Madden NFL 12 (2011-2012 NFL Season)

Week 1

Thursday, Sep 8

New Orleans (0-1) 17 at Green Bay (1-0) 30

Sunday, Sep 11

Atlanta (1-0) 17 at Chicago (0-1) 14

Buffalo (0-1) 12 at Kansas City (1-0) 17

Cincinnati (1-0) 13 at Cleveland (0-1) 10

Detroit (0-1) 27 at Tampa Bay (1-0) 30

Indianapolis (1-0) 31 at Houston (0-1) 17

Philadelphia (1-0) 30 at St. Louis (0-1) 20

Pittsburgh (0-1) 20 at Baltimore (1-0) 25

Tennessee (0-1) 15 at Jacksonville (1-0) 20

Carolina (1-0) 20 at Arizona (0-1) 16

Minnesota (0-1) 20 at San Diego (1-0) 23

N.Y. Giants (1-0) 24 at Washington (0-1) 16

Seattle (0-1) 17 at San Francisco (1-0) 20

Dallas (1-0) 28 at N.Y. Jets (0-1) 27

Monday, Sep 12

New England (1-0) 23 at Miami (0-1) 20

Oakland (0-1) 10 at Denver (1-0) 13

Week 2

Sunday, Sep 18

Arizona (0-2) 17 at Washington (1-1) 24

Baltimore (2-0) 22 at Tennessee (0-2) 14

Chicago (0-2) 6 at New Orleans (1-1) 7

Cleveland (0-2) 27 at Indianapolis (2-0) 33

Green Bay (2-0) 28 at Carolina (1-1) 20

Jacksonville (1-1) 24 at N.Y. Jets (1-1) 31

Kansas City (2-0) 38 at Detroit (0-2) 13

Oakland (0-2) 17 at Buffalo (1-1) 38

Seattle (0-2) 24 at Pittsburgh (1-1) 30

Tampa Bay (2-0) 31 at Minnesota (0-2) 20

Dallas (1-1) 12 at San Francisco (2-0) 17

Cincinnati (2-0) 27 at Denver (1-1) 24

Houston (1-1) 38 at Miami (0-2) 27

San Diego (1-1) 14 at New England (2-0) 17

Philadelphia (1-1) 35 at Atlanta (2-0) 41 (OT)

