The 2008 Green Bay Packers - 6-10 (3RD-NFC North Division)
Head Coach: Mike McCarthy
2008 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (1-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
11 CINCINNATI BENGALS L 17-20 0- 1-0 69,675 112 271 123 118 Aaron Rodgers Brandon Jackson (44) Aaron Rodgers (117) Donald Driver (4-39)
16 at San Francisco 49ers L 6-34 0- 2-0 67,230 101 81 118 237 Aaron Rodgers Kregg Lumpkin (51) Aaron Rodgers (58) Donald Driver (3-15)
22 at Denver Broncos W 27-24 1- 2-0 74,213 94 187 131 190 Aaron Rodgers Kregg Lumpkin (39) Aaron Rodgers (193) Greg Jennings (4-42)
28 TENNESSEE TITANS L 21-23 1- 3-0 69,744 116 150 206 197 Aaron Rodgers Jon Ryan (34) Matt Flynn (77) Kregg Lumpkin (4-33)
2008 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (2-2)
8 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) W 24-19 1- 0-0 71,004 139 178 187 168 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (92) Aaron Rodgers (178) Greg Jennings (5-91)
14 at Detroit Lions (0-1) W 48-25 2- 0-0 60,285 123 324 49 262 Aaron Rodgers Brandon Jackson (61) Aaron Rodgers (328) Donald Driver (7-52)
21 DALLAS COWBOYS (2-0) L 16-27 2- 1-0 71,113 84 250 217 236 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (54) Aaron Rodgers (290) Donald Driver (8-115)
28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) L 21-30 2- 2-0 64,122 28 153 178 149 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (20) Aaron Rodgers (165) Greg Jennings (6-109)
OCTOBER (2-1)
5 ATLANTA FALCONS (2-2) L 24-27 2- 3-0 70,610 104 304 176 194 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (83) Aaron Rodgers (313) Brandon Jackson (5-12)
12 at Seattle Seahawks (1-3) W 27-17 3- 3-0 68,302 113 200 113 64 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (90) Aaron Rodgers (208) Donald Driver (6-53)
19 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-2) W 34-14 4- 3-0 71,010 116 186 73 229 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (105) Aaron Rodgers (186) Brandon Jackson (6-37)
26 Bye Week
NOVEMBER (2-3)
2 at Tennessee Titans (7-0) L 16-19 * 4- 4-0 69,143 102 288 178 169 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (86) Aaron Rodgers (314) Donald Driver (7-136)
9 at Minnesota Vikings (4-4) L 27-28 4- 5-0 63,845 74 110 220 141 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (75) Aaron Rodgers (142) Donald Driver (5-46)
16 CHICAGO BEARS (5-4) W 37- 3 5- 5-0 71,040 200 227 83 151 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (145) Aaron Rodgers (227) Donald Lee (6-33)
24 at New Orleans Saints (5-5) L 29-51 5- 6-0 70,668 109 234 98 318 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (67) Aaron Rodgers (248) Greg Jennings (8-101)
30 CAROLINA PANTHERS (8-3) L 31-35 5- 7-0 70,297 145 293 128 170 Aaron Rodgers Brandon Jackson (80) Aaron Rodgers (298) Greg Jennings (8-91)
DECEMBER (1-3)
7 HOUSTON TEXANS (5-7) L 21-24 5- 8-0 70,245 108 279 141 408 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (104) Aaron Rodgers (295) Donald Driver (3-75)
14 at Jacksonville Jaguars (4-9) L 16-20 5- 9-0 65,457 84 254 94 229 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (56) Aaron Rodgers (278) Donald Driver (5-65)
22 at Chicago Bears (8-6) L 17-20 * 5-10-0 62,151 65 260 74 136 Aaron Rodgers Ryan Grant (61) Aaron Rodgers (260) Donald Driver (6-63)
28 DETROIT LIONS (0-15) W 31-21 6-10-0 70,141 211 273 96 220 Aaron Rodgers R. Grant/D. Wynn (106) Aaron Rodgers (308) Donald Driver (6-111)
* - Overtime
2008 IN REVIEW
The off-season for the Packers began with a bombshell, as future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced in early March that he was retiring after sixteen seasons of directing the Green Bay offense. Immediately, the pressure of replacing a legend fell on former Number One draft pick Aaron Rodgers. Or did it? Two weeks after his retirement, Favre let it be known to the Packers that he might want to return, but, days later, he changed his mind again and told coach Mike McCarthy that he would stay retired. After the Packer chose two quarterbacks in the draft, Favre told McCarthy in a June 20 phone call that he might return after all. Favre formally filed a request for reinstatement to active status with NFL on July 29, and on August 3, he