atlanta Falcons 16 7 9 0 14 0.438 320 20.00 361 22.56
9 Carolina Panthers 16 7 9 0 14 0.438 265 16.56 314 19.62
10 Philadelphia Eagles 16 6 9 1 13 0.406 317 19.81 372 23.25
11 Dallas Cowboys 16 6 10 0 12 0.375 304 19.00 314 19.62
12 New Orleans Saints 16 6 10 0 12 0.375 237 14.81 327 20.44
13 St. Louis Rams 16 5 11 0 10 0.312 299 18.69 359 22.44
14 Arizona Cardinals 16 4 12 0 8 0.250 283 17.69 379 23.69
15 Chicago Bears 16 4 12 0 8 0.250 263 16.44 421 26.31
Richard Crowe (rcrowe@hubble.uhh.hawaii.edu)