Monday, Sep 19

St. Louis (0-2) 17 at N.Y. Giants (2-0) 41

Week 3

Sunday, Sep 25

Denver (1-2) 10 at Tennessee (1-2) 31

Detroit (0-3) 20 at Minnesota (3-0) 35

Houston (1-2) 31 at New Orleans (2-1) 38

Jacksonville (1-2) 16 at Carolina (2-1) 23

Miami (0-3) 13 at Cleveland (1-2) 20

New England (3-0) 17 at Buffalo (1-2) 10

N.Y. Giants (3-0) 24 at Philadelphia (1-2) 21

San Francisco (3-0) 27 at Cincinnati (2-1) 17

Baltimore (3-0) 34 at St. Louis (0-3) 14

Kansas City (3-0) 21 at San Diego (1-2) 10

N.Y. Jets (2-1) 23 at Oakland (0-3) 16

Arizona (0-3) 14 at Seattle (1-2) 27

Atlanta (3-0) 20 at Tampa Bay (2-1) 7

Green Bay (3-0) 10 at Chicago (0-3) 9

Pittsburgh (1-2) 23 at Indianapolis (3-0) 26

Monday, Sep 26

Washington (1-2) 13 at Dallas (2-1) 20

Week 4

Sunday, Oct 2

Buffalo (1-3) 17 at Cincinnati (3-1) 31

Carolina (2-2) 6 at Chicago (1-3) 13

Detroit (0-4) 16 at Dallas (3-1) 17

Minnesota (3-1) 13 at Kansas City (4-0) 20

New Orleans (3-1) 24 at Jacksonville (1-3) 6

Pittsburgh (2-2) 20 at Houston (1-3) 9

San Francisco (4-0) 20 at Philadelphia (1-3) 17

Tennessee (1-3) 13 at Cleveland (2-2) 17

Washington (2-2) 30 at St. Louis (0-4) 27

Atlanta (4-0) 25 at Seattle (1-3) 20

N.Y. Giants (4-0) 23 at Arizona (0-4) 14

Denver (1-3) 28 at Green Bay (4-0) 34

Miami (0-4) 9 at San Diego (2-2) 24

New England (4-0) 16 at Oakland (0-4) 7

N.Y. Jets (2-2) 21 at Baltimore (4-0) 27

Monday, Oct 3

Indianapolis (4-0) 27 at Tampa Bay (2-2) 17

Week 5

Open Date

Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, Washington

Sunday, Oct 9

Arizona (0-5) 10 at Minnesota (4-1) 28

Cincinnati (4-1) 24 at Jacksonville (1-4) 17

Kansas City (4-1) 28 at Indianapolis (5-0) 45

New Orleans (4-1) 28 at Carolina (2-3) 6

Oakland (0-5) 24 at Houston (1-4) 25

Philadelphia (2-3) 17 at Buffalo (1-4) 10

Seattle (1-4) 10 at N.Y. Giants (5-0) 24

Tennessee (1-4) 17 at Pittsburgh (3-2) 34

Tampa Bay (2-3) 7 at San Francisco (5-0) 10

N.Y. Jets (2-3) 14 at New England (5-0) 26

San Diego (2-3) 14 at Denver (2-3) 20

Green Bay (5-0) 23 at Atlanta (4-1) 20 (OT)

Monday, Oct 10

Chicago (2-3) 13 at Detroit (0-5) 10

Week 6

Open Date

Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Tennessee

Sunday, Oct 16

Buffalo (1-5) 10 at N.Y. Giants (6-0) 20

Carolina (2-4) 14 at Atlanta (5-1) 23

Indianapolis (6-0) 23 at Cincinnati (4-2) 20

Jacksonville (1-5) 17 at Pittsburgh (4-2) 31

Philadelphia (3-3) 25 at Washington (2-3) 22

San Francisco (6-0) 23 at Detroit (0-6) 14

St. Louis (0-5) 17 at Green Bay (6-0) 34

Cleveland (2-3) 27 at Oakland (1-5) 30

Houston (1-5) 21 at Baltimore (5-0) 34

Dallas (3-2) 24 at New England (6-0) 31

New Orleans (5-1) 36 at Tampa Bay (2-4) 31

Minnesota (4-2) 6 at Chicago (3-3) 10

Monday, Oct 17

Miami (1-4) 21 at N.Y. Jets (2-4) 7

Week 7

Open Date

Buffalo, Cincinnati, New England, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, San Francisco

