1975 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 21, 1975 - December 21, 1975
Playoffs
Start date	December 27, 1975
AFC Champions	Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC Champions	Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl X
Date	January 18, 1976
Site	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Champions	Pittsburgh Steelers
Pro Bowl
Date	January 26, 1976
National Football League seasons  < 1974 1976 >

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Contents 1 Major rule changes 2 Final standings 2.1 Tiebreakers 3 Playoffs 4 References

Major rule changes

• After a fourth down incomplete pass goes in or through the end zone, the other team will take possession at the previous line of scrimmage. Previously, it resulted in a touchback.
• The penalty for pass interference on the offensive team is reduced from 15 yards to 10.
• If there are fouls by both teams on the same play but one results in a player ejection, the penalties will still offset but the player will still be ejected.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Tiebreakers

• Baltimore finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• N. Y. Jets finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Los Angeles was the top NFC playoff seed based on better strength of schedule than Minnesota (. 383 to Vikings' . 332).
• Chicago finished ahead of Green Bay in the NFC Central based on better division record (2-4 to Packers' 1-5).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1975-76

	Divisional Playoffs				Conference Championship Games				Super Bowl X
	December 28 - Metropolitan Stadium
	4) Dallas Cowboys	17
					January 4 - L.A. Memorial Coliseum
	1) Minnesota Vikings	14
					4) Dallas Cowboys	37
	December 27 - L.A. Memorial Coliseum
					2) Los Angeles Rams	7
	3) St. Louis Cardinals	23
									January 18 - Miami Orange Bowl
	2) Los Angeles Rams	35
									N4) Dallas Cowboys	17
	December 28 - Oakland Coliseum
									A1) Pittsburgh Steelers	21
	4) Cincinnati Bengals	28
					January 4 - Three Rivers Stadium
	2)* Oakland Raiders	31
					2) Oakland Raiders	10
	December 27 - Three Rivers Stadium
					1) Pittsburgh Steelers	16
	3) Baltimore Colts	10
	1)* Pittsburgh Steelers	28

*Pittsburgh (the AFC 1 seed) did not play Cincinnati (the 4 seed) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same division. The NFL playoffs following the 1975 NFL season led up to Super Bowl X. Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met" or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Miami Orange Bowl was a Stadium in the City of Miami, west of Downtown in Little Havana. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis Indiana.

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1971-1980 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
• 1975 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

1975 NFL season v • d • e
AFC	East	Central	West	NFC	East	Central	West
	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver		Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City		NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
	Miami	Houston	Oakland		Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego		St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets				Washington
1975 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl X

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