NFL 2016

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2016 NFL season
Regular season
season September 8, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Play-offs
date January 7, 2017 - February 5, 2017
AFC champions New England Patriots
NFC champions Atlanta Falcons
Super Bowl LI
date 5th February 2017
Venue NRG Stadium , Houston , Texas
NFL Champion New England Patriots
Pro Bowl
date 29th January 2017
Venue Camping World Stadium , Orlando , Florida
NFL season
 <2015 2017> 

The 2016 NFL season marked the 97th season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 8, 2016. The season ended with the Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston , Texas .

After 21 years in St. Louis , the Rams were back in Los Angeles this season . The Minnesota Vikings played their first season at the new US Bank Stadium , which was built on the site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , their former home.

Rule changes

The following rule changes occurred at the annual owners meeting on March 22nd, 2016:

  • Any chop blocks below the belt are prohibited
  • The area from which a player may no longer be pulled down from behind ( horse-collar tackle ) is extended from the shoulder pads to the area above the signature
  • If a team takes an unauthorized time-out, this will be counted as a game delay
  • If a player touches the ball within the field after he has already run out of bounds, there is no more space penalty, the loss of a down remains
  • All coaches who announce moves are allowed to have radio contact regardless of their location

In addition, on March 23, 2016, it was introduced on a trial basis for one year that a touchback leads to the 25-yard line and a player who incurs two penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct within a game is excluded from the game.

At the owners' meeting on May 24, 2016 it was decided that for the 2016 season the correct implementation of a penalty, the number of downs, the remaining playing time and the location of a foul can be verified by video evidence. In addition, the referees may call the league officials in New York to ensure that the rules of the game are being applied correctly.

In addition, it was introduced that the teams no longer have to mark the player they intend to get back from the Injured Reserve List when placing them on this list and can thus react more independently of the situation.

NFL draft

Jared Goff was selected as the first player in the 2016 NFL Draft.

The 2016 NFL Draft took place in Chicago April 28-30. By swapping draft rights, the Tennessee Titans gave their first round pick to the Los Angeles Rams , who thereby selected quarterback Jared Goff as the first player in the draft. Moritz Böhringer also made history in the 2016 draft , as he became the first player to be drafted directly from Europe into the NFL without having attended college.

Regular season

The regular season began on September 8, 2016 with the new edition of Super Bowl 50 . The Denver Broncos won at home against the Carolina Panthers just 21:20. It comprised 256 games that were played in 17 game weeks, with each team playing 16 games and a game-free week ( Bye Week ) between the fourth and twelfth week. 17 games were played as Monday Night Game , two of which were double headers in the first week. On the last weekend all games took place on Sunday. There were also 17 games on Thursday night, starting with the opening game on September 8th and games on Thanksgiving . In the 16 games of the 17th week on January 1, 2017, all teams met - as has been customary since 2010 - against an opponent from their division.

Games in the NFL International Series

As in previous years, regular season games were held as part of the NFL International Series . For the first time, however, four games were played outside the United States, with two games at Wembley Stadium , a game at Twickenham Stadium and, since 2005, a game in Mexico City at the Aztec Stadium .

