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Football Conference Championship Game">AFC Champions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football Conference Championship Game">NFC Champions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">Super Bowl XI</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 9, 1977</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><a href="/wiki/1977_Pro_Bowl" title="1977 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 17, 1977</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style 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href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b>AFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:362px"><div style="position:relative;width:360px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1976 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="1976 NFL season is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/360px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/540px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/720px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.773%;left:48.345%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cowboys"><img alt="Cowboys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cowboys</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.272%;left:85.544%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Giants"><img alt="Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Giants</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.005%;left:84.224%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eagles"><img alt="Eagles" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Eagles</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.076%;left:59.781%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cardinals"><img alt="Cardinals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cardinals</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.491%;left:81.743%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Redskins"><img alt="Redskins" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" 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/></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Bears</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.3%;left:70.256%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Lions</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.175%;left:62.305%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Packers"><img alt="Packers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Packers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.669%;left:54.258%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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/></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Falcons</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.179%;left:10.465%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rams"><img alt="Rams" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Rams</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.331%;left:61.134%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saints"><img alt="Saints" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Saints</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.738%;left:5.557%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="49ers"><img alt="49ers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>49ers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:9.532%;left:11.48%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Seahawks"><img alt="Seahawks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Seahawks</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b>NFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1976 NFL season</b> was the 57th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>. This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in <a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a> for the 1970 <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a>, which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter. </p><p>For this season only, the Seahawks played in the <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> while the Buccaneers played in the <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a>. The Seahawks would return to the <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> with the realignment prior to <a href="/wiki/2002_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2002 Seattle Seahawks season">the 2002 season</a>, on the other hand, the Buccaneers did not return to the AFC in 2002. The Buccaneers became the first NFL team to finish a season 0–14. The Buccaneers lost their first 26 games as they also lost their first 12 games in <a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a>. </p><p>The season ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">Super Bowl XI</a> when the <a href="/wiki/1976_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1976 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1976 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> 32–14 at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>. The Raiders were the first original AFL team to win a Super Bowl in the post-merger era. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_movement">Player movement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Player movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_draft" title="1976 NFL draft">1976 NFL draft</a> was held from April 8 to 9, 1976 at <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Roosevelt_Hotel_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Roosevelt Hotel (New York)">Roosevelt Hotel</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> selected defensive end <a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Lee Roy Selmon</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">University of Oklahoma</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_Draft">Expansion Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Expansion Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_expansion_draft" title="1976 NFL expansion draft">1976 NFL expansion draft</a> was held from March 30 to 31, 1976, with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> each selecting 39 players from the other 26 NFL teams. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_officials">New officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: New officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to expansion, the NFL needed a new crew to help handle the weekly workload of 14 games. The most notable new official was <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Markbreit" title="Jerry Markbreit">Jerry Markbreit</a>, hired as a line judge on the crew of referee <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bell_(American_football_official)" title="Tommy Bell (American football official)">Tommy Bell</a>. Bell retired after working the 1976 AFC championship game, and Markbreit was promoted to referee for 1977, where he later became the first (and as of 2021, only) man to serve as the referee for four Super Bowls (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVII" title="Super Bowl XVII">XVII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXI" title="Super Bowl XXI">XXI</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVI" title="Super Bowl XXVI">XXVI</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIX" title="Super Bowl XXIX">XXIX</a>). </p><p>Another distinguished new official was <a href="/wiki/Bob_McElwee" title="Bob McElwee">Bob McElwee</a>, who was promoted to referee in 1980. McElwee was the referee in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXII" title="Super Bowl XXII">Super Bowl XXII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXVIII">Super Bowl XXVIII</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIV" title="Super Bowl XXXIV">Super Bowl XXXIV</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Norm_Schachter" title="Norm Schachter">Norm Schachter</a> retired after officiating <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">Super Bowl X</a>, his third after previously serving as crew chief for <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_I" title="Super Bowl I">Super Bowl I</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_V" title="Super Bowl V">Super Bowl V</a>. <a href="/wiki/Red_Cashion" title="Red Cashion">Red Cashion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Wedge" title="Don Wedge">Don Wedge</a> were promoted after each had worked four seasons in the league. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A play clock is placed at each end of the stadium, visible to both players and fans to note the official time between the ready-for-play signal and the snap of the ball.<sup id="cite_ref-adezcl_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adezcl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>If the defensive team commits a foul during a failed extra point attempt, the try is replayed and the offensive team has the option to either have the distance penalty assessed on the next try or the ensuing kickoff.