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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">February 3, 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><a href="/wiki/2013_Pro_Bowl" title="2013 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 27, 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Raiders</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Chargers</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> AFC teams: <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> West, <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> North, <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> South, <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> East</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"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2012 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="2012 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><div class="od notheme" style="top:70.089%;left:48.012%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Cowboys</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.264%;left:85.548%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><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" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Giants</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"><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" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Eagles</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"><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" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Redskins</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"><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" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Bears</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Lions</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div>Packers</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"><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" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Vikings</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Falcons</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"><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" /></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Panthers</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Saints</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div>Buccaneers</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"><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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Cardinals</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"><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" 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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Rams</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:9.531%;left:11.479%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Seahawks" 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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Seahawks</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.738%;left:5.557%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="49ers" 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" /></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>49ers</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> NFC teams: <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> West, <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> North, <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> South, <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> East</div></div></div> The 2012 NFL season was the 93rd season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and the 47th of the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> era. It began on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, with the defending <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVI" title="Super Bowl XLVI">Super Bowl XLVI</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> falling to the <a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> in the 2012 NFL <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Kickoff_game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Kickoff game">Kickoff game</a> at <a href="/wiki/MetLife_Stadium" title="MetLife Stadium">MetLife Stadium</a>, and ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Super Bowl XLVII</a>, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Harbaugh" title="Jim Harbaugh">Jim Harbaugh</a>-coached <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> facing the <a href="/wiki/John_Harbaugh" title="John Harbaugh">John Harbaugh</a>-coached <a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a>. The Ravens won the game, which marked the first time two brothers were head coaches for opposing teams in the championship game. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Referee_labor_dispute">Referee labor dispute</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Referee labor dispute">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_referee_lockout" title="2012 NFL referee lockout">2012 NFL referee lockout</a></div> In 2005, the NFL and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Referees_Association" title="National Football League Referees Association">NFL Referees Association</a> (NFLRA) agreed to a contract that would last through the 2011 season. In 2011, the officials' union had planned to use a contract clause to reopen negotiations a year early, but this failed to occur due to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">2011 NFL lockout</a>.<a href="#cite_note-a-1">[1]</a> By June 2012, the league and the officials' union had not yet come to terms on a new <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining" title="Collective bargaining">collective bargaining</a> agreement, thus failing to resolve the labor dispute. The main issues between the union and the league were changes to the retirement plan, salaries, and personnel. On June 4, 2012, the NFL announced it would begin hiring replacement officials.<a href="#cite_note-a-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-LATimesRefDispute-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> On September 26, 2012, an agreement was reached to end the lockout after increasing criticism of the NFL and the performance of the replacement officials.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> The contentious nature of the replacement officials' decision at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Packers%E2%80%93Seahawks_officiating_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Packers–Seahawks officiating controversy">Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks game</a> two days earlier was widely considered to have been the tipping point that finally led to an agreement.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> NFL Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a> acknowledged that the game "may have pushed the parties further along" in negotiations.<a href="#cite_note-ovation-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_movement">Player movement</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Player movement">edit</a>]</div> The 2012 NFL League year and trading period began at 4pm EST on March 13 2012, which marked the start of the league's free agency period. The per-team salary cap was set at US$120,600,000, marginally increased from US$120,000,000 the previous year.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Free_agency">Free agency</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Free agency">edit</a>]</div> Notable players to change teams during free agency included: <ul><li>Quarterbacks <a href="/wiki/Jason_Campbell" title="Jason Campbell">Jason Campbell</a> (Oakland to Chicago), <a href="/wiki/Matt_Flynn_(American_football)" title="Matt Flynn (American football)">Matt Flynn</a> (Green Bay to Seattle), <a href="/wiki/Chad_Henne" title="Chad Henne">Chad Henne</a> (Miami to Jacksonville), <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (Indianapolis to Denver) and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Orton" title="Kyle Orton">Kyle Orton</a> (Kansas City to Dallas)</li> <li>Running backs <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Benson" title="Cedric Benson">Cedric Benson</a> (Cincinnati to Green Bay), <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bush" title="Michael Bush">Michael Bush</a> (Oakland to Chicago) and <a href="/wiki/BenJarvus_Green-Ellis" title="BenJarvus Green-Ellis">BenJarvus Green-Ellis</a> (New England to Cincinnati)</li> <li>Fullbacks <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a> (Kansas City to San Diego) and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tolbert" title="Mike Tolbert">Mike Tolbert</a> (San Diego to Carolina)</li> <li>Wide receivers <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Garcon" class="mw-redirect" title="Pierre Garcon">Pierre Garcon</a> (Indianapolis to Washington), <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Jackson" title="Vincent Jackson">Vincent Jackson</a> (San Diego to Tampa Bay), <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a> (Houston to Baltimore), <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Lloyd" title="Brandon Lloyd">Brandon Lloyd</a> (St. Louis to New England), <a href="/wiki/Mario_Manningham" title="Mario Manningham">Mario Manningham</a> (New York Giants to San Francisco), <a href="/wiki/Robert_Meachem" title="Robert Meachem">Robert Meachem</a> (New Orleans to San Diego), <a href="/wiki/Laurent_Robinson" title="Laurent Robinson">Laurent Robinson</a> (Dallas to Jacksonville) and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Royal" title="Eddie Royal">Eddie Royal</a> (Denver to San Diego)</li> <li>Tight ends <a href="/wiki/Martellus_Bennett" title="Martellus Bennett">Martellus Bennett</a> (Dallas to New York Giants), <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Boss" title="Kevin Boss">Kevin Boss</a> (Oakland to Kansas City), <a href="/wiki/John_Carlson_(American_football)" title="John Carlson (American football)">John Carlson</a> (Seattle to Minnesota), <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Clark" title="Dallas Clark">Dallas Clark</a> (Indianapolis to Tampa Bay) and <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Tamme" title="Jacob Tamme">Jacob Tamme</a> (Indianapolis to Denver)</li> <li>Offensive tackles <a href="/wiki/Demetress_Bell" title="Demetress Bell">Demetress Bell</a> (Buffalo to Philadelphia) and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Winston" title="Eric Winston">Eric Winston</a> (Houston to Kansas City)</li> <li>Guards <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brisiel" title="Mike Brisiel">Mike Brisiel</a> (Houston to Oakland), <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grubbs" title="Ben Grubbs">Ben Grubbs</a> (Baltimore to New Orleans), <a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Steve Hutchinson</a> (Minnesota to Tennessee) and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Nicks_(American_football)" title="Carl Nicks (American football)">Carl Nicks</a> (New Orleans to Tampa Bay)</li> <li>Centers <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Saturday" title="Jeff Saturday">Jeff Saturday</a> (Indianapolis to Green Bay) and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wells_(American_football)" title="Scott Wells (American football)">Scott Wells</a> (Green Bay to St. Louis)</li> <li>Defensive ends <a href="/wiki/Mark_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Mark Anderson (American football)">Mark Anderson</a> (New England to Buffalo), <a href="/wiki/Mario_Williams" title="Mario Williams">Mario Williams</a> (Houston to Buffalo) and <a href="/wiki/Kamerion_Wimbley" title="Kamerion Wimbley">Kamerion Wimbley</a> (Oakland to Tennessee)</li> <li>Defensive tackles <a href="/wiki/Brodrick_Bunkley" title="Brodrick Bunkley">Brodrick Bunkley</a> (Denver to New Orleans), <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Langford" title="Kendall Langford">Kendall Langford</a> (Miami to St. Louis) and <a href="/wiki/Cory_Redding" title="Cory Redding">Cory Redding</a> (Baltimore to Indianapolis)</li> <li>Linebackers <a href="/wiki/David_Hawthorne" title="David Hawthorne">David Hawthorne</a> (Seattle to New Orleans), <a href="/wiki/Jarret_Johnson" title="Jarret Johnson">Jarret Johnson</a> (Baltimore to San Diego) and <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Lofton" title="Curtis Lofton">Curtis Lofton</a> (Atlanta to New Orleans)</li> <li>Cornerbacks <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bartell" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald Bartell">Ronald Bartell</a> (St. Louis to Oakland), <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Carr" title="Brandon Carr">Brandon Carr</a> (Kansas City to Dallas), <a href="/wiki/Cortland_Finnegan" title="Cortland Finnegan">Cortland Finnegan</a> (Tennessee to St. Louis), <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marshall_(defensive_back)" title="Richard Marshall (defensive back)">Richard Marshall</a> (Arizona to Miami), <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Porter" title="Tracy Porter">Tracy Porter</a> (New Orleans to Denver), <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Routt" title="Stanford Routt">Stanford Routt</a> (Oakland to Kansas City) and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1985)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985)">Eric Wright</a> (Detroit to Tampa Bay)</li> <li>Safeties <a href="/wiki/Mike_Adams_(safety)" title="Mike Adams (safety)">Mike Adams</a> (Cleveland to Denver) and <a href="/wiki/LaRon_Landry" title="LaRon Landry">LaRon Landry</a> (Washington to New York Jets).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trades">Trades</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Trades">edit</a>]</div> The following notable trades were made during the 2012 league year: <ul><li>March 14: Miami traded WR <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> to Chicago in exchange for third-round selections in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_draft" title="2012 NFL draft">2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_draft" title="2013 NFL draft">2013</a> drafts.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></li> <li>March 21: Houston traded LB <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">DeMeco Ryans</a> and their third-round selection to Philadelphia for their third- and fourth-round selections in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_draft" title="2012 NFL draft">2012</a> draft.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></li> <li>March 26: Denver traded QB <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> and their seventh-round selection to New York Jets in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></li> <li>April 12: Cincinnati traded LB <a href="/wiki/Keith_Rivers" title="Keith Rivers">Keith Rivers</a> to New York Giants in exchange for a fifth-round selection.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></li> <li>April 26: Philadelphia traded CB <a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Asante Samuel</a> to Atlanta in exchange for a seventh-round selection.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></li> <li>August 27: Miami traded CB <a href="/wiki/Vontae_Davis" title="Vontae Davis">Vontae Davis</a> to Indianapolis in exchange for a second-round selection and a conditional sixth-round selection in <a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_draft" title="2013 NFL draft">2013</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></li> <li>November 1: Tampa Bay traded CB <a href="/wiki/Aqib_Talib" title="Aqib Talib">Aqib Talib</a> and a seventh-round selection to New England for a fourth-round selection.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Draft">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_draft" title="2012 NFL draft">2012 NFL draft</a> was held from April 26 to 28, 2012 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>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> selected quarterback <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> from <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Referee_change">Referee change</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Referee change">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Vinovich" title="Bill Vinovich">Bill Vinovich</a> returned to the field as a substitute referee, working several games during the season. He was originally promoted to referee in 2004, but had to leave the field in 2007 because of a heart condition. During his recovery, he served as a replay official. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rule changes">edit</a>]</div> The following rule changes have been approved by the competition committee for the 2012 season: <ul><li>The Replay Booth can initiate replay reviews on turnover plays at any time during the game, similar to a change made in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011 season</a> regarding booth reviews on scoring plays outside of the final 2:00 of the game or in overtime. The penalty for throwing a challenge flag immediately after such "unchallengable" plays was also modified: in addition to the 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, the Replay Booth will automatically rule that the call will stand without initiating a replay review.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> This part of the rule was repealed prior to the 2013 season.</li> <li>Instant Replay is also expanded to include the following situations <ul><li>A Ruling of "runner out of Bounds" when there is a Fumble and a recovery following that fumble</li> <li>A Ruling of "incomplete Forward Pass" when there is a Backward Pass and a recovery following the backward pass<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></li></ul></li> <li>The penalty for 12 men on the field (not in the huddle) is changed from a live-ball foul to a dead-ball foul, with the whistle being blown if the defense has 12 men on the field and the "snap is imminent".</li> <li>Adding anyone who is subject to a crack-back block to the list of defenseless players.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></li> <li>Last names on uniforms can now include <a href="/wiki/Suffix_(name)" title="Suffix (name)">generational suffixes</a> such as Roman numerals (in the case of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a>), Junior (Jr.), and Senior (Sr.) designations.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></li> <li>Officials no longer could wear white knickers with their uniforms. The full length black pants with a white stripe down the side, worn for cold weather games since 2006, became mandatory for all games.</li></ul> <ul><li>The overtime rules in the playoffs (adopted for the <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010 season</a>) would be extended to the pre-season and regular season. Instead of a straight sudden death, the game will not immediately end if the team that receives the ball first scores a field goal on its first possession (they can still win the game if they score a touchdown and the game will end if the defense scores a safety). Instead, the other team gets a possession. If the second team on offense then scores a touchdown, it is declared the winner. If the score is tied after both teams had a possession, whether both teams kicked a field goal or neither team scored, then it goes to sudden death. If the score remains tied at the end of overtime, the game ends in a tie. <ul><li>The first regular season game that the new overtime rules were used was a Week 1 contest between the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>. Minnesota took the opening kickoff of overtime and scored on a field goal, then stopped Jacksonville on fourth down.</li> <li>The first regular season game where both teams scored a field goal on their respective first possessions of overtime was the Week 11 game between the Jaguars and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>. The Texans then won the game, becoming the first NFL team to score twice in overtime under the new format.