division

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
New England Patriots 14th 2 0 .875 441 250 +191 51 5–1 11-1 7W
Miami Dolphins 10 6th 0 .625 363 380 −17 45 4-2 7-5 1L
Buffalo Bills 7th 9 0 .438 399 378 +21 49 1-5 4-8 2L
New York Jets 5 11 0 .313 275 409 −134 28 2-4 4-8 1W
AFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 399 327 +72 47 5–1 9-3 7W
Baltimore Ravens 8th 8th 0 .500 343 321 +22 32 4-2 7-5 2L
Cincinnati Bengals 6th 9 1 .406 325 315 +10 35 3–3 5-7 1W
Cleveland Browns 1 15th 0 .063 264 452 −188 29 0-6 1-11 1L
AFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Houston Texans 9 7th 0 .563 279 328 −49 25th 5–1 7-5 1L
Tennessee Titans 9 7th 0 .563 381 378 +3 46 2-4 6-6 1W
Indianapolis Colts 8th 8th 0 .500 411 392 +19 47 3–3 5-7 1W
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 13 0 .188 318 400 −82 34 2-4 2-10 1L
AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Kansas City Chiefs 12 4th 0 .750 389 311 +78 42 6-0 9-3 2W
Oakland Raiders 12 4th 0 .750 416 385 +31 47 3–3 9-3 1L
Denver Broncos 9 7th 0 .563 333 297 +36 35 2-4 6-6 1W
San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 .313 410 423 −13 48 1-5 4-8 5L
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Dallas Cowboys 13 3 0 .813 421 306 +115 49 3–3 9-3 1L
New York Giants 11 5 0 .688 310 284 +26 36 4-2 8-4 1W
Washington Redskins 8th 7th 1 .531 396 383 +13 43 3–3 6-6 1L
Philadelphia Eagles 7th 9 0 .438 367 331 +36 37 2-4 5-7 2W
NFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Green Bay Packers 10 6th 0 .625 432 388 +44 51 5–1 8-4 6W
Detroit Lions 9 7th 0 .563 346 358 −12 36 3–3 7-5 3L
Minnesota Vikings 8th 8th 0 .500 327 307 +20 36 2-4 5-7 1W
Chicago Bears 3 13 0 .188 279 399 −120 32 2-4 3-9 4L
NFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Atlanta Falcons 11 5 0 .688 540 406 +134 63 5–1 9-3 4W
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 7th 0 .563 354 369 −15 41 4-2 7-5 1W
New Orleans Saints 7th 9 0 .438 469 454 +15 55 2-4 6-6 1L
Carolina Panthers 6th 10 0 .375 369 402 −33 40 1-5 5-7 2L
NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. TD DIV CONF series
Seattle Seahawks 10 5 1 .656 354 292 +62 37 3-2-1 6-5-1 1W
Arizona Cardinals 7th 8th 1 .469 418 362 +56 51 4-1-1 6-5-1 2W
Los Angeles Rams 4th 12 0 .250 224 394 −170 24 2-4 3-9 7L
San Francisco 49ers 2 14th 0 .125 309 480 −171 36 2-4 2-10 1L

Source:

Conference

AFC
space team division S. N U SQ DIV CONF series
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 14th 2 0 .875 5–1 11-1 7S
2 Kansas City Chiefs west 12 4th 0 .750 6-0 9-3 2S
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9-3 7S
4th Houston Texans South 9 7th 0 .563 5–1 7-5 1N
Wild cards
5 Oakland Raiders west 12 4th 0 .750 3–3 9-3 1N
6th Miami Dolphins East 10 6th 0 .625 4-2 7-5 1N
Eliminated
7th Tennessee Titans South 9 7th 0 .563 2-4 6-6 1S
8th Denver Broncos west 9 7th 0 .563 2-4 6-6 1S
9 Baltimore Ravens North 8th 8th 0 .500 4-2 7-5 2N
10 Indianapolis Colts South 8th 8th 0 .500 3–3 5-7 1S
11 Buffalo Bills East 7th 9 0 .438 1-5 4-8 2N
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6th 9 1 .406 3–3 5-7 1S
13 New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2-4 4-8 1S
14th San Diego Chargers west 5 11 0 .313 1-5 4-8 5N
15th Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 2-4 2-10 1N
16 Cleveland Browns North 1 15th 0 .063 0-6 1-11 1N
NFC
space team division S. N U SQ DIV CONF series
Division leaders
1 Dallas Cowboys East 13 3 0 .813 3–3 9-3 1N
2 Atlanta Falcons South 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9-3 4S
3 Seattle Seahawks west 10 5 1 .656 3-2-1 6-5-1 1S
4th Green Bay Packers North 10 6th 0 .625 5–1 8-4 6S
Wild cards
5 New York Giants East 11 5 0 .688 4-2 8-4 1S
6th Detroit Lions North 9 7th 0 .563 3–3 7-5 3N
Eliminated
7th Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 9 7th 0 .563 4-2 7-5 1S
8th Washington Redskins East 8th 7th 1 .531 3–3 6-6 1N
9 Minnesota Vikings North 8th 8th 0 .500 2-4 5-7 1S
10 Arizona Cardinals west 7th 8th 1 .469 4-1-1 6-5-1 2S
11 New Orleans Saints South 7th 9 0 .438 2-4 6-6 1N
12 Philadelphia Eagles East 7th 9 0 .438 2-4 5-7 2S
13 Carolina Panthers South 6th 10 0 .375 1-5 5-7 2N
14th Los Angeles Rams west 4th 12 0 .250 2-4 3-9 7N
15th Chicago Bears North 3 13 0 .188 2-4 3-9 4N
16 San Francisco 49ers west 2 14th 0 .125 2-4 2-10 1N

