Footnotes
- a The Vikings were defeated on a desperation touchdown pass thrown by Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach with less than a minute left in the game. Staubach coined the phrase "Hail Mary pass", referring to his toss, and the game itself became known as The Hail Mary.
- b The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978.
- c The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 9 due to a players' strike. For playoff seedings, division standings were ignored and the league used a 16-team tournament format for the season.
- d The 1987 NFL season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 15 due to a players' strike.
- f The "finish", "wins", "losses", and "ties" columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
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