returned to Green Bay as the team announced he would be welcome at training camp. The welcome was short-lived, as after a five-hour meeting the next day, the two sides could not find any common ground and decided to go their separate ways. On August 6, there were reports that Favre was considering a trade to Tampa Bay. But, the next day, the Brett Favre era ended when the Packers traded him to the New York Jets. The Packers opened up 2-0, and appeared to be on their to another playoff berth, before falling apart. A three-game losing streak in September/October left them reeling. Sitting at 5-5, they lost five in a row to see their playoff hopes wither. The team lost seven games by four or fewer points. In the end, the Packers did contribute to the NFL history books, handing Detroit its 16th loss to put the cap on a winless season. As for Rodgers, he threw for over 4,000 yards on the season and became just the second quarterback in NFL history, Kurt Warner being the first, to throw for over 4,000 yards in his first year as a starter. As for Favre, his Jets lost a playoff berth on the final day of the season.
THE BRETT FAVRE SOAP OPERA
After years of flirting with retirement, Brett Favre stated after the Packers lost the 2007 NFC title game to the Giants that he would make a decision more quickly than he has in the past regarding whether he would return for another season. What followed was a soap opera for the ages:
MARCH 4 - Favre formally announced his retirement. Although Favre stated that he had been willing to play another year, he felt that another season would only be successful if he led his team to another Super Bowl victory. He added the chances for a Super Bowl win are small, and that he wasn't up for the challenge.
JULY 2 - Reports surface that Favre was in contact with the Packers about a possible return to the team, and he was "itching" to return to the field.
JULY 11 - Favre sends a letter to the Packers asking for his unconditional release to allow him to play for another NFL team.
JULY 12 - Packers general manager Ted Thompson announced he would not grant Favre an unconditional release and reaffirmed the organization's commitment to Aaron Rodgers as its new quarterback.
JULY 13 - 100 fans Brett rally outside Lambeau Field to pressure the Packers to reinstate him as the starting quarterback.
JULY 14 - Favre spoke publicly for the first time about his potential comeback in an interview with Greta Van Susteren on the Fox News Channel's On the Record with Greta Van Susteren. In the interview, Favre said he was "guilty of retiring early," that he was "never fully committed" to retirement, and that he was pressured by the Packers to make a decision before the NFL Draft and the start of the free agent signing period. He made clear that he would not return to the Packers as a backup and reiterated his desire to be released rather than traded, which would allow him the freedom to play for a competitive team. Favre also accused the Packers of being dishonest, wishing the team would have been straightforward with him and the public.
JULY 15 - In the second part of the interview, Favre expressed his frustration with Packer management, spoke of his sympathy for Aaron Rodgers' predicament, and affirmed he is 100 percent committed to playing football.
JULY 16 - FOXSports.com reports that the Packers filed tampering charges against the Vikings with the league office, alleging improper communication between Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and Favre.
JULY 29 - Favre formally filed for reinstatement with the NFL, and his petition was granted, effective August 4, 2008.
AUG 4 - Favre flies to Green Bay to report to Packers training camp.
AUG 5 - After a lengthy meeting with head coach Mike McCarthy and GM Ted Thompson, however, both sides agreed it was time for Favre and the organization to part ways. McCarthy sensed Favre wasn't in "the right mind-set" to resume playing for the Packers, while Favre felt that his relationship with Packer management had deteriorated to the point that a return to the team would be untenable.
AUG 6 - Favre, at his home in Hattiesburg, Miss, after Wednesday's Green Bay exit, confirmed that he was considering the Jets and Buccaneers.
AUG 7 - After negotiations with both the Buccaneers and Jets, the Packers traded Favre to the Jets in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2009 draft with performance escalation.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Allen Barbre 78 OL 6- 4 300 Missouri South. St 2 2 24 8 2007 Draft-4th round
Nick Barnett 56 LB 6- 2 232 Oregon State 6 6 27 9 2003 Draft-1st round
Atari Bigby 20 S 5-11 211 Central Florida 4 4 27 7 10-1-2005 FA-Miami
Desmond Bishop 55 LB 6- 2 241 California 2 2 24 15 2007 Draft-6th round
Will Blackmon 27 CB 6- 0 202 Boston College 3 3 23 16 2006 Draft-4th round
Brian Brohm 11 QB 6- 3 227 Louisville 1 1 22 0 2008 Draft-2nd round
Jarrett Bush 24 CB 6- 0 197 Utah State 3 3 25 16 9-3-2006 FA-Carolina
Brandon Chillar 54 LB 6- 3 242 UCLA 1 5 25 14 3-24-2008 FA-St. Louis
Chad Clifton 76 T 6- 5 320 Tennessee 9 9 32 15 2000 Draft-2nd round
Colin Cole 90 DT 6- 1 315 Iowa 5 6 28 16 9-16-2004 FA-Detroit
Daryn Colledge 73 G 6- 4 305 Boise State 3 3 26 16 2006 Draft-2nd round
Nick Collins 36 S 5-11 200 Bethune-Cookman 4 4 25 16 2005 Draft-2nd round
Mason Crosby 2 K 6- 1 212 Colorado 2 2 23 16 2007 Draft-6th round
Donald Driver 80 WR 6- 0 190 Alcorn State 10 10 33 16 1999 Draft-7th round
Jermich. Finley 88 TE 6- 5 243 Texas 1 1 21 14 2008 Draft-3rd round
Matt Flynn 10 QB 6- 2 228 Louisiana State 1 1 23 7 2008 Draft-7th round
Derrick Frost 6 P 6- 2 210 Northern Iowa 1 5 27 12 9-1-2008 FA-Washington
K.Gbaja-Biamilla 94 DE 6- 4 247 San Diego State 9 9 30 7 2000 Draft-5th round
Breno Giacomini 68 OT 6- 7 303 Louisville 1 1 22 1 2008 Draft-5th round
Brett Goode 61 LS 6- 1 261 Arkansas 1 1 23 16 9-1-2008 FA-Jacksonvil
Ryan Grant 25 RB 6- 1 224 Notre Dame 2 3 25 16 9-1-2007 Trade-Giants
Korey Hall 35 FB 6- 0 236 Boise State 2 2 25 11 2007 Draft-6th round
Justin Harrell 91 DT 6- 4 310 Tennessee 2 2 24 6 2007 Draft-1st round
Al Harris 31 CB 6- 1 188 Texas A&M-Kings. 6 11 33 12 2003 Trade-Phil
Spencer Havner 53 LB 6- 3 248 UCLA 1 1 25 4 10-4-06 FA-Washington
A.J. Hawk 50 LB 6- 1 247 Ohio State 3 3 24 16 2006 Draft-1st round
Tory Humphrey 84 TE 6- 2 250 Cent Michigan 3 3 25 16 11-15-2005 FA-Ind
Jason Hunter 57 DE 6- 4 250 Appalachian State 3 3 25 12 4-30-2006 FA
Brandon Jackson 32 RB 5-10 212 Nebraska 2 2 22 13 2007 Draft-2nd round
Cullen Jenkins 77 DL 6- 2 303 Central Michigan 5 5 27 4 5-2-2003 FA
Greg Jennings 85 WR 5-11 197 Western Michigan 3 3 24 16 2006 Draft-2nd round
Johnny Jolly 97 DT 6- 3 312 Texas A&M 3 3 25 16 2006 Draft-6th round
James Jones 89 WR 6- 1 207 San Jose State 2 2 24 10 2007 Draft-3rd round
Aaron Kampman 74 DE 6- 4 270 Iowa 7 7 28 16 2002 Draft-5th round
Jeremy Kapinos 7 P 6- 1 230 Penn State 1 2 24 4 12-4-2008 FA-NY Jets
John Kuhn 30 FB 6- 0 250 Shippensburg 2 3 25 16 9-2-2007 FA-Pittsburgh
Danny Lasanah 58 LB 6- 1 248 Connecticut 1 1 23 5 5-2-2008 FA
Donald Lee 86 TE 6- 4 248 Mississippi St. 4 6 28 16 9-6-2005 FA-Miami
