| East | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | PD |
| NEW ENGLAND | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 456 | 300 | 156 |
| NEW YORK (A)* | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 438 | 228 | 210 |
| MIAMI | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 239 | 343 | -104 |
| BUFFALO | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 265 | 462 | -197 |
| North | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | PD |
| PITTSBURGH | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 402 | 204 | 198 |
| BALTIMORE* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 417 | 276 | 141 |
| CINCINNATI | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 241 | 409 | -168 |
| CLEVELAND | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 278 | 334 | -56 |
| South | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | PD |
| HOUSTON | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 423 | 394 | 29 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 469 | 350 | 119 |
| TENNESSEE | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 364 | 359 | 5 |
| JACKSONVILLE | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 346 | 548 | -202 |
| West | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | PD |
| SAN DIEGO | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 491 | 282 | 209 |
| OAKLAND | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 425 | 340 | 85 |
| KANSAS CITY | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 391 | 381 | 10 |
| DENVER | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 340 | 531 | -191 |