1997 AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 369 | 289 | 80 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins+ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 339 | 327 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| New York Jets | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 348 | 287 | 61 | 3.8 | -0.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 255 | 367 | -112 | -7.0 | 2.5 | -4.5 | -4.0 | -0.5 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 313 | 401 | -88 | -5.5 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -0.6 | -3.8 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 372 | 307 | 65 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars+ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 394 | 318 | 76 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 310 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 405 | -50 | -3.1 | 1.0 | -2.2 | 1.8 | -4.0 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 326 | 345 | -19 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 232 | 143 | 8.9 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| Denver Broncos+ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 287 | 185 | 11.6 | -0.9 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 365 | 362 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 324 | 419 | -95 | -5.9 | 0.8 | -5.1 | -0.1 | -5.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 266 | 425 | -159 | -9.9 | 1.0 | -8.9 | -4.1 | -4.8 |
1997 NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| New York Giants* | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 307 | 265 | 42 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 3.3 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 327 | 289 | 38 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 317 | 372 | -55 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -2.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 304 | 314 | -10 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.7 | 1.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 283 | 379 | -96 | -6.0 | -0.4 | -6.4 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 422 | 282 | 140 | 8.8 | -1.1 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers+ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 299 | 263 | 36 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 5.1 |
| Detroit Lions+ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 379 | 306 | 73 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings+ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 354 | 359 | -5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 263 | 421 | -158 | -9.9 | 1.4 | -8.5 | -3.1 | -5.3 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 265 | 110 | 6.9 | -1.8 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 265 | 314 | -49 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -4.4 | 0.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 320 | 361 | -41 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -1.2 | -2.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 237 | 327 | -90 | -5.6 | -1.8 | -7.4 | -6.8 | -0.6 |
| St. Louis Rams | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 299 | 359 | -60 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -4.0 | -1.8 | -2.2 |
1997 Week Summaries
- Weekly leaders, boxscores, & previews
Playoff Results