Sunday, Oct 23

Atlanta (6-1) 21 at Detroit (0-7) 17

Chicago (4-3) 26 at Tampa Bay (2-5) 22 in London, England

Denver (3-3) 24 at Miami (1-5) 21

Houston (1-6) 9 at Tennessee (2-4) 20

San Diego (2-4) 9 at N.Y. Jets (3-4) 16

Seattle (2-4) 24 at Cleveland (2-4) 17

Washington (3-3) 31 at Carolina (2-5) 17

Pittsburgh (5-2) 34 at Arizona (0-6) 9

Kansas City (5-1) 16 at Oakland (1-6) 0

Green Bay (7-0) 34 at Minnesota (4-3) 31

St. Louis (0-6) 10 at Dallas (3-3) 21

Indianapolis (6-1) 9 at New Orleans (6-1) 21

Monday, Oct 24

Baltimore (6-0) 27 at Jacksonville (1-6) 24

Week 8

Open Date

Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay

Sunday, Oct 30

Arizona (0-7) 7 at Baltimore (7-0) 26

Minnesota (4-4) 13 at Carolina (3-5) 24

Jacksonville (2-6) 30 at Houston (1-7) 17

Miami (1-6) 24 at N.Y. Giants (7-0) 38

New Orleans (7-1) 28 at St. Louis (0-7) 14

Indianapolis (7-1) 27 at Tennessee (2-5) 10

Detroit (0-8) 21 at Denver (4-3) 31

Washington (4-3) 31 at Buffalo (1-6) 17

Cincinnati (4-3) 13 at Seattle (3-4) 20

Cleveland (2-5) 26 at San Francisco (7-0) 27

New England (7-0) 17 at Pittsburgh (5-3) 14

Dallas (3-4) 3 at Philadelphia (4-3) 16

Monday, Oct 31

San Diego (2-5) 20 at Kansas City (6-1) 31

Week 9

Open Date

Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota

Sunday, Nov 6

Atlanta (6-2) 16 at Indianapolis (8-1) 20

Cleveland (3-5) 21 at Houston (1-8) 17

N.Y. Jets (4-4) 22 at Buffalo (1-7) 13

Miami (2-6) 20 at Kansas City (6-2) 9

San Francisco (8-0) 12 at Washington (4-4) 3

Seattle (4-4) 31 at Dallas (3-5) 21

Tampa Bay (2-6) 13 at New Orleans (8-1) 17

Cincinnati (4-4) 20 at Tennessee (3-5) 34

Denver (4-4) 23 at Oakland (2-6) 30

Green Bay (8-0) 31 at San Diego (2-6) 26

N.Y. Giants (7-1) 10 at New England (8-0) 38

St. Louis (0-8) 21 at Arizona (1-7) 24

Baltimore (7-1) 13 at Pittsburgh (6-3) 24

Monday, Nov 7

Chicago (4-4) 17 at Philadelphia (5-3) 34

Week 10

Thursday, Nov 10

Oakland (3-6) 20 at San Diego (2-7) 17

Sunday, Nov 13

Arizona (1-8) 22 at Philadelphia (6-3) 30

Buffalo (1-8) 14 at Dallas (4-5) 17

Denver (4-5) 15 at Kansas City (7-2) 17

Detroit (1-8) 20 at Chicago (4-5) 13

Houston (2-8) 24 at Tampa Bay (2-7) 10

Jacksonville (2-7) 21 at Indianapolis (9-1) 28

New Orleans (9-1) 25 at Atlanta (7-2) 18

Pittsburgh (7-3) 17 at Cincinnati (4-5) 14

St. Louis (0-9) 14 at Cleveland (4-5) 25

Tennessee (4-5) 21 at Carolina (3-6) 14

Washington (5-4) 36 at Miami (2-7) 30 (OT)

Baltimore (8-1) 17 at Seattle (4-5) 10

N.Y. Giants (7-2) 10 at San Francisco (9-0) 24

New England (9-0) 24 at N.Y. Jets (4-5) 16

Monday, Nov 14

Minnesota (4-5) 20 at Green Bay (9-0) 23

Week 11

Open Date

Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh

Thursday, Nov 17

N.Y. Jets (5-5) 13 at Denver (4-6) 6

Sunday, Nov 20

Buffalo (1-9) 16 at Miami (3-7) 23

Carolina (4-6) 23 at Detroit (1-9) 18

Cincinnati (4-6) 24 at Baltimore (9-1) 31

Dallas (5-5) 13 at Washington (5-5) 10

Jacksonville (2-8) 3 at Cleveland (5-5) 6

Oakland (3-7) 13 at Minnesota (5-5) 21

Tampa Bay (2-8) 17 at Green Bay (10-0) 27

Arizona (1-9) 3 at San Francisco (10-0) 27

Seattle (5-5) 24 at St. Louis (0-10) 7

San Diego (2-8) 17 at Chicago (5-5) 31

Tennessee (4-6) 7 at Atlanta (8-2) 28

Philadelphia (6-4) 16 at N.Y. Giants (8-2) 20

Monday, Nov 21

Kansas City (7-3) 14 at New England (10-0) 17

Week 12

Thursday, Nov 24

Green Bay (11-0) 35 at Detroit (1-10) 21

Miami (4-7) 26 at Dallas (5-6) 24

San Francisco (10-1) 13 at Baltimore (10-1) 30

Sunday, Nov 27

Arizona (2-9) 30 at St. Louis (0-11) 21

Buffalo (2-9) 29 at N.Y. Jets (5-6) 26 (OT)

