text: NFL AMERICAN FOOTBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY'S GAME. NEW YORK 1996-12-05 
   National Football League 
   standings after Thursday's game (tabulate under won, lost, tied, points for and points against): 
   AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE 
   EASTERN DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   NEW ENGLAND 9 4 0 355 269 
   BUFFALO 9 4 0 267 215 
   INDIANAPOLIS 8 6 0 269 284 
   MIAMI 6 7 0 285 266 
   NY JETS 1 12 0 221 368 
   CENTRAL DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   PITTSBURGH 9 4 0 299 211 
   HOUSTON 7 6 0 291 254 
   JACKSONVILLE 6 7 0 263 288 
   CINCINNATI 5 8 0 299 318 
   BALTIMORE 4 9 0 320 369 
   WESTERN DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   X - DENVER 12 1 0 351 199 
   KANSAS CITY 9 4 0 262 230 
   SAN DIEGO 7 6 0 277 323 
   OAKLAND 6 7 0 274 234 
   SEATTLE 5 8 0 250 317 
   NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE 
   EASTERN DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   DALLAS 8 5 0 254 201 
   WASHINGTON 8 5 0 291 251 
   PHILADELPHIA 8 6 0 313 302 
   ARIZONA 6 7 0 248 332 
   NY GIANTS 5 8 0 200 250 
   CENTRAL DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   Y - GREEN BAY 10 3 0 346 191 
   MINNESOTA 7 6 0 243 245 
   CHICAGO 5 8 0 202 248 
   DETROIT 5 8 0 263 289 
   TAMPA BAY 4 9 0 153 243 
   WESTERN DIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   SAN FRANCISCO 10 3 0 325 198 
   CAROLINA 9 4 0 292 164 
   ST LOUIS 4 9 0 246 334 
   ATLANTA 2 11 0 234 393 
   NEW ORLEANS 2 11 0 184 291 
   X--CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE 
   Y--CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH 
   SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 
   ST LOUIS AT CHICAGO 
   BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI 
   DENVER AT GREEN BAY 
   JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON 
   NY GIANTS AT MIAMI 
   ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS 
   SAN DIEGO AT PITTSBURGH 
   WASHINGTON AT TAMPA BAY 
   DALLAS AT ARIZONA 
   NY JETS AT NEW ENGLAND 
   BUFFALO AT SEATTLE 
   CAROLINA AT SAN FRANCISCO 
   MINNESOTA AT DETROIT 
   MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 
   KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND
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