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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

2006 seasonW2006 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2006-09-07 to 2006-12-31

◀ 2005 2007 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2006">Super Bowl XLI</a>

Indianapolis Colts
29–17 over Chicago Bears
MVP Peyton Manning

MVP

LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers

Offensive Player

LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers

Defensive Player

Jason Taylor

Offensive Rookie

Vince Young Tennessee Titans

Defensive Rookie

DeMeco Ryans Houston Texans

Coach of the Year

Sean Payton New Orleans Saints

Hall of Fame class of 2006

Harry Carson, John Madden, Rayfield Wright, Reggie White, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2007-01-06	Indianapolis Colts 23–8 Kansas City Chiefs	RCA Dome
Wild Card	2007-01-06	Seattle Seahawks 21–20 Dallas Cowboys	Qwest Field
Wild Card	2007-01-07	New England Patriots 37–16 New York Jets	Gillette Stadium
Wild Card	2007-01-07	Philadelphia Eagles 23–20 New York Giants	Lincoln Financial Field
Divisional	2007-01-13	Indianapolis Colts 15–6 Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Divisional	2007-01-13	New Orleans Saints 27–24 Philadelphia Eagles	Louisiana Superdome
Divisional	2007-01-14	Chicago Bears 27–24 Seattle Seahawks	Soldier Field
Divisional	2007-01-14	New England Patriots 24–21 San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium
Conference championship	2007-01-21	Chicago Bears 39–14 New Orleans Saints	Soldier Field
Conference championship	2007-01-21	Indianapolis Colts 38–34 New England Patriots	RCA Dome
Super Bowl XLI	2007-02-04	Indianapolis Colts 29–17 Chicago Bears	Dolphin Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	385	237	Bill Belichick	Lost Conference Championship
2	New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	316	295	Eric Mangini	Lost Wild Card
3	Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	300	311	Dick Jauron
4	Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	260	283	Nick Saban

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Baltimore Ravens	13	3	0	.812	353	201	Brian Billick	Lost Divisional
2	Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	373	331	Marvin Lewis
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	8	8	0	.500	353	315	Bill Cowher
4	Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	238	356	Romeo Crennel

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	427	360	Tony Dungy	Won Super Bowl XLI Champion
2	Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	324	400	Jeff Fisher
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	8	8	0	.500	371	274	Jack Del Rio
4	Houston Texans	6	10	0	.375	267	366	Gary Kubiak

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Diego Chargers	14	2	0	.875	492	303	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost Divisional
2	Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.562	331	315	Herm Edwards	Lost Wild Card
3	Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.562	319	305	Mike Shanahan
4	Oakland Raiders	2	14	0	.125	168	332	Art Shell

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	398	328	Andy Reid	Lost Divisional
2	Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.562	425	350	Bill Parcells	Lost Wild Card
3	New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	355	362	Tom Coughlin	Lost Wild Card
4	Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.312	307	376	Joe Gibbs

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.812	427	255	Lovie Smith	Lost Super Bowl XLI
2	Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	301	366	Mike McCarthy
3	Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	282	327	Brad Childress
4	Detroit Lions	3	13	0	.188	305	398	Rod Marinelli

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	413	322	Sean Payton	Lost Conference Championship
2	Carolina Panthers	8	8	0	.500	270	305	John Fox
3	Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	292	328	Jim Mora
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	12	0	.250	211	353	Jon Gruden

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.562	335	341	Mike Holmgren	Lost Divisional
2	St. Louis Rams	8	8	0	.500	367	381	Scott Linehan
3	San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	298	412	Mike Nolan
4	Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.312	314	389	Dennis Green

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,418Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

passing tds

1. 31Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

rushing yards

1. 1,815LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers

rushing tds

1. 28LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers

receiving yards

1. 1,369Chad Johnson Cincinnati Bengals

receiving tds

1. 13Terrell Owens Dallas Cowboys

receptions

1. 103Andre Johnson Houston Texans

interceptions

1. 10Asante Samuel New England Patriots

interceptions

1. 10Champ Bailey Denver Broncos

sacks

1. 17Shawne Merriman San Diego Chargers

points

1. 186LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers