1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach	Chuck Noll
Owner	Art Rooney
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st in AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 40–14 Lost AFC Championship (Raiders) 24–7
Pro Bowlers	11 CB Mel Blount QB Terry Bradshaw S Glen Edwards DT Joe Greene DE L. C. Greenwood LB Jack Ham RB Franco Harris LB Jack Lambert LB Andy Russell WR Lynn Swann S Mike Wagner
AP All-Pros	5 Jack Ham (1st team) Jack Lambert (1st team) Glen Edwards (2nd team) Joe Greene (2nd team) Mike Wagner (2nd team)
Team MVP	Jack Lambert

The 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 44th in the National Football League. The Steelers started the season looking to become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three-straight league championships (and first since the 1929–1931 and 1965–1967 Green Bay Packers). However, many thought that would be in doubt after the team started 1–4 and saw quarterback Terry Bradshaw injured in the week 5 loss to the Cleveland Browns after a vicious sack by Joe "Turkey" Jones that has since become immortalized in NFL Films as part of the Browns-Steelers rivalry.

Despite the setbacks, the Steelers would turn it around behind the strength of the Steel Curtain and its dual threat at running back in Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, who each rushed for over 1000 yards, finishing 10–4 and posting five shutouts. Rookie quarterback Mike Kruczek wound up going 6–0 starting in place of Bradshaw, largely due to the strength of the ground game. This would also stand as an NFL record for best start for a rookie quarterback until 2004—when the Steelers' own Ben Roethlisberger more than doubled that record and went 13–0 as a starter his rookie season.

However, injuries to both Bleier and Harris in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Colts sidelined them both for the following week's AFC Championship game against the Oakland Raiders. Without both of their 1,000-yard rushers, the Steelers lost to the Raiders by a score of 24-7. Even with Pittsburgh coming up short, many Steelers fans—including the Rooney family themselves—consider the 1976 Steelers the best team in franchise history, even better than all six world championship teams. Jack Lambert, who won 4 Super Bowls with the Steelers between 1974 and 1979, claimed that the 1976 Steelers team was the best team that he ever played for, and subsequently, the loss to the Raiders in the AFC Championship game was the most painful loss of his career. He (Lambert) is convinced that they would have beaten the Raiders and gone on to win that season's Super Bowl had Harris and Bleier both been healthy and available for said AFC Championship game.

In 2007, ESPN.com named the 1976 Steelers the greatest defense in NFL history,^[1] noting, "the 1976 unit was the best (slightly better than the '75 squad). Here's why: 28. That's how many points the Steel Curtain surrendered in the last nine games of the season. That's a total. As a result, Pittsburgh, which started the season 1–4, made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game.... The '76 Steelers didn't have it easy – their opponents had a .528 winning percentage. But they had these guys: Hall of Famers Mean Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham and Mel Blount. And eight Steelers defensive players made the 1976 Pro Bowl team: cornerback J.T. Thomas, defensive end L.C. Greenwood, Greene, Ham, Lambert, defensive back Glen Edwards, safety Mike Wagner, and Blount."

Personnel

Staff

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Arthur J. Rooney
President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Public Relations Director – Ed Kiely
Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston
Publicity Director – Joe Gordon
Controller – Dennis P. Thimons
Ticket Manager – Joseph H. Carr
Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Bill Nunn
Director of Professional Scouting – V. Timothy Rooney

Head coaches

Head Coach – Chuck Noll

Offensive coaches

Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak
Offensive Line – Dan Radakovich
Offensive Assistant – John Spezzaferro
Receivers – Lionel Taylor

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson
Defensive Line – George Perles
Linebackers – Woody Widenhofer

Strength and conditioning

Strength – Louis Riecke
Flexibility – Paul Uram
Team Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
Team Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. Paul B. Steele, Jr.
Team Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
Trainer – Ralph Berlin
Assistant Trainer – Robert Milie
Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
Field Manager – Jack Hart
Film Director – Bob McCartney
Photographer – Harry Homa

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Roster

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

12 Terry Bradshaw
15 Mike Kruczek

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

50 Jim Clack G/C
57 Sam Davis G
71 Gordon Gravelle T
55 Jon Kolb T
56 Ray Mansfield C
72 Gerry Mullins G/T
74 Ray Pinney C/T
52 Mike Webster C

Defensive linemen

76 John Banaszak DE
67 Gary Dunn DT
64 Steve Furness DT
75 Joe Greene DT
68 L.C. Greenwood DE
63 Ernie Holmes DT
78 Dwight White DE

