• Triggered by bfiles.wordpress.com b on the global blacklist 2012 National Football League season Regular season Duration September 5 – December 30, 2012 Start date January 5, 2013 Date February 3, 2013 Site,, Champions Date January 27, 2013 Site,, • ← • • → The 2012 NFL season was the 93rd of the, began on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, with the defending champion hosting the in the 2012 NFL at, and ended with, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the in, with the -coached facing the -coached. The Ravens won 34-31. Super Bowl XLVII marked the first time two brothers were head coaches for opposing teams in the championship game. See also: In 2005, the NFL and NFL Referees Association agreed to a contract that would last through the 2011 season. In 2011, the officials' union had planned to use a contract clause to reopen negotiations a year early, but this failed to occur due to the.

Check out the 2012 NFL Regular Season Standings.

By June 2012, the league and the officials' union had not yet come to terms on a new agreement, thus failing to resolve the labor dispute. The main issues between the union and the league were changes to the retirement plan, salaries, and personnel. On June 4, 2012, the NFL announced it would begin hiring replacement officials. On September 26, 2012, an agreement was reached to end the lockout after increasing criticism of the NFL and the performance of the replacement officials. The contentious nature of the replacement officials' decision at the end of the two days earlier was widely considered to have been the tipping point that finally led to an agreement.

NFL Commissioner acknowledged that the game 'may have pushed the parties further along' in negotiations. Schedule [ ] NFL Draft [ ] The was held from April 26 to 28, 2012 at 's.

With the first pick, the selected quarterback from. Late Sunday doubleheader kickoff time change [ ] The league announced on June 28 that all late Sunday doubleheader games will be moved ten minutes later from 4:15 p.m. Late games broadcast on the single game network will still remain at 4:05 p.m. The league cited 44 early games from the 2009 to 2011 seasons in which part of the audience had to be switched immediately to the kickoff of their home team's doubleheader game, and thus miss the end of the first game. The 4:15 p.m. Late doubleheader kickoff time dates back to the 1998 season when the NFL moved it from 4:05 p.m. For the same reason.

Matchups [ ] As per the, the intraconference and interconference matchups were. Other highlights [ ] Highlights of the 2012 schedule include: •: The 2012 regular season began on Wednesday, September 5, as the defending champion hosted the, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–17. The game was moved from its usual Thursday slot to avoid conflict with the last day of the. • More: On February 3, 2012, commissioner announced that the number of Thursday night games on the will increase from eight to 13 games from weeks 2 through 15, excluding Week 12 (the Thanksgiving night game will now air on ). This will ensure that every team will have at least one prime time game.

•: The 2012 International Series game featured the hosting the on October 28, at 1:00 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. ) on, at the permanent International Series home— in. The Patriots won the game 45–7.

Though the league had originally promised to add a second game in Ireland, Scotland or Wales beginning in 2012, the league canceled the game, citing the in London as a conflict (the league canceled a second International Series game in 2010 as well, citing the ongoing negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement). This was to be the first of three consecutive International Series appearances for the Rams, but the Rams announced they would no longer take part in the 2013 and 2014 editions due to fan backlash in St. Louis; beginning in 2013, the will serve as the permanent International Series tenant instead. •: The last home game before the took place on November 4 against the Carolina Panthers. According to the 'Redskins Rule,' because the Redskins lost that game 21–13, the incumbent President was forecast to lose his bid for re-election on Election Day. In the end, the Redskins Rule failed to come to fruition. •: Three games were played on Thursday, November 22.

The two traditional Thanksgiving games saw the defeat the, 34–31 in overtime; followed by the defeat their longtime division rivals, the, 38–31. In the prime-time Thanksgiving game, which for the first time aired on, the defeated the 49–19. The Patriots scored 35 points in the second quarter, including a return of the ' for a touchdown. The fifth and, under current contract, final regular-season game of the series, which saw the play in 's, featured the Bills hosting the on December 16. The Seahawks defeated the Bills 50–17.

Due to a re-emergence of late-season attendance problems at, the Toronto Series will return to its original timing after the end of the. Although a preseason game was originally going to be played in 2012 as part of the series, it was canceled due to a lack of available dates at the Rogers Centre. •: Christmas Eve fell on a Monday in 2012. Since the NFL usually avoids scheduling games on the night of Christmas Eve, the ESPN Monday Night game for that week was instead played on Saturday, December 22, between the and the.

