2011 NFL season
The 2011 NFL season was the 92nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 5, 2012.
Regular season | |
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Duration | September 8, 2011 – January 1, 2012 |
Playoffs | |
Start date | January 7, 2012 |
AFC Champions | New England Patriots |
NFC Champions | New York Giants |
Super Bowl XLVI | |
Date | February 5, 2012 |
Site | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Champions | New York Giants |
Pro Bowl | |
Date | January 29, 2012 |
Site | Aloha Stadium, Halawa, Honolulu, Hawaii |
Regular season standings
Division
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Postseason
Bracket
Jan 8 – MetLife Stadium | Jan 15 – Lambeau Field | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | NY Giants | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | NY Giants | 24 | Jan 22 – Candlestick Park | |||||||||||||||
1 | Green Bay | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
Jan 7 – Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 4 | NY Giants | 20* | |||||||||||||||
Jan 14 – Candlestick Park | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Francisco | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Detroit | 28 | NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
3 | New Orleans | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | New Orleans | 45 | Feb 5 – Lucas Oil Stadium | |||||||||||||||
2 | San Francisco | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
Jan 7 – Reliant Stadium | N4 | NY Giants | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Jan 15 – M&T Bank Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | New England | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cincinnati | 10 | Super Bowl XLVI | |||||||||||||||
3 | Houston | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston | 31 | Jan 22 – Gillette Stadium | |||||||||||||||
2 | Baltimore | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
Jan 8 – Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 2 | Baltimore | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Jan 14 – Gillette Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | New England | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Pittsburgh | 23 | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
4 | Denver | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Denver | 29* | ||||||||||||||||
1 | New England | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
- * Indicates overtime victory