Patrick Lee 22 CB 6- 0 200 Auburn 1 1 24 5 2008 Draft-2nd round
Kregg Lumpkin 28 RB 5-11 223 Georgia 1 1 24 2 5-2-2008 FA
Alfred Malone 98 DT 6- 4 312 Troy State 1 3 26 4 12-11-2007 FA-Houston
Ruvell Martin 82 WR 6- 4 210 Saginaw Valley St 3 3 26 13 11-16-2005 FA-S.Diego
Nevin McCaskill 67 G 6- 4 315 Hampton 1 2 24 0 12-11-2008 FA-Phil
Tony Moll 75 OT 6- 5 304 Nevada 3 3 26 14 2006 Draft-5th round
Mike Montgomery 96 DE 6- 5 265 Texas A&M 4 4 25 14 2005 Draft-6th round
Evan Moore 44 TE 6- 7 236 Stanford 1 1 23 0 5-22-2008 FA
Jordy Nelson 87 WR 6- 3 217 Kansas State 1 1 23 16 2008 Draft-2nd round
Charlie Peprah 26 S 5-11 202 Alabama 3 3 25 13 9-3-2006 FA-NY Giants
Kenny Pettway 93 DE 6- 3 248 Grambling State 1 3 25 8 10-1-2008 FA-Jacksonv
Ryan Pickett 79 DT 6- 2 322 Ohio State 3 8 28 16 3-15-2006 FA-St. Louis
Brady Poppinga 51 LB 6- 3 245 Brigham Young 4 4 28 16 2005 Draft-4th round
Joe Porter 40 CB 5-10 203 Rutgers 1 1 23 1 11-25-2007 FA-N.O.
Aaron Rodgers 12 QB 6- 2 223 California 4 4 24 16 2005 Draft-1st round
Josh Sitton 71 OT 6- 4 319 Central Florida 1 1 22 11 2008 Draft-4th round
Jason Spitz 72 G 6- 3 300 Louisville 3 3 25 16 2006 Draft-3rd round
Mark Tauscher 65 T 6- 3 315 Wisconsin 9 9 31 13 2000 Draft-7th round
Jeremy Thompson 99 DE 6- 5 264 Wake Forest 1 1 22 9 2008 Draft-4th round
Anthony Toribio 69 DT 6- 1 304 Carson-Newman 1 1 23 0 11-13-2008 FA-Miami
Scott Wells 63 C 6- 2 295 Tennessee 5 5 27 13 2004 Draft-7th round
Tracy White 59 LB 6- 0 238 Howard 3 6 27 5 3-17-2006 FA-Jacksonvi
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Tramon Williams 38 CB 5-11 182 Louisiana Tech 2 2 26 16 10-29-2006 FA-Houston
Charles Woodson 21 CB 6- 1 200 Michigan 3 11 31 16 4-26-2006 UFA-Oakland
DeShawn Wynn 42 RB 5-10 238 Florida 2 2 25 5 2007 Draft-7th round
2008 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME POS COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Joshua Abrams CB Ohio 12-10-2008 FA
Jake Allen WR Mississippi Coll 5-2-2008 FA
Fred Bledsoe DT Arkansas 9-24-2008 FA
Durant Brooks P Georgia Tech 12-15-2008 FA - Washington
Brennen Carvalho C Portland State 5-2-2008 FA
Kennard Cox CB Pittsburgh 10-27-2008 FA - Buffalo
Rudolph Hardie DE Howard 10-8-2008 FA - Detroit
Spencer Havner LB UCLA 2006 FA - Washington
Joey Haynos TE Maryland 5-2-2008 FA
Steve Korte RB LSU 12-10-2008 FA
Danny Lasanah LB Connecticut 5-2-2008 FA
Alfred Malone DE Troy State 11-11-2007 FA - Houston
Joe Porter CB Rutgers 11-25-2007 FA - NO
Lorne Sam WR Texas-El Paso 12-3-2008 FA - Denver
Brett Swain WR San Diego State 2008 Draft - 7th round
Anthony Toribio DT Carson-Newman 11-13-2008 FA - Miami
Russ Weil FB Illinois 12-18-2008 FA - St. Louis
DeShawn Wynn RB Florida 2007 Draft - 7th round
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
2008 PACKERS DRAFT (April 26-27, 2008)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 30 Traded to NY Jets in draft day trade