</li> <li>If the defensive team commits a foul during a successful extra point attempt, the penalty will be assessed on the ensuing kickoff.</li> <li>Players cannot grasp the facemask of an opponent. The penalty for an incidental grasp of the facemask is 5 yards (this penalty was repealed in <a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a>). The penalty for twisting, turning, or pulling the facemask is 15 yards. A player risks immediate disqualification if the foul is judged to be vicious and/or flagrant.</li> <li>A defender is prohibited from running or diving into, or throwing his body against or on a ballcarrier who falls or slips to the ground untouched and makes no attempt to advance, before or after the ball is dead. This is sometimes called as the "<a href="/wiki/Ben_Davidson" title="Ben Davidson">Ben Davidson</a> Rule" after the Raiders defender who almost seriously injured quarterback <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a> after the Chiefs passer fell to the ground and made no attempt to advance during a <a href="/wiki/1970_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1970 Kansas City Chiefs season">1970</a> game.</li> <li>The official coin toss was moved to three minutes before kickoff. From <a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a> through <a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a>, the official coin toss was held thirty minutes prior to kickoff,<sup id="cite_ref-adezcl_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adezcl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a simulated coin toss was held at midfield three minutes prior to kickoff to inform the fans and media of the outcome of the toss.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_races">Division races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Division races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two expansion clubs, <a href="/wiki/1976_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/1976_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1976 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>, were "swing" teams that did not participate in regular conference play. Every other NFL team played a home-and-away series against the other members in its division, two or three interconference games, and the remainder of their 14-game schedule against other conference teams. As a member of the AFC in 1976, Tampa Bay played the other 13 members of the conference, while Seattle did the same in the NFC. The 14th game, played in <i>Week Six</i>, was Seattle's 13–10 win at Tampa. </p><p>Starting in 1970, and until 2002, there were three divisions (East, Central and West) in each conference. The winners of each division, and a fourth "wild card" team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, records versus common opponents, and records in conference play. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Football_Conference">National Football Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: National Football Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>East </th> <th> </th> <th>Central </th> <th> </th> <th>West </th> <th> </th> <th>Wild Card </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>Chicago, Minnesota </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>Los Angeles, San Francisco </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>1–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>1–0–1 </td> <td>2 teams </td> <td>2–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Dallas, Washington </td> <td>3–0–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>2–0–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>2–0–1 </td> <td>Dallas, Washington </td> <td>3–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>4–0–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>3–0–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>3–0–1 </td> <td>St. Louis* </td> <td>3–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>5–0–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>4–0–1 </td> <td>San Francisco </td> <td>4–1–0 </td> <td>St. Louis </td> <td>4–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>St. Louis* </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>5–0–1 </td> <td>San Francisco </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>5–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>6–0–1 </td> <td>San Francisco </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>5–1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>7–1–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>6–1–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>6–1–1 </td> <td>St. Louis* </td> <td>6–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>8–1–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>7–1–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>6–2–1 </td> <td>St. Louis </td> <td>7–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>9–1–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>8–1–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>6–3–1 </td> <td>St. Louis </td> <td>8–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>9–2–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>9–1–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>7–3–1 </td> <td>St. Louis </td> <td>8–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>10–2–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>9–2–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>8–3–1 </td> <td>Washington* </td> <td>8–4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>11–2–0 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>10–2–1 </td> <td>Los Angeles </td> <td>9–3–1 </td> <td>Washington* </td> <td>9–4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td bgcolor="#B0B7BC"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1976 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a></b> </td> <td>11–3–0 </td> <td bgcolor="#4F2683"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1976 Minnesota Vikings season"><span style="color:gold;">Minnesota</span></a></b> </td> <td>11–2–1 </td> <td bgcolor="#000066"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Rams season"><span style="color:gold;">Los Angeles</span></a></b> </td> <td>10–3–1 </td> <td bgcolor="#660000"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1976 Washington Redskins season"><span style="color:gold;">Washington</span></a></b> </td> <td>10–4–0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Football_Conference">American Football Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: American Football Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>East </th> <th> </th> <th>Central </th> <th> </th> <th>West </th> <th> </th> <th>Wild Card </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Baltimore, Miami </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>Oakland, San Diego </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>1–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>Denver, Oakland </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>2 teams </td> <td>2–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Miami* </td> <td>2–1–0 </td> <td>Houston* </td> <td>2–1–0 </td> <td>Oakland, San Diego </td> <td>3–0–0 </td> <td>5 teams </td> <td>2–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Baltimore* </td> <td>3–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati* </td> <td>3–1–0 </td> <td>Denver, Oakland </td> <td>3–1–0 </td> <td>3 teams* </td> <td>3–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>4–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati* </td> <td>4–1–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>4–1–0 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>4–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati* </td> <td>4–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>New England* </td> <td>4–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>5–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>5–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>7–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>6–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>7–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>5–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>8–1–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>7–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>8–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>6–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>8–2–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>8–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>9–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>7–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>9–2–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>9–2–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>10–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>8–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>10–2–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati </td> <td>9–3–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>11–1–0 