2015 NFL Season
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==Notable events== | ==Notable events== | ||
Current revision as of 00:10, 11 January 2016
| 2015 National Football League season | ||||
| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | September 10, 2015 – January 3, 2016 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | January 9, 2016 | |||
| Super Bowl 50 | ||||
| Date | February 7, 2016 | |||
| Site | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California | |||
| Pro Brawl | ||||
| Date | January 31, 2016 | |||
| Site | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
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The 2015 NFL season, the 96th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), and the 50th of the Super Bowl Era. The season began on Thursday, September 10, 2015, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, which resulted with the Patriots winning 28–21. The season will conclude with Super Bowl 50, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
[edit] Player movement
[edit] Free agency
[edit] Trades
[edit] Draft
- For more details on this topic, see 2015 NFL draft
[edit] Preseason
[edit] Regular season
[edit] In-season scheduling changes
[edit] Standings
[edit] Division
[edit] Conference
[edit] Postseason
- Main article: 2015–16 NFL playoffs
[edit] Playoffs Bracket
| Jan. 10 – FedEx Field | Jan. 16 – University of Phoenix Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Green Bay | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Green Bay | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington | 18 | Jan. 24 – Bank of America Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 26* | ||||||||||||||||
| See Re-seeding below | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 10 – TCF Bank Stadium | 2 | Arizona | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan. 17 – Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carolina | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle | 10 | NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 9 | Feb. 7 – Levi's Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carolina | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 9 – NRG Stadium | N1 | Carolina | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan. 16 – Gillette Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Denver | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City | 30 | Super Bowl 50 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 0 | Jan. 24 – Sports Authority Field at Mile High | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | New England | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| See Re-seeding below | ||||||||||||||||||
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 9 – Paul Brown Stadium | 2 | New England | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan. 17 – Sports Authority Field at Mile High | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 18 | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cincinnati | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | |||||||||||||||||
- * Indicates overtime victory
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Discipline for off-field incidents
[edit] Questionable play calls
[edit] Week 3, Eagles vs. Jets
[edit] Week 6, Patriots vs. Colts
[edit] 2015 deaths
[edit] Rule changes
[edit] Records, milestones, and notable statistics
[edit] Head coach/front office personnel changes
[edit] Head coach
[edit] Offseason
| Team | 2014 head coach | 2014 interim head coach | Reason for leaving | 2015 replacement | Story/Accomplishments |
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[edit] In-season
| Team | 2015 head coach | Reason for leaving | Interim replacement | Story/Accomplishments |
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[edit] Front office
[edit] Offseason
| Team | Position | 2014 office holder | Reason for leaving | 2015 replacement | Story/Accomplishments |
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[edit] In-season
| Team | Position | 2014 office holder | Reason for leaving | 2015 replacement | Story/Accomplishments |
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[edit] Awards
[edit] Individual season awards
- Further information: 5th Annual NFL Honors
| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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[edit] All-Pro team
- Further information: 2015 All-Pro Team
The following players were named First Team All-Pro by the Associated Press:
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| Special teams |
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[edit] Players of the week/month
[edit] Stadiums
[edit] NFL relocation candidates
[edit] Oakland Raiders
[edit] San Antonio
[edit] Possible shared stadium with the Chargers in Los Angeles
- Main article: Carson Stadium
[edit] St. Louis Rams
- Main article: City of Champions Stadium
[edit] Super Bowl 50 promotion
[edit] Naming rights deals
[edit] New Minnesota Stadium
- See also: U.S. Bank Stadium
[edit] Potential NFL relocations
[edit] Oakland Raiders
[edit] San Antonio
[edit] Shared stadium with San Diego Chargers and possible realignment
- Main article: Carson Stadium
[edit] St. Louis Rams
- Main article:City of Champions Stadium