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_changes">Other changes</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other changes">edit</a>]</div> On August 30, 2012, the owners and <a href="/wiki/NFLPA" class="mw-redirect" title="NFLPA">NFLPA</a> agreed to the following changes regarding player movement:<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> <ul><li>The trade deadline has been set as the Tuesday following week 8 of the season. Previously, the trade deadline was the Tuesday following week 6. The deadline was moved back another two days to November 1 due to potential complications regarding <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> as league offices were closed due to the storm.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></li> <li>Teams may designate one player who had been placed on <a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">injured reserve</a> prior to the start of the season to return to the 53-man roster later in the season and play. That player is eligible to return to practice after week 6 and to play after week 8.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular season">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_Sunday_doubleheader_kickoff_time_change">Late Sunday doubleheader kickoff time change</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Late Sunday doubleheader kickoff time change">edit</a>]</div> The league announced on June 28 that all late Sunday doubleheader games will be moved ten minutes later from 4:15 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a> to 4:25 p.m. Late games broadcast on the single game network will still remain at 4:05 p.m. The league cited 44 early games from the 2009 to 2011 seasons in which part of the audience had to be switched immediately to the kickoff of their home team's doubleheader game, and thus miss the end of the first game.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> The 4:15 p.m. late doubleheader kickoff time dates back to the 1998 season when the NFL moved it from 4:05 p.m. for the same reason. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Matchups">Matchups</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Matchups">edit</a>]</div> As per the <a href="/wiki/NFL_scheduling_formula" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL scheduling formula">NFL's scheduling formula</a>, the intraconference and interconference matchups were:<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> <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%;"> Intraconference <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> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> Interconference <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">AFC North</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">AFC South</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">NFC South</a></li></ul> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_highlights">Other highlights</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other highlights">edit</a>]</div> Highlights of the 2012 schedule include: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Kickoff_game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Kickoff game">NFL Kickoff Game</a>: The 2012 regular season began on Wednesday, September 5, as the defending <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVI" title="Super Bowl XLVI">Super Bowl XLVI</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> hosted the <a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a>, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–17. The game was moved from its usual Thursday slot to avoid conflict with the last day of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">Democratic National Convention</a>.</li> <li>More <a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Football" title="Thursday Night Football">Thursday night games</a>: On February 3, 2012, commissioner <a href="/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a> announced that the number of Thursday night games on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> will increase from eight to 13 games from weeks 2 through 15, excluding Week 12 (the Thanksgiving night game will now air on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC</a>).<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> This will ensure that every team will have at least one prime time game.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_International_Series" title="NFL International Series">International Series</a>: The 2012 International Series game featured the <a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> hosting the <a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> on October 28, at 1:00 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" title="Greenwich Mean Time">GMT</a>) on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, at the permanent International Series home—<a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/London,_England" class="mw-redirect" title="London, England">London, England</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2012_to_2014-28">[28]</a> The Patriots won the game 45–7. Though the league had originally promised to add a second game in Ireland,<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> Scotland<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> or Wales<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> beginning in 2012,<a href="#cite_note-ap20111024-32">[32]</a> the league canceled the game, citing the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> in London as a conflict (the league canceled a second International Series game in 2010 as well, citing the ongoing negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement). This was to be the first of three consecutive International Series appearances for the Rams, but the Rams announced they would no longer take part in the 2013 and 2014 editions due to fan backlash in St. Louis;<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> beginning in 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> will serve as the permanent International Series tenant instead.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redskins_Rule" title="Redskins Rule">Redskins Rule</a>: The last <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> home game before the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election">2012 presidential election</a> took place on November 4 against the <a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a>. According to the "Redskins Rule", because the Redskins lost that game 21–13, the incumbent president was forecast to lose his bid for re-election on Election Day. In the end, the Redskins Rule failed to come to fruition.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving Day games</a>: Three games were played on Thursday, November 22. The two traditional Thanksgiving games saw the <a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>, 34–31 in overtime; followed by the <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> defeating their longtime division rivals, the <a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a>, 38–31. In the prime-time Thanksgiving game, which for the first time aired on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> 49–19. The Patriots scored 35 points in the second quarter, including a return of the "<a href="/wiki/Butt_fumble" class="mw-redirect" title="Butt fumble">butt fumble</a>" for a touchdown.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bills_Toronto_Series" title="Bills Toronto Series">Bills Toronto Series</a>. The fifth and, under current contract, final regular-season game of the series, which saw the <a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> play in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">Rogers Centre</a>, featured the Bills hosting the <a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> on December 16. The Seahawks defeated the Bills 50–17. Due to a re-emergence of late-season attendance problems at <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Wilson Stadium">Ralph Wilson Stadium</a>, the Toronto Series will return to its original timing after the end of the <a href="/wiki/2012_CFL_season" title="2012 CFL season">2012 CFL season</a>. Although a preseason game was originally going to be played in 2012 as part of the series, it was canceled due to a lack of available dates at the Rogers Centre.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Christmas_Eve" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL on Christmas Eve">Christmas Eve</a>: Christmas Eve fell on a Monday in 2012. Since the NFL usually avoids scheduling games on the night of Christmas Eve, the ESPN Monday Night game for that week was instead played on Saturday, December 22, between the <a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>. It was the only Saturday game played during the 2012 regular season and the Falcons won the game 31–18. This also prevented a conflict with ESPN also covering the college football bowl game, the <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Bowl" title="Hawaii Bowl">Hawaii Bowl</a> which was played on December 24.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League playoffs">Playoffs</a>: The last regular season games were held on Sunday, December 30. The playoffs started on Saturday, January 5, 2013 and the conference championship games were held on Sunday, January 20; the NFC Championship was played at 3:00 p.m. EST on Fox, and the AFC Championship followed at 6:30 p.m. EST on CBS. <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Super Bowl XLVII</a>, the league's championship game, was on February 3 at the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>, and was televised on CBS with kickoff around 6:20 p.m. EST. Pre-game programming began that morning with <a href="/wiki/CBS_News_Sunday_Morning" title="CBS News Sunday Morning">CBS News Sunday Morning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Face_the_Nation" title="Face the Nation">Face the Nation</a> being Super Bowl-centric followed by "official" pregame programming.</li></ul> The <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_Game" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame Game">Pro Football Hall of Fame Game</a> was played August 5 and featured a match-up between the <a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a>. The Saints last appeared in the game in <a href="/wiki/2007_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2007 New Orleans Saints season">2007</a>; former Saints offensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Willie Roaf</a> was inducted as part of the Hall of Fame ceremonies. The Cardinals played there for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1986_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">1986</a>, when the franchise was still located in St. Louis. As with the originally announced 2011 game, this matchup broke from the game's usual tradition of featuring two teams from opposing conferences (the 2011 Hall of Fame Game would've featured the <a href="/wiki/2011_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2011 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2011 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a>, but the game was canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">2011 NFL lockout</a>).<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> The game, normally airing on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, instead aired this season on <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> due to NBC airing the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>, as it had done in 2007. The Saints defeated the Cardinals, 17–10. The remainder of the 2012 preseason matchups were revealed on April 4.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> The November 11 game between the <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> ended in a rare <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_tied_games" title="List of NFL tied games">tied game</a>, with each team scoring 24 points, none in the overtime period. Prior to this, the last tie game had been in <a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season#Tie_game" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a>.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> The <a href="/wiki/2013_Pro_Bowl" title="2013 Pro Bowl">2013 Pro Bowl</a> was held in Hawaii on January 27, 2013, after New Orleans was briefly considered as a site.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> Originally, the NFL delayed announcing a date or venue for the game, and even considered eliminating the game altogether due to the NFL's displeasure with the quality of play in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Pro_Bowl" title="2012 Pro Bowl">2012 Pro Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scheduling_changes">Scheduling changes</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Scheduling changes">edit</a>]</div> The following games were rescheduled by the NFL using <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_on_television#Flexible_scheduling" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League on television">flexible scheduling</a> to promote what the NFL deems to be its best games, typically because of their playoff implications: <ul><li>Week 11: The <a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England</a> game was moved from 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EST</a> to 4:25 p.m. EST.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></li> <li>Week 16: The <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a> game, originally scheduled at 4:25 p.m. EST on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>, was flexed into the 8:20 p.m. EST time slot on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2012 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> game, originally scheduled at that time and network, was moved back to the 1:00 p.m. EST time slot on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a> game was moved from 1:00 p.m. EST to 4:25 p.m. EST.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></li> <li>Week 17: The <a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> game, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. EST, was selected as the final Sunday Night Football game, which for the second consecutive season decided the <a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> division champion. The <a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a>–New England and <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a> games were moved from 1:00 p.m. EST to 4:25 p.m. EST.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_standings">Regular season standings</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Regular season standings">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division">Division</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Division">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output 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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:#cfc;"> <td>(2) <a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 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;">6–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">557 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">331 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</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;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">288 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">317 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">New York Jets</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;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">281 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</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;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">344 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">435 </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: #FFCCCC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">AFC North</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:2012_AFC_North_standings" title="Template:2012 AFC North standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_AFC_North_standings" title="Template talk:2012 AFC North standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_AFC_North_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 AFC North standings">edit</a></li></ul></div> </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="30"><abbr 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:#cfc;"> <td>(4) <a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</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;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">398 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">344 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>(6) <a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</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;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">391 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">320 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2012 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;">336 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">314 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</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;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">302 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">368 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </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 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:2012_AFC_South_standings" title="Template:2012 AFC South standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_AFC_South_standings" title="Template talk:2012 AFC South standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_AFC_South_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 AFC South standings">edit</a></li></ul></div> </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="30"><abbr 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:#cfc;"> <td>(3) <a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</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;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">416 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">331 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>(5) <a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">387 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</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;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">330 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">471 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</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;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">255 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">444 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L5 </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_West" title="AFC West">AFC 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 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Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>(1) <a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.813 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">481 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">289 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2012 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</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;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</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;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">290 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">443 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</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;">0–12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">211 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">425 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L4 </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="155"><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:2012_NFC_East_standings" title="Template:2012 NFC East standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_NFC_East_standings" title="Template talk:2012 NFC East standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_NFC_East_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 NFC East standings">edit</a></li></ul></div> </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="30"><abbr 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:#cfc;"> <td>(4) <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</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;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">436 