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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

2011 seasonW2011 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2011-09-08 to 2012-01-01

◀ 2010 2012 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2011">Super Bowl XLVI</a>

New York Giants
21–17 over New England Patriots
MVP Eli Manning

MVP

Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers

Offensive Player

Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

Defensive Player

Terrell Suggs

Offensive Rookie

Cam Newton Carolina Panthers

Defensive Rookie

Von Miller Denver Broncos

Coach of the Year

Jim Harbaugh San Francisco 49ers

Hall of Fame class of 2011

Chris Hanburger, Deion Sanders, Ed Sabol, Les Richter, Marshall Faulk, Richard Dent, Shannon Sharpe

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2012-01-07	Houston Texans 31–10 Cincinnati Bengals	Reliant Stadium
Wild Card	2012-01-07	New Orleans Saints 45–28 Detroit Lions	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Wild Card	2012-01-08	New York Giants 24–2 Atlanta Falcons	MetLife Stadium
Wild Card	2012-01-08	Denver Broncos 29–23 Pittsburgh Steelers	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Divisional	2012-01-14	San Francisco 49ers 36–32 New Orleans Saints	Candlestick Park
Divisional	2012-01-14	New England Patriots 45–10 Denver Broncos	Gillette Stadium
Divisional	2012-01-15	Baltimore Ravens 20–13 Houston Texans	M&T Bank Stadium
Divisional	2012-01-15	New York Giants 37–20 Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Conference championship	2012-01-22	New England Patriots 23–20 Baltimore Ravens	Gillette Stadium
Conference championship	2012-01-22	New York Giants 20–17 San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XLVI	2012-02-05	New York Giants 21–17 New England Patriots	Lucas Oil Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	13	3	0	.812	513	342	Bill Belichick	Lost Super Bowl XLVI
2	New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	377	363	Rex Ryan
3	Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	329	313	Todd Bowles
4	Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	372	434	Chan Gailey

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Baltimore Ravens	12	4	0	.750	378	266	John Harbaugh	Lost Conference Championship
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	4	0	.750	325	227	Mike Tomlin	Lost Wild Card
3	Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	0	.562	344	323	Marvin Lewis	Lost Wild Card
4	Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	218	307	Pat Shurmur

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Houston Texans	10	6	0	.625	381	278	Gary Kubiak	Lost Divisional
2	Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.562	325	317	Mike Munchak
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.312	243	329	Mel Tucker
4	Indianapolis Colts	2	14	0	.125	243	430	Jim Caldwell

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	309	390	John Fox	Lost Divisional
2	San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	406	377	Norv Turner
3	Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	359	433	Hue Jackson
4	Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	212	338	Romeo Crennel

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	9	7	0	.562	394	400	Tom Coughlin	Won Super Bowl XLVI Champion
2	Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	0	.500	396	328	Andy Reid
3	Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	369	347	Jason Garrett
4	Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.312	288	367	Mike Shanahan

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	15	1	0	.938	560	359	Mike McCarthy	Lost Divisional
2	Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	474	387	Jim Schwartz	Lost Wild Card
3	Chicago Bears	8	8	0	.500	353	341	Lovie Smith
4	Minnesota Vikings	3	13	0	.188	340	449	Leslie Frazier

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New Orleans Saints	13	3	0	.812	547	339	Sean Payton	Lost Divisional
2	Atlanta Falcons	10	6	0	.625	402	350	Mike Smith	Lost Wild Card
3	Carolina Panthers	6	10	0	.375	406	429	Ron Rivera
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	12	0	.250	287	494	Raheem Morris

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.812	380	229	Jim Harbaugh	Lost Conference Championship
2	Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	312	348	Ken Whisenhunt
3	Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	321	315	Pete Carroll
4	St. Louis Rams	2	14	0	.125	193	407	Steve Spagnuolo

League leaders

passing yards

1. 5,476Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

passing tds

1. 46Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

rushing yards

1. 1,606Maurice Jones-Drew Jacksonville Jaguars

rushing tds

1. 17LeSean McCoy Philadelphia Eagles

receiving yards

1. 1,681Calvin Johnson Detroit Lions

receiving tds

1. 17Rob Gronkowski New England Patriots

receptions

1. 122Wes Welker New England Patriots

interceptions

1. 7Charles Woodson Green Bay Packers

interceptions

1. 7Eric Weddle San Diego Chargers

interceptions

1. 7Kyle Arrington New England Patriots

sacks

1. 22Jared Allen Minnesota Vikings

points

1. 166David Akers San Francisco 49ers