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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

2016 seasonW2016 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2016-09-08 to 2017-01-01

◀ 2015 2017 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2016">Super Bowl LI</a>

New England Patriots
34–28 over Atlanta Falcons
MVP Tom Brady

MVP

Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons

Offensive Player

Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons

Defensive Player

Khalil Mack

Offensive Rookie

Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys

Defensive Rookie

Joey Bosa San Diego Chargers

Coach of the Year

Jason Garrett Dallas Cowboys

Hall of Fame class of 2016

Brett Favre, Dick Stanfel, Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr., Ken Stabler, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Tony Dungy

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2017-01-07	Houston Texans 27–14 Oakland Raiders	NRG Stadium
Wild Card	2017-01-07	Seattle Seahawks 26–6 Detroit Lions	CenturyLink Field
Wild Card	2017-01-08	Pittsburgh Steelers 30–12 Miami Dolphins	Heinz Field
Wild Card	2017-01-08	Green Bay Packers 38–13 New York Giants	Lambeau Field
Divisional	2017-01-14	Atlanta Falcons 36–20 Seattle Seahawks	Georgia Dome
Divisional	2017-01-14	New England Patriots 34–16 Houston Texans	Gillette Stadium
Divisional	2017-01-15	Green Bay Packers 34–31 Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium
Divisional	2017-01-15	Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
Conference championship	2017-01-22	Atlanta Falcons 44–21 Green Bay Packers	Georgia Dome
Conference championship	2017-01-22	New England Patriots 36–17 Pittsburgh Steelers	Gillette Stadium
Super Bowl LI	2017-02-05	New England Patriots 34–28 Atlanta Falcons	NRG Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	441	250	Bill Belichick	Won Super Bowl LI Champion
2	Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	363	380	Adam Gase	Lost Wild Card
3	Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	399	378	Rex Ryan
4	New York Jets	5	11	0	.312	275	409	Todd Bowles

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	399	327	Mike Tomlin	Lost Conference Championship
2	Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	343	321	John Harbaugh
3	Cincinnati Bengals	6	9	1	.406	325	315	Marvin Lewis
4	Cleveland Browns	1	15	0	.062	264	452	Hue Jackson

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Houston Texans	9	7	0	.562	279	328	Bill O'Brien	Lost Divisional
2	Tennessee Titans	9	7	0	.562	381	378	Mike Mularkey
3	Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	411	392	Chuck Pagano
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	13	0	.188	318	400	Doug Marrone

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Kansas City Chiefs	12	4	0	.750	389	311	Andy Reid	Lost Divisional
2	Oakland Raiders	12	4	0	.750	416	385	Jack Del Rio	Lost Wild Card
3	Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.562	333	297	Gary Kubiak
4	San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.312	410	423	Mike McCoy

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Dallas Cowboys	13	3	0	.812	421	306	Jason Garrett	Lost Divisional
2	New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	310	284	Ben McAdoo	Lost Wild Card
3	Washington Redskins	8	7	1	.531	396	383	Jay Gruden
4	Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	367	331	Doug Pederson

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	432	388	Mike McCarthy	Lost Conference Championship
2	Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.562	346	358	Jim Caldwell	Lost Wild Card
3	Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	327	307	Mike Zimmer
4	Chicago Bears	3	13	0	.188	279	399	John Fox

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Atlanta Falcons	11	5	0	.688	540	406	Dan Quinn	Lost Super Bowl LI
2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.562	354	369	Dirk Koetter
3	New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	469	454	Sean Payton
4	Carolina Panthers	6	10	0	.375	369	402	Ron Rivera

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Seattle Seahawks	10	5	1	.656	354	292	Pete Carroll	Lost Divisional
2	Arizona Cardinals	7	8	1	.469	418	362	Bruce Arians
3	Los Angeles Rams	4	12	0	.250	224	394	Jeff Fisher
4	San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	309	480	Chip Kelly

League leaders

passing yards

1. 5,208Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

passing tds

1. 40Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers

rushing yards

1. 1,631Ezekiel Elliott Dallas Cowboys

rushing tds

1. 18LeGarrette Blount New England Patriots

receiving yards

1. 1,448T. Y. Hilton Indianapolis Colts

receiving yards

1. 1,448T.Y. Hilton Indianapolis Colts

receiving tds

1. 14Jordy Nelson Green Bay Packers

receptions

1. 107Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals

interceptions

1. 7Casey Hayward San Diego Chargers

sacks

1. 155Vic Beasley Atlanta Falcons

points

1. 158Matt Bryant Atlanta Falcons