For this season only, the Seahawks played in the,In addition, the Buccaneers would set a record of futility, finishing the season 0-14. 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. This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter. ... 1976 Buffalo Bills Season Review by Newton Minnowowski. I watched every game in my garage including the Superbowl so I wouldn't have any distractions. © 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Niehaus, who wore jersey number 71, not 75, was the second player selected in the 1976 NFL Draft and was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 9½ sacks. Cliff and Jack looked out for me like uncles. Home > 1976 NFL Season > Standings. The Dallas Cowboys did modify their helmet (red, white and blue stripes) to honor the year, and wer Those Raiders never lost. But the biggest individual beneficiary was Rubin Carter, an unheralded defensive tackle as a rookie who emerged as a terror when pushed to nose tackle in the 3-4 alignment. Pro Bowling January 17, 1977 October 18, 2016 The penalty for an incidental grasp of the facemask is 5 yards. View a summary of the 1976 NFL season, including standings, stats, statistics, game results, playoffs, draft results and leaders. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. All the players were great to me and were great kidders. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, common opponents' records, and conference play.American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.List of Minnesota Vikings starting quarterbacks,List of Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks,List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/1976_NFL_season?oldid=12495.Two 30-seconds clocks, one on each end of the field, will be used for all games. Nfl 1976. 23:34. The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League.The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter.. For this season … I couldn't be more happy to be a Raider fan cause during that era they were a GREAT FOOTBALL TEAM! “We had so many weapons on offense that defenses couldn’t try to shut down anything or anybody, without leaving me an opening somewhere else.“And the defense made big plays all season to get us the ball with great field position. The winners of each division, and a fourth "wild card" team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. Obviously winning the Super Bowl was the greatest moment of my career.”.Those Raiders were put together by two more Hall of Famers, Managing General Partner Al Davis and talent scout Ron Wolf, later General Manager of the Green Bay Packers, who left Oakland in 1974 but was responsible for drafting many of the players on that 1976 team.Wide receiver Cliff Branch also should be in the Hall of Fame, and cases can be made for safety Jack Tatum, perhaps the hardest hitter in NFL history, and linebacker Phil Villapiano.The Raiders’ offensive line that season is considered by many to be the best ever, with three Hall of Famers when you count tight end, Casper.

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