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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Colts</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.898%;left:66.045%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Titans"><img alt="Titans" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Titans</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:75.316%;left:76.811%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jaguars"><img alt="Jaguars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Jaguars</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:80.814%;left:51.112%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Texans"><img alt="Texans" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Texans</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.496%;left:35.049%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broncos"><img alt="Broncos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Broncos</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.038%;left:52.54%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Chiefs"><img alt="Chiefs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Chiefs</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.749%;left:5.883%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Raiders"><img alt="Raiders" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Raiders</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.142%;left:11.918%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Chargers"><img alt="Chargers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Chargers</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> AFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/15px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/20px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> North, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> South, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:White_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/10px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/15px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/20px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:362px"><div style="position:relative;width:360px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2006 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="2006 NFL season is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/360px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/540px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/720px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.773%;left:48.345%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cowboys"><img alt="Cowboys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/8px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/12px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/16px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cowboys</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.272%;left:85.544%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Giants"><img alt="Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/8px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/12px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/16px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Giants</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.024%;left:84.232%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eagles"><img alt="Eagles" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/8px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/12px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/16px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Eagles</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.371%;left:81.913%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Redskins"><img alt="Redskins" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/8px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/12px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/16px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Redskins</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.273%;left:63.495%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bears"><img alt="Bears" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Bears</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:34.288%;left:70.676%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Lions</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.175%;left:62.305%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Packers"><img alt="Packers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Packers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.25%;left:54.225%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Vikings</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.53%;left:70.779%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Falcons"><img alt="Falcons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Falcons</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.021%;left:76.585%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Panthers"><img alt="Panthers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Panthers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.331%;left:61.134%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saints"><img alt="Saints" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Saints</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.827%;left:75.925%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Buccaneers"><img alt="Buccaneers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Buccaneers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.353%;left:20.85%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cardinals"><img alt="Cardinals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cardinals</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.043%;left:59.787%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rams"><img alt="Rams" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> NFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/15px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/20px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> North, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> South, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:White_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/10px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/15px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/20px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <p>The <b>2006 NFL season</b> was the 87th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season (NFL)">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. </p><p>The season began with the reigning <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">Super Bowl XL</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2006_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2006 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2006 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Kickoff_Game" title="NFL Kickoff Game">NFL Kickoff Game</a>. </p><p>The NFL title was eventually won by the <a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a>, when they defeated the <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a> at <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> on February 4, 2007. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_NFL_commissioner">New NFL commissioner</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: New NFL commissioner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 20, 2006, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a> announced his plans to retire as NFL commissioner. During an NFL meeting in <a href="/wiki/Northbrook,_Illinois" title="Northbrook, Illinois">Northbrook, Illinois</a>, on August 8, league team owners selected <a href="/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a>, the NFL's then-current chief operating officer, as the new commissioner. Tagliabue continued to serve as commissioner until Goodell officially replaced him on Friday September 1. </p><p>Tagliabue became NFL commissioner on October 26, 1989. During his tenure, the league added four new teams; saw four franchises move (including two franchises—the Rams and Raiders—from <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, the second-largest television market in the U.S.); the construction of seventeen new stadiums; began its own in-house television specialty cable network, the NFL Network; greatly increased television rights fees with its broadcasters, including the addition of the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox network</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox NFL">its NFL programming</a>; and maintained labor peace with the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Players_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Players Association">players' union</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a> was held from April 29 to 30, 2006 at <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> selected defensive end <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> from <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University" title="North Carolina State University">North Carolina State University</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_referees">New referees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New referees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Kukar" title="Bernie Kukar">Bernie Kukar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_White_(American_football_official)" title="Tom White (American football official)">Tom White</a> retired. <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gene_Steratore" title="Gene Steratore">Gene Steratore</a> were promoted to referee. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_retirements">Notable retirements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable retirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Azumah" title="Jerry Azumah">Jerry Azumah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Plummer" title="Ahmed Plummer">Ahmed Plummer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)">Jimmy Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Chrebet" title="Wayne Chrebet">Wayne Chrebet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dat_Nguyen" title="Dat Nguyen">Dat Nguyen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Maddox" title="Tommy Maddox">Tommy Maddox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Jerome Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Curtis Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brady_Smith_(American_football)" title="Brady Smith (American football)">Brady Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dez_White" title="Dez White">Dez White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kordell_Stewart" title="Kordell Stewart">Kordell Stewart</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg/250px-Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg/375px-Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg/500px-Packers_offense_lines_up_vs_Seahawks_2006-11-27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> host the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> in snow at <a href="/wiki/Qwest_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Qwest Field">Qwest Field</a>, November 27, 2006</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>End zone celebrations became more restricted. Players cannot celebrate by using any type of prop, or do any act in which they are on the ground. Players may still spike, spin the ball, or (until 2014), dunk it over the goal posts. Dancing in the end zone is also permitted as long as it is not a prolonged or group celebration. The <a href="/wiki/Lambeau_Field#The_Lambeau_Leap" title="Lambeau Field">Lambeau Leap</a>, though, is still legal.<sup id="cite_ref-msn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Defenders were prohibited from hitting a passer in the knee or below unless they are blocked into him. This rule was enacted in response to the previous season's injuries to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback <a href="/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Carson Palmer</a>, Pittsburgh Steelers' <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a>, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' <a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a>.</li> <li>Down-by-contact calls could now be reviewed by <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay" title="Instant replay">instant replay</a> to determine if a player fumbled the ball before he was down, and who recovered it. Previously, these plays could not be reversed once officials blew the whistle.</li> <li>The "<a href="/wiki/Horse-collar_tackle" title="Horse-collar tackle">horse-collar tackle</a>" rule enacted during the previous 2005 season was expanded. Players are now prohibited from tackling a ball carrier from the rear by tugging inside his jersey. Previously, it was only illegal if the tackler's hand got inside the player's shoulder pads.</li> <li>To reduce injuries, defensive players cannot line up directly over the <a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper">long snapper</a> during <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (football)">field goal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Extra_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra point">extra point</a> attempts.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officials'_uniform_makeover"><span id="Officials.27_uniform_makeover"></span>Officials' uniform makeover</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Officials' uniform makeover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The 2006 season marked the debut of new officiating uniforms which are supposed to be more comfortable for officials to wear in extreme weather over the old <a href="/wiki/Polyester" title="Polyester">polyester</a> uniforms. The uniforms were designed by <a href="/wiki/Reebok" title="Reebok">Reebok</a> using a proprietary material technology to keep officials both warm and dry during the winter months of the season. On the shirt, the position and number are removed from the front pocket and the lettering and numbers on the back side were black-on-white and are smaller print and the sleeve shows the uniform number. Officials also wore full-length black pants with white stripe during the winter months to stay warm, which was criticized by media. Also, a black stripe was added to each side of the white knickers. This was the first major design overhaul since 1979, when the position name was added to the shirt, but later abbreviated in 1982.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_of_"The_Duke"_football"><span id="Return_of_.22The_Duke.22_football"></span>Return of "The Duke" football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Return of "The Duke" football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg/250px-Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg/375px-Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg/500px-Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1857" data-file-height="1164" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2006 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a> fumble is recovered by <a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2006 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ade_Jimoh" title="Ade Jimoh">Ade Jimoh</a>, week 14</figcaption></figure> <p>For the first time since <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">Super Bowl IV</a> at the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969 season</a>, the official NFL game ball was known as "The Duke" in honor of <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">Wellington Mara</a>, whose family owns the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. Son <a href="/wiki/John_Mara" title="John Mara">John</a> is the current CEO of the team. The NFL first used "The Duke" ball in honor of owner <a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">Tim Mara</a> (Wellington's father) made a deal with <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Sporting_Goods" title="Wilson Sporting Goods">Wilson Sporting Goods</a> to become the league's official supplier of game balls, a relationship that continued into its sixty-fifth year in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-giants_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-giants-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Duke" ball was discontinued after the 1970 <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a>, and the merged league began using a different standardized ball made by Wilson. The only other time that "The Duke" ball name was used was during the two <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">"Thanksgiving Classic"</a> games in <a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a>. </p><p>One side of the new 2006 "Duke" football featured the NFL shield logo in gold, the words "The Duke", and the NFL commissioner's signature. The obverse side has a small NFL logo above the needle bladder hole, the conference names between the hole, and the words "National Football League" in gold. As per the custom, specially branded balls were used for the first week of the 2006 season (the "Opening Kickoff") as well as for the <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving Day</a>, conference championships, Super Bowl XLI and Pro Bowl games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2006_deaths">2006 deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2006 deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death_of_Lamar_Hunt">Death of Lamar Hunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death of Lamar Hunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Lamar Hunt</a> died in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> on December 13 from complications from <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> at the age of 74. He is credited with challenging the NFL with the formation of the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a>, which led to the subsequent <a href="/wiki/AFL-NFL_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL-NFL merger">merger of the two leagues</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death_of_two_Broncos">Death of two Broncos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Death of two Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 3 a.m. on January 1, 2007, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> <a href="/wiki/Darrent_Williams" title="Darrent Williams">Darrent Williams</a> was shot and killed in Denver, within hours after the last regular season game against the San Francisco 49ers. Less than two months later, on February 24, 2007, Broncos running back <a href="/wiki/Damien_Nash" title="Damien Nash">Damien Nash</a> collapsed and died after a charity basketball game at a high school. Both players died at the age of 24. