1997 NFL Scores - Week 1 - Sun, Aug 31 (Labor Day)

1997 Week 1 Scores And Results

What was the distribution of the week 1 games in the 1997 season?

In week 1 of the 1997 season, there were 9 early Sunday games, 4 late Sunday games, one Sunday night game, and one Monday night (Labor Day) game.

How did the home teams perform in week 1 of the 1997 season?

The home teams went 10-5 in week 1 of the 1997 NFL season.

1997 NFL Season

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings (1-0)	0	10	3	21	34
Bills (0-1)	0	7	0	6	13

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Vikings +21 (34-13 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (0-1)	7	7	7	0	21
Bengals (1-0)	0	3	0	21	24

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Cardinals +18 (21-3 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (0-1)	3	7	0	7	17
Lions (1-0)	0	14	0	14	28

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Lions +11 (28-17 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts (0-1)	0	7	0	3	10
Dolphins (1-0)	3	7	3	3	16

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Dolphins +9 (16-7 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers (0-1)	0	0	7	0	7
Patriots (1-0)	14	17	0	10	41

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Patriots +34 (41-7 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (0-1)	3	0	7	7	17
Giants (1-0)	7	7	10	7	31

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Giants +21 (24-3 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (1-0)	0	17	17	3	37
Steelers (0-1)	0	0	0	7	7

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Cowboys +37 (37-0 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints (0-1)	6	11	0	7	24
Rams (1-0)	0	14	21	3	38

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Rams +18 (35-17 4th)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Raiders (0-1)	0	0	7	14	0	21
Oilers (1-0)	10	0	3	8	3	24

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 1:00 PM
Largest Lead: Oilers +13 (13-0 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars (1-0)	14	7	0	7	28
Ravens (0-1)	0	17	7	3	27

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Jaguars +14 (14-0 2nd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs (0-1)	0	0	3	0	3
Broncos (1-0)	3	6	0	10	19

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Broncos +16 (19-3 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets (1-0)	17	10	14	0	41
Seahawks (0-1)	0	3	0	0	3

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Jets +38 (41-3 3rd)

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers (0-1)	3	3	0	0	6
Bucs (1-0)	0	0	3	10	13

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 4:00 PM
Largest Lead: Buccaneers +7 (13-6 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (1-0)	0	10	0	14	24
Panthers (0-1)	3	0	0	7	10

Start: Sun, Aug 31, 1997 8:00 PM
Largest Lead: Redskins +14 (24-10 4th)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears (0-1)	0	11	0	13	24
Packers (1-0)	3	15	6	14	38

Start: Mon, Sep 1, 1997 9:00 PM
Largest Lead: Packers +21 (38-17 4th)

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