It was the only Saturday game played during the 2012 regular season and the Falcons won the game 31–18. This also prevented a conflict with ESPN also covering the college football bowl game, the which was played on December 24. •: The last regular season games were held on Sunday, December 30. The playoffs started on Saturday, January 5, 2013 and the conference championship games were held on Sunday, January 20; the NFC Championship was played at 3:00 p.m.

EST on Fox, and the AFC Championship followed at 6:30 p.m. EST on CBS., the league's championship game, was on February 3 at the in, and was televised on CBS with kickoff around 6:20 p.m. Pre-game programming began that morning with and being Super Bowl-centric followed by 'official' pregame programming. The was played August 5 and featured a match-up between the and the. New Orleans last appeared in the game in 2007; former Saints offensive tackle was inducted as part of the Hall of Fame ceremonies.

The Cardinals played there for the first time since 1986, when the franchise was still located in St. As with the originally announced 2011 game, this matchup broke from the game's usual tradition of featuring two teams from opposing conferences (the 2011 Hall of Fame Game would've featured the and, but the game was canceled due to the ).

The game, normally airing on, instead aired this season on due to NBC airing the, as it had done in 2007. The Saints defeated the Cardinals, 17–10. The remainder of the 2012 preseason matchups were revealed on April 4.

The November 11 game between the and the ended in a rare, with each team scoring 24 points, none in the overtime period. Prior to this, the last tie game had been in. The was held in Hawaii on January 27, 2013, after New Orleans was briefly considered as a site. Originally, the NFL delayed announcing a date or venue for the game, and even considered eliminating the game altogether due to the NFL's displeasure with the quality of play in the. Scheduling changes [ ] The following games were rescheduled by the NFL using to promote what the NFL deems to be its best games, typically because of their playoff implications: • Week 11: The – game was moved from 1:00 p.m. • Week 16: The – game, originally scheduled at 4:25 p.m. EST on, was flexed into the 8:20 p.m.

EST time slot on. The – game, originally scheduled at that time and network, was moved back to the 1:00 p.m. EST time slot on, while the – game was moved from 1:00 p.m. EST to 4:25 p.m.

• Week 17: The – game, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. EST, was selected as the final Sunday Night Football game, which for the second consecutive season decided the division champion.

The –Patriots and – games were moved from 1:00 p.m. EST to 4:25 p.m. Regular season standings [ ] Division [ ]. • ^ New England clinched the AFC's No. 2 seed over Houston based on a head-to-head victory.

• ^ Baltimore clinched the AFC North title over Cincinnati based on a better divisional record (4–2 to 3–3). • ^ San Diego finished with a better conference record than Miami (7–5 to 5–7).

• ^ Tennessee finished ahead of New York Jets and Buffalo based on head-to-head victory. • ^ New York Jets finished ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East based on record versus common opponents (5–7 to 3–9). • ^ Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Kansas City (2–10 to 0–12). • When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. • ^ Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on a better divisional record (4–2 to 3–3). • ^ Carolina and New Orleans finished ahead of Tampa Bay in the NFC South based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to Tampa Bay's 4–6). Carolina finished in second place based on a head-to-head sweep over New Orleans.

• ^ New Orleans finished in third place in the NFC South based on a head-to-head sweep over Tampa Bay. • When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. Postseason [ ]. Further information: Within each conference, the four division winners and the two (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs.

The four division winners are 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.

Playoff seeds Seed 1 ( winner) ( winner) 2 ( winner) ( winner) 3 ( winner) ( winner) 4 ( winner) ( winner) 5 () (wild card) 6 (wild card) (wild card). This bracket: • • • Media changes [ ] On December 14, 2011, the NFL announced that the will move from the to effective the 2012 season. All of the other aforementioned Thursday night games will be televised on the NFL Network. Also on that day, the league extended their contracts with their TV broadcasters through 2022, although many of the new provisions (such as expanding flexible scheduling to allow the shifting of AFC and NFC games between and; and NBC giving up one of its two wild card playoff games in exchange for a divisional round game) did not take effect until 2014.