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_formula">Schedule formula</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Schedule formula"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Based on the <a href="/wiki/Regular_Season_(NFL)#Formula" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular Season (NFL)">NFL's scheduling formula</a>, the intraconference and interconference matchups for 2006 were: </p><p><b>Intraconference</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">AFC South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">AFC North</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC North</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a></li></ul> <p><b>Interconference</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">AFC North</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">AFC South</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flexible_scheduling_added_to_regular_season">Flexible scheduling added to regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Flexible scheduling added to regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_television#Flexible-scheduling" title="NFL on television">NFL on television § Flexible-scheduling</a></div> <p>This was the first season that the NFL used a "flexible-scheduling" for the last few weeks of the season, allowing the league flexibility in selecting games to air on Sunday night, in order to feature the current hottest, streaking teams. This was implemented to prevent games featuring losing teams from airing during primetime late in the season, while at the same time allowing NBC to rake in more money off the higher ratings from surprise, playoff-potential teams that more fans would enjoy watching. </p><p>Under the flexible-scheduling system, all Sunday games in the affected weeks tentatively had the start times of 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Standard Time Zone">ET</a>/10:00 a.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Standard Time Zone">PT</a>, except those played in the Pacific or Mountain time zones, which will have a tentative start time of 4:05 p.m. ET/1:05 p.m. PT (or 4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT if it is on the doubleheader network). On the Tuesday 12 days before the games, the league moved one game to the <i>Sunday Night Football</i> slot, and possibly one or more 1 p.m. slotted games to the 4:05/4:15 p.m. slots. During the last week of the season, the league could reschedule games as late as six days before the contests so that all of the television networks will be able to broadcast a game that has playoff implications. </p><p><b>Week 10:</b> The <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Giants_season" title="2006 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> game was flexed into <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a></i> at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC and the <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2006 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a> game was flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>. </p><p><b>Week 11:</b> The <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2006 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a> game was flexed into <i>SNF</i> and the <a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> game was flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>. </p><p><b>Week 12:</b> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2006 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a>–Indianapolis game was flexed into <i>SNF</i>.</li> <li>The Chicago–<a href="/wiki/2006_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2006 New England Patriots season">New England</a> and New York Giants–<a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee</a> games were flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on Fox.</li></ul> <p><b>Week 13:</b> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2006 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>–Denver game was flexed into <i>SNF</i>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2006 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a> game was flexed to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.</li> <li>The Dallas–New York Giants and <a href="/wiki/2006_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a>–Pittsburgh games were flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on Fox.</li></ul> <p><b>Week 14:</b> The New Orleans–Dallas game was flexed into <i>SNF</i> and the <a href="/wiki/2006_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2006 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> game was flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on CBS. </p><p><b>Week 15:</b> The <a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2006 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City</a>–San Diego game was flexed into <i>SNF</i> and the Philadelphia–New York Giants game was flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on Fox. </p><p><b>Week 17:</b> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2006 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay</a>–Chicago game was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET.</li> <li>The Buffalo–<a href="/wiki/2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2006 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a> and Miami–Indianapolis games were flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on CBS</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2006_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2006 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a>–Philadelphia game was flexed to 4:15 p.m. ET on Fox.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_standings">Regular season standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Regular season standings"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(4)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2006 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">385 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">237 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(5)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">316 </td> <td 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style="text-align:center;">.813 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">353 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">201 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2006 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">373 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">331 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2006 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">353 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">315 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2006 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">238 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">356 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFCCCC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">AFC South</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link 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title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(3)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">427 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">360 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">324 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">371 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">274 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Texans_season" title="2006 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style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">331 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">315 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2006 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">319 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">305 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2006 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.125 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">168 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">332 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L9 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2006_NFC_East_standings" title="Template:2006 NFC East standings"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2006_NFC_East_standings" title="Template talk:2006 NFC East standings"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">398 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">328 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W5 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(5)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">425 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(6)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Giants_season" title="2006 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">355 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">362 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2006 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">307 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">376 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> 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style="text-align:center;">11–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">427 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">255 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2006 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">301 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">366 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2006 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">387 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2006 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.188 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">305 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">398 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(2)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">413 