2a 36 Jordy Nelson WR Kansas St (A)
2b 56 Brian Brohm QB Louisville (B)
2c 60 Patrick Lee CB Auburn
3 91 Jermichael Finley TE Texas
4a 102 Jeremy Thompson DE Wake Forest (A)
4b 113 Acquired from NY Jets, then traded to NY Jets
4c 128 Traded traded to St. Louis in draft day trade
4d 135 Josh Sitton OT C. Florida (C)
5a 137 Acquired from St. Louis then traded to Minnesota
5b 150 Breno Giacomini OT Louisville (D)
5c 162 Traded to to NY Jets in draft day trade
6 194 Traded to NY Giants in Ryan Grant trade
7a 209 Matt Flynn QB LSU (D)
7b 217 Brett Swain WR San Diego St (E)
7c 237 Traded to New Orleans in draft day trade
A-Acquired from NY Jets in draft day trade B-Acquired from Cleve in Corey Williams trade C-Compensatory Pick D-Acquired from Minnesota in draft day trade E-Acquired from St. Louis in draft day trade
FREE AGENCY - EXCLUSIVE-RIGHTS FREE AGENTS
S Atari Bigby (Signed), RB Ryan Grant (Accrued seasons: 1), WR Carlyle Holiday (Accrued seasons: 2), TE Tory Humphrey (Signed), FB John Kuhn (Signed), WR Ruvell Martin (Accrued seasons: 2)
FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
DT Colin Cole (Accrued seasons: 3), RB Vernand Morency (Accrued seasons: 3)
FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS SIGNED - LB Brandon Chillar (St. Louis - March 20)
PLAYERS RE-SIGNED - LB Tracy White (March 25)
PLAYERS LOST - CB Frank Walker (Baltimore)
PLAYERS NOT SIGNED - LS Rob Davis (Retired), TE Ryan Krause, QB Craig Nall, T/G Tyson Walter
FRANCHISE PLAYER DESIGNATION - DT Corey Williams (February 21)
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
FEB 29 - Traded DT Corey Williams to CLEVE for 2008 2nd-round choice (56th-QB Brian Brohm)
APR 26 - Traded 2008 1st-round (30th-TE Dustin Keller) to NEW YORK JETS for 2008 2nd-round (36th-WR Jordy Nelson) and 2008 4th-round (113th-Traded to NY Jets)
APR 27 - Traded 2008 4th-round (113th-CB Dwight Lowery) and 2008 5th-round (162nd-QB Erik Ainge) to NY JETS for 2008 4th-round (102nd-DE Jeremy Thompson)
APR 27 - Traded 2008 4th-round (128th-WR Keenan Burton) to ST. LOUIS for 2008 5th-round (137th-Traded to Minnesota) and 2008 7th-round (217th-WR Brett Swain)
APR 27 - Traded 2008 5th-round (137th-QB Josh David Booty) to MINNESOTA for 2008 5th-round (150th-OT Breno Giacomini) and 2008 7th-round (209th-QB Matt Flynn)
APR 27 - Traded 2008 7th-round (237th-WR Adrian Arrington) to NEW ORLEANS for 2009 6th-round
JUL 28 - Placed WR Shaun Bodiford on injured reserve
AUG 7 - Traded QB Brett Favre to NEW YORK JETS for a conditional draft pick
AUG 19 - Placed TE Evan Moore on injured reserve
AUG 31 - Placed LS J.J. Jansen, OL Junius Coston and DT Rodney Allen on injured reserve
SEPT 1 - P Derrick Frost, LS Brett Goode signed; P Jon Ryan, LB Abdul Hodge released
SEPT 24 - DT Fred Bledsoe signed to practice squad; TE Joey Haynos terminated (signed with Dolphins)
OCT 1 - DE Cullen Jenkins placed on injured reserve. DE Kenny Pettway signed.