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>9–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>Baltimore* </td> <td>10–3–0 </td> <td>Cincinnati* </td> <td>9–4–0 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>12–1–0 </td> <td>New England* </td> <td>10–3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td bgcolor="#013369"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1976 Baltimore Colts season"><span style="color:white;">Baltimore</span></a></b>* </td> <td>11–3–0 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season"><span style="color:black;">Pittsburgh</span></a></b>* </td> <td>10–4–0 </td> <td bgcolor="#999999"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1976 Oakland Raiders season"><span 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style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.786 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">376 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">236 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1976 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.429 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">263 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">264 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Jets_season" title="1976 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td 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</th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a><sup>(3)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.714 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">342 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">138 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.714 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">335 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">210 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1976 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.643 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">267 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">287 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1976 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">222 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">273 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFCCCC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1976_AFC_West_standings" 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points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1976 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a><sup>(1)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.929 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">237 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1976 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.643 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">315 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">206 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1976 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.429 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">248 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">285 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1976 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">290 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">376 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">125 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">412 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L14 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1976 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a><sup>(2)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.786 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">296 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">194 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1976 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a><sup>(4)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.714 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">291 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">217 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.714 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">309 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">267 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1976 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.286 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">165 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">286 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Giants_season" title="1976 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.214 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">170 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th 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style="text-align:center;">9–2–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">305 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">176 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1976 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">253 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">216 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1976 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.429 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">262 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">220 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1976 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">218 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">299 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a><sup>(3)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–2–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">351 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">190 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1976 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.571 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">190 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1976 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.286 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">253 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">346 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1976 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.286 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">172 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">312 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1976 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.143 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">229 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">429 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tiebreakers">Tiebreakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="1976–77 NFL playoffs">1976–77 NFL playoffs</a></div> <p><br /> </p> <table style="font-size:90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em; border-collabpse:collapse; border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height:1px;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:2em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:4.8ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 19 – <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="19" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="13"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 26 – Oakland Coliseum </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1976 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">14 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>AFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Pittsburgh </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 18 – <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Oakland </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style: solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>AFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1976_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1976 New England Patriots season">New England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 9 – <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1976 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Divisional playoffs</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">A1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Oakland </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">32 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 19 – <a href="/wiki/Texas_Stadium" title="Texas Stadium">Texas Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="17" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">N1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Minnesota </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">Super Bowl XI</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 26 – Metropolitan Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1976 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">12 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Los Angeles </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 18 – <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Stadium" title="Metropolitan Stadium">Metropolitan Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Minnesota </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>NFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1976 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1976 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">35 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This bracket </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:1976–77 NFL playoffs"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:1976–77 NFL playoffs"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1976–77 NFL playoffs"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Bert Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Baltimore Colts </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Forrest Gregg</a>, Cleveland Browns </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">Offensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Bert Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Baltimore Colts </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, Pittsburgh Steelers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award">Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sammy_White_(American_football)" title="Sammy White (American football)">Sammy White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, Minnesota Vikings </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Mike Haynes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>, New England Patriots </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Man of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Pittsburgh Steelers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Landry" title="Greg Landry">Greg Landry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Detroit Lions </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Fred Biletnikoff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, Oakland Raiders </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offseason">Offseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a> retired after over 40 years of coaching. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Johnson_(center)" title="Bill Johnson (center)">Bill Johnson</a> was named as Brown's replacement.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Hank Stram</a> became the team's new head coach. <a href="/wiki/John_North_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="John North (American football)">John North</a> was fired after a 1-5 start to the 1975 season, and <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Hefferle" title="Ernie Hefferle">Ernie Hefferle</a> then served as interim.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Lou Holtz</a> was named as head coach of the Jets. <a href="/wiki/Charley_Winner" title="Charley Winner">Charley Winner</a> was fired nine games into the 1975 season after only posting two wins. Offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shipp" title="Ken Shipp">Ken Shipp</a> served as interim for the last five games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">Mike McCormack</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Monte_Clark" title="Monte Clark">Monte Clark</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Dick_Nolan_(American_football)" title="Dick Nolan (American football)">Dick Nolan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Patera" title="Jack Patera">Jack Patera</a> became the expansion team's first head coach.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">John McKay</a> became the expansion team's first head coach.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marion_Campbell" title="Marion Campbell">Marion Campbell</a> was fired after a 1-4 start to the season. General manager <a href="/wiki/Pat_Peppler" title="Pat Peppler">Pat Peppler</a> served as interim for the rest of the season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Saban" title="Lou Saban">Lou Saban</a> resigned after the fifth game of the season. Offensive line coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Jim Ringo</a> took over as interim.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Forzano" title="Rick Forzano">Rick Forzano</a> left after the team lost three of its first four games. Coordinator of personnel and scouting <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hudspeth" title="Tommy Hudspeth">Tommy Hudspeth</a> took over for the last 10 games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Arnsparger" title="Bill Arnsparger">Bill Arnsparger</a> was fired after the team lost its first seven games. Assistant coach <a href="/wiki/John_McVay" title="John McVay">John McVay</a> was promoted to head coach.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Lou Holtz</a> resigned prior to the last game of the season, returning to college as coach of the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas Razorbacks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Holovak" title="Mike Holovak">Mike Holovak</a> served as interim for the team's final game, as the team finished at 3–11.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> finally opened their new <a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford, New Jersey</a>, after spending two seasons at the <a href="/wiki/Yale_Bowl" title="Yale Bowl">Yale Bowl</a> and one season temporarily sharing <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> began play at <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Stadium" title="Tampa Stadium">Tampa Stadium</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> began play at the <a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a></li> <li>After 6 years of using the Poly-Turf artificial turf surface, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>' stadium, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> reverted to using natural grass; which would be used for the rest of the stadium's existence.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> switched from gray face masks to white.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> replaced the blue stripe on right side of their helmets with a red stripe to honor the United States' Bicentennial for this season only.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> began wearing black pants with their white jerseys, and facemasks changed from gray to black.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> replaced the striped uppercase "NY" helmet logo worn during the previous season only with an italicized and underlined "GIANTS".</li> <li>The inaugural <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> uniforms featured silver helmets and pants; blue jerseys with white numbers, and white and green sleeve stripes; and white jerseys with blue numbers, and blue and green sleeve stripes. The new helmet logo featured an <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">osprey</a>'s head based on <a href="/wiki/Kwakwaka%CA%BCwakw_art" title="Kwakwakaʼwakw art">Kwakwakaʼwakw art</a> masks.</li> <li>The inaugural <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> uniforms featured white helmets and pants, red trim, white jerseys with orange numbers, and orange jerseys with white numbers (which got the nickname "Creamsicle" uniforms). The nicknamed "Bucco Bruce" helmet logo featured a mustached pirate donning a plumed slouch hat and clutching a dagger in his teeth.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the third year under the league's four-year broadcast contracts with <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_ABC" title="NFL on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> to televise <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>, the NFC package, and the AFC package, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Lee_Leonard" title="Lee Leonard">Lee Leonard</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Jack_Buck" title="Jack Buck">Jack Buck</a>, joining <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel" title="Bryant Gumbel">Bryant Gumbel</a> on NBC's pregame show <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_on_NBC_pregame_show" title="The NFL on NBC pregame show">GrandStand</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Al_DeRogatis" title="Al DeRogatis">Al DeRogatis</a> also left the network, leaving <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Meredith" title="Don Meredith">Don Meredith</a> as NBC's lead broadcast team in a two-man booth. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Snyder_(sports_commentator)" title="Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)">"Jimmy the Greek" Snyder</a> joined <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Today" title="The NFL Today">The NFL Today</a></i> to predict the results of NFL games.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="1944 NFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_NFL_season" title="1945 NFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_season" title="1948 NFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_season" title="1949 NFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> 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