NFL results with soccer scoring
Americans typically complain that soccer is too low scoring. The issue is
that only goals are counted in soccer, not corner kicks, free kicks, or anything else. This page does to the NFL what soccer does to its scoring: count only touchdowns.
The first score is the official NFL score, the second is the one I count "soccer style". A ranking is at the end. In bold are games where the winner is not identical for both scoring conventions. Note that for soccer style scoring, I do not count overtime, even if the game was tied in touchdowns. Indeed, there are plenty of ties in soccer style scoring that did not get the opportunity to go into overtime.
Interestingly, the playoff picture would look quite different, especially for the wild cards. One would have suspected that any differing results between the two systems would even out over a season. But evidently, some teams are better at touchdowns, others at field goals.
Standings Playoffs Score distribution
Week 1, September 7, 10, 11, 2006
Miami-Pittsburgh 17-28 2-3 Atlanta-Carolina 20-6 2-0 Baltimore-Tampa Bay 27-0 3-0 Buffalo-New England 17-19 2-2 Cincinnati-Kansas City 23-10 2-1 Denver-St. Louis 10-18 1-0 New Orleans-Cleveland 19-14 1-2 NY Jets-Tennessee 23-16 3-2 Philadelphia-Houston 24-10 3-1 Seattle-Detroit 9-6 0-0 Chicago-Green Bay 26-0 2-0 Dallas-Jacksonville 17-24 2-3 San Francisco-Arizona 27-34 3-4 Indianapolis-NY Giants 26-21 2-3 Minnesota-Washington 19-16 2-1 San Diego-Oakland 27-0 3-0
Week 2, September 17, 18, 2006
Buffalo-Miami 16-6 1-0 Carolina-Minnesota 13-16 (OT) 1-1 Cleveland-Cincinnati 17-34 2-4 Detroit-Chicago 7-34 1-4 Houston-Indianapolis 24-43 3-5 New Orleans-Green Bay 34-27 4-3 NY Giants-Philadelphia 30-24 (OT) 3-3 Oakland-Baltimore 6-28 0-2 Tampa Bay-Atlanta 3-14 0-2 Arizona-Seattle 10-21 1-3 St. Louis-San Francisco 13-20 1-2 Kansas City-Denver 6-9 0-0 New England-NY Jets 24-17 3-2 Tennessee-San Diego 7-40 1-4 Washington-Dallas 10-27 1-3 Pittsburgh-Jacksonville 0-9 0-0
Week 3, September 24, 25, 2006
Carolina-Tampa Bay 26-24 2-3 Chicago-Minnesota 19-16 1-1 Cincinnati-Pittsburgh 28-20 4-2 Green Bay-Detroit 31-24 4-3 Jacksonville-Indianapolis 14-21 2-3 NY Jets-Buffalo 28-20 4-2 Tennessee-Miami 10-13 1-1 Washington-Houston 31-15 4-2 Baltimore-Cleveland 15-14 1-2 NY Giants-Seattle 30-42 4-6 Philadelphia-San Francisco 38-24 5-3 St. Louis-Arizona 16-14 1-2 Denver-New England 17-7 2-1 Atlanta-New Orleans 3-23 0-2
Week 4, October 1, 2, 2006
Arizona-Atlanta 10-32 1-2 Dallas-Tennessee 45-14 6-1 Indianapolis-NY Jets 31-28 4-4 Miami-Houston 15-17 1-2 Minnesota-Buffalo 12-17 1-2 New Orleans-Carolina 18-21 2-3 San Diego-Baltimore 13-16 1-2 San Francisco-Kansas City 0-41 0-5 Detroit-St. Louis 34-41 4-4 Cleveland-Oakland 24-21 3-3 Jacksonville-Washington 30-36 (OT) 3-3 New England-Cincinnati 38-13 5-1 Seattle-Chicago 6-37 0-4 Green Bay-Philadelphia 9-31 0-4