OCT 7 - Released LB Tracy White. Activated LB Danny Lansanah from the practice squad
OCT 8 - Signed DE Rudolph Hardie to the practice squad
OCT 11 - RB Kregg Lumpkin placed on injured reserve, RB DeShawn Wynn signed from practice squad
OCT 27 - Signed CB Kennard Cox to the practice squad
OCT 31 - Signed QB Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension through 2014 season
NOV 1 - Activated DT Justin Harrell off PUP list DT Justin Harrell. Released DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
NOV 13 - Signed DT Anthony Toribio to practice squad; DT Fred Bledsoe released
NOV 27 - Released DE Rudolph Hardie
DEC 1 - Activated CB Joe Porter and DT Alfred Malone from the practice squad. Placed LB Nick Barnett and DE Kenny Pettway on injured reserve. Released P Derrick Frost
DEC 3 - Signed P Jeremy Kapinos. Signed WR Lorne Sam to the practice squad
DEC 5 - Placed CB Pat Lee on injured reserve. Activated LB Spencer Havner from the practice squad
DEC 10 - Signed CB Joshua Abrams, RB Steve Korte and DT Fred Bledsoe to the practice squad
DEC 11 - Placed OT Mark Tauscher on injured reserve. Signed OG Nevin McCaskill from the Philadelphia practice squad
DEC 13 - Released RB Steven Korte. Signed P Durant Brooks to the practice squad
DEC 18 - Placed S Atari Bigby on injured reserve, Activated DT Anthony Toribio from the practice squad. Signed FB Russ Weil to the practice squad
The 2008 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
New York Giants (12-4)
Head Coach: Tom Coughlin
Passing Leader: Eli Manning (3238)
Rushing Leader: Brandon Jacobs (1089)
Receiving Leader: Steve Smith (57-574)
Philadelphia Eagles (9-6-1)
Head Coach: Andy Reid
Passing Leader: Donovan McNabb (3916)
Rushing Leader: Brian Westbrook (936)
Receiving Leader: DeSean Jackson (62-912)
Dallas Cowboys (9-7)
Head Coach: Wade Phillips
Passing Leader: Tony Romo (3448)
Rushing Leader: Marion Barber III (885)
Receiving Leader: Jason Witten (81-952)
Washington Redskins (8-8)
Head Coach: Jim Zorn
Passing Leader: Jason Campbell (3245)
Rushing Leader: Clinton Portis (1487)
Receiving Leader: Chris Cooley (83-849)
Minnesota Vikings (10-6)
Head Coach: Brad Childress
Passing Leader: Gus Frerotte (2157)
Rushing Leader: Adrian Peterson (1760)
Receiving Leader: Bobby Wade (53-645)
Chicago Bears (9-7)
Head Coach: Lovie Smith
Passing Leader: Kyle Orton (2972)
Rushing Leader: Matt Forte (1238)
Receiving Leader: Matt Forte (63-477)
Green Bay Packers (6-10)
Head Coach: Mike McCarthy
Passing Leader: Aaron Rodgers (4038)
Rushing Leader: Ryan Grant (1203)
Receiving Leader: Greg Jennings (80-1292)
Detroit Lions (0-16)
Head Coach: Rod Marinelli
Passing Leader: Dan Orlovsky (1616)
Rushing Leader: Kevin Smith (976)
Receiving Leader: Calvin Johnson (78-1331)
Carolina Panthers (12-4)
Head Coach: John Fox
Passing Leader: Jake Delhomme (3288)
Rushing Leader: DeAngelo Williams (1515)
Receiving Leader: Steve Smith (78-1421)
Atlanta Falcons (11-5)
Head Coach: Mike Smith
Passing Leader: Matt Ryan (3440)
Rushing Leader: Michael Turner (1699)
Receiving Leader: Roddy White (88-1382)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
Head Coach: Jon Gruden
Passing Leader: Jeff Garcia (2712)
Rushing Leader: Warrick Dunn (786)
Receiving Leader: Antonio Bryant (83-1248)
New Orleans Saints (8-8)
Head Coach: Sean Payton
Passing Leader: Drew Brees (5069)
Rushing Leader: Pierre Thomas (625)
Receiving Leader: Lance Moore (79-928)
Arizona Cardinals (9-7)
Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt
Passing Leader: Kurt Warner (4583)
Rushing Leader: Edgerrin James (514)
Receiving Leader: Larry Fitzgerald (96-1431)
San Francisco 49ers (7-9)
Head Coach: Mike Nolan (2-5)/Mike Singletary (5-4)
Passing Leader: Shaun Hill (2046)
Rushing Leader: Frank Gore (1036)
Receiving Leader: Isaac Bruce (61-835)
Seattle Seahawks (4-12)
Head Coach: Mike Holmgren
Passing Leader: Seneca Wallace (1532)
Rushing Leader: Julius Jones (698)
Receiving Leader: John Carlson (55-627)
St. Louis Rams (2-14)
Head Coach: Scott Linehan (0-4)/Jim Haslett (2-10)
Passing Leader: Marc Bulger (2720)
Rushing Leader: Steven Jackson (1042)
Receiving Leader: Torry Holt (64-796)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4
NY GIANTS 16, Washington 7
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
ATLANTA 34, Detroit 21 BALTIMORE 17, Cincinnati 10
BUFFALO 34, Seattle 10 N.Y. Jets 20, MIAMI 14
NEW ENGLAND 17, Kansas City 10 NEW ORLEANS 24, Tampa Bay 20
PHILADELPHIA 38, St. Louis 3 PITTSBURGH 38, Houston 17