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">322 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2006 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">305 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2006 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.438 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">292 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">328 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">211 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">353 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2006_NFC_West_standings" title="Template:2006 NFC West standings"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li 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<td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2006 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.438 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">298 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">412 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">314 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">389 </td> <td 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</th></tr> <tr> <th width="30"># </th> <th width="145">Team </th> <th width="50">Division </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th width="40"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="40"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Strength of Schedule">SOS</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Strength of Victory">SOV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Division leaders</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>14 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.875 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.424 </td> <td>W10 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2006 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>13 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.813 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td>.461 </td> <td>.447 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-12-4_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12-4-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>12 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>.505 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-12-4_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12-4-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2006 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>12 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Wild cards</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>.400 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-9-7_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9-7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2006 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.492 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Did not qualify for the postseason</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-9-7_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9-7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2006 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-8-8a_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8a-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2006 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.535 </td> <td>.453 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-8-8a_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8a-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8c_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8c-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8d_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8d-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.570 </td> <td>.484 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-8-8d_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8d-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8e_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8e-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>.555 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11<sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8e_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8e-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2006 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2006 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.574 </td> <td>.446 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-6-10_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6-10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Texans_season" title="2006 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.504 </td> <td>.417 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14<sup id="cite_ref-6-10_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6-10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2006 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>.543 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2006 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>.535 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>L4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2006 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>2 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.125 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>1–11 </td> <td>.555 </td> <td>.406 </td> <td>L9 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_playoffs#Breaking_ties" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League playoffs">Tiebreakers</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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head-to-head victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9-7-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-9-7_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-9-7_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kansas City finished ahead of Denver based on division record.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8a-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8a_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8a_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cincinnati finished ahead of Tennessee based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Pittsburgh (see below).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8b-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on division record.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8c-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8-8c_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on strength of victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8d-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8d_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8d_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tennessee finished ahead of Jacksonville based on division record.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8e-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8e_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8e_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jacksonville finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6-10-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-6-10_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-6-10_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Houston finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.</span> </li> <li 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<th width="40"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="40"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Strength of Schedule">SOS</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Strength of Victory">SOV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Division leaders</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>13 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.813 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>11–1 </td> <td>.430 </td> <td>.404 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-10-6_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10-6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>.461 </td> <td>.425 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-10-6_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10-6-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2006 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>.477 </td> <td>.450 </td> <td>W5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2006 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.453 </td> <td>.382 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Wild cards</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc"> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-8-8a_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8a-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Giants_season" title="2006 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.520 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b>Did not qualify for the postseason</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-8-8a_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8a-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2006 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>.383 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8c_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8c-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2006 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.473 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-8-8b_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8b-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8-8c_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8-8c-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2006 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.465 </td> <td>.352 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-7-9_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7-9-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2006 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>.411 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11<sup id="cite_ref-7-9_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7-9-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2006 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2006 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>.488 </td> <td>.344 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-5-11_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5-11-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2006 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>.425 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14<sup id="cite_ref-5-11_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5-11-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2006 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>.513 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>2–10 </td> <td>.535 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2006 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.188 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>2–10 </td> <td>.523 </td> <td>.479 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_playoffs#Breaking_ties" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League playoffs">Tiebreakers</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-10-6-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-10-6_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-10-6_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on head-to-head victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8a-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8a_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8a_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">NY Giants finished ahead of Green Bay based on strength of victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8b-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8b_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">NY Giants and Green Bay finish ahead of Carolina and St. Louis based on conference records.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8-8c-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-8-8c_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-8-8c_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Carolina finished ahead of St. Louis based on head-to-head victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7-9-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-7-9_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-7-9_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">San Francisco finished ahead of Atlanta based on strength of victory.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5-11-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-5-11_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-5-11_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Arizona finished ahead of Washington based on conference record.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="2006–07 NFL playoffs">2006–07 NFL playoffs</a></div> <p>Within each conference, the four division winners and the top two <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">non-division winners with the best overall regular season records)</a> qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeded</a> 1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the <i>wild-card playoffs</i> or <i>wild-card weekend</i>, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth-seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference received a <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">first-round bye</a>. In the second round, the <i>divisional playoffs</i>, the number 1 seed hosts the worst-surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games met in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>, the championship round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><b>Playoff seeds</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#efefef;"> <th>Seed</th> <th><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">AFC</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">NFC</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">West</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">North</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>2</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2006 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">North</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">South</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">South</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2006 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">East</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2006 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">East</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2006 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">West</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>5</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)#National_Football_League" title="Wild card (sports)">wild card</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> (wild card) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>6</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2006 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> (wild card)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Giants_season" title="2006 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> (wild card) </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="font-size:90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em; border-collabpse:collapse; border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height:1px;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.5em;"></td> <td style="width:.9em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:2em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:4.8ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 7 – <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 14 – <a href="/wiki/SDCCU_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SDCCU Stadium">Qualcomm Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="19" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="13"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">NY Jets</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">New England </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2006 New England Patriots season">New England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">37 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 21 – RCA Dome </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">21 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>AFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 6 – <a href="/wiki/RCA_Dome" title="RCA Dome">RCA Dome</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">New England </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 13 – <a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Indianapolis </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">38 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style: solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2006 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">8 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>AFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Indianapolis </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">23 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:2px solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Feb 4 – <a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2006 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">6 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Wild Card playoffs</b> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Divisional playoffs</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 7 – <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">A3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Indianapolis </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 13 – <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="17" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">N1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Chicago </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Giants_season" title="2006 New York Giants season">NY Giants</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">20 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Philadelphia </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2006 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">23 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 21 – Soldier Field </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">27 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right; font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 6 – <a href="/wiki/CenturyLink_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="CenturyLink Field">Qwest Field</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">New Orleans </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 14 – <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Chicago </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">39 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">20 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>NFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Seattle </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2006 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">21 