ESPN made a cut to its broadcasts, removing from the broadcast booth and moving to a two-man announcing crew; will continue on play-by-play while continues as the sole color commentator. One year prior, the network had switched from two sideline reporters to one. The 2013 Pro Bowl will be televised on NBC. Under the current rotating TV contract, the network that broadcasts the Super Bowl will also broadcast the same year's Pro Bowl.

CBS, the network broadcasting the 2013 Super Bowl, withdrew from the game and will not air it at all. The NFL authorized a new rule loosening the league's restrictions during the 2012 offseason. For the first time in NFL history, the new rule will no longer require a stadium to be sold out to televise a game; instead, teams will be allowed to set a benchmark anywhere from 85 to 100 percent of the stadium's non-premium seats. Any seats sold beyond that benchmark will be subject to heavier. Four clubs opted to set the lower TV threshold: the Miami Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings, the Oakland Raiders, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At least four other teams expressly refused to lower their threshold; one case, that of the, was particularly controversial, as Buffalo congressman had lobbied for the loosening of the blackout restrictions only for the Bills to rebuff his efforts, saying such a move would threaten the team's revenue.

The league is also attempting to reduce blackouts by improving the fan experience at each stadium. This includes displaying on each stadium's Jumbotron the same video that referees see during each instant replay review, and relaxing all rules regarding crowd noise. Rule changes [ ] The following rule changes have been approved by the competition committee for the 2012 season: • The Replay Booth can initiate replay reviews on turnover plays at any time during the game, similar to a change made in the regarding booth reviews on scoring plays outside of the final 2:00 of the game or in overtime. Main article: In 2012, the were discovered to have run a 'slush fund' under former defensive coordinator, that paid out bonuses, called 'bounties', to purposely injure offensive players that the Saints were playing against. The system was known to have operated during Williams's time in and. Rumors started in 2009 during the Saints run in the 2009 NFC Championship game against the Vikings, where the Saints defense was allegedly trying to hurt Viking quarterback.

Other than the Vikings, the Saints also allegedly targeted and players, and the program became even more notorious in the 2012 NFL Divisional Playoff Game against the, when filmmaker released audio tapes of Williams telling his players to injure a select group of 49ers, with one of them being running back, and to knock him out, as well as going after because of his past history of concussions. Williams also told them to injure ' ankles and wide receiver 's. According to Pamphilon, Williams also appeared to put a bounty on quarterback after he told his men to hit Smith in the chin, 'then he rubs his thumb against his index and middle fingers – the cash sign – and says, I got the first one. I got the first one.

Go lay that [expletive] out.' Ultimately, Goodell handed down one of the harshest penalties in league history, by suspending Williams indefinitely, head coach for the rest of the, interim head coach for the first 6 games, and general manager for 8 games. Amv Video Codec Keygen Music on this page.

Saints linebacker was also suspended for the season, as well as defensive linemen (now with Green Bay) and for 8 and 4 games, respectively. Former Saints and current linebacker was also suspended for 3 games. The player's suspensions were later thrown out on appeal. Chargers Stickum [ ] During the game on October 15 between the and the, officials checked the hands of Chargers players, under the suspicion that players were using 'Stickum' or a similar banned adhesive on players' towels to gain a competitive edge. Chargers' head coach strenuously denied the accusations.

The towels were revealed to have. The Chargers were fined $20,000 by the NFL for failing to immediately surrender team towels when requested, but were cleared of illegal substance use. Gorilla Gold was subsequently banned from use by the NFL. League averages [ ] There were a total of 11,651 points scored during the 2012 NFL regular season. The average points scored among all the teams in the NFL was 22.8 points per game.

The New England Patriots had the highest point differential, scoring an average of 14.1 points more than their opponents. The Kansas City Chiefs had the lowest point differential scoring an average of 13.4 points less than their opponents.

See also: • set the record for most consecutive seasons with one team. He has been the kicker for the Detroit Lions for 21 seasons. • of the Baltimore Ravens broke 's record for interception return yardage in a week one game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

He is now the all-time leader in interception return yards with 1,541. • became the only player in NFL history to pass for 300+ yards and 2 touchdowns without throwing an interception in his first start.

