New York Jets finished ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East based on record versus common opponents (5–7 to 3–9). Week 1 set a record for being the highest scoring opening week in NFL history. In the United States, NBC broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games. Looking forward to it already", NFL passes overtime rules to reflect postseason, all turnovers now reviewed, Robert Griffin III will be first NFL player with Roman Numerals on his jersey, "NFLPA agrees to new IR, trade deadline changes – ESPN", "NFL shifts CBS & FOX late doubleheader kickoff times to ensure more football for fans", "Every team will have a primetime game in 2012...NFL network to air 13 thursday night games in 2012", "Goodell: NFL Network to air games in Weeks 2–15 next season", ST. LOUIS RAMS TO HOST REGULAR-SEASON GAME IN UNITED KINGDOM IN EACH OF NEXT THREE YEARS, Croke Park Director addresses the NFL's visit to Ireland, Goodell: Some NFL teams could be London regulars, "St. Louis Rams will not play in London 2013, 2014", "Individual Tickets & Festival Fan Packages", "NFL preseason schedule opens with Cardinals-Saints on Aug. 5", "St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers – Recap – November 11, 2012 – ESPN", The Pro Bowl returns for another season in Hawaii; game set for Jan. 27, "Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots kickoff flexed", "Niners-Seahawks' Week 16 game flexed to 'SNF, "Bills bounty system under Williams alleged – Bills & NFL", "Saints' shots at Brett Favre were no secret – NFC North Blog – ESPN", "Bears wonder if Saints targeted them – Chicago Bears Blog – ESPN Chicago", "NFL: Saints targeted Cam Newton – NFC South Blog – ESPN", "Source: Gregg Williams instructed Saints during speech to injure Niners offensive players", "NFL suspends Saints coach Payton for one year without pay", "Jonathan Vilma: Suspended for Entire Season – Yahoo! Reaches Labor Deal With Referees", https://www.nfl.com/news/questions-and-answers-for-2012-free-agency-09000d5d82787135, https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-ship-wr-marshall-to-bears-in-blockbuster-trade-09000d5d82791ddb, https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-steal-demeco-ryans-in-surprising-trade-09000d5d827bd972, https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-trade-tim-tebow-to-jets-jaguars-miss-out-on-bid-09000d5d827c664b, https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-trade-for-lb-keith-rivers-becomes-official-09000d5d828436a9, https://www.nfl.com/news/asante-samuel-traded-from-eagles-to-falcons-takes-3-year-deal-09000d5d8289665e, https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-trade-vontae-davis-to-colts-for-draft-picks-0ap1000000055044, https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-trade-aqib-talib-to-patriots-for-draft-pick-0ap1000000088693, "Correct. [176], The NFL authorized a new rule loosening the league's blackout restrictions during the 2012 offseason. share. Andrew Luck broke the rookie record for passing yards in a season on December 23. Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Cookie Policy, © 2020 EdjSports, LLC // Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. New England clinched the AFC's No. Drops, for example, are more on the receiver, as are yards after the catch, and some sacks are more on the offensive line than others. You are not logged in. ... which may cause completion rate to be different from official NFL stats. The new record of 791 points is 3 points higher than the 2002 record.

Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on a better divisional record (4–2 to 3–3). DPI lists the number of plays and yards where the quarterback drew Defensive Pass Interference. The current definition discards plays when the score differential is greater than 10 points in the first half, plays when the score differential is greater than 8 points in the 3rd quarter, plays in the 4th quarter or overtime, and plays in the last five minutes of the first half. 33% Upvoted. In NYC. The trade deadline has been set as the Tuesday following week 8 of the season. There were a total of 11,651 points scored during the 2012 NFL regular season. Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia based on a head-to-head victory. 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). [37], The November 11 game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams ended in a rare tied game, with each team scoring 24 points, none in the overtime period. Regular season totals, playoffs not included Revised as of 11/17/2018 Pace stats compiled by Jim Armstrong. New Orleans last appeared in the game in 2007; former Saints offensive tackle Willie Roaf was inducted as part of the Hall of Fame ceremonies. The Ravens won 34–31. Want Custom Fantasy Scoring? [4][5] The contentious nature of the replacement officials' decision at the end of the Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks game two days earlier was widely considered to have been the tipping point that finally led to an agreement.

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. He subsequently became defensive backs coach for the, Jackson compiled an 8–8 (.500) record in his lone season as the Raiders' head coach, but set a league record for penalties. Do you have a sports website? [52] Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was also suspended for the season, as well as defensive linemen Anthony Hargrove (now with Green Bay) and Will Smith for 8 and 4 games, respectively.

You are not logged in. [39] 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 2012 Pro Bowl.[40]. I got the first one. 2013 Pro Bowl to be Played in Hawaii on NBC Week Before Super Bowl XLVII", Report: NFL team owners get more flexibility on blackouts, "Rams won't say whether they're taking advantage of new blackout rule". Tucker remains on the Jaguars staff. "[51], Ultimately, Goodell handed down one of the harshest penalties in league history, by suspending Williams indefinitely, head coach Sean Payton for the rest of the 2012 season, interim head coach Joe Vitt for the first 6 games, and general manager Mickey Loomis for 8 games. [56] 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. The average points scored among all the teams in the NFL was 22.8 points per game. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The intent is to describe pace as dictated by each team's game plan or style of play, not pace that is situation-induced. The following were named the top performers during the 2012 season: The 2nd Annual NFL Honors, saluting the best players and plays from 2012 season, was held at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 2, 2013.[148]. After the death of longtime owner, 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, Payton was suspended on March 21, 2012 for the 2012 season (starting April 1 and concluding with, The Replay Booth can initiate replay reviews on turnover plays at any time during the game, similar to a change made in the, Instant Replay is also expanded to include the following situations, A Ruling of "runner out of Bounds" when there is a Fumble and a recovery following that fumble, A Ruling of "incomplete Forward Pass" when there is a Backward Pass and a recovery following the backward pass, The overtime rules in the playoffs (adopted for the, The first regular season game that the new overtime rules were used was a Week 1 contest between the, 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. According to Pamphilon, Williams also appeared to put a bounty on quarterback Alex Smith 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. Effective Yards are not the best way to measure total value because they are more dependent on usage than DYAR.

Total QBR (listed as just QBR) is a metric created by the ESPN Stats & Information group.