The NFL Belt · season
The 2016 season
16 belt games · 8 title changesDenver Broncos carried the belt into the 2016 season. It changed hands 8 times among 8 franchises, and Indianapolis Colts finished the season with it. Most defenses: Denver Broncos, 4.
Who held it, in order
BroncosFalconsSeahawksSaintsBroncosChiefsTitansJaguarsColts
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,459 | Sep 8, 2016 | Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers 21–20 | Defense |
| 1,460 | Sep 18, 2016 | Denver Broncos beat Indianapolis Colts 34–20 | Defense |
| 1,461 | Sep 25, 2016 | Denver Broncos beat Cincinnati Bengals 29–17 | Defense |
| 1,462 | Oct 2, 2016 | Denver Broncos beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–7 | Defense |
| 1,463 | Oct 9, 2016 | Atlanta Falcons beat Denver Broncos 23–16 | Title change |
| 1,464 | Oct 16, 2016 | Seattle Seahawks beat Atlanta Falcons 26–24 | Title change |
| 1,465 | Oct 23, 2016 | Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals tied 6–6 | Tie · defense |
| 1,466 | Oct 30, 2016 | New Orleans Saints beat Seattle Seahawks 25–20 | Title change |
| 1,467 | Nov 6, 2016 | New Orleans Saints beat San Francisco 49ers 41–23 | Defense |
| 1,468 | Nov 13, 2016 | Denver Broncos beat New Orleans Saints 25–23 | Title change |
| 1,469 | Nov 27, 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs beat Denver Broncos 30–27 | Title change |
| 1,470 | Dec 4, 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs beat Atlanta Falcons 29–28 | Defense |
| 1,471 | Dec 8, 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 21–13 | Defense |
| 1,472 | Dec 18, 2016 | Tennessee Titans beat Kansas City Chiefs 19–17 | Title change |
| 1,473 | Dec 24, 2016 | Jacksonville Jaguars beat Tennessee Titans 38–17 | Title change |
| 1,474 | Jan 1, 2017 | Indianapolis Colts beat Jacksonville Jaguars 24–20 | Title change |