• tied the NFL record for longest field goal (63 yards). • joined and as the only players to throw at least 400 touchdowns. • Week 1 set a record for being the highest scoring opening week in NFL history. The new record of 791 points is 3 points higher than the 2002 record. Five teams scored more than 40 points, also the most in NFL history. • NFL sets record with 20 teams at 1–1. • record streak of consecutive games with 300 plus yards passing ended at 9 games in a week 3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

His streak began in week 10 of the 2011 season. Louis Rams had 12 receptions in the first half of the week two game vs. Washington to tie the NFL record for most receptions in the first half set by the Indianapolis Colts' in 2007. • The scored a record five touchdowns of 60-plus yards in one game (1 punt return, 2 pass plays, 1 kickoff return, 1 fumble return) against the Detroit Lions in week 3. • The week 3 game between the and produced an NFL record 13 first downs via penalties.

Of the 13, New England was awarded 8 and Baltimore 5. • In week 4, Rams rookie kicker became the first player in league history to make kicks from 50-plus and 60-plus yards in the same game. • Drew Brees' record of 48 consecutive games with a touchdown pass in week 5 vs. (the first team Brees played for) broke ' record that had stood since 1960. The streak ended at 54 games in week thirteen against the Atlanta Falcons.

• and set a new record by intercepting a pass for a touchdown in both Week 4 and Week 5. They became the first pair of teammates in NFL history to each return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games. • In week five the became the first team in NFL history with 300 yards passing and 300 yards rushing vs. • of the Tennessee Titans ran for an 83-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Titans' win over the Buffalo Bills to become the first player in NFL history with four 80-plus yard touchdown runs in a career.

• The set a record of seven consecutive games without holding a lead, previously set by the. • Week 8: New England gained over 350 yards of total offense for the 17th straight game, breaking an NFL record set by the Rams in 1999–2000. • By allowing 530 yards by the Broncos in week eight, the became the first team to allow 400-plus yards in seven games in a row since 1950, which is as far back as STATS LLC can search its NFL database. Record ended at ten games through week 11. • In week 8, of the Cowboys caught 18 passes against the Giants. This set a new NFL record for catches in a game by a tight end, and was the third most in a single game by any player in NFL history.

• Through week eight Peyton Manning has increased his record of most regular season games with 300 plus yards passing to 68 games. • broke the NFL's single-game rookie record when he threw for 433 yards to lead the Indianapolis Colts past the Miami Dolphins. • Chicago became the first team in NFL history to record a touchdown pass, a touchdown run, an interception return for a touchdown, and a blocked kick/punt for a score in the same quarter in their week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans. • Charles Tillman became the first player in the NFL to force four fumbles in one game since the stat became tracked in 1991. • became the first player in league history to record touchdown runs of 70-plus, 65-plus, and 45-plus yards in a single game. He joined Denver's as the only players in league history with at least 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a game.

• of the Ravens became the first player in league history with two career kickoff returns of at least 105 yards. He returned one for 108 yards against Dallas; he followed it up a few weeks later when he returned one for 105 yards against Oakland, simultaneously tying the record for longest kickoff return on the former return.

• Andrew Luck set the rookie record with six games of at least 300 yards passing. • of the Seahawks returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the eighth time to tie the NFL career record. • of the Lions broke the NFL season receiving yards record against the Falcons on December 22. • broke the NFL single season record for most field goals made in a season of over 50 yards on December 23 against the Texans. • Placekicker of the Redskins set a new NFL record with 17 consecutive field goals to start a career.

• Andrew Luck broke the rookie record for passing yards in a season on December 23. • broke the NFL single season record for catches by a tight end on December 23. Elc Big City Garage Manual Dumb. • became the seventh player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season by rushing for 199 yards in Week 17, bringing his season total to 2,097 rushing yards. This also brings him just nine yards short of breaking 's record set in 1984 and gives him the all-time second best single season record for rushing yards. • tied 's rookie record for touchdown passes in a single season with 26. • The gained an NFL record 444 first downs.

• The 2012 regular season set the NFL record for total points scored in a season with 11,651; the 22.8 points-per-game for each team is also the highest since the. • The set the NFL record for most playoff losses with 27. • The broke the NFL record for most road playoff losses with 16.

• The tied the ' record set from 1999–2001 for the most consecutive seasons scoring 500 or more points with three. • set a passer rating of 102.4, to break 's record for the highest rating by a rookie. • Most home playoff games won: 20, • set record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, with 181 yards. • set the record for most playoff games won with 17. • Most conference championship games played starting quarterback (tie): 7, • set a rookie record for passing yards in a playoff game: 385. • tied 's record for most touchdown passes (11) without an interception in a postseason Uniforms [ ] • The unveiled an updated logo and word mark in late January 2012, though it has been reported that the actual uniforms will not be altered at the present time. • The switched their primary home jersey color from navy blue to orange.