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">388 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">New York Giants</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;">429 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">344 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</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;">376 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2012 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</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;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">280 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">444 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </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_North" title="NFC North">NFC North</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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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:#cfc;"> <td>(3) <a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">433 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">336 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>(6) <a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</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;">379 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">348 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</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;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">277 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</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;">372 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">437 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L8 </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 rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2012_NFC_South_standings" title="Template:2012 NFC South standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_NFC_South_standings" title="Template talk:2012 NFC South standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_NFC_South_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 NFC South standings">edit</a></li></ul></div> </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="30"><abbr 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:#cfc;"> <td>(1) <a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.813 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">419 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">299 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</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;">357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">363 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</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;">461 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">454 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</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;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">389 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">394 </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_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:2012_NFC_West_standings" title="Template:2012 NFC West standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_NFC_West_standings" title="Template talk:2012 NFC West standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_NFC_West_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 NFC West standings">edit</a></li></ul></div> </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="35"><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:#cfc;"> <td>(2) <a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.719 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–2–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–4–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">397 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">273 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>(5) <a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">412 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">245 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.469 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–1–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">299 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">348 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 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;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">357 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference">Conference</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Conference">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="12" style="background:#FFCCCC;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output 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</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">Division winners </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>13 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.813 </td> <td>6–0 </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.385 </td> <td>W11 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>2<a href="#cite_note-1-1-45">[a]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 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>6–0 </td> <td>11–1 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>.466 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>3<a href="#cite_note-1-1-45">[a]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>12 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>.432 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>4<a href="#cite_note-1-3-46">[b]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens </a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Wild cards </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>11 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.688 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.441 </td> <td>.403 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td>6<a href="#cite_note-1-3-46">[b]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>.381 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Did not qualify for the postseason </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2012 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>.465 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8<a href="#cite_note-1-4-47">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2012 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>.286 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9<a href="#cite_note-1-4-47">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>.415 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10<a href="#cite_note-1-5-48">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>.344 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11<a href="#cite_note-1-5-48">[d]</a><a href="#cite_note-1-2-49">[e]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>.401 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12<a href="#cite_note-1-2-49">[e]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.480 </td> <td>.281 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.508 </td> <td>.388 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>.219 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15<a href="#cite_note-1-6-50">[f]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>2 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.125 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td>2–10 </td> <td>.539 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>L5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16<a href="#cite_note-1-6-50">[f]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>2 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.125 </td> <td>0–6 </td> <td>0–12 </td> <td>.516 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>L4 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Tiebreakers<a href="#cite_note-51">[g]</a> </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 .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Diego finished with a better conference record than Miami (7–5 to 5–7). </li> <li id="cite_note-1-5-48">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1-5_48-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-1-5_48-1">b</a> Tennessee finished ahead of New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. </li> <li id="cite_note-1-2-49">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1-2_49-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-1-2_49-1">b</a> New York Jets finished ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East based on record versus common opponents (5–7 to 3–9). </li> <li id="cite_note-1-6-50">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1-6_50-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-1-6_50-1">b</a> Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Kansas City (2–10 to 0–12). </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a> 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. </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="12" style="background:#D0E7FF;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">NFC</a><a href="#cite_note-standings-conf-NFL-44">[44]</a> <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:2012_NFC_standings" title="Template:2012 NFC standings">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012_NFC_standings" title="Template talk:2012 NFC standings">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_NFC_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012 NFC standings">edit</a></li></ul></div></div> </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">Division winners </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>13 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.813 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>.418 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>11 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.719 </td> <td>3–2–1 </td> <td>7–4–1 </td> <td>.504 </td> <td>.477 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>11 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.688 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.508 </td> <td>.440 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.494 </td> <td>.450 </td> <td>W7 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Wild cards </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>11 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.688 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.504 </td> <td>.534 </td> <td>W5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td>6<a href="#cite_note-2-1-52">[a]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.520 </td> <td>.456 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Did not qualify for the postseason </td></tr> <tr> <td>7<a href="#cite_note-2-1-52">[a]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>North </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>.403 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>.521 </td> <td>.490 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>.523 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>7 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>4–1–1 </td> <td>6–5–1 </td> <td>.539 </td> <td>.496 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11<a href="#cite_note-2-2-53">[b]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</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>.516 </td> <td>.464 </td> <td>W4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12<a href="#cite_note-2-2-53">[b]</a><a href="#cite_note-2-3-54">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</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>.521 </td> <td>.446 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13<a href="#cite_note-2-2-53">[b]</a><a href="#cite_note-2-3-54">[c]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td>South </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>.502 </td> <td>.446 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td>West </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>.559 </td> <td>.475 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15<a href="#cite_note-4–12-55">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</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>.566 </td> <td>.383 </td> <td>L8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16<a href="#cite_note-4–12-55">[d]</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2012 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>East </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>2–10 </td> <td>.508 </td> <td>.484 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="12">Tiebreakers<a href="#cite_note-56">[e]</a> </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-2-1-52">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2-1_52-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-2-1_52-1">b</a> Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on a better divisional record (4–2 to 3–3). </li> <li id="cite_note-2-2-53">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2-2_53-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-2-2_53-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-2-2_53-2">c</a> Carolina and New Orleans finished ahead of Tampa Bay in the NFC South based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to Tampa Bay's 4–6). Carolina finished in second place based on a head-to-head sweep over New Orleans. </li> <li id="cite_note-2-3-54">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2-3_54-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-2-3_54-1">b</a> New Orleans finished in third place in the NFC South based on a head-to-head sweep over Tampa Bay. </li> <li id="cite_note-4–12-55">^ <a href="#cite_ref-4–12_55-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-4–12_55-1">b</a> Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia based on a head-to-head victory. </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> 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. </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Postseason">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NFL_playoffs" title="2012–13 NFL playoffs">2012–13 NFL playoffs</a></div> 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 wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, 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 divisional playoffs, 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.<a href="#cite_note-yahoo-57">[45]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;">Playoff seeds </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;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">West</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_South" title="NFC South">South</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">East</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">West</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_South" title="AFC South">South</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">North</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">North</a> winner)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> (<a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">East</a> winner) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)#National_Football_League" title="Wild card (sports)">wild card</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> (wild card) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> (wild card)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs_bracket">Playoffs bracket</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Playoffs bracket">edit</a>]</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 6 – <a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank 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;"><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Miracle" title="Mile High Miracle">Jan 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Empower_Field_at_Mile_High" title="Empower Field at Mile High">Sports Authority Field at Mile High</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/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">9 </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;">Baltimore </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;">38** </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/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 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;font-weight:bold;">24 </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 20 – Gillette Stadium </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/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">35 </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;">AFC </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 5 – <a href="/wiki/NRG_Stadium" title="NRG Stadium">Reliant Stadium</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;">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;">Baltimore </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;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 13 – <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette 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;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">New England </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </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/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;">AFC Championship </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;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Houston </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">28 </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/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston</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;">19 </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 3 – <a href="/wiki/Caesars_Superdome" title="Caesars Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</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;;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:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 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;">41 </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;">Wild Card playoffs </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;">Divisional playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 5 – <a href="/wiki/Lambeau_Field" title="Lambeau Field">Lambeau 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;">A4 </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;">Baltimore </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;">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 12 – <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</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;;">N2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">San Francisco </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">31 </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/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">10 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Super Bowl XLVII</a> </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;">Green Bay </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">31 </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/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay</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;">24 </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 20 – Georgia 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: #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/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</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;">45 </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;">NFC </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 6 – <a href="/wiki/FedExField" class="mw-redirect" title="FedExField">FedExField</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;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">San Francisco </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 13 – <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</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;;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Atlanta </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">24 </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;;font-weight:bold;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">NFC Championship </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;">Seattle </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">28 </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;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">14 </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/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</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;">30 </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> <dl><dd>** Indicates 2OT 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">This bracket: <ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2012%E2%80%9313_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:2012–13 NFL playoffs">view</a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2012%E2%80%9313_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:2012–13 NFL playoffs">talk</a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012%E2%80%9313_NFL_playoffs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2012–13 NFL playoffs">edit</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Controversies">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Saints_bounty_scandal">Saints bounty scandal</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Saints bounty scandal">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">New Orleans Saints bounty scandal</a></div> In 2012, the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> were discovered to have run a "slush fund" under former defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Williams" title="Gregg Williams">Gregg Williams</a>, that paid out bonuses, called "bounties", to purposely injure offensive players that the Saints were playing against. The system was known to have operated during Williams's time in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[46]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[47]</a> Rumors started in 2009 during the Saints <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl XLIV</a> run in the 2009 NFC Championship game against the Vikings, where the Saints defense was allegedly trying to hurt Vikings quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[49]</a> Other than the Vikings, the Saints also allegedly targeted <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[50]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[51]</a> players, and the program became even more notorious in the 2011 NFL Divisional Playoff Game against the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>, when filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Sean_Pamphilon" title="Sean Pamphilon">Sean Pamphilon</a> released audio tapes of Williams telling his players to injure a select group of 49ers, with one of them being running back <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Hunter" title="Kendall Hunter">Kendall Hunter</a>, and to knock him out, as well as going after <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Kyle Williams (wide receiver)">Kyle Williams</a> because of his history of concussions. Williams also told them to injure <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Davis" title="Vernon Davis">Vernon Davis</a>' ankles and <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury" title="Anterior cruciate ligament injury">tear</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Michael_Crabtree" title="Michael Crabtree">Michael Crabtree</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">ACL</a>. According to Pamphilon, Williams also appeared to put a bounty on quarterback <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> after he told his men to hit Smith in the chin, "then he rubs his thumb against his index and middle fingers – the cash sign – and says, I got the first one. I got the first one. Go get it. Go lay that [expletive] out."<a href="#cite_note-64">[52]</a> Ultimately, Goodell handed down one of the harshest penalties in league history, by suspending Williams indefinitely, head coach <a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a> for the entire <a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">2012 season</a>, interim head coach <a href="/wiki/Joe_Vitt" title="Joe Vitt">Joe Vitt</a> for the first 6 games, and general manager <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Loomis" title="Mickey Loomis">Mickey Loomis</a> for 8 games.<a href="#cite_note-sanction-65">[53]</a> Saints linebacker <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Vilma" title="Jonathan Vilma">Jonathan Vilma</a> was also suspended for the season, as well as defensive linemen <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hargrove" title="Anthony Hargrove">Anthony Hargrove</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Will Smith (defensive end)">Will Smith</a> for 8 and 4 games, respectively. Former Saints and current <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> linebacker <a href="/wiki/Scott_Fujita" title="Scott Fujita">Scott Fujita</a> was also suspended for 3 games.<a href="#cite_note-66">[54]</a> The player's suspensions were later thrown out on appeal.<a href="#cite_note-67">[55]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chargers_Stickum">Chargers Stickum</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Chargers Stickum">edit</a>]</div> During the <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a> game on October 15 between the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>, officials checked the hands of Chargers players, under the suspicion that players were using <a href="/wiki/Stickum" title="Stickum">Stickum</a> or a similar banned adhesive on players' towels to gain a competitive edge.<a href="#cite_note-Gehlken-68">[56]</a> Chargers' head coach <a href="/wiki/Norv_Turner" title="Norv Turner">Norv Turner</a> strenuously denied the accusations.<a href="#cite_note-Gehlken-68">[56]</a> The towels were revealed to have <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Gold_Grip_Enhancer" title="Gorilla Gold Grip Enhancer">Gorilla Gold Grip Enhancer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Gorilla_Gold-69">[57]</a> The Chargers were fined $20,000 by the NFL for failing to immediately surrender team towels when requested, but were cleared of illegal substance use.<a href="#cite_note-70">[58]</a> Gorilla Gold was subsequently banned from use by the NFL.<a href="#cite_note-Gorilla_Gold-69">[57]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_averages">League averages</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: League averages">edit</a>]</div> There were a total of 11,651 points scored during the 2012 NFL regular season. The average points scored among all the teams in the NFL was 22.8 points per game. The New England Patriots had the highest point differential, scoring an average of 14.1 points more than their opponents. The Kansas City Chiefs had the lowest point differential scoring an average of 13.4 points less than their opponents. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Records">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> set the record for most consecutive seasons with one team. He has been the kicker for the Detroit Lions for 21 seasons.<a href="#cite_note-71">[59]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a> of the Baltimore Ravens broke <a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">Rod Woodson</a>'s record for interception return yardage in a week one game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He is now the all-time leader in interception return yards with 1,541.<a href="#cite_note-Reed-72">[60]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> became the only player in NFL history to pass for 300+ yards and 2 touchdowns without throwing an interception in his first start.<a href="#cite_note-Reed-72">[60]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a> tied the NFL record for longest field goal (63 yards).<a href="#cite_note-73">[61]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> joined <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a> as the only players to throw at least 400 touchdowns.<a href="#cite_note-74">[62]</a></li> <li>Week 1 set a record for being the highest scoring opening week in NFL history. The new record of 791 points is 3 points higher than the 2002 record. Five teams scored more than 40 points, also the most in NFL history.<a href="#cite_note-75">[63]</a></li> <li>NFL sets record with 20 teams at 1–1.<a href="#cite_note-76">[64]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees'</a> record streak of consecutive games with 300 plus yards passing ended at 9 games in a week 3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. His streak began in week 10 of the 2011 season.<a href="#cite_note-77">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[66]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Amendola" title="Danny Amendola">Danny Amendola</a> of the St. Louis Rams had 12 receptions in the first half of the week two game vs. Washington to tie the NFL record for most receptions in the first half set by the Indianapolis Colts' <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-79">[67]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> scored a record five touchdowns of 60-plus yards in one game (1 punt return, 2 pass plays, 1 kickoff return, 1 fumble return) against the Detroit Lions in week 3.<a href="#cite_note-boxscore-80">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-Lion-81">[69]</a></li> <li>The week 3 game between the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> produced an NFL record 13 first downs via penalties. Of the 13, New England was awarded 8 and Baltimore 5.<a href="#cite_note-82">[70]</a></li> <li>In week 4, Rams rookie kicker <a href="/wiki/Greg_Zuerlein_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Zuerlein (American football)">Greg Zuerlein</a> became the first player in league history to make kicks from 50-plus and 60-plus yards in the same game.<a href="#cite_note-83">[71]</a></li> <li>Drew Brees' record of 48 consecutive games with a touchdown pass in week 5 vs. <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego</a> (the first team Brees played for) broke <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a>' record that had stood since 1960.<a href="#cite_note-84">[72]</a> The streak ended at 54 games in week thirteen against the Atlanta Falcons.<a href="#cite_note-85">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-86">[74]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Briggs" title="Lance Briggs">Lance Briggs</a> set a new record by intercepting a pass for a touchdown in both Week 4 and Week 5. They became the first pair of teammates in NFL history to each return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games.<a href="#cite_note-87">[75]</a></li> <li>In week five the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> became the first team in NFL history with 300 yards passing and 300 yards rushing vs. the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>.<a href="#cite_note-88">[76]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> of the Tennessee Titans ran for an 83-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Titans' win over the Buffalo Bills to become the first player in NFL history with four 80-plus yard touchdown runs in a career.<a href="#cite_note-89">[77]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> set a record of seven consecutive games without holding a lead, previously set by the <a href="/wiki/1929_Buffalo_Bisons_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1929 Buffalo Bisons season">1929 Buffalo Bisons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-90">[78]</a></li> <li>Week 8: New England gained over 350 yards of total offense for the 17th straight game, breaking an NFL record set by the Rams in 1999–2000.<a href="#cite_note-91">[79]</a></li> <li>By allowing 530 yards by the Broncos in week eight, the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> became the first team to allow 400-plus yards in seven games in a row since 1950, which is as far back as STATS LLC can search its NFL database.<a href="#cite_note-92">[80]</a> Record ended at ten games through week 11.<a href="#cite_note-93">[81]</a></li> <li>In week 8, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Jason Witten</a> of the Cowboys caught 18 passes against the Giants. This set a new NFL record for catches in a game by a tight end, and was the third most in a single game by any player in NFL history.<a href="#cite_note-94">[82]</a></li> <li>Through week eight Peyton Manning has increased his record of most regular season games with 300 plus yards passing to 68 games.<a href="#cite_note-95">[83]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> broke the NFL's single-game rookie record when he threw for 433 yards to lead the Indianapolis Colts past the Miami Dolphins.<a href="#cite_note-96">[84]</a></li> <li>Chicago became the first team in NFL history to record a touchdown pass, a touchdown run, an interception return for a touchdown, and a blocked kick/punt for a score in the same quarter in their week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans.<a href="#cite_note-Bears_Week_9-97">[85]</a></li> <li>Charles Tillman became the first player in the NFL to force four fumbles in one game since the stat became tracked in 1991.<a href="#cite_note-Bears_Week_9-97">[85]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(running_back)" title="Doug Martin (running back)">Doug Martin</a> became the first player in league history to record touchdown runs of 70-plus, 65-plus, and 45-plus yards in a single game.<a href="#cite_note-98">[86]</a> He joined Denver's <a href="/wiki/Mike_Anderson_(running_back)" title="Mike Anderson (running back)">Mike Anderson</a> as the only players in league history with at least 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a game.<a href="#cite_note-99">[87]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a> of the Ravens became the first player in league history with two career kickoff returns of at least 105 yards. He returned one for 108 yards against Dallas; he followed it up a few weeks later when he returned one for 105 yards against Oakland, simultaneously tying the record for longest kickoff return on the former return.<a href="#cite_note-100">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[89]</a></li> <li>Andrew Luck set the rookie record with six games of at least 300 yards passing.<a href="#cite_note-102">[90]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Washington" title="Leon Washington">Leon Washington</a> of the Seahawks returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the eighth time to tie the NFL career record.<a href="#cite_note-103">[91]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> of the Lions broke the NFL season receiving yards record against the Falcons on December 22.<a href="#cite_note-104">[92]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> broke the NFL single season record for most field goals made in a season of over 50 yards on December 23 against the Texans.<a href="#cite_note-105">[93]</a></li> <li>Placekicker <a href="/wiki/Kai_Forbath" title="Kai Forbath">Kai Forbath</a> of the Redskins set a new NFL record with 17 consecutive field goals to start a career.<a href="#cite_note-106">[94]</a></li> <li>Andrew Luck broke the rookie record for passing yards in a season on December 23.<a href="#cite_note-107">[95]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Jason Witten</a> broke the NFL single season record for catches by a tight end on December 23.<a href="#cite_note-108">[96]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> became the seventh player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season by rushing for 199 yards in Week 17, bringing his season total to 2,097 rushing yards. This also brings him just nine yards short of breaking <a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Eric Dickerson</a>'s record set in 1984 and gives him the all-time second best single season record for rushing yards.<a href="#cite_note-109">[97]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> tied <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>'s rookie record for touchdown passes in a single season with 26.<a href="#cite_note-110">[98]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> gained an NFL record 444 first downs.<a href="#cite_note-111">[99]</a></li> <li>The 2012 regular season set the NFL record for total points scored in a season with 11,651; the 22.8 points-per-game for each team is also the highest since the <a href="/wiki/AFL-NFL_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL-NFL merger">AFL-NFL merger</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[100]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> set the NFL record for most playoff losses with 27.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> broke the NFL record for most road playoff losses with 16.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> tied the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>' record set from 1999 to 2001 for the most consecutive seasons scoring 500 or more points with three.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> set a passer rating of 102.4, to break <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a>'s record for the highest rating by a rookie.</li> <li>Most home playoff games won: 20, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a> set record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, with 181 yards.<a href="#cite_note-113">[101]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> set the record for most playoff games won with 17.<a href="#cite_note-114">[102]</a></li> <li>Most conference championship games played starting quarterback (tie): 7, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> set a rookie record for passing yards in a playoff game : 385.