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1997 NFL season

Year1997
NFLchampionDenver Broncos
Regular SeasonAugust 31, 1997 - December 22, 1997
Playoffs StartDecember 27, 1997
AFCchampionDenver Broncos
NFCchampionGreen Bay Packers
Sb NameXXXII
Sb DateJanuary 25, 1998
Sb SiteQualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Pb DateFebruary 1, 1998

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The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee. The newly-renamed 'Tennessee Oilers' played their home games during this season at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee while a new stadium in Nashville began construction.

This was the last season to date that TNT Broadcast NFL games, as well as the last for NBC until 2006. When the TV contracts were renewed near the end of the season, CBS took over the American Football Conference package and ESPN won the right to televise all of the Sunday night games.

Due to Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, the Chicago Bears - Miami Dolphins game at Pro Player Stadium was moved back one day to Monday, October 27.

The Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both changed their uniforms, and the new uniforms for both teams were introduced during this season.

The season ended with Super Bowl XXXII when the Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers.

1997 NFL season Video

Randy Edelman composed this theme during NBC's final three seasons covering the American Football Conference package. tv.groups.yahoo.com
2.75 min. | 4.88 user rating		 This is Randy Edelman's composed theme used by NBC for its AFC package in their final 3 years of broadcast. Its one of my favorite themes of any sport. I threw in the first team pairings of every year of the Enberg Years.... I must acknowledge, the music was composed by Randy Edelman, and the clip and images are copyrights of their respective owners.
2.75 min. | 4.74 user rating		 The 1997 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 30th season as a professional team, and also their 28th season in the NFL. As the season began, there were high hopes for the Bengals, who had finished 1996 strong, rallying under new coach Bruce Coslet to win 7 of 9 games, and finish the year at 8-8. The Bengals were led by wide reciever Carl Pickens, who looked to build on his 100-1000 season the year before, and the strong armed quarterback Jeff Blake. The season would also mark the return of Bengals legendary quarterback Boomer Esiason after a four season hiatus in New York and Arizona. Esiason had been talked into returning to play one more year of football with the team he made a name for himself with.
10.27 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The intro to the best Super Bowl ever played. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VIDEO IS UP FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES AND VIEWING PURPOSES FOR FOOTBALL FANS AROUND THE COUNTRY. I AM IN NO WAY TRYING TO INFRINGE ON THE NFL'S COPYRIGHT LAWS AND I AM NOT SELLING THIS FOOTAGE. IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS I WILL TAKE THIS VIDEO DOWN.
4.48 min. | 5.0 user rating

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NFL Braces for a Costly Labor Fight - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--More than half of the league's stadiums have opened or undergone significant renovations since -1997-. -NFL- officials confirm that every team is profitable. ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:43:34 GMT+00:00
NFL season: 19th - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tweet this news
Minneapolis Star Tribune--Three-time -NFL- Most Valuable Player (1995, 1996, -1997-) and ten-time Pro Bowl selection. Entered the -season- with 269 regular--season- starts, second most in ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:51:27 GMT+00:00
Inside the NFL | AFC dominates, NFC falters through first four weeks of the ... - Tufts Daily Tweet this news
Tufts Daily--In every -season- between 1985 and -1997-, an NFC team ended the year by hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. The -NFL's- great dynasties during this period - the NFC's ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:28:21 GMT+00:00
Trick or Treat? Jekyll & Hyde Oakland Raiders Welcome The Seattle Seahawks - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Already seven weeks into the -NFL season- and the Oakland Raiders have experienced enough highs and lows to last them a lifetime. ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:01:27 GMT+00:00
Odds are Jim Fassel is not returning to the NFL - Merced Sun-Star Tweet this news
Merced Sun-Star--Later he would rise to the very top of his profession as -1997 NFL- coach of the year, and in 2000 made the outrageous guarantee his down-and-out team would ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:10:48 GMT+00:00

Uniforms :
AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(3) New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 369 289
(6) Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 339 327
New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 287
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 255 367
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 313 401
AFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 372 307
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars 11 5 0 .688 394 318
Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 .500 333 310
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 355 405
Baltimore Ravens 6 9 1 .406 326 345
AFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .813 375 232
(4) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 472 287
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 365 362
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 324 419
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 266 425

Uniforms :
NFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(3) New York Giants 10 5 1 .656 307 265
Washington Redskins 8 7 1 .531 327 289
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 317 372
Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 .375 304 314
Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 283 379
NFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(2) Green Bay Packers 13 3 0 .813 422 282
(4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 6 0 .625 299 263
(5) Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 379 306
(6) Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 354 359
Chicago Bears 4 12 0 .250 263 421
NFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 0 .813 375 265
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 265 314
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 320 361
New Orleans Saints 6 10 0 .375 237 327
St. Louis Rams 5 11 0 .313 299 359

Team :
Total yards gained Denver Broncos (5,872)
Yards rushing Pittsburgh Steelers (2,479)
Yards passing Seattle Seahawks (3,959)
Fewest points allowed Kansas City Chiefs (232)
Fewest total yards allowed San Francisco 49ers (4,013)
Fewest rushing yards allowed Pittsburgh Steelers (1,318)
Fewest passing yards allowed Dallas Cowboys (2,522)

Individual :
Touchdowns Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar, Miami (16 TDs)
Most field goals made Richie Cunningham, Dallas (34 FGs)
Rushing Barry Sanders, Detroit, (2,053 yards)
Passing Steve Young, San Francisco (104.7 rating)
Passing touchdowns Brett Favre, Green Bay (35 TDs)
Pass receiving Tim Brown, Oakland and Herman Moore, Detroit (104 catches)
Pass receiving yards Rob Moore, Arizona (1,584)
Punt returns Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore (15.6 average yards)
Kickoff returns Michael Bates, Carolina (27.3 average yards)
Interceptions Ryan McNeil, St. Louis (9)
Punting Mark Royals, New Orleans (45.9 average yards)
Sacks John Randle, Minnesota (15.5)

Individual :
Coach of the Year Jim Fassel, New York Giants
Offensive Player of the Year Barry Sanders, Running Back, Detroit
Defensive Player of the Year Dana Stubblefield, Defensive Tackle, San Francisco
Offensive Rookie of the Year Warrick Dunn, Running Back, Tampa Bay
Defensive Rookie of the Year Peter Boulware, Linebacker, Baltimore

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