2016 NFL season

2016 NFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) – January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)
Playoffs
Start dateJanuary 7, 2017
AFC ChampionsNew England Patriots
NFC ChampionsAtlanta Falcons
Super Bowl LI
DateFebruary 5, 2017
SiteNRG Stadium, Houston
ChampionsNew England Patriots
Pro Bowl
DateJanuary 29, 2017
SiteCamping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
2016 NFL season is located in the United States
Patriots
Patriots
Bills
Bills
Dolphins
Dolphins
Jets
Jets
Bengals
Bengals
Ravens
Ravens
Steelers
Steelers
Browns
Browns
Colts
Colts
Titans
Titans
Jaguars
Jaguars
Texans
Texans
Broncos
Broncos
Chiefs
Chiefs
Raiders
Raiders
Chargers
Chargers
AFC teams: West, North, South, East
2016 NFL season is located in the United States
Cowboys
Cowboys
Giants
Giants
Eagles
Eagles
Redskins
Redskins
Bears
Bears
Lions
Lions
Packers
Packers
Vikings
Vikings
Falcons
Falcons
Panthers
Panthers
Saints
Saints
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Cardinals
Cardinals
Rams
Rams
Seahawks
Seahawks
49ers
49ers
NFC teams: West, North, South, East

The 2016 NFL season was the 97th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 51st of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 8, 2016, with the defending Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Kickoff Game in a rematch of the Super Bowl. The season concluded with Super Bowl LI, the league's championship game on February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston with the New England Patriots defeating the Atlanta Falcons. For the first time since the 2003 NFL season, neither of the previous season's Super Bowl participants made the playoffs.[1]

The former St. Louis Rams moved out of St. Louis, Missouri and returned to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, its home from 1946 to 1994.[2][3] This was the first time an NFL team relocated to another state since the Houston Oilers relocated to Tennessee in 1997.[note 1]

After playing in San Diego for 56 years, the 2016 season was the last season for the San Diego Chargers before their return to the city of Los Angeles for 2017, where the franchise was based for their first season in 1960.

This would be the first season in which the Super Bowl went into overtime, and the last until 2023.

  1. ^ Ortega, Mark E. (December 26, 2016). "Broncos, Panthers miss playoffs after Super Bowl 50". NFL.com. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Hanzus, Dan (January 12, 2016). "Rams to relocate to L.A.; Chargers first option to join". NFL.com. National Football League. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rams to Return to Los Angeles". St. Louis Rams. January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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