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> tied <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a>'s record for most touchdown passes (11) without an interception in a postseason</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_statistical_leaders">Regular season statistical leaders</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Regular season statistical leaders">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Individual<a href="#cite_note-115">[103]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Scoring leader</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Gostkowski" title="Stephen Gostkowski">Stephen Gostkowski</a>, New England (153) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most field goals made</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a>, Minnesota (35 FGs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Touchdowns</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a>, Houston (17 TDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a>, Minnesota (2,097 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a>, New Orleans (5,177 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing touchdowns</td> <td>Drew Brees, New Orleans (43 TDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passer rating</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a>, Green Bay (108.0 rating) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pass receptions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a>, Detroit (122 catches) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pass receiving yards</td> <td>Calvin Johnson, Detroit (1,964 yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Combined tackles</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Luke Kuechly</a>, Carolina (165 tackles) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Interceptions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Jennings" title="Tim Jennings">Tim Jennings</a>, Chicago(9) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Punting</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Zastudil" title="Dave Zastudil">Dave Zastudil</a>, Arizona (4,783 yards, 47.2 average yards) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacks</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a>, Houston (20.5) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Awards">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Pro_Team">All-Pro Team</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: All-Pro Team">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_All-Pro_Team" title="2012 All-Pro Team">2012 All-Pro Team</a></div> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Offense </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a>) <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">Fullback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vonta_Leach" title="Vonta Leach">Vonta Leach</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit</a>) <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Tony Gonzalez</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">Offensive tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duane_Brown" title="Duane Brown">Duane Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston</a>) <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Clady" title="Ryan Clady">Ryan Clady</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a>) </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/Mike_Iupati" title="Mike Iupati">Mike Iupati</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) <a href="/wiki/Jahri_Evans" title="Jahri Evans">Jahri Evans</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">Center</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Unger" title="Max Unger">Max Unger</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="padding-left:40px;"> <table class="wikitable"> <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/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston</a>) <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Wake" title="Cameron Wake">Cameron Wake</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geno_Atkins" title="Geno Atkins">Geno Atkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</a>) <a href="/wiki/Vince_Wilfork" title="Vince Wilfork">Vince Wilfork</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Outside_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Outside linebacker">Outside linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Von Miller</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a>) <a href="/wiki/Aldon_Smith" title="Aldon Smith">Aldon Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Middle_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle linebacker">Inside linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) <a href="/wiki/NaVorro_Bowman" title="NaVorro Bowman">NaVorro Bowman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Sherman_(American_football)" title="Richard Sherman (American football)">Richard Sherman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>) <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_and_Canadian_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American and Canadian football position)">Safety</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Thomas_(defensive_back)" class="mw-redirect" title="Earl Thomas (defensive back)">Earl Thomas</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>) <a href="/wiki/Dashon_Goldson" title="Dashon Goldson">Dashon Goldson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Special teams </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">Kicker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football position)">Punter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Lee_(American_football)" title="Andy Lee (American football)">Andy Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kick_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick returner">Kick returner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_of_the_Week/Month">Players of the Week/Month</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Players of the Week/Month">edit</a>]</div> The following were named the top performers during the 2012 season: <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Week/ Month </th> <th colspan="2">Offensive Player of the Week/Month </th> <th colspan="2">Defensive Player of the Week/Month </th> <th colspan="2">Special Teams Player of the Week/Month </th></tr> <tr> <th>AFC </th> <th>NFC </th> <th>AFC </th> <th>NFC </th> <th>AFC </th> <th>NFC </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Ravens</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_01-116">[104]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_01-117">[105]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Porter" title="Tracy Porter">Tracy Porter</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_01-116">[104]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Ronde Barber</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Buccaneers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_01-117">[105]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Kerley" title="Jeremy Kerley">Jeremy Kerley</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">Jets</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_01-116">[104]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_01-117">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bush" title="Reggie Bush">Reggie Bush</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_02-118">[106]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Nicks" title="Hakeem Nicks">Hakeem Nicks</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_02-119">[107]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Texans</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_02-118">[106]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Calais Campbell</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Cardinals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_02-119">[107]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(American_football)" title="Adam Jones (American football)">Adam Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_02-118">[106]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Masthay" title="Tim Masthay">Tim Masthay</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Packers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_02-119">[107]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Charles" title="Jamaal Charles">Jamaal Charles</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Chiefs</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_03-120">[108]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Larry Fitzgerald</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Cardinals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_03-121">[109]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(defensive_end)" title="Michael Johnson (defensive end)">Michael Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_03-120">[108]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Clemons_(defensive_end)" title="Chris Clemons (defensive end)">Chris Clemons</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_03-121">[109]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darius_Reynaud" title="Darius Reynaud">Darius Reynaud</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Titans</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_03-120">[108]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Tynes" title="Lawrence Tynes">Lawrence Tynes</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_03-121">[109]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">Patriots</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_04-122">[110]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Packers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_04-123">[111]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Butler" title="Donald Butler">Donald Butler</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2012 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_04-122">[110]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_04-123">[111]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Prater" title="Matt Prater">Matt Prater</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_04-122">[110]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Zuerlein_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Zuerlein (American football)">Greg Zuerlein</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">Rams</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_04-123">[111]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffbf;">Sept. </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;"><a href="/wiki/A._J._Green" title="A. J. Green">A. J. Green</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Falcons</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;">J. J. Watt (Texans)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Jennings" title="Tim Jennings">Tim Jennings</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;">Darius Reynaud (Titans)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbf;"><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Sept-124">[112]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_05-125">[113]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">Saints</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_05-126">[114]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Starks" title="Randy Starks">Randy Starks</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_05-125">[113]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Charles Tillman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_05-126">[114]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Suisham" title="Shaun Suisham">Shaun Suisham</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Steelers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_05-125">[113]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hekker" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hekker">John Hekker</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">Rams</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_05-126">[114]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_06-127">[115]</a> </td> <td>Aaron Rodgers (Packers)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_06-128">[116]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jairus_Byrd" title="Jairus Byrd">Jairus Byrd</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Bills</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_06-127">[115]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antrel_Rolle" title="Antrel Rolle">Antrel Rolle</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_06-128">[116]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Jones" title="Jacoby Jones">Jacoby Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Ravens</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_06-127">[115]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Lions</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_06-128">[116]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Titans</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_07-129">[117]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_07-130">[118]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamarr_Houston" title="Lamarr Houston">Lamarr Houston</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Raiders</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_07-129">[117]</a> </td> <td>Charles Tillman (Bears)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_07-130">[118]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devin_McCourty" title="Devin McCourty">Devin McCourty</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">Patriots</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_07-129">[117]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Lee_(American_football)" title="Andy Lee (American football)">Andy Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_07-130">[118]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>Tom Brady (Patriots)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_08-131">[119]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_08-132">[120]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Woodyard" title="Wesley Woodyard">Wesley Woodyard</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_08-131">[119]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Brown" title="Stevie Brown">Stevie Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_08-132">[120]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olivier_Vernon" title="Olivier Vernon">Olivier Vernon</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_08-131">[119]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davon_House" title="Davon House">Davon House</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Packers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_08-132">[120]</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffffbf;"> <td>Oct. </td> <td>Peyton Manning (Broncos)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td> <td>Aaron Rodgers (Packers)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Wake" title="Cameron Wake">Cameron Wake</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td> <td>Charles Tillman (Bears)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Janikowski" title="Sebastian Janikowski">Sebastian Janikowski</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Raiders</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td> <td>Lawrence Tynes (Giants)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">[121]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_09-134">[122]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(running_back)" title="Doug Martin (running back)">Doug Martin</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Buccaneers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_09-135">[123]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ike_Taylor" title="Ike Taylor">Ike Taylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Steelers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_09-134">[122]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Brian Urlacher</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_09-135">[123]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trindon_Holliday" title="Trindon Holliday">Trindon Holliday</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_09-134">[122]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherrick_McManis" title="Sherrick McManis">Sherrick McManis</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_09-135">[123]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Dalton" title="Andy Dalton">Andy Dalton</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_10-136">[124]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Graham" title="Jimmy Graham">Jimmy Graham</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">Saints</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_10-137">[125]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darius_Butler" title="Darius Butler">Darius Butler</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_10-136">[124]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Sherman_(American_football)" title="Richard Sherman (American football)">Richard Sherman</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_10-137">[125]</a> </td> <td>Jacoby Jones (Ravens)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_10-136">[124]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Harris" title="Dwayne Harris">Dwayne Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Cowboys</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_10-137">[125]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Texans</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_11-138">[126]</a> </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_11-139">[127]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Von Miller</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_11-138">[126]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aldon_Smith" title="Aldon Smith">Aldon Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_11-139">[127]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leodis_McKelvin" title="Leodis McKelvin">Leodis McKelvin</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Bills</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_11-138">[126]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Bailey_(American_football)" title="Dan Bailey (American football)">Dan Bailey</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Cowboys</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_11-139">[127]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rice" title="Ray Rice">Ray Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Ravens</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_12-140">[128]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Panthers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_12-141">[129]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D%27Qwell_Jackson" title="D'Qwell Jackson">D'Qwell Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Browns</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_12-140">[128]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Janoris_Jenkins" title="Janoris Jenkins">Janoris Jenkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">Rams</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_12-141">[129]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._Y._Hilton" title="T. Y. Hilton">T. Y. Hilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_12-140">[128]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Washington" title="Leon Washington">Leon Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_12-141">[129]</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffffbf;"> <td>Nov. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Texans</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Lions</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td> <td>Von Miller (Broncos)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td> <td>Aldon Smith (49ers)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td> <td>Jacoby Jones (Ravens)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dekoda_Watson" title="Dekoda Watson">Dekoda Watson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Buccaneers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">[130]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Chiefs</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_13-143">[131]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_13-144">[132]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_13-143">[131]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Moore_(American_football)" title="William Moore (American football)">William Moore</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Falcons</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_13-144">[132]</a> </td> <td>Shaun Suisham (Steelers)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_13-143">[131]</a> </td> <td>Greg Zuerlein (Rams)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_13-144">[132]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>Tom Brady (Patriots)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_14-145">[133]</a> </td> <td>Adrian Peterson (Vikings)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_14-146">[134]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Vaughn" title="Cassius Vaughn">Cassius Vaughn</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_14-145">[133]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Luke Kuechly</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Panthers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_14-146">[134]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Benjamin" title="Travis Benjamin">Travis Benjamin</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Browns</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_14-145">[133]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wilson_(running_back)" title="David Wilson (running back)">David Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_14-146">[134]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Knowshon_Moreno" title="Knowshon Moreno">Knowshon Moreno</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_15-147">[135]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_15-148">[136]</a> </td> <td>J. J. Watt (Texans)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_15-147">[135]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Carr" title="Brandon Carr">Brandon Carr</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Cowboys</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_15-148">[136]</a> </td> <td>Sebastian Janikowski (Raiders)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_15-147">[135]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_15-148">[136]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>Ray Rice (Ravens)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_16-149">[137]</a> </td> <td>Matt Ryan (Falcons)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_16-150">[138]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geno_Atkins" title="Geno Atkins">Geno Atkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_16-149">[137]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Julius Peppers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_16-150">[138]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Micheal_Spurlock" title="Micheal Spurlock">Micheal