The orange jerseys that served as the team's alternate colored jersey from 2002–2011 became the primary home jersey, while the navy blue jerseys that served as the team's primary home jersey from 1997–2011 switched to the alternate designation. The change was made due to overwhelming popularity with fans, who clamored for the team to return to wearing orange at home, which was the team's predominant home jersey color from 1962–1996. • The will celebrate 10 years as a franchise by wearing an anniversary patch throughout the season. • The switched their primary home jersey color from teal to black, beginning with their Week 5 (October 7, 2012) game against the. • The debuted captains' patches to their uniforms for the first time in the Week 10 (November 12, 2012) game against Pittsburgh. The patches would remain through the rest of the season but were removed in 2013.

• The unveiled a new throwback uniform in April 2012, which was worn in games against the and the. The uniforms, based on the (the predecessors to the Steelers), feature broad black and Aztec gold horizontal stripes across the jerseys and socks, reminiscent of and prison uniforms. • The replaced Seahawk blue with College Navy as the color of their primary uniforms. Their new uniforms consist of a navy blue jersey as their primary home jersey, a white jersey as their primary away jersey, and a wolf grey jersey as an alternate. The Seahawks have three pairs of pants: navy blue with action green feather trim, white with navy blue feather trim, and wolf grey with navy blue feather trim. Each pair of pants, as well as the collar of the jerseys, feature 12 feathers, in honor of the fans, who refer to themselves as the '12th Man'. The Seahawks also tweaked their logo, by changing the lower left stripe from light blue to grey.

• The wore throwback uniforms to celebrate their 80th anniversary in their game against the Panthers. • The dedicated their season to former owner and founder, who died on September 6, 2012. On Week 1, all team members wore an 'Art' decal on their helmets, and for the rest of their season, they wore an 'Art' patch on the left side of their jerseys. • During the, debuted new team color specific cleats and new team specific Vapor Jet gloves. Similar to gloves worn at the collegiate level, the Vapor Jet gloves feature individual team colors and team logos on the glove palms. • Nike became the official uniform provider for the NFL, succeeding, which had a decade-long partnership in that capacity.

On April 3, Nike unveiled the new uniforms for all 32 teams. Cosmetically, the new jerseys did not show drastic differences save for the aforementioned changes to the ' uniforms.

• The Carolina Panthers' new jersey has the phrase 'KEEP POUNDING' inside the collar which commemorates former Panther ' battle with cancer. • Nike's new jerseys also introduced what the company calls a 'body-contoured fit'. However, several players, primarily heavier players such as offensive linemen, reported that the new, tighter-fitting uniforms made them 'look fat'. • Introduced in Week 5 after the end of the referee lockout, the new referee uniform used the NFL's 'Orbit' font that the league uses in its branding and marketing. • During Weeks 14 and 15, all teams wore a commemorative patch celebrating the 50th anniversary of the.

Coaching changes [ ] Pre-season changes [ ] Team: 2011 head coach: at start of season 2011 interim head coach: 2012 replacement: Reason for leaving: Story/Accomplishments: Fired Del Rio was fired after compiling a 69–73 (.486) record (including postseason games) in 8¾ seasons as head coach; the team has not made the playoffs since. Del Rio was fired at the same time that, the owner of the Jaguars, announced his intentions to sell the team to Pakistani-American automotive parts builder. Del Rio later became defensive coordinator of the. Mularkey, previously the head coach of the from 2004–2005, had most recently been offensive coordinator for the. Tucker remains on the Jaguars staff. Fired Haley compiled a 19–27 (.413) record, including one postseason loss, in nearly 3 seasons with the Chiefs. Team ownership cited inconsistent play and a lack of progress in their decision; Haley was also cited for an penalty in what turned out to be his final game.

In 2012, he became offensive coordinator for the. Crennel was the defensive coordinator for the Chiefs when he was promoted, and had previously served as head coach of the from 2005–2008. Fired Sparano compiled a 29–33 (.468) record, including one postseason loss, in nearly 4 seasons with the Dolphins.