Week 5, October 8, 9, 2006
Buffalo-Chicago 7-40 1-4 Cleveland-Carolina 12-20 0-2 Detroit-Minnesota 17-26 2-3 Miami-New England 10-20 1-2 St. Louis-Green Bay 23-20 2-2 Tampa Bay-New Orleans 21-24 3-3 Tennessee-Indianapolis 13-14 1-2 Washington-NY Giants 3-19 0-1 Kansas City-Arizona 23-20 2-2 NY Jets-Jacksonville 0-41 0-5 Oakland-San Francisco 20-34 2-4 Dallas-Philadelphia 24-38 3-5 Pittsburgh-San Diego 13-23 1-2 Baltimore-Denver 3-13 0-1
Week 6, October 15, 16, 2006
Buffalo-Detroit 17-10 2-2 Carolina-Baltimore 23-21 2-3 Cincinnati-Tampa Bay 13-14 1-2 Houston-Dallas 6-34 0-4 NY Giants-Atlanta 27-14 3-2 Philadelphia-New Orleans 24-27 3-3 Seattle-St. Louis 30-28 3-4 Tennessee-Washington 25-22 2-3 Kansas City-Pittsburgh 7-45 1-5 Miami-NY Jets 17-20 2-2 San Diego-San Francisco 48-19 6-2 Oakland-Denver 3-13 0-1 Chicago-Arizona 24-23 3-2
Week 7, October 22, 23, 2006
Carolina-Cincinnati 14-17 2-2 Detroit-NY Jets 24-31 3-4 Green Bay-Miami 34-24 4-2 Jacksonville-Houston 7-27 1-3 New England-Buffalo 28-6 4-0 Philadelphia-Tampa Bay 21-23 3-2 Pittsburgh-Atlanta 38-41 5-5 San Diego-Kansas City 27-30 3-4 Denver-Cleveland 17-7 2-1 Arizona-Oakland 9-22 0-2 Minnesota-Seattle 31-13 4-1 Washington-Indianapolis 22-36 3-4 NY Giants-Dallas 36-22 4-3
Week 8, October 29, 30, 2006
Arizona-Green Bay 14-31 2-4 Atlanta-Cincinnati 29-27 3-3 Baltimore-New Orleans 35-22 5-3 Houston-Tennessee 22-28 3-4 Jacksonville-Philadelphia 13-6 1-0 Seattle-Kansas City 28-35 4-4 San Francisco-Chicago 10-41 1-5 Tamba Bay-NY Giants 3-17 0-2 St. Louis-San Diego 24-38 3-5 Indianapolis-Denver 34-31 3-4 NY Jets-Cleveland 13-20 1-2 Pittsburgh-Oakland 13-20 1-2 Dallas-Carolina 35-14 4-2 New England-Minnesota 31-7 4-1
Week 9, November 5,6, 2006
Atlanta-Detroit 14-30 2-3 Cincinnati-Baltimore 20-26 2-2 Dallas-Washington 19-22 2-2 Green Bay-Buffalo 10-24 1-3 Houston-NY Giants 10-14 1-2 Kansas City-St. Louis 31-17 4-2 Miami-Chicago 31-13 4-2 New Orleans-Tampa Bay 31-14 4-2 Tennessee-Jacksonville 7-37 1-4 Minnesota-San Francisco 3-9 0-0 Cleveland-San Diego 25-32 1-4 Denver-Pittsburgh 31-20 4-2 Indianapolis-New England 27-20 3-2 Oakland-Seattle 0-16 0-1
Week 10, November 12,13, 2006
Baltimore-Tennesse 27-26 3-3 Buffalo-Indianapolis 16-17 1-2 Cleveland-Atlanta 17-13 2-1 Green Bay-Minnesota 23-17 2-2 Houston-Jacksonville 13-10 1-1 Kansas City-Miami 10-13 1-1 NY Jets-New England 17-14 2-1 San Diego-Cincinnati 49-41 7-5 San Francisco-Detroit 19-13 1-1 Washington-Philadelphia 3-27 0-3 Denver-Oakland 17-13 2-1 New Orleans-Pittsburgh 31-38 4-5 Dallas-Arizona 27-10 3-1 St. Louis-Seattle 22-24 2-3 Chicago-NY Giants 38-20 5-2 Tampa Bay-Carolina 10-24 1-3
Week 11, November 19, 20, 2006