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">27* </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <dl><dd><b>*</b> Indicates OT victory</dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This box: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:2006–07 NFL playoffs"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:2006–07 NFL playoffs"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Milestones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the regular season: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Record </th> <th>Player/team </th> <th>Date/opponent </th> <th>Previous record holder<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most points scored, career</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Morten Andersen</a>, Atlanta </td> <td>December 16 vs. Dallas </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Anderson_(placekicker)" title="Gary Anderson (placekicker)">Gary Anderson</a>, 1982–2004 (2,434) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most field goals, career</b> </td> <td>Morten Andersen, Atlanta </td> <td>December 24 vs. Carolina </td> <td>Gary Anderson, 1982–2004 (538) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most passes completed, career</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a>, Green Bay </td> <td>December 17 vs. Detroit </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>, 1983–1999 (4,967) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most touchdowns, season</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, San Diego (31) </td> <td>December 10 vs. Denver </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Shaun Alexander</a>, Seattle, 2005 (28) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most rushing touchdowns, season</b> </td> <td>LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego (28) </td> <td>December 10 vs. Denver </td> <td>Shaun Alexander, 2005 <br /> <a href="/wiki/Priest_Holmes" title="Priest Holmes">Priest Holmes</a>, 2003 (27) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most points scored, season</b> </td> <td>LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego (186) </td> <td>December 17 vs. Kansas City </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Paul Hornung</a>, 1960 (176) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most rushing attempts, season</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Larry Johnson (running back)">Larry Johnson</a>, Kansas City (416) </td> <td>December 31 vs. Jacksonville </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Anderson" title="Jamal Anderson">Jamal Anderson</a>, Atlanta, 1998 (410) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most kick returns for a touchdown, season</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a>, Chicago (5; 3 punts and 2 kickoffs) </td> <td>December 11 at St. Louis </td> <td>Tied by 9 players (4) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_statistical_leaders">Regular season statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Regular season statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg/250px-NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg/375px-NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg/500px-NajehDavenport_Steelers_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2080" data-file-height="1748" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> running back <a href="/wiki/Najeh_Davenport" title="Najeh Davenport">Najeh Davenport</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> in week 12 of the 2006 season</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team">Team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Points scored</b></td> <td>San Diego Chargers (492) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total yards gained</b></td> <td>New Orleans Saints (6,264) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards rushing</b></td> <td>Atlanta Falcons (2,939) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards passing</b></td> <td>New Orleans Saints (4,503) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest points allowed</b></td> <td>Baltimore Ravens (201) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest total yards allowed</b></td> <td>Baltimore Ravens (4,225) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest rushing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Minnesota Vikings (985) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest passing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Oakland Raiders (2,413) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual">Individual</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Individual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Scoring</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, San Diego (186 points) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Touchdowns</b></td> <td>LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego (31 TDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most field goals made</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a>, Chicago and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wilkins" title="Jeff Wilkins">Jeff Wilkins</a>, St. Louis (32 FGs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Rushing</b></td> <td>LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego (1,815 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Passer rating</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>, Indianapolis (101.0 rating) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Passing touchdowns</b></td> <td>Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (31 TDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Passing yards</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a>, New Orleans (4,418 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Pass receptions</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a>, Houston (103 catches) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Pass receiving yards</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Ocho_Cinco" class="mw-redirect" title="Chad Ocho Cinco">Chad Johnson</a>, Cincinnati (1,369 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Punt returns</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(American_football)" title="Adam Jones (American football)">Adam "Pacman" Jones</a>, Tennessee (12.9 average yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Kickoff returns</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Miller_(American_football)" title="Justin Miller (American football)">Justin Miller</a>, New York Jets (28.3 average yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Interceptions</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Asante Samuel</a>, New England and <a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Champ Bailey</a>, Denver (10) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Punting</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mat_McBriar" title="Mat McBriar">Mat McBriar</a>, Dallas (48.2 average yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Sacks</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Shawne Merriman</a>, San Diego (17) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, running back, <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">Offensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, running back, San Diego Chargers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Jason Taylor</a>, defensive end, <a href="/wiki/2006_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2006 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Rookie of the Year Award">Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vince_Young" title="Vince Young">Vince Young</a>, quarterback, <a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Rookie of the Year Award">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a>, linebacker, <a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Texans_season" title="2006 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">NFL Comeback Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Pennington" title="Chad Pennington">Chad Pennington</a>, quarterback, <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Jets_season" title="2006 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year</a></b></td> <td>LaDainian Tomlinson, running back, San Diego Chargers and</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a>, quarterback, <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>, quarterback, <a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <hr /> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_NFL_All-Pro_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team">All-Pro Team</a></dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Offense </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a>, New Orleans </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, San Diego<br /><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Larry Johnson (running back)">Larry Johnson</a>, Kansas City </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">Fullback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Neal" title="Lorenzo Neal">Lorenzo Neal</a>, San Diego </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Marvin Harrison</a>, Indianapolis<br /><a href="/wiki/Chad_Ocho_Cinco" class="mw-redirect" title="Chad Ocho Cinco">Chad Johnson</a>, Cincinnati </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gates" title="Antonio Gates">Antonio Gates</a>, San Diego </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">Offensive tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Willie Anderson (American football)">Willie Anderson</a>, Cincinnati<br /><a href="/wiki/Jammal_Brown" title="Jammal Brown">Jammal Brown</a>, New