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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

2009 seasonW2009 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2009-09-10 to 2010-01-03

◀ 2008 2010 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2009">Super Bowl XLIV</a>

New Orleans Saints
31–17 over Indianapolis Colts
MVP Drew Brees

MVP

Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

Offensive Player

Chris Johnson Tennessee Titans

Defensive Player

Charles Woodson

Offensive Rookie

Percy Harvin Minnesota Vikings

Defensive Rookie

Brian Cushing Houston Texans

Coach of the Year

Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals

Hall of Fame class of 2009

Bob Hayes, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Ralph C. Wilson, Randall McDaniel, Rod Woodson

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2010-01-09	New York Jets 24–14 Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
Wild Card	2010-01-09	Dallas Cowboys 34–14 Philadelphia Eagles	Cowboys Stadium
Wild Card	2010-01-10	Baltimore Ravens 33–14 New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium
Wild Card	2010-01-10	Arizona Cardinals 51–45 Green Bay Packers	University of Phoenix Stadium
Divisional	2010-01-16	New Orleans Saints 45–14 Arizona Cardinals	Louisiana Superdome
Divisional	2010-01-16	Indianapolis Colts 20–3 Baltimore Ravens	Lucas Oil Stadium
Divisional	2010-01-17	Minnesota Vikings 34–3 Dallas Cowboys	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Divisional	2010-01-17	New York Jets 17–14 San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium
Conference championship	2010-01-24	Indianapolis Colts 30–17 New York Jets	Lucas Oil Stadium
Conference championship	2010-01-24	New Orleans Saints 31–28 Minnesota Vikings	Louisiana Superdome
Super Bowl XLIV	2010-02-07	New Orleans Saints 31–17 Indianapolis Colts	Dolphin Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	427	285	Bill Belichick	Lost Wild Card
2	New York Jets	9	7	0	.562	348	236	Rex Ryan	Lost Conference Championship
3	Miami Dolphins	7	9	0	.438	360	390	Tony Sparano
4	Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	258	326	Perry Fewell

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cincinnati Bengals	10	6	0	.625	305	291	Marvin Lewis	Lost Wild Card
2	Baltimore Ravens	9	7	0	.562	391	261	John Harbaugh	Lost Divisional
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.562	368	324	Mike Tomlin
4	Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.312	245	375	Eric Mangini

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	416	307	Jim Caldwell	Lost Super Bowl XLIV
2	Houston Texans	9	7	0	.562	388	333	Gary Kubiak
3	Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	354	402	Jeff Fisher
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	7	9	0	.438	290	380	Jack Del Rio

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Diego Chargers	13	3	0	.812	454	320	Norv Turner	Lost Divisional
2	Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	326	324	Josh McDaniels
3	Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.312	197	379	Tom Cable
4	Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	294	424	Todd Haley

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Dallas Cowboys	11	5	0	.688	361	250	Wade Phillips	Lost Divisional
2	Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	429	337	Andy Reid	Lost Wild Card
3	New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	402	427	Tom Coughlin
4	Washington Redskins	4	12	0	.250	266	336	Jim Zorn

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Minnesota Vikings	12	4	0	.750	470	312	Brad Childress	Lost Conference Championship
2	Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	461	297	Mike McCarthy	Lost Wild Card
3	Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	327	375	Lovie Smith
4	Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	262	494	Jim Schwartz

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New Orleans Saints	13	3	0	.812	510	341	Sean Payton	Won Super Bowl XLIV Champion
2	Atlanta Falcons	9	7	0	.562	363	325	Mike Smith
3	Carolina Panthers	8	8	0	.500	315	308	John Fox
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	0	.188	244	400	Raheem Morris

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Arizona Cardinals	10	6	0	.625	375	325	Ken Whisenhunt	Lost Divisional
2	San Francisco 49ers	8	8	0	.500	330	281	Mike Singletary
3	Seattle Seahawks	5	11	0	.312	280	390	Jim Mora
4	St. Louis Rams	1	15	0	.062	175	436	Steve Spagnuolo

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,770Matt Schaub Houston Texans

passing tds

1. 34Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

rushing yards

1. 2,006Chris Johnson Tennessee Titans

rushing tds

1. 18Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings

receiving yards

1. 1,569Andre Johnson Houston Texans

receiving tds

1. 13Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals

receiving tds

1. 13Randy Moss New England Patriots

receiving tds

1. 13Vernon Davis San Francisco 49ers

receptions

1. 123Wes Welker New England Patriots

interceptions

1. 9Asante Samuel Philadelphia Eagles

interceptions

1. 9Charles Woodson Green Bay Packers

interceptions

1. 9Darren Sharper New Orleans Saints

interceptions

1. 9Jairus Byrd Buffalo Bills

sacks

1. 17Elvis Dumervil Denver Broncos

points

1. 146Nate Kaeding San Diego Chargers