Spurlock</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2012 San Diego Chargers season">Chargers</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_16-149">[137]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bryant" title="Red Bryant">Red Bryant</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_16-150">[138]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>Peyton Manning (Broncos)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_17-151">[139]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Morris_(American_football)" title="Alfred Morris (American football)">Alfred Morris</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_17-152">[140]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vontae_Davis" title="Vontae Davis">Vontae Davis</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_17-151">[139]</a> </td> <td>Stevie Brown (Giants)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_17-152">[140]</a> </td> <td>Darius Reynaud (Titans)<a href="#cite_note-AFC_PotW_17-151">[139]</a> </td> <td>Blair Walsh (Vikings)<a href="#cite_note-NFC_PotW_17-152">[140]</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffffbf;"> <td>Dec. </td> <td>Peyton Manning (Broncos)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td> <td>Adrian Peterson (Vikings)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td> <td>J. J. Watt (Texans)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Fletcher" title="London Fletcher">London Fletcher</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Brown_(American_football)" title="Josh Brown (American football)">Josh Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Bengals season">Bengals</a>)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td> <td>Blair Walsh (Vikings)<a href="#cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">[141]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>FedEx Air Player of the Week<a href="#cite_note-FedExPlayerOfTheWeek-154">[142]</a> (Quarterbacks) </th> <th>FedEx Ground Player of the Week<a href="#cite_note-FedExPlayerOfTheWeek-154">[142]</a> (Running Backs) </th> <th>Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week<a href="#cite_note-155">[143]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C._J._Spiller" title="C. J. Spiller">C. J. Spiller</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2012 Buffalo Bills season">Bills</a>) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bush" title="Reggie Bush">Reggie Bush</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Dolphins</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trent_Richardson" title="Trent Richardson">Trent Richardson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2012 Cleveland Browns season">Browns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Ravens</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Charles" title="Jamaal Charles">Jamaal Charles</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Chiefs</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Luck" title="Andrew Luck">Andrew Luck</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Colts</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">Patriots</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Bolden" title="Brandon Bolden">Brandon Bolden</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">Patriots</a>) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Bradshaw" title="Ahmad Bradshaw">Ahmad Bradshaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Giants_season" title="2012 New York Giants season">Giants</a>) </td> <td>Andrew Luck (Colts) </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2012 Green Bay Packers season">Packers</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shonn_Greene" title="Shonn Greene">Shonn Greene</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">Jets</a>) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">Saints</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Titans</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Morris_(American_football)" title="Alfred Morris (American football)">Alfred Morris</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>Tom Brady (Patriots) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(running_back)" title="Doug Martin (running back)">Doug Martin</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Buccaneers</a>) </td> <td>Andrew Luck (Colts) </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>Andrew Luck (Colts) </td> <td>Doug Martin (Buccaneers) </td> <td>Doug Martin (Buccaneers) </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>Joe Flacco (Ravens) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Texans</a>) </td> <td>Doug Martin (Buccaneers) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Texans</a>) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>Russell Wilson (Seahawks) </td> <td>Adrian Peterson (Vikings) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>Tom Brady (Patriots) </td> <td>Adrian Peterson (Vikings) </td> <td>Alfred Morris (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Matt Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Falcons</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knowshon_Moreno" title="Knowshon Moreno">Knowshon Moreno</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Cousins" title="Kirk Cousins">Kirk Cousins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Redskins</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>Aaron Rodgers (Packers) </td> <td>Jamaal Charles (Chiefs) </td> <td>Robert Griffin III (Redskins) </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Broncos</a>) </td> <td>Alfred Morris (Redskins) </td> <td>Alfred Morris (Redskins) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="padding-left:50px;"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Month </th> <th colspan="2">Rookie of the Month </th></tr> <tr> <th>Offensive </th> <th>Defensive </th></tr> <tr> <th>Sept. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[144]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Chandler Jones</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[145]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Oct. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(running_back)" title="Doug Martin (running back)">Doug Martin</a><a href="#cite_note-RotM_Oct-158">[146]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Hayward" title="Casey Hayward">Casey Hayward</a><a href="#cite_note-RotM_Oct-158">[146]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Nov. </th> <td>Robert Griffin III<a href="#cite_note-RotM_Nov-159">[147]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lavonte_David" title="Lavonte David">Lavonte David</a><a href="#cite_note-RotM_Nov-159">[147]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Dec. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a><a href="#cite_note-RotM_Dec-160">[148]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Luke Kuechly</a><a href="#cite_note-RotM_Dec-160">[148]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_awards">Season awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Season awards">edit</a>]</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/2nd_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="2nd Annual NFL Honors">2nd Annual NFL Honors</a></div> The <a href="/wiki/2nd_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="2nd Annual NFL Honors">2nd Annual NFL Honors</a>, saluting the best players and plays from 2012 season, was held at the <a href="/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson_Theater_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts">Mahalia Jackson Theater</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> on February 2, 2013.<a href="#cite_note-161">[149]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">AP Most Valuable Player</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a></td> <td>Running back</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award">AP Offensive Player of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a></td> <td>Running back</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2012 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award">AP Defensive Player of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a></td> <td>Defensive end</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Texans_season" title="2012 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Coach of the Year Award">AP Coach of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Arians" title="Bruce Arians">Bruce Arians</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">Head coach</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Rookie of the Year Award">AP Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Rookie of the Year Award">AP Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Luke Kuechly</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award">AP Comeback Player of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year">Pepsi Rookie of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Jason Witten</a></td> <td>Tight end</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2012 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Football Writers Association">PFWA</a> NFL Executive of the Year</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Grigson" title="Ryan Grigson">Ryan Grigson</a></td> <td>General manager</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2012 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_superlatives">Team superlatives</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Team superlatives">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Offense">Offense</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Offense">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Most points scored: <a href="/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England</a>, 557 (34.8 PPG)</li> <li>Fewest points scored: <a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City</a>, 211 (13.2 PPG)</li> <li>Most total offensive yards: New England, 6,846</li> <li>Fewest total offensive yards: <a href="/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona</a>, 4,209</li> <li>Most total passing yards: <a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a>, 4,997</li> <li>Fewest total passing yards: Kansas City, 2,713</li> <li>Most rushing yards: <a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a>, 2,709</li> <li>Fewest rushing yards: Arizona, 1,204</li></ul> <a href="#cite_note-162">[150]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Defense">Defense</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Defense">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Fewest points allowed: <a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a>, 245 (15.3 PPG)</li> <li>Most points allowed: <a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee</a>, 471 (29.4 PPG)</li> <li>Fewest total yards allowed (defense): <a href="/wiki/2012_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a>, 4,413</li> <li>Most total yards allowed (defense): New Orleans, 7,042</li> <li>Fewest passing yards allowed: Pittsburgh, 2,963</li> <li>Most passing yards allowed (defense): <a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a>, 4,758</li> <li>Fewest rushing yards allowed (defense): Tampa Bay, 1,320</li> <li>Most rushing yards allowed (defense): New Orleans, 2,361</li></ul> <a href="#cite_note-163">[151]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coach/front_office_changes">Head coach/front office changes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Head coach/front office changes">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coach">Head coach</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Head coach">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dt>Pre-season changes</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:12%;">Team: </th> <th style="width:10%;">2011 head coach: at start of season </th> <th style="width:10%;">2011 interim head coach: </th> <th style="width:10%;">2012 replacement: </th> <th style="width:8%;">Reason for leaving: </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Del_Rio" title="Jack Del Rio">Jack Del Rio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Tucker" title="Mel Tucker">Mel Tucker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mularkey" title="Mike Mularkey">Mike Mularkey</a> </td> <td rowspan="7">Fired </td> <td>Del Rio was fired after compiling a 69–73 (.486) record (including postseason games) in 8¾ seasons as head coach; the team has not made the playoffs since <a href="/wiki/2007_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season">2007</a>. Del Rio was fired at the same time that <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Weaver" title="Wayne Weaver">Wayne Weaver</a>, the owner of the Jaguars, announced his intentions to sell the team to Pakistani-American automotive parts builder <a href="/wiki/Shahid_Khan" title="Shahid Khan">Shahid Khan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-164">[152]</a> Del Rio later became defensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. Mularkey, previously the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> from 2004 to 2005, had most recently been offensive coordinator for the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>. Tucker remains on the Jaguars staff. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2012 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Haley" title="Todd Haley">Todd Haley</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a> </td> <td>Haley compiled a 19–27 (.413) record, including one postseason loss, in nearly 3 seasons with the Chiefs. Team ownership cited inconsistent play and a lack of progress in their decision; Haley was also cited for an <a href="/wiki/Unsportsmanlike_conduct" title="Unsportsmanlike conduct">unsportsmanlike conduct</a> penalty in what turned out to be his final game. In 2012, he became offensive coordinator for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>. Crennel was the defensive coordinator for the Chiefs when he was promoted, and had previously served as head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> from 2005 to 2008. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="2012 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Sparano" title="Tony Sparano">Tony Sparano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bowles" title="Todd Bowles">Todd Bowles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Philbin" title="Joe Philbin">Joe Philbin</a> </td> <td>Sparano compiled a 29–33 (.468) record, including one postseason loss, in nearly 4 seasons with the Dolphins. Ongoing speculation regarding Sparano's future in Miami prompted Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to dismiss Sparano prior to the end of the season instead of letting the speculation become a further distraction. Sparano then became offensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>; Bowles joined the staff of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>. The Dolphins intended on hiring someone from outside the organization in the 2012 offseason<a href="#cite_note-165">[153]</a> and followed through on that intent by hiring Philbin, the former offensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Spagnuolo" title="Steve Spagnuolo">Steve Spagnuolo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Fisher" title="Jeff Fisher">Jeff Fisher</a> </td> <td>Spagnuolo compiled a 10–38 (.213) record in three seasons as head coach of the Rams, including a 1–15 record in <a href="/wiki/2009_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2009 St. Louis Rams season">2009</a> and a 2–14 record in 2011. He and general manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Devaney" title="Billy Devaney">Billy Devaney</a> were dismissed concurrently on January 2. Spagnuolo joined the staff of the New Orleans Saints as defensive coordinator. Fisher, who had spent the previous season out of football, had coached the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans</a> franchise from 1994 to 2010. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Raheem_Morris" title="Raheem Morris">Raheem Morris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Schiano" title="Greg Schiano">Greg Schiano</a> </td> <td>Morris compiled a 17–31 (.354) record in three seasons as head coach of the Buccaneers and ended the 2011 season with a ten-game losing streak. He subsequently became defensive backs coach for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>. Schiano had spent the previous 11 seasons in college football, as head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights football">Rutgers Scarlet Knights football</a> team, a team he eventually returned to as head coach 8 years later. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hue_Jackson" title="Hue Jackson">Hue Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Allen_(American_football)" title="Dennis Allen (American football)">Dennis Allen</a> </td> <td>Jackson compiled an 8–8 (.500) record in his lone season as the Raiders' head coach, but set a league record for penalties. After the death of longtime owner <a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">Al Davis</a>, the Raiders hired a new general manager <a href="/wiki/Reggie_McKenzie_(linebacker)" title="Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)">Reggie McKenzie</a>, who then decided to hire his own coaching staff. Subsequently, Jackson was dismissed from the team. As of 2012, Jackson serves as an assistant with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>. Allen had previously served as the defensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Caldwell_(American_football)" title="Jim Caldwell (American football)">Jim Caldwell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Pagano" title="Chuck Pagano">Chuck Pagano</a> </td> <td>Caldwell was fired after compiling a 28–24 (.538) record (including postseason games) in three seasons as head coach; the team suffered through a 2–14 record in <a href="/wiki/2011_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2011 Indianapolis Colts season">2011</a>, in which quarterback <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> sat out the whole season while recovering from multiple neck surgeries. This record was the worst in the league and brought Caldwell's firing as well as that of 15-year general manager <a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Bill Polian</a>, and virtually every <a href="/wiki/Skill_position" title="Skill position">skill position</a> player on the offensive side of the ball (including every <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> on the roster). Caldwell then joined the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> as quarterbacks coach. Pagano had previously served as the defensive coordinator of the Ravens. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2012 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Vitt" title="Joe Vitt">Joe Vitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Kromer" title="Aaron Kromer">Aaron Kromer</a> </td> <td>Suspended </td> <td>Payton was suspended on March 21, 2012 for the 2012 season (starting April 1 and concluding with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">Super Bowl XLVII</a>) for his role in the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">New Orleans Saints bounty scandal</a>, in which players would be rewarded under the table for injury-causing hits. Vitt and general manager <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Loomis" title="Mickey Loomis">Mickey Loomis</a> were also suspended, for six and eight games respectively, and <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Williams" title="Gregg Williams">Gregg Williams</a>, the defensive coordinator at the time who allegedly oversaw the bounties, was banned indefinitely from the league (at the time of the ban Williams was the defensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>). Vitt served as head coach through training camp and the preseason, at which point he began serving his six-game suspension and Kromer (the team's offensive line coach) took over as interim coach until Vitt's suspension ended.