Atlanta-Baltimore 10-24 1-3 Buffalo-Houston 24-21 3-3 Chicago-NY Jets 10-0 1-0 Cincinnati-New Orleans 31-16 4-2 Minnesota-Miami 20-24 2-3 New England-Green Bay 35-0 5-0 Oakland-Kansas City 13-17 1-2 Pittsburgh-Cleveland 24-20 3-2 St. Louis-Carolina 0-15 0-1 Tennessee-Philadelphia 31-13 3-1 Washington-Tampa Bay 17-20 2-2 Detroit-Arizona 10-17 1-2 Seattle-San Francisco 14-20 2-2 Indianapolis-Dallas 14-21 2-3 San Diego-Denver 35-27 5-3 NY Giants-Jacksonville 10-26 1-2
Week 12, November 23, 26, 27, 2006
Miami-Detroit 27-10 3-1 Dallas-Tampa Bay 10-38 1-5 Denver-Kansas City 10-19 1-1 Arizona-Minnesota 26-31 3-4 Carolina-Washington 13-17 1-2 Cincinnati-Cleveland 30-0 4-0 Houston-NY Jets 11-26 1-2 Jacksonville-Buffalo 24-27 3-3 New Orleans-Atlanta 31-13 4-1 Pittsburgh-Baltimore 0-27 0-3 San Francisco-St. Louis 17-20 2-2 Oakland-San Diego 14-21 2-3 Chicago-New England 13-17 1-2 NY Giants-Tennessee 21-24 3-3 Philadelphia-Indianapolis 21-45 3-6 Green Bay-Seattle 24-34 3-3
Week 13, November 30, December 3, 4, 2006
Baltimore-Cincinnati 7-13 1-1 Arizona-St. Louis 34-20 4-2 Atlanta-Washington 24-14 3-2 Detroit-New England 21-28 1-3 Indianapolis-Tennessee 17-20 2-2 Kansas City-Cleveland 28-31 (OT) 4-4 Minnesota-Chicago 13-23 1-3 NY Jets-Green Bay 38-10 5-1 San Diego-Buffalo 24-21 3-3 San Francisco-New Orleans 10-34 1-3 Jacksonville-Miami 24-10 3-1 Houston-Oakland 23-14 2-2 Dallas-NY Giants 23-20 2-2 Tampa Bay-Pittsburgh 3-20 0-2 Seattle-Denver 23-20 2-2 Carolina-Philadelphia 24-27 3-3
Week 14, December 7, 10, 11, 2006
Cleveland-Pittsburgh 7-27 1-3 Atlanta-Tampa Bay 17-6 2-0 Baltimore-Kansas City 20-10 2-1 Indianapolis-Jacksonville 17-44 2-5 Minnesota-Detroit 30-20 4-1 New England-Miami 0-21 0-2 NY Giants-Carolina 27-13 3-1 Oakland-Cincinnati 10-27 1-4 Philadelphia-Washington 21-19 3-1 Tennessee-Houston 26-20 (OT) 2-2 Green Bay-San Francisco 30-19 3-2 Seattle-Arizona 21-27 3-3 Buffalo-NY Jets 31-13 4-1 Denver-San Diego 20-48 6-2 New Orleans-Dallas 42-17 6-2 Chicago-St. Louis 42-27 6-4
Week 15, December 14, 16, 17, 18, 2006
San Francisco-Seattle 24-14 3-2 Dallas-Atlanta 38-28 5-4 Cleveland-Baltimore 17-27 2-3 Detroit-Green Bay 9-17 0-2 Houston-New England 7-40 1-4 Jacksonville-Tennessee 17-24 2-3 Miami-Buffalo 0-21 0-3 NY Jets-Minnesota 26-13 2-2 Pittsburgh-Carolina 37-3 4-0 Chicago-Tampa Bay 34-31 (OT) 4-4 Washington-New Orleans 16-10 1-1 Denver-Arizona 37-20 4-2 Philadelphia-NY Giants 36-22 5-2 St. Louis-Oakland 20-0 2-0 Kansas City-San Diego 9-20 0-2 Cincinnati-Indianapolis 16-34 1-4
Week 16, December 21, 23, 24, 25, 2006
Minnesota-Green Bay 7-9 1-0 Kansas City-St. Louis 20-9 2-0 Baltimore-Pittsburgh 31-7 4-1 Carolina-Atlanta 10-3 1-0 Chicago-Detroit 26-21 2-3 Indianapolis-Houston 24-27 3-3 New England-Jacksonville 24-21 3-3 New Orleans-NY Giants 30-7 4-1 Tampa Bay-Cleveland 22-7 2-1 Tennesse-Buffalo 30-29 3-2 Washington-St. Louis 31-37 (OT) 4-4 Arizona-San Francisco 26-20 2-2 Cincinnati-Denver 23-24 3-3 San Diego-Seattle 20-17 2-2 Philadephia-Dallas 23-7 2-1 NY Jets-Miami 13-10 1-1
Week 17, December 30, 31, 2006
NY Giants-Washington 34-28 3-3 Carolina-New Orleans 31-21 4-3 Cleveland-Houston 6-14 0-2 Detroit-Dallas 39-31 4-4 Jacksonville-Kansas City 30-35 4-5 New England-Tennessee 40-23 5-2 Oakland-NY Jets 3-23 0-2 Pittsburgh-Cincinnati 23-17 (OT) 2-2 Seattle-Tampa Bay 23-7 2-1 St. Louis-Minnesota 41-21 5-3 Atlanta-Philadelphia 17-24 2-3 Buffalo-Baltimore 7-19 1-1 Miami-Indianapolis 22-27 1-3 Arizona-San Diego 20-27 2-3 San Francisco-Denver 26-23 (OT) 2-2 Green Bay-Chicago 26-7 3-1
Standings
2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, none for a loss. Tie breakers for those with equal points: fewer games played, then TD difference, then TD+.
AFC
East W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts New England 10 4 2 46 22 22 24 NY Jets 7 5 4 35 34 18 20 Buffalo 5 5 6 33 35 16 14 Miami 4 8 4 25 31 12 12 North W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts Baltimore 10 2 4 38 21 22 24 Cincinnati 6 4 6 43 39 18 16 Pittsburgh 7 6 3 39 34 17 16 Cleveland 4 10 2 25 40 10 8 South W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts Indianapolis 9 4 3 50 41 21 24 Jacksonville 7 4 5 42 34 19 16 Tennessee 4 7 5 34 46 13 16 Houston 3 9 5 30 41 11 12 West W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts San Diego 12 2 2 59 32 26 28 Denver 9 2 6 36 31 24 18 Kansas City 6 4 6 37 33 18 18 Oakland 2 11 2 16 32 6 4
NFC
East W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts Philadelphia 10 3 3 49 34 23 20 Dallas 8 5 3 52 40 19 18 NY Giants 7 5 4 39 42 18 16 Washington 3 7 6 32 39 12 10 North W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts Chicago 10 4 2 48 29 22 26 Minnesota 6 5 5 32 31 17 12 Green Bay 6 7 3 32 41 15 16 Detroit 2 9 5 30 44 9 6 South W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts New Orleans 7 6 3 49 40 17 20 Carolina 6 7 3 28 33 15 16 Atlanta 5 9 2 32 37 12 14 Tampa Bay 3 10 3 23 41 9 8 West W L T TD+ TD- Pts. NFL Pts Seattle 5 3 6 34 33 16 18 San Francisco 3 7 6 30 45 12 14 Arizona 4 9 3 33 42 11 10 St. Louis 3 10 4 37 48 10 16
Qualified for playoffs
According to NFL rules With soccer-style scoring Conference Champions San DiegoChicago San DiegoPhiladelphia Division Champions New England, Baltimore, IndianapolisPhiladelphia , New Orleans, Seattle New England, Baltimore, IndianapolisChicago , New Orleans, Seattle Wild Cards NY Jets , Kansas City Denver , Jacksonville
Score distribution
(in parentheses, score distribution for MLS 2006 regular season)
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