Ongoing speculation regarding Sparano's future in Miami prompted Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to dismiss Sparano prior to the end of the season instead of letting the speculation become a further distraction. Sparano then became offensive coordinator of the; Bowles joined the staff of the. The Dolphins intended on hiring someone from outside the organization in the 2012 offseason and followed through on that intent by hiring Philbin, the former offensive coordinator of the. Fired Spagnuolo compiled a 10–38 (.213) record in three seasons as head coach of the Rams, including a 1–15 record in and a 2–14 record in 2011. He and general manager were dismissed concurrently on January 2.

Spagnuolo joined the staff of the New Orleans Saints as defensive coordinator. Fisher, who had spent the previous season out of football, had coached the franchise from 1994–2010. Fired Morris compiled a 17–31 (.354) record in three seasons as head coach of the Buccaneers and ended the 2011 season with a ten-game losing streak. He subsequently became defensive backs coach for the. Schiano had spent the previous 11 seasons in college football, as head coach of the team. Fired Jackson compiled an 8–8 (.500) record in his lone season as the Raiders' head coach, but set a league record for penalties. After the death of longtime owner, the Raiders hired a new general manager, who then decided to hire his own coaching staff.

Subsequently, Jackson was dismissed from the team. As of 2012, Jackson serves as an assistant with the.

Allen had previously served as the defensive coordinator of the. Fired Caldwell was fired after compiling a 28–24 (.538) record (including postseason games) in three seasons as head coach; the team suffered through a 2–14 record in, in which quarterback sat out the whole season after recovering from multiple neck surgeries. This record was the worst in the league and brought Caldwell's firing as well as that of 15-year general manager, and virtually every player on the offensive side of the ball (including every quarterback on the roster). Caldwell then joined the as quarterbacks coach. Pagano had previously served as the defensive coordinator of the Ravens., Suspended Payton was suspended on March 21, 2012 for the 2012 season (starting April 1 and concluding with ) for his role in the, in which players would be rewarded under the table for injury-causing hits.

Vitt and general manager were also suspended, for six and eight games respectively, and, the defensive coordinator at the time who allegedly oversaw the bounties, was banned indefinitely from the league (at the time of the ban Williams was the defensive coordinator of the ). Vitt served as head coach through training camp and the preseason, at which point he began serving his six-game suspension and Kromer (the team's offensive line coach) took over as interim coach until Vitt's suspension ended.

In-season [ ] The following head coaches were replaced in-season: Team: 2012 head coach: Interim head coach: Reason for leaving: Story/Accomplishments: Medical leave Pagano was diagnosed with four weeks into the regular season, forcing him to take an indefinite medical leave of absence, while Arians, the Colts' offensive coordinator, took his place. Pagano returned to the team in Week 17.

Awards [ ] Players of the Week/Month [ ] The following were named the top performers during the 2012 season: Week/ Month Offensive Player of the Week/Month Defensive Player of the Week/Month Special Teams Player of the Week/Month AFC NFC AFC NFC AFC NFC 1 () () () () () () 2 () () () () () () 3 () () () () () () 4 () () () () () () Sept. Watt (Texans) () Darius Reynaud (Titans) () 5 () () () () () () 6 () Aaron Rodgers (Packers) () () () () 7 () () () Charles Tillman (Bears) () () 8 Tom Brady (Patriots) () () () () () Oct. Peyton Manning (Broncos) Aaron Rodgers (Packers) () Charles Tillman (Bears) () Lawrence Tynes (Giants) 9 () () () () () () 10 () () () () Jacoby Jones (Ravens) () 11 () Robert Griffin III (Redskins) () () () () 12 () () () () () () Nov.

() () Von Miller (Broncos) Aldon Smith (49ers) Jacoby Jones (Ravens) () 13 () () () () Shaun Suisham (Steelers) Greg Zuerlein (Rams) 14 Tom Brady (Patriots) Adrian Peterson (Vikings) () () () () 15 () () J. Watt (Texans) () Sebastian Janikowski (Raiders) () 16 Ray Rice (Ravens) Matt Ryan (Falcons) () () () () 17 Peyton Manning (Broncos) () () Stevie Brown (Giants) Darius Reynaud (Titans) Blair Walsh (Vikings) Dec. Peyton Manning (Broncos) Adrian Peterson (Vikings) J.

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