The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League. The regular season is a term used, primarily, in North American sports. ... Jump to: navigation, search The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ...

When Art Modell, owner of the Cleveland Browns, wanted to relocate his team to Baltimore before the season, the league made an agreement with him and the City of Cleveland. In the agreement, the name, colors and history of the Browns were to remain in Cleveland, while the relocated club would technically be a new league franchise. Thereafter, Modell's team became the Baltimore Ravens. Arthur B. Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, NY) was a National Football League team owner. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1946 Home Field Cleveland Browns Stadium City Cleveland, Ohio Team Colors Brown, Orange, and White Head Coach Romeo Crennel League Championships (8) AAFC Champions: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 NFL Champions: 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964 Conference Championships (11) NFL American: 1950... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane L. Campbell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1996 Home Field M&T Bank Stadium City Baltimore, Maryland Team Colors Black, Purple, and Metallic Gold Head Coach Brian Billick League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2000 (XXXV) Conference Championships (1) AFC: 2000 Division Championships (1) AFC North: 2003 The...

The season ended with Super Bowl XXXI when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots. One of the most memorable aspects of the 1996 season was that the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, each in only its second year of existence, both advanced to their respective conference championship games. Jump to: navigation, search Date January 26, 1997 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Desmond Howard, Kick Returner/Punt Returner Favorite Packers by 14 National Anthem Luther Vandross Coin toss Past Super Bowl winning coaches: Hank Stram, Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, George Seifert Halftime... Jump to: navigation, search Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Gillette Stadium City Foxborough, Massachusetts Team Colors Blue, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick League Championships (3) Super Bowl: 2001 (XXXVI), 2003 (XXXVII), 2004 (XXXIX) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004 Division... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1995 Home Field Bank of America Stadium City Charlotte, North Carolina Team Colors Black, Panther Blue, and Silver Head Coach John Fox League Championships (0) Conference Championships (1) NFC 2003 Division Championships (2) NFC West: 1996 NFC South: 2003 The... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division South Year Founded 1995 Home Field ALLTEL Stadium City Jacksonville, Florida Team Colors Teal, Black, and Gold Head Coach Jack Del Rio League Championships (0) Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (2) AFC Central: 1998, 1999 The Jacksonville Jaguars (Jags for short) are a...

Major rule changes

• In order to reduce injuries, hits with the helmet or to the head will be personal fouls and subject to fines.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