Linebackers

53 Greg Blankenship OLB
59 Jack Ham OLB
54 Marv Kellum MLB
58 Jack Lambert MLB
34 Andy Russell OLB
51 Loren Toews OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

44 Mike Collier RB (IR)
73 Jim Files G (IR)
36 Wentford Gaines DB (IR)
86 Reggie Garrett WR (IR)
11 Allen Hooker S (IR)
66 Al Humphrey LB (IR)
29 Brent Sexton DB (IR)

Practice squad

16 Neil Graff QB

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Rookies in italics
44 Active, 7 Inactive, 1 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	TV	Result
1	Sunday September 12	at Oakland Raiders	4:00 pm	NBC	L 28-31
2	Sunday September 19	Cleveland Browns	1:00 pm	NBC	W 31–14
3	Sunday September 26	New England Patriots	1:00 pm	NBC	L 27-30
4	Monday October 4	at Minnesota Vikings	9:00 pm	ABC	L 6-17
5	Sunday October 10	at Cleveland Browns	1:00 pm	NBC	L 16–18
6	Sunday October 17	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00 pm	NBC	W 23–6
7	Sunday October 24	at New York Giants	1:00 pm	NBC	W 27–0
8	Sunday October 31	San Diego Chargers	1:00 pm	NBC	W 23–0
9	Sunday November 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	2:00 pm	NBC	W 45–0
10	Sunday November 14	Miami Dolphins	1:00 pm	NBC	W 14–3
11	Sunday November 21	Houston Oilers	1:00 pm	NBC	W 32–16
12	Sunday November 28	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00 pm	NBC	W 7–3
13	Sunday December 5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00 pm	NBC	W 42–0
14	Saturday December 11	at Houston Oilers	4:00 pm	NBC	W 21–0

Game summaries

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1976): at Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	7	14	28
Raiders	7	0	7	17	31

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 51,371
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy & Don Meredith

Scoring Drives:

Oakland – Casper 30 pass from Stabler (Steinfort kick)0–7
Pittsburgh – Bleier 2 run (Gerela kick)7–7
Pittsburgh – Stallworth 47 lateral from Harris after 25 run (Gerela kick)14–7
Pittsburgh – Bell 11 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)21–7
Oakland – Biletnikoff 21 pass from Stabler (Steinfort kick)21–14
Pittsburgh – Harris 3 run (Gerela kick)28–14
Oakland – Casper 10 pass from Stabler (Steinfort kick)28–21
Oakland – Stabler 2 run (Steinfort kick)28–28
Oakland – FG Steinfort 21 28–31

Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1976): vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	14	0	0	14
Steelers	0	0	17	14	31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 49,169
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones & Paul Maguire

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Rucker 14 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)0–7
Cleveland – Roan 17 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)0–14
Pittsburgh – Stallworth 14 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)7–14
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 47 10–14
Pittsburgh – Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)17–14
Pittsburgh – Stallworth 5 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)24–14
Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 7 run (Gerela kick)31–14

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1976): vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	6	3	14	7	30
Steelers	7	6	7	7	27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 47,379
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Harris 3 run (Gerela kick)7–0
New England – FG Smith 42 7–3
New England – FG Smith 40 7–6
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 32 10–6
New England – FG Smith 26 10–9
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 41 13–9
Pittsburgh – Harris 2 run (Gerela kick)20–9
New England – Francis 38 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)20–16
New England – Stingley 58 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)20–23
New England – Grogan 6 run (Smith kick)20–30
Pittsburgh – Grossman 11 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)27–30

Week 4 (Monday October 4, 1976): at Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	6	0	0	0	6
Vikings	0	7	0	10	17

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 47,809
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Alex Karras & Howard Cosell (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Cunningham 1 pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked)6–0
Minnesota – Foreman 8 run (Cox kick)6–7
Minnesota – Foreman 4 run (Cox kick)6–14
Minnesota – FG Cox 43 6–17

Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1976): at Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	0	6	16
Browns	3	3	9	3	18

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 76,411
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – FG Cockroft 43 0–3
Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)7–3
Cleveland – FG Cockroft 28 7–6
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 30 10–6
Cleveland – C. Miller 1 run (kick failed)10–12
Cleveland – FG Cockroft 50 10–15
Cleveland – FG Cockroft 40 10–18
Pittsburgh – Kruczek 22 run (kick blocked)16–18

Terry Bradshaw is lost for 6 weeks after being body slammed to the ground by DE Turkey Jones

Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1976): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	0	3	0	6
Steelers	0	13	0	10	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 48,311
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – FG Bahr 22 0–3
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 42 3–3
Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)10–3
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 40 13–3
Cincinnati – FG Bahr 19 13–6
Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)20–6
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 30 23–6

Week 7 (Sunday October 24, 1976): at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	0	17	27
Giants	0	0	0	0	0

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 69,783
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 21 10–0
Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run (Gerela kick)17–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 28 20–0
Pittsburgh – Lewis 16 run (Gerela kick)27–0
This was the first of 5 wins by shutout.

