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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1996 seasonW1996 NFL season↗

30 teams in NFL · 240 regular-season games, 1996-09-01 to 1996-12-23 · attendance 12,806,699

◀ 1995 1997 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/1996">Super Bowl XXXI</a>

Green Bay Packers
35–21 over New England Patriots
MVP Desmond Howard

MVP

Brett Favre Green Bay Packers

Offensive Player

Terrell Davis Denver Broncos

Defensive Player

Bruce Smith

Offensive Rookie

Eddie George Houston Oilers

Defensive Rookie

Simeon Rice Arizona Cardinals

Coach of the Year

Dom Capers Carolina Panthers

Hall of Fame class of 1996

Charlie Joiner, Dan Dierdorf, Joe Gibbs, Lou Creekmur, Mel Renfro

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	1996-12-28	Jacksonville Jaguars 30–27 Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Wild Card	1996-12-28	Dallas Cowboys 40–15 Minnesota Vikings	Texas Stadium
Wild Card	1996-12-29	Pittsburgh Steelers 42–14 Indianapolis Colts	Three Rivers Stadium
Wild Card	1996-12-29	San Francisco 49ers 14–0 Philadelphia Eagles	3Com Park
Divisional	1997-01-04	Jacksonville Jaguars 30–27 Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium
Divisional	1997-01-04	Green Bay Packers 35–14 San Francisco 49ers	Lambeau Field
Divisional	1997-01-05	New England Patriots 28–3 Pittsburgh Steelers	Foxboro Stadium
Divisional	1997-01-05	Carolina Panthers 26–17 Dallas Cowboys	Ericsson Stadium
AFC Championship	1997-01-12	New England Patriots 20–6 Jacksonville Jaguars	Foxboro Stadium
NFC Championship	1997-01-12	Green Bay Packers 30–13 Carolina Panthers	Lambeau Field
Super Bowl XXXI	1997-01-26	Green Bay Packers 35–21 New England Patriots	Louisiana Superdome

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	6	0	.625	344	257	Bill Cowher	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Colts) 42–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.562	325	335	Tom Coughlin	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 30–27 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Br
3	Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	372	369	Dave Shula	Did not qualify
4	Houston Oilers	8	8	0	.500	345	319	Jeff Fisher	Did not qualify
5	Baltimore Ravens	4	12	0	.250	371	441	Ted Marchibroda	Did not qualify

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	418	313	Bill Parcells	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 28–3 Won AFC Championship (vs.
2	Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	319	266	Marv Levy	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 27–30
3	Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.562	317	334	Lindy Infante	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–42
4	Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	339	325	Jimmy Johnson	Did not qualify
5	New York Jets	1	15	0	.062	279	454	Rich Kotite	Did not qualify

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.812	391	275	Mike Shanahan	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 27–30
2	Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.562	297	300	Marty Schottenheimer	Did not qualify
3	San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	310	376	Bobby Ross	Did not qualify
4	Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293	Mike White	Did not qualify
5	Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376	Dennis Erickson	Did not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	13	3	0	.812	456	210	Mike Holmgren	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. 49ers) 35–14 Won NFC Championship (vs. Pa Champion
2	Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.562	298	315	Dennis Green	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 15–40
3	Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	283	305	Dave Wannstedt	Did not qualify
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	221	293	Tony Dungy	Did not qualify
5	Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.312	302	368	Wayne Fontes	Did not qualify

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	286	250	Barry Switzer	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 40–15 Lost Divisional Playoffs (a
2	Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	363	341	Ray Rhodes	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at 49ers) 0–14
3	Washington Redskins	9	7	0	.562	364	312	Norv Turner	Did not qualify
4	Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	300	397	Vince Tobin	Did not qualify
5	New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	242	297	Dan Reeves	Did not qualify

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Carolina Panthers	12	4	0	.750	367	218	Dom Capers	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 26–17 Lost NFC Championship (at
2	San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	398	257	George Seifert	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 14–0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
3	St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	303	409	Rich Brooks	Did not qualify
4	Atlanta Falcons	3	13	0	.188	309	461	June Jones	Did not qualify
5	New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	229	339	Jim Mora	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,367Mark Brunell Jacksonville Jaguars

passing tds

1. 39Brett Favre Green Bay Packers

rushing yards

1. 1,553Barry Sanders Detroit Lions

rushing tds

1. 21Terry Allen Washington Redskins

receiving yards

1. 1,338Isaac Bruce St. Louis Rams

receiving tds

1. 14Michael Jackson Baltimore Ravens

receiving tds

1. 14Tony Martin San Diego Chargers

receptions

1. 108Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

interceptions

1. 9Keith Lyle St. Louis Rams

interceptions

1. 9Tyrone Braxton Denver Broncos

sacks

1. 145Kevin Greene Carolina Panthers

points

1. 145John Kasay Carolina Panthers