The American Football Conference (or AFC) is one of the two conferences that compose the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Gillette Stadium City Foxborough, Massachusetts Team Colors Blue, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick League Championships (3) Super Bowl: 2001 (XXXVI), 2003 (XXXVII), 2004 (XXXIX) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004 Division... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Ralph Wilson Stadium City Buffalo, New York Team Colors Dark Navy, Red, Royal, Nickel, and White Head Coach Mike Mularkey League Championships (2) AFL Champions: 1964, 1965 Conference Championships (4) AFC: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Division Championships... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division South Year Founded 1953 Home Field RCA Dome City Indianapolis, Indiana Team Colors Royal Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy League Championships (4) NFL Champions: 1958, 1959, 1968 Super Bowl: 1970 (V) Conference Championships (5) NFL Western: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1968 AFC... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1966 Home Field Dolphins Stadium City Miami, Florida Team Colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 Division... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Giants Stadium, referred to by the Jets as The Meadowlands City East Rutherford, New Jersey Team Colors Green and White Head Coach Herman Edwards League Championships (1) AFL Champions & Super Bowl: 1968 (III) Conference Championships (0) Division... The AFC Central refers to the Central Division of the American Football Conference of the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1933 Home Field Heinz Field City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team Colors Black and Gold Head Coach Bill Cowher League Championships (4) Super Bowl: 1974 (IX), 1975 (X), 1978 (XIII), 1979 (XIV) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995 Division... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division South Year Founded 1995 Home Field ALLTEL Stadium City Jacksonville, Florida Team Colors Teal, Black, and Gold Head Coach Jack Del Rio League Championships (0) Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (2) AFC Central: 1998, 1999 The Jacksonville Jaguars (Jags for short) are a... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1967 Home Field Paul Brown Stadium City Cincinnati, Ohio Team Colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis League Championships (0) Conference Championships (2) AFC: 1981, 1988 Division Championships (5) AFC Central: 1970, 1973, 1981, 1988, 1990 The Cincinnati... Conference AFC Division South Year Founded 1960 Home Field The Coliseum City Nashville, Tennessee Team Colors Navy, Titans Blue, Red, and Silver Head Coach Jeff Fisher League Championships (2) AFL Champions: 1960, 1961 Conference Championships (1) AFC: 1999 Division Championships (8) AFL East: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967 AFC Central: 1991... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1996 Home Field M&T Bank Stadium City Baltimore, Maryland Team Colors Black, Purple, and Metallic Gold Head Coach Brian Billick League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2000 (XXXV) Conference Championships (1) AFC: 2000 Division Championships (1) AFC North: 2003 The... The American Football Conference (or AFC) is one of the two conferences that compose the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field INVESCO Field at Mile High City Denver, Colorado Team Colors Broncos Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Mike Shanahan League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1997 (XXXII), 1998 (XXXIII) Conference Championships (6) AFC: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field Arrowhead Stadium City Kansas City, Missouri Team Colors Red, Gold, and White Head Coach Dick Vermeil League Championships (3) AFL Champions: 1962, 1966 AFL Champions & Super Bowl: 1969 (IV) Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (8) AFL West... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field Qualcomm Stadium City San Diego, California Team Colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer League Championships (1) AFL Champions: 1963 Conference Championships (1) AFC: 1994 Division Championships (10) AFL West: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964... Jump to: navigation, search Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field McAfee Coliseum City Oakland, California Team Colors Silver and Black Head Coach Norv Turner League Championships (4) AFL Champions: 1967 Super Bowl: 1976 (XI), 1980 (XV), 1983 (XVIII) Conference Championships (4) AFC: 1976, 1980, 1983, 2002 Division... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1976 Home Field Qwest Field City Seattle, Washington Team Colors Seahawks Blue, Seahawks Navy, Seahawks Bright Green Head Coach Mike Holmgren League Championships (0) Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (3) AFC West: 1988, 1999 NFC West: 2004 The Seattle Seahawks... Jump to: navigation, search The NFC East refers to the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Texas Stadium City Irving, Texas Team Colors Royal Blue, Metallic Silver, Blue, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells League Championships (5) Super Bowl: 1971 (VI), 1977 (XII), 1992 (XXVII), 1993 (XXVIII), 1995 (XXX) Conference Championships (10) NFL... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1933 Home Field Lincoln Financial Field City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team Colors Midnight Green, Silver, Black, and White Head Coach Andy Reid League Championships (3) NFL Champions: 1948, 1949, 1960 Conference Championships (3) NFL Eastern: 1960 NFC: 1980, 2004 Division Championships... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1932 Home Field FedEx Field City Landover, Maryland Team Colors Burgundy and Gold Head Coach Joe Gibbs League Championships (5) NFL Champions: 1937, 1942 Super Bowl: 1982 (XVII), 1987 (XXII), 1991 (XXVI) Conference Championships (5) NFC: 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987... Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1898 Home Field Sun Devil Stadium City Tempe, Arizona Team Colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green League Championships (2) NFL Champions: 1925, 1947 Conference Championships (0) Division Championships (4) NFL West: 1947, 1948 NFC East: 1974, 1975 The Arizona Cardinals... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1925 Home Field Giants Stadium City East Rutherford, New Jersey Team Colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin League Championships (6) NFL Champions: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956 Super Bowl: 1986 (XXI), 1990 (XXV) Conference Championships (9... The NFC Central refers to the Central Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division North Year Founded 1961 Home Field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome City Minneapolis, Minnesota Team Colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike Tice League Championships (1) NFL Champions: 1969 Conference Championships (4) NFL Western: 1969 NFC: 1973, 1974, 1976 Division Championships (16) NFL... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division North Year Founded 1919 Home Field Soldier Field City Chicago, Illinois Team Colors Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Lovie Smith League Championships (9) NFL Champions: 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963 Super Bowl: 1985 (XX) Conference Championships (3) NFL... Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1976 Home Field Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida Team Colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 178-286-1 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (sometimes abbreviated as the Bucs... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division North Year Founded 1930 Home Field Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan Team Colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Steve Mariucci League Championships (4) NFL Champions: 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957 Conference Championships (4) NFL National: 1952 NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957 Division... The NFC West refers to the Western Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1995 Home Field Bank of America Stadium City Charlotte, North Carolina Team Colors Black, Panther Blue, and Silver Head Coach John Fox League Championships (0) Conference Championships (1) NFC 2003 Division Championships (2) NFC West: 1996 NFC South: 2003 The... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1946 Home Field Monster Park City San Francisco, California Team Colors Metallic Gold, Cardinal Red, and Beige Head Coach Mike Nolan League Championships (5) Super Bowl: 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX) Conference Championships (5) NFC... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1937 Home Field Edward Jones Dome City St. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1965 Home Field Georgia Dome City Atlanta, Georgia Team Colors Black, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Jim L. Mora League Championships (0) Conference Championships (1) NFC: 1998 Division Championships (3) NFC West: 1980, 1998 NFC South: 2004 The Atlanta... Jump to: navigation, search Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1967 Home Field Due to damage caused to the Louisiana Superdome by Hurricane Katrina, games are split between: Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge) Alamodome City New Orleans, Louisiana Team Colors Old Gold, Black, and White Head Coach Jim Haslett League Championships...