Week 8 (Sunday October 31, 1976): vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	0	3	0	20	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 45,484
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 36 3–0
Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick)10–0
Pittsburgh – Pough 11 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)17–0
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 3 run (kick failed)23–0

Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1976): at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	21	14	45
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 2:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 71,516
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Harrison 4 run (Gerela kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 28 10–0
Pittsburgh – Harris 25 run (Gerela kick)17–0
Pittsburgh – Harris 5 run (Gerela kick)24–0
Pittsburgh – Lewis 19 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)31–0
Pittsburgh – Deloplaine 15 run (Gerela kick)38–0
Pittsburgh – Deloplaine 7 run (Gerela kick)45–0

Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1976): vs. Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	3	0	3
Steelers	0	7	0	7	14

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 48,945
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Harris 21 run (Gerela kick)7–0
Miami – FG Yepremian 45 7–3
Pittsburgh – Harrison 1 run (Gerela kick)14–3

Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1976): vs. Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	10	0	6	16
Steelers	10	5	10	7	32

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 47,947
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Bleier 10 run (Gerela kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37 10–0
Pittsburgh – Safety, Toews blocked punt out of end zone 12–0
Houston – Burrough 69 pass from Hadl (Butler kick)12–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 35 15–7
Houston – FG Butler 43 15–10
Pittsburgh – Harrison 1 run (Gerela kick) 22–10
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 18 25–10
Pittsburgh – Harrison 1 run (Gerela kick)32–10
Houston – Sawyer 2 pass from Hadl (kick failed)32–16

Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1976): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	7	0	7
Bengals	3	0	0	0	3

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 55,142
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – FG Bahr 40 0–3
Pittsburgh – Harris 4 run (Gerela kick)7–3

Week 13 (Sunday December 5, 1976): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	7	21	14	0	42

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 43,385
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Bleier 7 run (Gerela kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Gerela kick)14–0
Pittsburgh – Kruczek 1 run (Gerela kick)21–0
Pittsburgh – Bleier 3 run (Gerela kick)28–0
Pittsburgh – Swann 35 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)35–0
Pittsburgh – Swann 23 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)42–0

Week 14 (Saturday December 11, 1976): at Houston Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	7	7	21
Oilers	0	0	0	0	0

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 44,743
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Swann 21 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)7–0
Pittsburgh – Harris 11 run (Gerela kick) 14–0
Pittsburgh – Bradshaw 1 run (Gerela kick) 21–0

Notes

With the win the Steelers record the most NFL shutouts in 50 years with their 5th & set a new NFL record forcing 71 punts in a season.

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers⁽³⁾	10	4	0	.714	5–1	9–3	342	138	W9
Cincinnati Bengals	10	4	0	.714	4–2	8–3	335	210	W1
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	3–3	6–5	267	287	L1
Houston Oilers	5	9	0	.357	0–6	3–9	222	273	L2

Postseason

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 19, 1976): at Baltimore Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	9	17	0	14	40
Colts	7	0	0	7	14

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 59,296
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers: (NBC)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Lewis 76 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed)6–0
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 45 9–0
Baltimore – Carr 17 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)9–7
Pittsburgh – Harrison 1 run (Gerela kick)16–7
Pittsburgh – Swann 29 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)23–7
Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 25 26–7
Pittsburgh – Swann 11 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)33–7
Baltimore – Leaks 1 run (Linhart kick)33–14
Pittsburgh – Harrison 10 run (Mansfield kick)40–14

Notes: Pittsburgh gained an NFL record 524 total yards, Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier were lost to injuries.

AFC Championship (Sunday December 26, 1976): at Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	7	0	0	7
Raiders	3	14	7	0	24

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game time: 4:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 53,821
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers: (NBC) Curt Gowdy (play by play), Don Meredith (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Oakland – FG Mann 39 0–3
Oakland – Davis 1 run (Mann kick)0–10
Pittsburgh – Harrison 3 run (Mansfield kick)7–10
Oakland – Bankston 4 pass from Stabler (Mann kick)7–17
Oakland – Banaszak 5 pass from Stabler (Mann kick)7–24

References

↑ The List: Best NFL defense of all-time, 2007
↑ 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1976 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers seasons

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise	History All-Time Team Seasons Logos and uniforms Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Statistics

Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1976 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle

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