Source:

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ win rate P + points made P− opposing points
Diff. Point difference TD scored touchdowns DIV Win / lose ratio within the division CONF Win / lose ratio within the Conference Position guarantees play-off participation Series Won / lost games in a row

Play-offs

The play-offs began on January 7, 2017 with the Wild Card Round and ended on February 5, 2017 with the Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston .

The divisional game on January 15, 2017 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs was postponed by seven hours due to poor weather conditions.

The Super Bowl LI was broadcast by Fox . It was the first Super Bowl in NFL history that could only be decided in overtime. It was the third Super Bowl to be held in Houston , after Super Bowl VIII of 1974 and Super Bowl XXXVIII of 2004 . The match was led by the referee Carl Cheffers .

Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
Jan. 7 - CenturyLink Field Jan. 14 - Georgia Dome
2 Atlanta 36
3 Seattle 26th Jan. 22 - Georgia Dome
3 Seattle 20th
6th Detroit 6th
Jan 15 - AT&T Stadium
2 Atlanta 44
NFC
4th Green Bay 21st
Jan. 8 - Lambeau Field
NFC Championship
1 Dallas 31
4th Green Bay 38 Feb 5 - NRG Stadium
4th Green Bay 34
5 New York Giants 13
Jan. 14 - Gillette Stadium
Jan 7 - NRG Stadium N2 Atlanta 28
A1 New England 34 *
Super Bowl LI
1 New England 34
4th Houston 27 Jan. 22 - Gillette Stadium
4th Houston 16
5 Oakland 14th
Jan 15 - Arrowhead Stadium
1 New England 36
AFC
3 Pittsburgh 17th
Jan. 8 - Heinz Field
AFC Championship
2 Kansas City 16
3 Pittsburgh 30th
3 Pittsburgh 18th
6th Miami 12


  • The team with the lower seed number has home rights.
  • (*) after extension

Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl was played on January 29, 2017, exactly one week before the Super Bowl LI at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . On June 2, 2016 it was announced that from the Pro Bowl onwards, the selection teams from the two conferences will play against each other again. The AFC team won 20:13 against the NFC team .

Protests against racism

In the National Football League Protests Against Racism, National Football League (NFL) players have been protesting racism since the 2016 season by not standing or otherwise acting abnormally during the United States National Anthem. This has been controversial as the behavior has been viewed in part as disrespectful to the United States .

The perception of protests began in the third week of the preseason in 2016, noted as the press that the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers , Colin Kaepernick , while the national anthem remained seated. In fact, he was already in the first two preseason games, where he didn't play and didn't wear a 49ers jersey.

Trivia

Awards

On February 4, the evening before Super Bowl LI , the best players of the past 2016 season were honored.

