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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

2015 seasonW2015 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2015-09-10 to 2016-01-03

◀ 2014 2016 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2015">Super Bowl 50</a>

Denver Broncos
24–10 over Carolina Panthers
MVP Von Miller

MVP

Cam Newton Carolina Panthers

Offensive Player

Cam Newton Carolina Panthers

Defensive Player

J. J. Watt

Offensive Rookie

Todd Gurley St. Louis Rams

Defensive Rookie

Marcus Peters Kansas City Chiefs

Coach of the Year

Ron Rivera Carolina Panthers

Hall of Fame class of 2015

Bill Polian, Charles Haley, Jerome Bettis, Junior Seau, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf, Tim Brown, Will Shields

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2016-01-09	Kansas City Chiefs 30–0 Houston Texans	NRG Stadium
Wild Card	2016-01-09	Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
Wild Card	2016-01-10	Seattle Seahawks 10–9 Minnesota Vikings	TCF Bank Stadium
Wild Card	2016-01-10	Green Bay Packers 35–18 Washington Redskins	FedExField
Divisional	2016-01-16	New England Patriots 27–20 Kansas City Chiefs	Gillette Stadium
Divisional	2016-01-16	Arizona Cardinals 26–20 Green Bay Packers	University of Phoenix Stadium
Divisional	2016-01-17	Carolina Panthers 31–24 Seattle Seahawks	Bank of America Stadium
Divisional	2016-01-17	Denver Broncos 23–16 Pittsburgh Steelers	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Conference championship	2016-01-24	Denver Broncos 20–18 New England Patriots	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Conference championship	2016-01-24	Carolina Panthers 49–15 Arizona Cardinals	Bank of America Stadium
Super Bowl 50	2016-02-07	Denver Broncos 24–10 Carolina Panthers	Levi's Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	465	315	Bill Belichick	Lost Conference Championship
2	New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	387	314	Todd Bowles
3	Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	379	359	Rex Ryan
4	Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	310	389	Joe Philbin

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cincinnati Bengals	12	4	0	.750	419	279	Marvin Lewis	Lost Wild Card
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	6	0	.625	423	319	Mike Tomlin	Lost Divisional
3	Baltimore Ravens	5	11	0	.312	328	401	John Harbaugh
4	Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	278	432	Mike Pettine

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Houston Texans	9	7	0	.562	339	313	Bill O'Brien	Lost Wild Card
2	Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	333	408	Chuck Pagano
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.312	376	448	Gus Bradley
4	Tennessee Titans	3	13	0	.188	299	423	Ken Whisenhunt

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	355	296	Gary Kubiak	Won Super Bowl 50 Champion
2	Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	405	287	Andy Reid	Lost Divisional
3	Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	359	399	Jack Del Rio
4	San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	320	398	Mike McCoy

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Washington Redskins	9	7	0	.562	388	379	Jay Gruden	Lost Wild Card
2	Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	377	430	Chip Kelly
3	New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	420	442	Tom Coughlin
4	Dallas Cowboys	4	12	0	.250	275	374	Jason Garrett

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Minnesota Vikings	11	5	0	.688	365	302	Mike Zimmer	Lost Wild Card
2	Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	368	323	Mike McCarthy	Lost Divisional
3	Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	358	400	Jim Caldwell
4	Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	335	397	John Fox

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Carolina Panthers	15	1	0	.938	500	308	Ron Rivera	Lost Super Bowl 50
2	Atlanta Falcons	8	8	0	.500	339	345	Dan Quinn
3	New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	408	476	Sean Payton
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	342	417	Lovie Smith

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Arizona Cardinals	13	3	0	.812	489	313	Bruce Arians	Lost Conference Championship
2	Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	423	277	Pete Carroll	Lost Divisional
3	St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	280	330	Jeff Fisher
4	San Francisco 49ers	5	11	0	.312	238	387	Jim Tomsula

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,870Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

passing tds

1. 36Tom Brady New England Patriots

rushing yards

1. 1,485Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings

rushing tds

1. 11Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings

rushing tds

1. 11DeAngelo Williams Pittsburgh Steelers

rushing tds

1. 11Devonta Freeman Atlanta Falcons

rushing tds

1. 11Jeremy Hill Cincinnati Bengals

receiving yards

1. 1,871Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons

receiving tds

1. 14Allen Robinson Jacksonville Jaguars

receiving tds

1. 14Brandon Marshall New York Jets

receiving tds

1. 14Doug Baldwin Seattle Seahawks

receptions

1. 136Antonio Brown Pittsburgh Steelers

receptions

1. 136Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons

interceptions

1. 8Marcus Peters Kansas City Chiefs

interceptions

1. 8Reggie Nelson Cincinnati Bengals

sacks

1. 175J. J. Watt Houston Texans

sacks

1. 17.5J.J. Watt Houston Texans

points

1. 151Stephen Gostkowski New England Patriots