Tiebreakers

• Jacksonville was the second AFC Wild Card ahead of Indianapolis and Kansas City based on better conference record (7-5 to Colts' 6-6 and Chiefs' 5-7).
• Indianapolis was the third AFC Wild Card based on head-to-head victory over Kansas City (1-0).
• Cincinnati finished ahead of Houston in the AFC Central based on better net division points (19 to Oilers' 11).
• Oakland finished ahead of Seattle in the AFC West based on better division record (3-5 to Seahawks' 2-6).
• Dallas finished ahead of Philadelphia in the NFC East based on better record against common opponents (8-5 to Eagles' 7-6).
• Minnesota was the third NFC Wild Card based on better conference record than Washington (8-4 to Redskins' 6-6).
• Carolina finished ahead of San Francisco in the NFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Atlanta finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1996-97

Home team in capitals

The NFL playoffs for the 1996-97 season led up to Super Bowl XXXI. Playoff seeds Wild-card round December 28, 1996 AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Buffalo Bills 27 at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York The Jaguars won their first playoff game in team history with a 45-yard...

AFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: Jacksonville 30, BUFFALO 27; PITTSBURGH 42, Indianapolis 14
• Divisional playoffs: Jacksonville 30, DENVER 27; NEW ENGLAND 28, Pittsburgh 3
• AFC Championship: NEW ENGLAND 20, Jacksonville 6

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NFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: DALLAS 40, Minnesota 15; SAN FRANCISCO 14, Philadelphia 0
• Divisional playoffs: GREEN BAY 35, San Francisco 14; CAROLINA 26, Dallas 17
• NFC Championship: GREEN BAY 30, Carolina 13

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Super Bowl XXXI

• Green Bay (NFC) 35, New England (AFC) 21, at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Statistical leaders

Team

Individual

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Awards

The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ... Jump to: navigation, search Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi) has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers American football team in the National Football League since 1992. ... The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ... The NFL Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by the Associated Press to the NFL coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ernest Dominic Dom Capers (born August 7, 1950 in Cambridge, Ohio) is the current head coach of the Houston Texans and former head coach of the Carolina Panthers. ... The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player who had the most outstanding season. ... Terrell Davis on Sports Illustrated Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972 in San Diego, California) is a former Denver Broncos running back from 1995 to 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... The NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the leagues most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since 1971. ... Bruce Smith (b. ... Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American football. ... Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about an American football player. ... Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. ... Simeon Rice (born February 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football Defensive End who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
• NFL History 1991-2000 (Last accessed October 17, 2005)
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)
• Steelers Fever - History of NFL Rules (Last accessed October 17, 2005)