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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

2004 seasonW2004 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2004-09-09 to 2005-01-02

◀ 2003 2005 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2004">Super Bowl XXXIX</a>

New England Patriots
24–21 over Philadelphia Eagles
MVP Deion Branch

MVP

Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

Offensive Player

Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

Defensive Player

Ed Reed

Offensive Rookie

Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive Rookie

Jonathan Vilma New York Jets

Coach of the Year

Marty Schottenheimer San Diego Chargers

Hall of Fame class of 2004

Barry Sanders, Bob Brown, Carl Eller, John Elway

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2005-01-08	St. Louis Rams 27–20 Seattle Seahawks	Qwest Field
Wild Card	2005-01-08	New York Jets 20–17 San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium
Wild Card	2005-01-09	Indianapolis Colts 49–24 Denver Broncos	RCA Dome
Wild Card	2005-01-09	Minnesota Vikings 31–17 Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Divisional	2005-01-15	Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17 New York Jets	Heinz Field
Divisional	2005-01-15	Atlanta Falcons 47–17 St. Louis Rams	Georgia Dome
Divisional	2005-01-16	Philadelphia Eagles 27–14 Minnesota Vikings	Lincoln Financial Field
Divisional	2005-01-16	New England Patriots 20–3 Indianapolis Colts	Gillette Stadium
Conference championship	2005-01-23	Philadelphia Eagles 27–10 Atlanta Falcons	Lincoln Financial Field
Conference championship	2005-01-23	New England Patriots 41–27 Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
Super Bowl XXXIX	2005-02-06	New England Patriots 24–21 Philadelphia Eagles	Alltel Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	437	260	Bill Belichick	Won Super Bowl XXXIX Champion
2	New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	333	261	Herm Edwards	Lost Divisional
3	Buffalo Bills	9	7	0	.562	395	284	Mike Mularkey
4	Miami Dolphins	4	12	0	.250	275	354	Jim Bates

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	0	.938	372	251	Bill Cowher	Lost Conference Championship
2	Baltimore Ravens	9	7	0	.562	317	268	Brian Billick
3	Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	374	372	Marvin Lewis
4	Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	276	390	Terry Robiskie

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	522	351	Tony Dungy	Lost Divisional
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.562	261	280	Jack Del Rio
3	Houston Texans	7	9	0	.438	309	339	Dom Capers
4	Tennessee Titans	5	11	0	.312	344	439	Jeff Fisher

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	446	313	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost Wild Card
2	Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	381	304	Mike Shanahan	Lost Wild Card
3	Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	483	435	Dick Vermeil
4	Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.312	320	442	Norv Turner

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	13	3	0	.812	386	260	Andy Reid	Lost Super Bowl XXXIX
2	New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	303	347	Tom Coughlin
3	Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	293	405	Bill Parcells
4	Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	240	265	Joe Gibbs

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	424	380	Mike Sherman	Lost Wild Card
2	Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	405	395	Mike Tice	Lost Divisional
3	Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	296	350	Steve Mariucci
4	Chicago Bears	5	11	0	.312	231	331	Lovie Smith

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Atlanta Falcons	11	5	0	.688	340	337	Jim Mora	Lost Conference Championship
2	New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	348	405	Jim Haslett
3	Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	355	339	John Fox
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.312	301	304	Jon Gruden

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.562	371	373	Mike Holmgren	Lost Wild Card
2	St. Louis Rams	8	8	0	.500	319	392	Mike Martz	Lost Divisional
3	Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	284	322	Dennis Green
4	San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	259	452	Dennis Erickson

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,717Daunte Culpepper Minnesota Vikings

passing tds

1. 49Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

rushing yards

1. 1,697Curtis Martin New York Jets

rushing tds

1. 17LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers

receiving yards

1. 1,405Muhsin Muhammad Carolina Panthers

receiving tds

1. 16Muhsin Muhammad Carolina Panthers

receptions

1. 102Tony Gonzalez Kansas City Chiefs

interceptions

1. 9Ed Reed Baltimore Ravens

sacks

1. 16Dwight Freeney Indianapolis Colts

points

1. 141Adam Vinatieri New England Patriots