Orleans </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">Offensive guard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Alan Faneca</a>, Pittsburgh<br /><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Andrews" title="Shawn Andrews">Shawn Andrews</a>, Philadelphia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">Center</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olin_Kreutz" title="Olin Kreutz">Olin Kreutz</a>, Chicago </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Defense </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Jason Taylor</a>, Miami<br /><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Julius Peppers</a>, Carolina </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Williams" title="Jamal Williams">Jamal Williams</a>, San Diego<br /><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Williams_(defensive_tackle)" title="Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)">Kevin Williams</a>, Minnesota </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Outside linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Shawne Merriman</a>, San Diego<br /><a href="/wiki/Adalius_Thomas" title="Adalius Thomas">Adalius Thomas</a>, Baltimore </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Inside linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a>, Chicago<br /><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Zach Thomas</a>, Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Champ Bailey</a>, Denver<br /><a href="/wiki/Rashean_Mathis" title="Rashean Mathis">Rashean Mathis</a>, Jacksonville </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Safety</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Brian Dawkins</a>, Philadelphia<br /><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a>, Baltimore </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Special teams </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">Kicker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a>, Chicago </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football position)">Punter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Moorman" title="Brian Moorman">Brian Moorman</a>, Buffalo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kick_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick returner">Kick returner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a>, Chicago </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_superlatives">Team superlatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Team superlatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Offense">Offense</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Offense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most points scored: <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2006 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a>, 492</li> <li>Fewest points scored: <a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2006 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland</a>, 168</li> <li>Most total offensive yards: <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a>, 6,264</li> <li>Fewest total offensive yards: Oakland, 3,939</li> <li>Most total passing yards: New Orleans, 4,503</li> <li>Fewest total passing yards: <a href="/wiki/2006_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2006 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a>, 2,371</li> <li>Most rushing yards: Atlanta, 2,939</li> <li>Fewest rushing yards: <a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2006 Detroit Lions season">Detroit</a>, 1,129</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Defense">Defense</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Fewest points allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2006 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a>, 201</li> <li>Most points allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2006 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>, 412</li> <li>Fewest total yards allowed: Baltimore, 4,225</li> <li>Most total yards allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2006 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee</a>, 5,915</li> <li>Fewest passing yards allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2006 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland</a>, 2,413</li> <li>Most passing yards allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2006 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</a> / <a href="/wiki/2006_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2006 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a> (tie), 3,818</li> <li>Fewest rushing yards allowed: Minnesota, 985</li> <li>Most rushing yards allowed: <a href="/wiki/2006_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2006 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a>, 2,768</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coach/front_office_changes"><span id="Head_coach.2Ffront_office_changes"></span>Head coach/front office changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Head coach/front office changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Jauron" title="Dick Jauron">Dick Jauron</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mularkey" title="Mike Mularkey">Mike Mularkey</a>, who resigned after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Marinelli" title="Rod Marinelli">Rod Marinelli</a> replaced interim head coach <a href="/wiki/Dick_Jauron" title="Dick Jauron">Dick Jauron</a> who replaced <a href="/wiki/Steve_Mariucci" title="Steve Mariucci">Steve Mariucci</a> who was fired following Thanksgiving Day during the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCarthy" title="Mike McCarthy">Mike McCarthy</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sherman" title="Mike Sherman">Mike Sherman</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Dom_Capers" title="Dom Capers">Dom Capers</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herm_Edwards" title="Herm Edwards">Herm Edwards</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a>, who retired following the 2005 season. Edwards was acquired from the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> for a fourth-round draft pick.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> – <a href="/wiki/Brad_Childress" title="Brad Childress">Brad Childress</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tice" title="Mike Tice">Mike Tice</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Jim Haslett</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Mangini" title="Eric Mangini">Eric Mangini</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Herm_Edwards" title="Herm Edwards">Herm Edwards</a>, who was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> for a fourth-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> – <a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">Art Shell</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Norv_Turner" title="Norv Turner">Norv Turner</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Linehan" title="Scott Linehan">Scott Linehan</a> replaced interim head coach <a href="/wiki/Joe_Vitt" title="Joe Vitt">Joe Vitt</a> who replaced <a href="/wiki/Mike_Martz" title="Mike Martz">Mike Martz</a> who was not allowed to coach due to health problems during the 2005 season.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Front office</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Marv Levy</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Tom_Donahoe" title="Tom Donahoe">Tom Donahoe</a>, who was fired after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)" title="Rick Smith (American football executive)">Rick Smith</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Charley_Casserly" title="Charley Casserly">Charley Casserly</a>, who left the organization following the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Spielman" title="Rick Spielman">Rick Spielman</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Fran_Foley" title="Fran Foley">Fran Foley</a>, who had been hired as vice president of player personnel and <i>de facto</i> general manager on January 26, 2006. Foley was fired on May 3rd, 2006, just three months into his tenure and mere days following the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a>. Spielman was hired in the same role on May 30, 2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tannenbaum" title="Mike Tannenbaum">Mike Tannenbaum</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradway" title="Terry Bradway">Terry Bradway</a>, who resigned after the 2005 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heckert_Jr." title="Tom Heckert Jr.">Tom Heckert Jr.</a> was promoted from vice president of pro personnel to general manager.