2015 NFL Season

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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.

Player movement

Free agency

Trades

Draft

For more details on this topic, see 2015 NFL draft

Preseason

Regular season

In-season scheduling changes

Standings

Division

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Conference

Template:2015 AFC Standings

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Postseason

Main article: 2015–16 NFL playoffs

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

Notable events

Discipline for off-field incidents

Questionable play calls

Week 3, Eagles vs. Jets

Week 6, Patriots vs. Colts

2015 deaths

Rule changes

Records, milestones, and notable statistics

Head coach/front office personnel changes

Head coach

Offseason

Team	2014 head coach	2014 interim head coach	Reason for leaving	2015 replacement	Story/Accomplishments

In-season

Team	2015 head coach	Reason for leaving	Interim replacement	Story/Accomplishments

Front office

Offseason

Team	Position	2014 office holder	Reason for leaving	2015 replacement	Story/Accomplishments

In-season

Team	Position	2014 office holder	Reason for leaving	2015 replacement	Story/Accomplishments

Awards

Individual season awards

Further information: 5th Annual NFL Honors

Award	Winner	Position	Team

All-Pro team

Further information: 2015 All-Pro Team

The following players were named First Team All-Pro by the Associated Press:

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Players of the week/month

Stadiums

NFL relocation candidates

Oakland Raiders

See also: History of the National Football League in Los Angeles

San Antonio

Possible shared stadium with the Chargers in Los Angeles

Main article: Carson Stadium

St. Louis Rams

Main article: City of Champions Stadium

Super Bowl 50 promotion

Naming rights deals

New Minnesota Stadium

See also: U.S. Bank Stadium

Potential NFL relocations

Oakland Raiders

See also: History of the National Football League in Los Angeles

San Antonio

Shared stadium with San Diego Chargers and possible realignment

Main article: Carson Stadium

St. Louis Rams

Main article:City of Champions Stadium

Super Bowl 50 promotion

New uniforms and patches

New officials

Media

Notes

References

2015 NFL season
AFC	East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
	Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
	New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
	NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle
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