1977 NFL season

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1978 National Football League season
Preseason July 30-September 3, 1977
Regular Season September 18-December 18, 1977
Postseason December 24, 1977-January 23, 1978
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The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The two second-year expansion teams switched conferences, with the Seattle Seahawks moving from the NFC West to the AFC West and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers transferring from the AFC West to the NFC Central.

This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games. The regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978, with the preseason reduced from six games to four. It was also the final season of the eight-team playoff field in the NFL, before going to ten the following season.

The season ended with Super Bowl XII, when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos.

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 6, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers Texas Stadium
August 6, 1977 Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 7, 1977 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Candlestick Park
August 8, 1977 Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
August 13, 1977 Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys Kingdome
August 18, 1977 Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders Kingdome
August 20, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins Texas Stadium
August 22, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots Veterans Stadium
August 27, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Colts Texas Stadium
August 27, 1977 Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins Milwaukee County Stadium
August 28, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Denver Broncos Veterans Stadium
Week 1 September 18, 1977 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns Riverfront Stadium
September 18, 1977 Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions Soldier Field
September 18, 1977 New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs Schaefer Stadium
September 18, 1977 Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
September 18, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Veterans Stadium
Week 2 September 25, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Texas Stadium
September 25, 1977 Washington Redskins vs. Atlanta Falcons RFK Stadium
September 25, 1977 New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts Giants Stadium
Week 3 October 2, 1977 Atlanta Falcons vs. [[New York Giants Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
October 2, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Texas Stadium
October 2, 1977 Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos Kingdome
October 2, 1977 Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers Metropolitan Stadium
October 2, 1977 Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints Soldier Field
Week 4 October 9, 1977 Baltimore Colts vs. Miami Dolphins Memorial Stadium
October 9, 1977 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Giants Stadium
Week 5 October 16, 1977 Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 16, 1977 New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers Giants Stadium
October 16, 1977 Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kingdome
October 17, 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium
Week 6 October 23, 1977 Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants RFK Stadium
Week 7 October 30, 1977 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Lambeau Field
October 30, 1977 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers Riverfront Stadium
October 30, 1977 Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders Mile High Stadium
Week 8 November 6, 1977 New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills Schaefer Stadium
November 6, 1977 New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium
Week 9 November 13, 1977 Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
November 13, 1977 New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers Louisiana Superdome
November 13, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins Veterans Stadium
November 14, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals Texas Stadium
Week 10 November 20, 1977 Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings Soldier Field
November 20, 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys Three Rivers Stadium
Week 11 November 27, 1977 Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Colts Mile High Stadium
November 27, 1977 Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Lambeau Field
November 27, 1977 Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers Kingdome
November 27, 1977 Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
Week 12 December 4, 1977 Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles Texas Stadium
December 4, 1977 Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions Lambeau Field
December 4, 1977 New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Giants Stadium
Week 13 December 10, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins Busch Memorial Stadium
December 11, 1977 Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers Mile High Stadium
December 11, 1977 Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
December 11, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Veterans Stadium
Week 14 December 17, 1977 Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills Orange Bowl
December 18, 1977 New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears Giants Stadium
Postseason December 24, 1977 Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders Memorial Stadium
December 24, 1977 Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Mile High Stadium
December 26, 1977 Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1978 Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings Texas Stadium
January 15, 1978 Super Bowl XII (Denver Broncos vs. Dallas Cowboys) Louisiana Superdome
January 23, 1978 Pro Bowl Tampa Stadium
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