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Zygmunt" title="Jay Zygmunt">Jay Zygmunt</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Charley_Armey" title="Charley Armey">Charley Armey</a>, who retired following the 2005 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>: The Cardinals moved from <a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Devil Stadium">Sun Devil Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona">Tempe</a> to <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix" title="University of Phoenix">University of Phoenix</a> acquiring the naming rights</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>: Dolphin<i>s</i> Stadium was renamed to the singular <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> returned to their home at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> in Week Three. Due to damage by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, the Saints' first 2005 home game against the New York Giants was moved to <a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a>. The Saints then played their remaining 2005 home schedule at <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Baton_Rouge)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge)">Tiger Stadium</a> for four games and at San Antonio's <a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a> for three games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a>: The Coliseum was renamed <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a> after the manufacturing company <a href="/wiki/Louisiana-Pacific" title="Louisiana-Pacific">Louisiana-Pacific</a> (LP) acquired the naming rights</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> added trim lines to the outside shoulders and sleeves, and the jersey sides and pants. The horn on the helmet was also modified to be slightly more defined. Purple pants were also worn at selected games.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> began wearing black pants at selected games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ticket_sellouts">Ticket sellouts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Ticket sellouts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through week 11 of the season, all NFL games had been sold out, and for the 24th time, all blackout restrictions had been lifted.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The streak was ended by the Jacksonville at Buffalo game in Week 12.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_NFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg/220px-Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg/330px-Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg/440px-Super_Bowl_XLI_pre-game_show_in_Miami.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3011" data-file-height="1812" /></a><figcaption>CBS's <i>The NFL Today</i>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a></figcaption></figure> <p>This was the first season that <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> held the rights to televise <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a></i>, becoming the beneficiaries by negotiating the new flexible-scheduling system (it also marked NBC's return to carrying NFL games for the first time since the end of the 1997 season).<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN became the new home of <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Disney" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney">Disney</a>-owned corporate sibling <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_ABC" title="NFL on ABC">ABC</a> had lost millions of dollars on televising <i>MNF</i> during the late 1990s and 2000s despite generating high ratings, and with the NFL wanting Sunday night to be the new night for its marquee game, ABC preferred to protect its <i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i> franchise rather than move the <a href="/wiki/Comedy-drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> show to another night.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By September 2006, ABC began using the <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a> brand after ABC Sports was fully integrated into ESPN (ABC would not air NFL games again, whether exclusive or a simulcast from ESPN, until they began simulcasting a Wild Card playoff game in 2016, and began simulcasting select <i>MNF</i> games in 2020).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> and <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a> renewed their television contracts to the AFC and the NFC packages, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-cbs-fox_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbs-fox-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN's new deal was for eight seasons through 2013, while the new agreements with NBC, CBS, and Fox were initially for six seasons through 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cbs-fox_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbs-fox-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially, NBC was able to hire color commentator <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a>, <i>MNF</i> lead producer Fred Gaudelli, and <i>MNF</i> director Drew Esocoff from ABC. However, play-by-play announcer <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a> remained under contract with ABC/ESPN, and plans were originally for him to be teamed with <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a>, who would be coming over from <i>ESPN Sunday Night Football</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2006, the two networks' parent companies, <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>, agreed to a multi-asset trade that, among others, allowed Michaels to sign with NBC, while Disney took ownership of the intellectual property of <a href="/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbit" title="Oswald the Lucky Rabbit">Oswald the Lucky Rabbit</a> (a cartoon character developed by <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a> himself in the 1920s) from NBCUniversal.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN then opted to go with <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> on play-by-play, and Theismann and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a> as analysts.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For its new pregame show <i><a href="/wiki/Football_Night_in_America" title="Football Night in America">Football Night in America</a></i>, NBC gained the exclusive rights from ESPN's <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Primetime" title="NFL Primetime">NFL Primetime</a></i> to show extensive highlights of Sunday afternoon games prior to <i>Sunday Night Football</i>. ESPN responded by moving its show to Mondays. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> became the host of <i>Football Night in America</i>, while <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Jerome Bettis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Sharpe" title="Sterling Sharpe">Sterling Sharpe</a> became its studio analysts. </p><p>The league-owned <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> was given an eight-game package, consisting of five <i><a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Football" title="Thursday Night Football">Thursday Night Football</a></i> games and three Saturday game that began airing from Thanksgiving to the end of the regular season. The NFL Network hired <a href="/wiki/HBO_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="HBO Sports">HBO Sports</a>' <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel" title="Bryant Gumbel">Bryant Gumbel</a> as play-by-play announcer, NBC's Collinsworth as the color commentator for the Thursday telecasts, and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a> replacing Collinsworth for Saturday telecasts. </p><p><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="James Brown (sportscaster)">James Brown</a> moved from Fox to CBS, replacing <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a> as host of <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Today" title="The NFL Today">The NFL Today</a></i>. Gumbel then replaced <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> as the network's #2 play-by-play announcer, and Enberg was demoted to #3. </p><p>Fox announced that <a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a> would replace Brown as lead host on <i><a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL_Sunday" title="Fox NFL Sunday">Fox NFL Sunday</a></i>. Because Buck was already serving as Fox's lead play-by-play announcer, the pregame show was primarily broadcast from the site where Buck was calling the game, and <a href="/wiki/Curt_Menefee" title="Curt Menefee">Curt Menefee</a> hosted the halftime and postgame segments. 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title="1933 NFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_season" title="1934 NFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_season" title="1935 NFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_season" title="1936 NFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_NFL_season" title="1937 NFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_season" title="1941 NFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_NFL_season" title="1942 NFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_season" title="1943 NFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_NFL_season" title="1944 NFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_NFL_season" title="1945 NFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_season" title="1948 NFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_season" title="1949 NFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_season" title="1958 NFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_season" title="1959 NFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NFL_season" title="1960 NFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NFL_season" title="1961 NFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NFL_season" title="1962 NFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC seasons</a> (1946–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_seasons" title="List of American Football League seasons">AFL seasons</a> (1960–1969)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_season" title="1965 American Football League season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Modern era</a><br />(1970–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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