PRE-SEASON GAMES 11 Aug v Pittsburgh Lost 17-27 The offense 19 Aug at NY Jets 26 Aug v Baltimore
10 Sep at Minnesota
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NFC EAST NFC CENTRAL NFC WEST Philadelphia 10-6 Chicago 12-4 San Francisco 10-6 NY Giants 10-6 Minnesota 11-5 LA Rams 10-6 Washington 7-9 Tampa Bay 5-11 New Orleans 10-6 Phoenix 7-9 Detroit 4-12 Atlanta 5-11 Dallas 3-13 Green Bay 4-12 AFC EAST AFC CENTRAL AFC WEST Buffalo 12-4 Cincinnati 12-4 Seattle 9-7 Indianapolis 9-7 Cleveland 10-6 Denver 8-8 New England 9-7 Houston 10-6 LA Raiders 7-9 NY Jets 8-7-1 Pittsburgh 5-11 San Diego 6-10 Miami 6-10 Kansas City 4-11 WILD CARD GAMES Minnesota 28 LA Rams 17 Houston 24 Cleveland 23 DIVISIONAL GAMES Chicago 20 Philadelphia 12 San Francisco 38 Minnesota 9 Cincinnati 21 Seattle 13 Buffalo 17 Houston 10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES San Francisco 28 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 21 Buffalo 10 SUPER BOWL XXIII at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 16
After Ray Perkins had spent a year gutting and re-building his roster, the sophomore jinx hit his young team in 1988 no more notably so than Vinny Testaverde throwing a record 35 interceptions in a single season. Three late season wins bumped the record up to 5-11 but this Buccaneer team was not a good one and led to the boo birds descending on the team by season's end.
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