1997 NFL Season Standings |
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| *playoff team |
| Super Bowl Champion: Denver Broncos |
| American Football Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 369 | 289 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Miami Dolphins* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 339 | 327 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| New York Jets | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 348 | 287 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 255 | 367 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 313 | 401 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 372 | 307 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 394 | 318 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 310 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 405 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 326 | 345 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 232 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Denver Broncos* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 287 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 365 | 362 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 324 | 419 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 266 | 425 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| National Football Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| New York Giants* | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 307 | 265 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 327 | 289 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 317 | 372 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .063 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 304 | 314 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 283 | 379 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 422 | 282 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers* | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 299 | 263 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Detroit Lions* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 379 | 306 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 354 | 359 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 263 | 421 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .375 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 265 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 265 | 314 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 320 | 361 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 237 | 327 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| St. Louis Rams | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 299 | 359 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |