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| AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE | ||||||||||||||
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| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Houston Oilers* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 513 | 242 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 413 | 313 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 390 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 294 | 342 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers* | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 396 | 219 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Dallas Texans | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 334 | 343 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 251 | 432 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 237 | 458 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| New York Giants* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 368 | 220 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 361 | 297 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 319 | 270 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 279 | 267 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 295 | 287 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 236 | 380 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 174 | 392 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 |
| Western Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 391 | 223 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 270 | 258 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 302 | 307 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 326 | 302 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 346 | 272 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 263 | 333 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 285 | 407 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Football Conference | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats* | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | .714 | 340 | 293 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders* | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | .571 | 359 | 285 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
| Toronto Argonauts* | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .536 | 255 | 258 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .321 | 213 | 225 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 |
| Western Interprovincial Football Union | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .813 | 360 | 251 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Edmonton Eskimos* | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | .656 | 334 | 257 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Calgary Stampeders* | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | .438 | 300 | 311 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .344 | 211 | 314 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 |
| British Columbia Lions | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .125 | 215 | 393 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Columbus Colts* | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 217 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 213 | 205 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Akron Pros | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 81 | 282 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Grand Rapids Shamrocks* | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 256 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Indianapolis Warriors* | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 198 | 184 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Louisville Raiders | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 106 | 162 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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