<a href="#cite_note-166">[154]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>In-season</dt></dl> The following head coaches were replaced in-season: <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:12%;">Team: </th> <th style="width:10%;">2012 head coach: </th> <th style="width:10%;">Interim head coach: </th> <th style="width:10%;">Reason for leaving: </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Pagano" title="Chuck Pagano">Chuck Pagano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Arians" title="Bruce Arians">Bruce Arians</a> </td> <td>Medical leave </td> <td>Pagano was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> four weeks into the regular season, forcing him to take an indefinite medical leave of absence, while Arians, the Colts' offensive coordinator, took his place. Pagano returned to the team in Week 17 and coached the Colts in their playoff game vs. the Ravens. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Front_office">Front office</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Front office">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dt>Offseason</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Position </th> <th>2011 office holder at start of season </th> <th>Interim office holder </th> <th>Reason for leaving </th> <th>2012 replacement </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(American_football)" title="General manager (American football)">GM</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Angelo" title="Jerry Angelo">Jerry Angelo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fired </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Emery_(American_football)" title="Phil Emery (American football)">Phil Emery</a> </td> <td>Angelo was fired by the Bears on January 3, 2012. The reason for his firing was due to a combination of poor drafting and questionable free agent signings, with the team stating they wanted to "close a talent gap" to stay competitive with the rival Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions in the NFC North. He left with a 95-81 record as the Bears' general manager. After his hiring on January 26, 2012, Bears chairman <a href="/wiki/George_McCaskey" title="George McCaskey">George McCaskey</a> told Emery that though head coach <a href="/wiki/Lovie_Smith" title="Lovie Smith">Lovie Smith</a>'s contract ran through 2013, and that Smith would be head coach in 2012, Emery would have the ability to make a change at the position after the end of the 2012 season.<a href="#cite_note-167">[155]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GM </td> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>/<a href="/wiki/Brian_Xanders" title="Brian Xanders">Brian Xanders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Xanders left the organization </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> </td> <td>Xanders left the team after the 2011 season, and Elway assumed the role of general manager which gave him complete control over the football side of the Broncos operation. On January 5, 2011, Elway was named general manager and executive vice president of football operations of the Broncos, with the final say in all football matters. In this capacity, he reported to team president <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ellis" title="Joe Ellis">Joe Ellis</a> and was the immediate supervisor for the head coach of the team. General manager <a href="/wiki/Brian_Xanders" title="Brian Xanders">Brian Xanders</a> was actually retained, but served mostly in an advisory role to Elway. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2012 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GM </td> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Polian" title="Chris Polian">Chris Polian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fired </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Grigson" title="Ryan Grigson">Ryan Grigson</a> </td> <td>The team suffered through a 2–14 record in <a href="/wiki/2011_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2011 Indianapolis Colts season">2011</a>, in which quarterback <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> sat out the whole season while recovering from multiple neck surgeries. This record was the worst in the league and brought the firing of general manager <a href="/wiki/Chris_Polian" title="Chris Polian">Chris Polian</a> as well as that of his father, long-time general manager and team president <a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Bill Polian</a>, head coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Caldwell_(American_football)" title="Jim Caldwell (American football)">Jim Caldwell</a>, and virtually every <a href="/wiki/Skill_position" title="Skill position">skill position</a> player on the offensive side of the ball (including every <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> on the roster). </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="2012 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GM </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">Al Davis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hue_Jackson" title="Hue Jackson">Hue Jackson</a> (de facto) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Replaced/Fired </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_McKenzie_(linebacker)" title="Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)">Reggie McKenzie</a> </td> <td>McKenzie was hired as general manager of the Oakland Raiders on January 5, 2012, replacing then-head coach Hue Jackson, who had gained control following the death of longtime owner Al Davis on October 8, 2011, at the age of 82. Former Raiders coach <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a> recommended McKenzie to new owner <a href="/wiki/Mark_Davis_(American_football)" title="Mark Davis (American football)">Mark Davis</a>, who hired McKenzie after an interview conducted jointly by Davis and Madden. Jackson was dismissed from the team shortly afterwards. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2012 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GM </td> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Devaney" title="Billy Devaney">Billy Devaney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fired </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Les_Snead" title="Les Snead">Les Snead</a> </td> <td>Devaney was fired at the end of the 2011 season after a 10–38 record as GM. The Rams announced the hiring of <a href="/wiki/2011_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2011 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> director of player personnel Les Snead on February 10, 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2012 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GM </td> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Reinfeldt" title="Mike Reinfeldt">Mike Reinfeldt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Promoted </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ruston_Webster" title="Ruston Webster">Ruston Webster</a> </td> <td>Reinfeldt was promoted to senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, and vice president of player personnel Ruston Webster was then promoted to GM. </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>In-season</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Departing office holder </th> <th>Reason for leaving </th> <th>Interim replacement </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2012 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(American_football)" title="General manager (American football)">GM</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Marty_Hurney" title="Marty Hurney">Marty Hurney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fired </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Beane" title="Brandon Beane">Brandon Beane</a> </td> <td>Hurney was fired as general manager on October 22nd, 2012, after the team started 1–5. Director of football operations Brandon Beane served as GM in an interim capacity following Hurney’s dismissal.<a href="#cite_note-168">[156]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniforms">Uniforms</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Uniforms">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Nike became the official uniform provider for the NFL, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Reebok" title="Reebok">Reebok</a>, which had a decade-long partnership in that capacity. On April 3, Nike unveiled the new uniforms for all 32 teams.<a href="#cite_note-169">[157]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[158]</a> Cosmetically, the new jerseys did not show drastic differences save for the aforementioned changes to the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>' uniforms.<a href="#cite_note-171">[159]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> unveiled an updated logo and word mark in late January 2012,<a href="#cite_note-172">[160]</a> though it has been reported that the actual uniforms will not be altered at the present time.<a href="#cite_note-173">[161]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> switched their primary home jersey color from navy blue to orange. The orange jerseys that served as the team's alternate colored jersey from 2002 to 2011 became the primary home jersey, while the navy blue jerseys that served as the team's primary home jersey from 1997 to 2011 switched to the alternate designation. The change was made due to overwhelming popularity with fans, who clamored for the team to return to wearing orange at home, which was the team's predominant home jersey color from 1962 to 1996.<a href="#cite_note-174">[162]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> celebrated 10 years as a franchise by wearing an anniversary patch throughout the season.<a href="#cite_note-175">[163]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> switched their primary home jersey color from teal to black, beginning with their Week 5 (October 7, 2012) game against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>.<a href="#cite_note-176">[164]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> debuted captains' patches to their uniforms for the first time in the Week 10 (November 12, 2012) game against Pittsburgh. The patches would remain through the rest of the season but were removed in 2013.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> unveiled a new throwback uniform in April 2012, which was worn in games against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>.<a href="#cite_note-177">[165]</a> The uniforms, based on the <a href="/wiki/1934_Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)_season" title="1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season">1934 Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (the predecessors to the Steelers), feature broad black and Aztec gold horizontal stripes across the jerseys and socks, reminiscent of <a href="/wiki/Bumblebee" title="Bumblebee">bumblebees</a> and prison uniforms.<a href="#cite_note-178">[166]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> replaced Seahawk blue with College Navy as the color of their primary uniforms. Their new uniforms consist of a navy blue jersey as their primary home jersey, a white jersey as their primary away jersey, and a wolf grey jersey as an alternate. The Seahawks have three pairs of pants: navy blue with action green feather trim, white with navy blue feather trim, and wolf grey with navy blue feather trim. Each pair of pants, as well as the collar of the jerseys, feature 12 feathers, in honor of the fans, who refer to themselves as the '12th Man'. The Seahawks also tweaked their logo, by changing the lower left stripe from light blue to grey.<a href="#cite_note-179">[167]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> wore throwback uniforms to celebrate their 80th anniversary<a href="#cite_note-180">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[169]</a> in their game against the Panthers.<a href="#cite_note-182">[170]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> dedicated their season to former owner and founder <a href="/wiki/Art_Modell" title="Art Modell">Art Modell</a>, who died on September 6, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-183">[171]</a> On Week 1, all team members wore an "Art" decal on their helmets, and for the rest of their season, they wore an "Art" patch on the left side of their jerseys.</li> <li>During the <a href="/wiki/2012_Pro_Bowl" title="2012 Pro Bowl">2012 Pro Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> debuted new team color specific cleats and new team specific Vapor Jet gloves. Similar to gloves worn at the collegiate level, the Vapor Jet gloves feature individual team colors and team logos on the glove palms.<a href="#cite_note-184">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-185">[173]</a></li> <li>The Carolina Panthers' new jersey has the phrase "KEEP POUNDING" inside the collar which commemorates former Panther <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a>' battle with cancer.</li> <li>Nike's new jerseys also introduced what the company calls a "body-contoured fit".<a href="#cite_note-WSJ20121005-186">[174]</a> However, several players, primarily heavier players such as offensive linemen, reported that the new, tighter-fitting uniforms made them "look fat".<a href="#cite_note-WSJ20121005-186">[174]</a></li> <li>Introduced in Week 5 after the end of the referee lockout, the new referee uniform used the NFL's "Orbit" font that the league uses in its branding and marketing.<a href="#cite_note-187">[175]</a></li> <li>During Weeks 14 and 15, all teams wore a commemorative patch celebrating the 50th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-188">[176]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_changes">Media changes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Media changes">edit</a>]</div> This was the seventh season under the television contracts with the league's television partners. On December 14, 2011, the NFL announced that it had extended all of its broadcasting contracts through 2022. There were some changes to the contracts, with the most immediate change in 2012 being the <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving night game</a> being promoted from <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Football" title="Thursday Night Football">Thursday Night Football</a> package to NBC's <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a> package.<a href="#cite_note-Newsday_NewTVContract-189">[177]</a> <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> continued to primarily televise AFC afternoon away games, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a> airing NFC afternoon away games, and <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> broadcasting <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a> games. ESPN made a cut to its Monday Night Football broadcasts, removing <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a> from the broadcast booth and moving to a two-man announcing crew; <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> will continue on play-by-play while <a href="/wiki/Jon_Gruden" title="Jon Gruden">Jon Gruden</a> continues as the sole color commentator.<a href="#cite_note-190">[178]</a> One year prior, the network had switched from two sideline reporters to one. The 2013 Pro Bowl was televised by NBC; although the game was normally assigned to the Super Bowl's broadcaster, CBS declined.<a href="#cite_note-191">[179]</a> The NFL authorized a new rule loosening the league's <a href="/wiki/Blackout_(broadcasting)" title="Blackout (broadcasting)">blackout</a> restrictions during the 2012 offseason. For the first time in NFL history, the new rule no longer requires a stadium to be sold out to televise a game; instead, teams were allowed to set a benchmark anywhere from 85 to 100 percent of the stadium's non-premium seats. Any seats sold beyond that benchmark will be subject to heavier <a href="/wiki/Revenue_sharing" title="Revenue sharing">revenue sharing</a>.<a href="#cite_note-192">[180]</a> Four clubs opted to set the lower TV threshold: the Miami Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings, the Oakland Raiders, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<a href="#cite_note-193">[181]</a> At least four other teams expressly refused to lower their threshold; one case, that of the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>, was particularly controversial, as Buffalo congressman <a href="/wiki/Brian_Higgins" title="Brian Higgins">Brian Higgins</a> had lobbied for the loosening of the blackout restrictions only for the Bills to rebuff his efforts, saying such a move would threaten the team's revenue.<a href="#cite_note-194">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[183]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_NFL_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dt>Specific references</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-a-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-a_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-a_1-1">b</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/story/2012/09/25/timeline-for-nfl-replacement-officials/57841924/1">"Timeline for NFL replacement officials – USATODAY.com"</a>. 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October 10, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/10/brees-tillman-hekker-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on January 31, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Brees%2C+Tillman%2C+Hekker+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-10&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F10%2Fbrees-tillman-hekker-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_06-127">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_06_127-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_06_127-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_06_127-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104812/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/17/manning-byrd-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Manning, Byrd, Jones named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 17, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/17/manning-byrd-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on December 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Manning%2C+Byrd%2C+Jones+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F17%2Fmanning-byrd-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_06-128">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_06_128-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_06_128-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_06_128-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160131155707/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/17/rodgers-rolle-hanson-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">"Rodgers, Rolle, Hanson named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 17, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/17/rodgers-rolle-hanson-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on January 31, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rodgers%2C+Rolle%2C+Hanson+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F17%2Frodgers-rolle-hanson-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_07-129">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_07_129-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_07_129-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_07_129-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160131155707/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/24/johnson-houston-mccourty-named-afc-players-of-the">"Johnson, Houston, McCourty named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 24, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/24/johnson-houston-mccourty-named-afc-players-of-the">the original</a> on January 31, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Johnson%2C+Houston%2C+McCourty+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F24%2Fjohnson-houston-mccourty-named-afc-players-of-the&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_07-130">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_07_130-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_07_130-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_07_130-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160131155707/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/24/peterson-tillman-lee-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">"Peterson, Tillman, Lee named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 24, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/24/peterson-tillman-lee-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on January 31, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Peterson%2C+Tillman%2C+Lee+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F24%2Fpeterson-tillman-lee-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_08-131">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_08_131-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_08_131-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_08_131-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121102083941/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/31/brady-woodyard-vernon-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">"Brady, Woodyard, Vernon named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 31, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/31/brady-woodyard-vernon-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Brady%2C+Woodyard%2C+Vernon+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-31&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2Fbrady-woodyard-vernon-named-afc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_08-132">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_08_132-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_08_132-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_08_132-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084012/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/31/smith-brown-house-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">"Smith, Brown, House named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. October 31, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/10/31/smith-brown-house-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Smith%2C+Brown%2C+House+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-10-31&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2Fsmith-brown-house-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFL_PotM_Oct-133">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Oct_133-5">f</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160131155707/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/01/rodgers-manning-named-players-of-the-month">"Rodgers, Manning named Players of the Month"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 1, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/01/rodgers-manning-named-players-of-the-month">the original</a> on January 31, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rodgers%2C+Manning+named+Players+of+the+Month&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F01%2Frodgers-manning-named-players-of-the-month&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_09-134">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_09_134-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_09_134-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_09_134-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121112223634/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/07/luck-taylor-holliday-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Luck, Taylor, Holliday named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 7, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/07/luck-taylor-holliday-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Luck%2C+Taylor%2C+Holliday+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F07%2Fluck-taylor-holliday-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_09-135">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_09_135-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_09_135-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_09_135-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121112222003/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/07/martin-urlacher-mcmanis-named-nfc-players-of-the-w">"Martin, Urlacher, McManis named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 7, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/07/martin-urlacher-mcmanis-named-nfc-players-of-the-w">the original</a> on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Martin%2C+Urlacher%2C+McManis+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F07%2Fmartin-urlacher-mcmanis-named-nfc-players-of-the-w&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_10-136">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_10_136-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_10_136-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_10_136-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121116163303/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/14/dalton-butler-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Dalton, Butler, Jones named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 14, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/14/dalton-butler-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dalton%2C+Butler%2C+Jones+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2Fdalton-butler-jones-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_10-137">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_10_137-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_10_137-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_10_137-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121116163324/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/14/graham-sherman-harris-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">"Graham, Sherman, Harris named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 14, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/14/graham-sherman-harris-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Graham%2C+Sherman%2C+Harris+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2Fgraham-sherman-harris-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_11-138">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_11_138-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_11_138-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_11_138-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131202913/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/21/schaub-miller-mckelvin-named-afc-players-of-the-we">"Schaub, Miller, McKelvin named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 21, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/21/schaub-miller-mckelvin-named-afc-players-of-the-we">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Schaub%2C+Miller%2C+McKelvin+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F21%2Fschaub-miller-mckelvin-named-afc-players-of-the-we&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_11-139">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_11_139-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_11_139-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_11_139-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130201042737/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/21/rg3-smith-bailey-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">"RG3, Smith, Bailey named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 21, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/21/rg3-smith-bailey-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on February 1, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RG3%2C+Smith%2C+Bailey+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F21%2Frg3-smith-bailey-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_12-140">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_12_140-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_12_140-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_12_140-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121130173720/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/28/rice-jackson-hilton-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Rice, Jackson, Hilton named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 28, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/28/rice-jackson-hilton-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on November 30, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rice%2C+Jackson%2C+Hilton+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F28%2Frice-jackson-hilton-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_12-141">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_12_141-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_12_141-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_12_141-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121130173715/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/28/newton-jenkins-washington-named-nfc-players-of-the">"Newton, Jenkins, Washington named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 28, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/28/newton-jenkins-washington-named-nfc-players-of-the">the original</a> on November 30, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Newton%2C+Jenkins%2C+Washington+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F28%2Fnewton-jenkins-washington-named-nfc-players-of-the&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFL_PotM_Nov-142">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Nov_142-5">f</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131181120/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/29/second-year-olbs-smith-miller-among-nfls-players-o">"Second-year OLBs Smith, Miller among NFL's Players of the Month"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. November 29, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/11/29/second-year-olbs-smith-miller-among-nfls-players-o">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Second-year+OLBs+Smith%2C+Miller+among+NFL%27s+Players+of+the+Month&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-11-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Fsecond-year-olbs-smith-miller-among-nfls-players-o&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_13-143">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_13_143-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_13_143-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_13_143-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131214105/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/05/quinn-dunlap-suisham-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Quinn, Dunlap, Suisham named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 5, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/05/quinn-dunlap-suisham-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Quinn%2C+Dunlap%2C+Suisham+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F05%2Fquinn-dunlap-suisham-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_13-144">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_13_144-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_13_144-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_13_144-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131224310/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/05/wilson-moore-zuerlein-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">"Wilson, Moore, Zuerlein named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 5, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/05/wilson-moore-zuerlein-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wilson%2C+Moore%2C+Zuerlein+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F05%2Fwilson-moore-zuerlein-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_14-145">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_14_145-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_14_145-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_14_145-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130201032052/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/12/brady-vaughn-benjamin-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">"Brady, Vaughn, Benjamin named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 12, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/12/brady-vaughn-benjamin-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on February 1, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Brady%2C+Vaughn%2C+Benjamin+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2Fbrady-vaughn-benjamin-named-afc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_14-146">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_14_146-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_14_146-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_14_146-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131205622/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/12/peterson-kuechly-wilson-named-nfc-players-of-the-w">"Peterson, Kuechly, Wilson named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 12, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/12/peterson-kuechly-wilson-named-nfc-players-of-the-w">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Peterson%2C+Kuechly%2C+Wilson+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F12%2Fpeterson-kuechly-wilson-named-nfc-players-of-the-w&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_15-147">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_15_147-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_15_147-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_15_147-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131232154/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/19/moreno-watt-janikowski-named-afc-players-of-the-we">"Moreno, Watt, Janikowski named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 19, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/19/moreno-watt-janikowski-named-afc-players-of-the-we">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Moreno%2C+Watt%2C+Janikowski+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F19%2Fmoreno-watt-janikowski-named-afc-players-of-the-we&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_15-148">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_15_148-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_15_148-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_15_148-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130131175722/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/19/kaepernick-carr-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">"Kaepernick, Carr, Walsh named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 19, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/19/kaepernick-carr-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on January 31, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kaepernick%2C+Carr%2C+Walsh+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F19%2Fkaepernick-carr-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_16-149">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_16_149-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_16_149-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_16_149-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130208165830/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/27/rice-atkins-spurlock-named-afc-players-of-the-week">"Rice, Atkins, Spurlock named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 27, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/27/rice-atkins-spurlock-named-afc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on February 8, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rice%2C+Atkins%2C+Spurlock+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F27%2Frice-atkins-spurlock-named-afc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_16-150">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_16_150-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_16_150-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_16_150-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130201032255/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/27/ryan-peppers-bryant-named-nfc-players-fo-the-week">"Ryan, Peppers, Bryant named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. December 27, 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/12/27/ryan-peppers-bryant-named-nfc-players-fo-the-week">the original</a> on February 1, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ryan%2C+Peppers%2C+Bryant+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2012-12-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2012%2F12%2F27%2Fryan-peppers-bryant-named-nfc-players-fo-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFC_PotW_17-151">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_17_151-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_17_151-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFC_PotW_17_151-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130105050603/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/02/manning-davis-reynaud-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">"Manning, Davis, Reynaud named AFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. January 2, 2013. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/02/manning-davis-reynaud-named-afc-players-of-the-wee">the original</a> on January 5, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Manning%2C+Davis%2C+Reynaud+named+AFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2013-01-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2013%2F01%2F02%2Fmanning-davis-reynaud-named-afc-players-of-the-wee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFC_PotW_17-152">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_17_152-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_17_152-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFC_PotW_17_152-2">c</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130201053554/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/02/morris-brown-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">"Morris, Brown, Walsh named NFC Players of the Week"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. January 2, 2013. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/02/morris-brown-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-week">the original</a> on February 1, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Morris%2C+Brown%2C+Walsh+named+NFC+Players+of+the+Week&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2013-01-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2013%2F01%2F02%2Fmorris-brown-walsh-named-nfc-players-of-the-week&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-NFL_PotM_Dec-153">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NFL_PotM_Dec_153-5">f</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130220115125/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/03/peterson-manning-among-players-of-the-month">"Peterson, Manning among Players of the Month"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a>. January 3, 2013. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/03/peterson-manning-among-players-of-the-month">the original</a> on February 20, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Peterson%2C+Manning+among+Players+of+the+Month&rft.pub=Pro+Football+Weekly&rft.date=2013-01-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballweekly.com%2F2013%2F01%2F03%2Fpeterson-manning-among-players-of-the-month&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2012+NFL+season" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-FedExPlayerOfTheWeek-154">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FedExPlayerOfTheWeek_154-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FedExPlayerOfTheWeek_154-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130201003523/http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2012/REG/17">"FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Week"</a>. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_APFA_season" title="1920 APFA season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_APFA_season" title="1921 APFA season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_NFL_season" title="1922 NFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_NFL_season" title="1923 NFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_NFL_season" title="1924 NFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_NFL_season" title="1925 NFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_NFL_season" title="1926 NFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_NFL_season" title="1927 NFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_NFL_season" title="1928 NFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_NFL_season" title="1929 NFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_NFL_season" title="1930 NFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_NFL_season" title="1931 NFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_season" title="1932 NFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a 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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" 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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 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