1968 NFL season
The 1968 NFL season was the 49th regular season of the National Football League. As per the agreement made during the 1967 realignment, the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants switched divisions; the Saints joined the Century Division while the Giants became part of the Capitol Division.
The season ended when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, only to be defeated by the American Football League's New York Jets in Super Bowl III 16-7 at the Miami Orange Bowl. Subsequently, it was the first time in the history of professional football in which the NFL champion was not crowned as the world champion. One year later, this feat would be repeated, as the AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the NFL Champion Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV.
Division races
The Eastern Conference was split into the Capitol and Century Divisions, and the Western Conference had the Coastal and Central Divisions. In the past, if two teams were tied for the division lead at season's end, a one-game playoff was conducted to break the tie. Starting in 1967, a tiebreaking system was implemented that started with net points in head-to-head competition, followed by the team that had less recently played in a title game. As such, only one team in a division would be the division winner, even if the won-lost record was the same.
| Week |
Capitol |
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Century |
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Coastal |
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Central |
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| 1 |
Dallas* |
1–0–0 |
Cleveland |
1–0–0 |
Baltimore* |
1–0–0 |
Minnesota* |
1–0–0 |
| 2 |
Dallas* |
2–0–0 |
Cleveland* |
1–1–0 |
Baltimore* |
2–0–0 |
Minnesota* |
2–0–0 |
| 3 |
Dallas* |
3–0–0 |
Cleveland* |
1–2–0 |
Baltimore* |
3–0–0 |
Minnesota* |
2–1–0 |
| 4 |
Dallas |
4–0–0 |
Cleveland |
2–2–0 |
Baltimore* |
4–0–0 |
Minnesota |
3–1–0 |
| 5 |
Dallas |
5–0–0 |
St. Louis* |
2–3–0 |
Baltimore* |
5–0–0 |
Minnesota* |
3–2–0 |
| 6 |
Dallas |
6–0–0 |
St. Louis* |
3–3–0 |
Los Angeles |
6–0–0 |
Detroit |
3–2–1 |
| 7 |
Dallas |
6–1–0 |
St. Louis* |
4–3–0 |
Baltimore* |
6–1–0 |
Detroit* |
3–3–1 |
| 8 |
Dallas |
7–1–0 |
St. Louis* |
5–3–0 |
Baltimore* |
7–1–0 |
Chicago* |
4–4–0 |
| 9 |
Dallas |
7–2–0 |
Cleveland |
6–3–0 |
Baltimore* |
8–1–0 |
Chicago* |
5–4–0 |
| 10 |
Dallas |
8–2–0 |
Cleveland |
7–3–0 |
Baltimore |
9–1–0 |
Minnesota |
6–4–0 |
| 11 |
Dallas |
9–2–0 |
Cleveland |
8–3–0 |
Baltimore |
10–1–0 |
Minnesota |
6–5–0 |
| 12 |
Dallas |
10–2–0 |
Cleveland |
9–3–0 |
Baltimore |
11–1–0 |
Chicago* |
6–6–0 |
| 13 |
Dallas |
11–2–0 |
Cleveland |
10–3–0 |
Baltimore |
12–1–0 |
Chicago* |
7–6–0 |
| 14 |
Dallas |
12–2–0 |
Cleveland |
10–4–0 |
Baltimore |
13–1–0 |
Minnesota |
8–6–0 |
- indicates more than one team with record
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Note: Prior to 1972, the NFL did not include tie games when calculating a team's winning percentage in the official standings
Playoffs
Awards
See also
References
- The NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1961–1970 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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