Carolina (4-7) 28 at Indianapolis (10-1) 31

Cleveland (5-6) 16 at Cincinnati (5-6) 22

Houston (2-9) 20 at Jacksonville (3-8) 25

Minnesota (5-6) 20 at Atlanta (9-2) 24

Tampa Bay (2-9) 10 at Tennessee (5-6) 13

Chicago (5-6) 38 at Oakland (4-7) 39

Washington (6-5) 17 at Seattle (5-6) 16

Denver (4-7) 3 at San Diego (3-8) 23

New England (11-0) 38 at Philadelphia (6-5) 20

Pittsburgh (7-4) 13 at Kansas City (8-3) 20

Monday, Nov 28

N.Y. Giants (8-3) 16 at New Orleans (10-1) 31

Week 13

Thursday, Dec 1

Philadelphia (7-5) 30 at Seattle (5-7) 13

Sunday, Dec 4

Atlanta (10-2) 24 at Houston (2-10) 9

Baltimore (11-1) 27 at Cleveland (5-7) 13

Carolina (4-8) 24 at Tampa Bay (3-9) 27

Cincinnati (5-7) 23 at Pittsburgh (8-4) 26

Indianapolis (10-2) 19 at New England (12-0) 24

Kansas City (9-3) 27 at Chicago (5-7) 23

Oakland (4-8) 10 at Miami (5-7) 20

N.Y. Jets (6-6) 20 at Washington (6-6) 16

Tennessee (5-7) 10 at Buffalo (3-9) 17

Denver (4-8) 16 at Minnesota (6-6) 30

Dallas (6-6) 18 at Arizona (2-10) 13

Green Bay (11-1) 20 at N.Y. Giants (9-3) 23

St. Louis (0-12) 9 at San Francisco (11-1) 14

Detroit (1-11) 13 at New Orleans (11-1) 40

Monday, Dec 5

San Diego (4-8) 23 at Jacksonville (3-9) 20

Week 14

Thursday, Dec 8

Cleveland (5-8) 12 at Pittsburgh (9-4) 28

Sunday, Dec 11

Atlanta (11-2) 27 at Carolina (4-9) 14

Houston (2-11) 13 at Cincinnati (6-7) 18

Indianapolis (10-3) 17 at Baltimore (12-1) 27

Kansas City (10-3) 34 at N.Y. Jets (6-7) 17

Minnesota (7-6) 23 at Detroit (1-12) 12

New England (13-0) 38 at Washington (6-7) 24

New Orleans (12-1) 22 at Tennessee (5-8) 16

Oakland (4-9) 20 at Green Bay (12-1) 23

Philadelphia (8-5) 20 at Miami (5-8) 17

Tampa Bay (3-10) 6 at Jacksonville (4-9) 19

Chicago (6-7) 23 at Denver (4-9) 20

San Francisco (12-1) 17 at Arizona (2-11) 14

Buffalo (3-10) 24 at San Diego (5-8) 34

N.Y. Giants (10-3) 35 at Dallas (6-7) 24

Monday, Dec 12

St. Louis (0-13) 12 at Seattle (6-7) 24

Week 15

Thursday, Dec 15

Jacksonville (4-10) 17 at Atlanta (12-2) 30

Saturday, Dec 17

Dallas (7-7) 20 at Tampa Bay (3-11) 12

Sunday, Dec 18

Carolina (4-10) 24 at Houston (3-11) 27

Cincinnati (6-8) 9 at St. Louis (1-13) 13

Green Bay (13-1) 21 at Kansas City (10-4) 16

Miami (6-8) 23 at Buffalo (3-11) 13

New Orleans (12-2) 27 at Minnesota (8-6) 30

Seattle (7-7) 21 at Chicago (6-8) 14

Tennessee (5-9) 17 at Indianapolis (11-3) 30

Washington (6-8) 27 at N.Y. Giants (11-3) 34

Detroit (1-13) 21 at Oakland (5-9) 34

Cleveland (5-9) 3 at Arizona (3-11) 20

New England (13-1) 13 at Denver (5-9) 22

N.Y. Jets (6-8) 20 at Philadelphia (9-5) 24

Baltimore (13-1) 34 at San Diego (5-9) 10

Monday, Dec 19

Pittsburgh (10-4) 34 at San Francisco (11-2) 24

Week 16

Thursday, Dec 22

Houston (3-12) 12 at Indianapolis (12-3) 31

Saturday, Dec 24

Arizona (3-12) 10 at Cincinnati (7-8) 19

Cleveland (5-10) 10 at Baltimore (14-1) 27

Denver (5-10) 13 at Buffalo (4-11) 16

Jacksonville (4-11) 14 at Tennessee (6-9) 24

Miami (6-9) 17 at New England (14-1) 31

Minnesota (9-6) 10 at Washington (6-9) 6

N.Y. Giants (11-4) 7 at N.Y. Jets (7-8) 23

Oakland (5-10) 14 at Kansas City (11-4) 21

St. Louis (1-14) 12 at Pittsburgh (11-4) 28

Tampa Bay (3-12) 6 at Carolina (5-10) 29

San Diego (6-9) 21 at Detroit (1-14) 10

Philadelphia (9-6) 9 at Dallas (8-7) 21

San Francisco (13-2) 17 at Seattle (7-8) 10

Sunday, Dec 25

Chicago (6-9) 20 at Green Bay (14-1) 26

Monday, Dec 26

Atlanta (12-3) 24 at New Orleans (13-2) 27

Week 17

Sunday, Jan 1

Buffalo (4-12) 16 at New England (15-1) 19

Carolina (5-11) 10 at New Orleans (14-2) 24

Chicago (7-9) 23 at Minnesota (9-7) 20

Detroit (1-15) 17 at Green Bay (15-1) 37

Indianapolis (13-3) 28 at Jacksonville (4-12) 3

N.Y. Jets (8-8) 13 at Miami (7-9) 10

San Francisco (14-2) 20 at St. Louis (1-15) 16

