NFL 2006
2006 NFL season | |||
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Regular season | |||
season | September 7, 2006 - December 31, 2006 | ||
Play-offs | |||
date | January 6, 2007 | ||
AFC champions | Indianapolis Colts | ||
NFC champions | Chicago Bears | ||
Super Bowl XLI | |||
date | February 4, 2007 | ||
Venue | Dolphin Stadium , Miami Gardens , Florida | ||
NFL Champion | Indianapolis Colts | ||
Pro Bowl | |||
date | February 10, 2007 | ||
Venue | Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii | ||
NFL season
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The 2006 NFL season was the 87th season of American football in the National Football League (NFL).
The season began with the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Miami Dolphins. The Steelers won the NFL Kickoff Game 28:17.
The Super Bowl XLI won the Indianapolis Colts against the Chicago Bears with 29:17 on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens (Florida).
The collective bargain agreement between the player and the team owner was extended to 2012.
The official game ball from the manufacturer Wilson was again named "The Duke" after the former team owner of the New York Giants, Wellington Mara .
Regular season
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Legend:
S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden | SQ games won (relative) |
P + points made | P- opposing points | Playoff participant |
Play-offs
Wild Card Round | Divisional Round | Conference Championships | Super bowl | |||||||||||||||
January 6 - CenturyLink Field | January 14th - Soldier Field | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 27 * | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Seattle | 21st | January 21 - Soldier Field | |||||||||||||||
4th | Seattle | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Dallas | 20th | ||||||||||||||||
January 13 - Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | New Orleans | 14th | ||||||||||||||||
January 7th - Lincoln Financial Field | ||||||||||||||||||
NFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | New Orleans | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Philadelphia | 23 | February 4th - Dolphin Stadium | |||||||||||||||
3 | Philadelphia | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | NY Giants | 20th | ||||||||||||||||
January 13 - M&T Bank Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
January 6th - RCA Dome | N1 | Chicago | 17th | |||||||||||||||
A3 | Indianapolis | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XLI | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baltimore | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indianapolis | 23 | January 21 - RCA Dome | |||||||||||||||
3 | Indianapolis | 15th | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Kansas City | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
January 14th - Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Indianapolis | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
4th | New England | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
January 7th - Gillette Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
AFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | San Diego | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
4th | New England | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | New England | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | NY jets | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
* Obtained victory in extra time
The team with the lower seeding number has home rights and is named here first, in contrast to the practice in the USA where the visiting team is named first.
Super Bowl XLI
- See also main article: Super Bowl XLI
The 41st Super Bowl took place on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami , Florida . In the final, the Indianapolis Colts faced the Chicago Bears .
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | total | |
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Chicago Bears | 14th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17th |
Indianapolis Colts | 6th | 10 | 6th | 7th | 29 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player | LaDainian Tomlinson , running back , San Diego Chargers |
Coach of the Year | Sean Payton , New Orleans Saints |
Offensive Player of the Year | LaDainian Tomlinson, running back, San Diego Chargers |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jason Taylor , Defensive End , Miami Dolphins |
Offensive Rookie of the Year | Vince Young , quarterback , Tennessee Titans |
Defensive Rookie of the Year | DeMeco Ryans , linebacker , Houston Texans |
Comeback Player of the Year | Chad Pennington , quarterback, New York Jets |
Walter Payton Man of the Year | LaDainian Tomlinson, running back, San Diego Chargers Drew Brees , quarterback, New Orleans Saints |
Web links
- NFL history in 2006 (English)