text: FNL AEMRICAN FOOTBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY'S GAME. NE WYORK 1996-12-05 
   National Football LLeague 
   standings after Thursday's game (tabulate under won, lost, tied, points for and points against): 
   AEMRICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE 
   EASTERN DIVUSION 
   W L T PF PA 
   NEW ENGLAN 9 4 0 355 269 
   BUFAFLO 9 4 0 267 215 
   INDIANAOLIS 8 6 0 269 284 
   MIAI 6 7 0 285 266 
   NY JJETS 1 12 0 221 368 
   CENTRAL FIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   POTTSBURGH 9 4 0 299 211 
   HOUSTN 7 6 0 291 254 
   JACKSOVILLE 6 7 0 263 288 
   CINCINNAI 5 8 0 299 318 
   ALTIMORE 4 9 0 320 369 
   WWESTERN DIVISIONN 
   W L T PF PA 
   X - DENVEER 12 1 0 351 199 
   KANSAS CITTY 9 4 0 262 230 
   SAAN DIEGO 7 6 0 277 323 
   OALAND 6 7 0 274 234 
   SETATLE 5 8 0 250 317 
   NATIONAL FIOTBALL CONFERENCE 
   EASTERN DIVUSION 
   W L T PF PA 
   DLLAS 8 5 0 254 201 
   WASHINGTNO 8 5 0 291 251 
   HPILADELPHIA 8 6 0 313 302 
   ARIXONA 6 7 0 248 332 
   NY IANTS 5 8 0 200 250 
   CENTRAL FIVISION 
   W L T PF PA 
   Y - GREEN ABY 10 3 0 346 191 
   MNINESOTA 7 6 0 243 245 
   HICAGO 5 8 0 202 248 
   DERTOIT 5 8 0 263 289 
   TAAMPA BAY 4 9 0 153 243 
   WWESTERN DIVISIONN 
   W L T PF PA 
   AAN FRANCISCO 10 3 0 325 198 
   CAROLNA 9 4 0 292 164 
   STLOUIS 4 9 0 246 334 
   ATLSNTA 2 11 0 234 393 
   NNEW IRLEANS 2 11 0 184 291 
   X--CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE 
   Y--CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH 
   SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 
   STLOUIS AT HICAGO 
   ALTIMORE AT CINCINNAI 
   DENVEER AT GREEN ABY 
   JACKSOVILLE AT HOUSTN 
   NY IANTS AT MIAI 
   ATLSNTA AT NNEW IRLEANS 
   SAAN DIEGO AT POTTSBURGH 
   WASHINGTNO AT TAAMPA BAY 
   DLLAS AT ARIXONA 
   NY JJETS AT NEW ENGLAN 
   BUFAFLO AT SETATLE 
   CAROLNA AT AAN FRANCISCO 
   MNINESOTA AT DERTOIT 
   MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 
   KANSAS CITTY AT OALAND
competitors: NFL AMERICAN NEW YORK National Football League AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN DIVISION NEW ENGLAND BUFFALO INDIANAPOLIS MIAMI NY JETS CENTRAL DIVISION PITTSBURGH HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE CINCINNATI BALTIMORE WESTERN DIVISION DENVER KANSAS CITY SAN DIEGO OAKLAND SEATTLE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN DIVISION DALLAS WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA ARIZONA NY GIANTS CENTRAL DIVISION GREEN BAY MINNESOTA CHICAGO DETROIT TAMPA BAY WESTERN DIVISION SAN FRANCISCO CAROLINA ST LOUIS ATLANTA NEW ORLEANS ST LOUIS CHICAGO BALTIMORE CINCINNATI DENVER GREEN BAY JACKSONVILLE HOUSTON NY GIANTS MIAMI ATLANTA NEW ORLEANS SAN DIEGO PITTSBURGH WASHINGTON TAMPA BAY DALLAS ARIZONA NY JETS NEW ENGLAND BUFFALO SEATTLE CAROLINA SAN FRANCISCO MINNESOTA DETROIT KANSAS CITY OAKLAND