Tennessee (6-10) 14 at Houston (4-12) 28

Washington (6-10) 3 at Philadelphia (10-6) 42

Baltimore (14-2) 20 at Cincinnati (8-8) 24

Kansas City (11-5) 12 at Denver (6-10) 20

Pittsburgh (12-4) 24 at Cleveland (5-11) 14

San Diego (6-10) 16 at Oakland (6-10) 20

Seattle (7-9) 20 at Arizona (3-13) 34

Tampa Bay (4-12) 20 at Atlanta (12-4) 10

Dallas (8-8) 24 at N.Y. Giants (12-4) 31

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2011 Madden NFL 12 Final Standings

AFC North

1. Baltimore Ravens (14-2)

2. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)

3. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)

4. Cleveland Browns (5-11)

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AFC South

1. Indianapolis Colts (13-3)

2. Tennessee Titans (6-10)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)

4. Houston Texans (5-11)

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AFC East

1. New England Patriots (15-1)

2. New York Jets (8-8)

3. Miami Dolphins (6-10)

4. Buffalo Bills (4-12)

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AFC West

1. Kansas City Chiefs (11-5)

2. Oakland Raiders (6-10)

3. Denver Broncos (6-10)

4. San Diego Chargers (6-10)

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NFC North

1. Green Bay Packers (15-1)

2. Chicago Bears (7-9)

3. Minnesota Vikings (7-9)

4. Detroit Lions (1-15)

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NFC South

1. New Orleans Saints (14-2)

2. Atlanta Falcons (12-4)

3. Carolina Panthers (5-11)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12)

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NFC East

1. New York Giants (12-4)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)

3. Dallas Cowboys (9-7)

4. Washington Redskins (6-10)

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NFC West

1. San Francisco 49ers (14-2)

2. Seattle Seahawks (7-9)

3. Arizona Cardinals (4-12)

4. St. Louis Rams (1-15)

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2011 Madden NFL 12 Playoffs

Seedings:

AFC.

1. New England Patriots (15-1, AFC East Champions)

2. Baltimore Ravens (14-2, AFC North Champions)

3. Indianapolis Colts (13-3, AFC South Champions)

4. Kansas City Chiefs (11-5, AFC West Champions)

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4, AFC Wild Card)

6. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8, AFC Wild Card)

NFC

1. Green Bay Packers (15-1, NFC North Champions)

2. San Francisco 49ers (14-2, NFC West Champions)

3. New Orleans Saints (14-2, NFC South Champions)

4. New York Giants (12-4, NFC East Champions)

5. Atlanta Falcons (12-4, NFC Wild Card)

6. Philadelphia Eagles (10-6, NFC Wild Card)

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Wild Card Playoffs

Saturday January 7th, 2012

AFC: (6) Cincinnati Bengals 10 vs. (3) Indianapolis Colts 31

NFC: (6) Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs. (3) New Orleans Saints 24

Sunday January 8th, 2012

NFC: (5) Atlanta Falcons 35 vs. (4) New York Giants 38 (OT)

AFC: (5) Pittsburgh Steelers 24 vs. (4) Kansas City Chiefs 16

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Divisional Playoffs

Saturday January 14th, 2012

NFC: (3) New Orleans Saints 35 vs. (2) San Francisco 49ers 38

AFC: (5) Pittsburgh Steelers 14 vs. (1) New England Patriots 20

Sunday January 15th, 2012

AFC: (3) Indianapolis Colts 20 vs. (2) Baltimore Ravens 17

NFC: (4) New York Giants 28 vs. (1) Green Bay Packers 21

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Conference Championships

Sunday January 22nd, 2012

AFC: (3) Indianapolis Colts 0 vs. (1) New England Patriots 23

NFC: (4) New York Giants 21 vs. (2) San Francisco 49ers 10

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Super Bowl 46 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana

Sunday January 29th, 2012

(4) New York Giants 28 vs. (1) New England Patriots 21

Super Bowl 46 MVP: Eli Manning QB, New York Giants

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Madden 12 Season Awards

2011 NFL Season MVP: Aaron Rodgers QB, Green Bay Packers

2011 NFL Coach of the Year: Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers

2011 NFL Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Brees QB, New Orleans Saints

2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Terrell Suggs LB, Baltimore Ravens

2011 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Cam Newton QB, Carolina Panthers

2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Von Miller LB, Denver Broncos

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The 2011 Madden NFL 12 Season: Eli and the Giants Strike Again

The Setup: Record-Setting Quarterbacks & The 14+ Win Heavyweights

With Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis gracing the cover of Madden NFL 12 following a massive fan vote, the 2011 regular season featured an explosion of offensive dominance and an elite class of heavyweights battling for conference supremacy:

Aaron Rodgers & The 15–1 Packers:

Coming off a Super Bowl title, Aaron Rodgers took home League MVP honors by leading the Green Bay Packers to a conference-best 15-1 record.

The Harbaugh Resurgence & Brees’ Air Attack:

First-year head coach Jim Harbaugh earned Coach of the Year honors by transforming the San Francisco 49ers into a 14-2 powerhouse. Right beside them in the NFC South, Offensive Player of the Year Drew Brees guided the New Orleans Saints to a matching 14-2 mark.

AFC Dominance:

In the AFC, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots locked down the conference's top seed at 15-1, while Terrell Suggs captured Defensive Player of the Year honors to anchor a 14-2 Baltimore Ravens squad.

The Lurking #4 Seed:

Amidst a historically top-heavy NFC, Eli Manning and the New York Giants quietly secured the NFC East crown at 12-4, entering the playoffs as a dangerous #4 seed.

The Postseason: Shootouts and Lambeau Heartbreak

The postseason delivered immediate fireworks, featuring instant offensive classics and shocking upsets:

Wild Card Winners:

Starting in the AFC, QB Peyton Manning and the #3 seed Indianapolis Colts took care of the #6 seed Cincinnati Bengals 31-10 at Lucas Oil Stadium, while Ben Roethlisberger led the #5 seed Pittsburgh Steelers over the #4 seed Kansas City Chiefs 24-16.

In the NFC, the #3 seed New Orleans Saints demolished the #6 seed Philadelphia Eagles 24-14, and Eli Manning and the #4 seed New York Giants survived an overtime thriller against the #5 seed Atlanta Falcons 38-35.

The Candlestick Shootout & Lambeau Stunner:

In the NFC Divisional Round, the New Orleans Saints and #2 seed San Francisco 49ers traded blows in a 38-35 offensive showcase at Candlestick Park. San Francisco executed in the closing seconds with a goal-line touchdown pass from Alex Smith to tight end Vernon Davis, eliminating Drew Brees and the Saints.

Meanwhile, the #4 seed New York Giants stunned the defending Super Bowl Champion #1 seed Green Bay Packers 28-21, holding off a late Green Bay comeback in the fourth quarter.

Foxboro Duels & Indy's Advance:

The AFC Divisional Round saw Roethlisberger and Tom Brady duel in Foxboro, with the #1 seed New England Patriots knocking off the #5 seed Pittsburgh Steelers 20-14. Elsewhere, Peyton Manning led the #3 seed Indianapolis Colts over Joe Flacco and the #2 seed Baltimore Ravens 20-17.

Championship Sunday Dominance:

In the AFC Championship, the top-seeded New England Patriots relied on their defense to pitch a complete 23-0 shutout against the Indianapolis Colts.

In the NFC Championship, the #4 seed New York Giants went on the road again, stifling the San Francisco 49ers 21-10 at a rain-soaked Candlestick Park to punch their ticket to Indianapolis.

Super Bowl 46: History Repeats in Indy

Super Bowl 46 at Lucas Oil Stadium set up a high-stakes rematch between the surging NFC Champion New York Giants and the AFC Champion New England Patriots. In a tense, wire-to-wire championship clash, Eli Manning once again delivered in crunch time.

Manning orchestrated surgical fourth-quarter drives through the Patriots' defense, lifting New York to a thrilling 28-21 victory. Earning his second career Super Bowl MVP award, Eli Manning cemented the Giants' reputation as the ultimate championship giant-killers.