Award winner position team
AP Most Valuable Player Matt Ryan Quarterback Atlanta Falcons
AP Offensive Player of the Year Matt Ryan Quarterback Atlanta Falcons
AP Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack Defensive end Oakland Raiders
AP Coach of the Year Jason Garrett Head coach Dallas Cowboys
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Dak Prescott Quarterback Dallas Cowboys
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Joey Bosa Defensive end San Diego Chargers
AP Comeback Player of the Year Jordy Nelson Wide receiver Green Bay Packers
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Larry Fitzgerald
Eli Manning 		Wide receiver
quarterback		 Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants

Records

week 1
Week 4
Week 6
  • Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott broke the record for most consecutive pass attempts without throwing an interception at the start of a career. Tom Brady held the old record with 162 passes without interception, with Prescott's new record now standing at 176 passes.
  • Drew Brees raised the NFL record for the most 400 passing yard games by a quarterback to 15. Brees also reached as the sixth player after Peyton Manning (Colts), Brett Favre (Packers), Dan Marino (Dolphins), Tom Brady (Patriots) and John Elway (Broncos) passed the 50,000-yard mark with one team.
Week 7
Week 8
  • The game between the Redskins and the Bengals ended 27:27. It was the first game in the NFL International Series that ended in a draw . At the same time, it was also the first game in the series to go into overtime. After 1986 and 1997 , it was only the third time that two overtime games ended in a draw in one season.
  • The Raiders were penalized 23 times for 200 yards. They set a new record for the most penalties against a team in a game.
Week 10
  • For the first time in NFL history, there were more than seven leadership changes in two different games ( Cowboys versus Steelers and Seahawks versus Patriots ) on one day .
Week 11
  • Twelve PATs missed on a matchday, three of them in covered stadiums, marks a new negative record for PATs missed.
  • With 417 total yards, the eighth consecutive game with at least 400 total yards, the Dallas Cowboys drew level with the New England Patriots of 2007 and the Denver Broncos of 2013 , who also won eight consecutive games with at least 400 yards.
  • Antonio Brown caught the 600th ball in his 96th game and took the fewest games in NFL history to hit that mark. He beat the previous record of 98 games held by Anquan Boldin .
Week 12
  • With the New England Patriots win, Tom Brady is the second quarterback in NFL history, alongside Peyton Manning , to win 200 regular season and play-off games. With the win, the Patriots are the first team in the former American Football League (AFL) to have won 500 games since then, including the play-offs. Brady also reached the 60,000 passing yard mark in the regular season as the fifth quarterback after Peyton Manning, Brett Favre , Drew Brees and Dan Marino .
Week 13
  • With the 201st win, Tom Brady broke Peyton Manning's record for the most wins by a quarterback in regular season and play-off games.
  • Larry Fitzgerald is the youngest player in NFL history (33 years, 95 days) to catch 1,100 balls in his career.
Week 14
  • Matthew Stafford made his eighth fourth quarter comeback win of the season with the Detroit Lions' 20-17 win over the Chicago Bears . He exceeded the old record of seven fourth quarter comeback wins that Peyton Manning set at the 2009 Colts .
Week 15
Divisional Round
Super Bowl LI
  • With their participation in the Super Bowl LI , Tom Brady and Bill Belichick as quarterback / head coach duo raise the record for joint Super Bowl appearances to seven.
  • The Patriots took part in a Super Bowl for the ninth time at Super Bowl LI. This makes them the team with the most Super Bowl appearances ahead of the Dallas Cowboys , Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers (all three of them eight each).
  • Tom Brady's 62 pass attempts, 43 passes received, and 466 yards thrown are all new Super Bowl records.
  • For the first time in NFL history, a Super Bowl went into overtime.
  • After the Patriots were 28: 3 behind, they won the game 34:28 and thus made the biggest comeback in the history of the franchise and Super Bowl.

Season best

The following season bests were achieved in 2016:

Statistic value player value
Thrown yards Drew Brees (NO) 5,208 yards
Thrown touchdowns Aaron Rodgers (GB) 40
Yards run Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) 1,631 yards
Run touchdowns LeGarrette Blount (NE) 18th
Catches ( receptions ) Larry Fitzgerald (ARI) 107
Captive yards TY Hilton (IND) 1,448 yards
Captured touchdowns Jordy Nelson (GB) 14th
Tackles Bobby Wagner (SEA) 167
Sacks Vic Beasley (ATL) 15.5
Interceptions Casey Hayward (SD) 7th
forced fumbles Vic Beasley (ATL)
Bruce Irvin (OAK)		 6th

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