TENNESSEE 17, Jacksonville 10 Dallas 28, CLEVELAND 10
Carolina 26, SAN DIEGO 24 Arizona 23, SAN FRANCISCO 13
Chicago 29, INDIANAPOLIS 13
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8
GREEN BAY 24, Minnesota 19 Denver 41, OAKLAND 14
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 1 0 0 1.000 16 7 New England 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 28 10 NY Jets 1 0 0 1.000 20 14
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 38 3 Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 34 10
Washington 0 1 0 .000 7 16 Miami 0 1 0 .000 14 20
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 29 13 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 38 17
GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 24 19 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 19 24 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 28
Detroit 0 1 0 .000 21 34 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 10 17
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 26 24 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 34 21 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 13 29
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 38
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 20 24 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 10 17
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 23 13 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 41 14
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 13 23 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 14 41
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 10 34 Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 17
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 3 38 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 24 26
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
CAROLINA 20, Chicago 17 Tennessee 24, CINCINNATI 7
Green Bay 48, DETROIT 25 Buffalo 20, JACKSONVILLE 16
Oakland 23, KANSAS CITY 8 Indianapolis 18, MINNESOTA 15
N.Y. Giants 41, ST. LOUIS 13 WASHINGTON 29, New Orleans 24
San Francisco 33, SEATTLE 30 (OT) TAMPA BAY 24, Atlanta 9
ARIZONA 31, Miami 10 DENVER 39, San Diego 38
New England 19, NY JETS 10 Pittsburgh 10, CLEVELAND 6
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15
DALLAS 41, Philadelphia 37
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 2 0 0 1.000 57 29 Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 54 26
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 69 47 New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 20
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 75 44 NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 30 33
Washington 1 1 0 .500 36 40 Miami 0 2 0 .000 24 51
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
GREEN BAY 2 0 0 1.000 72 44 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 48 23
Chicago 1 1 0 .500 46 33 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 34 42 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 16 38
Detroit 0 2 0 .000 46 82 Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 17 41
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 46 41 Tennessee 2 0 0 1.000 41 17
Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 43 45 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 31 44
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 48 49 Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 38
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 44 33 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 26 37
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 54 23 Denver 2 0 0 1.000 80 52
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 46 53 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 37 49
Seattle 0 2 0 .000 40 67 San Diego 0 2 0 .000 62 65
St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 16 79 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 18 40
NOTE: Baltimore at Houston was moved to November 9 due to damage from Hurricane Ike. The Cincinnati-Houston game was moved to October 26.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
ATLANTA 38, Kansas City 14 BUFFALO 24, Oakland 23
Tampa Bay 27, CHICAGO 24 (OT) MINNESOTA 20, Carolina 10
Miami 38, NEW ENGLAND 13 NY GIANTS 26, Cincinnati 23 (OT)
TENNESSEE 31, Houston 12 WASHINGTON 24, Arizona 17
DENVER 34, New Orleans 32 SAN FRANCISCO 31, Detroit 13
SEATTLE 37, St. Louis 13 BALTIMORE 28, Cleveland 10
Jacksonville 23, INDIANANPOLIS 21 PHILADELPHIA 15, Pittsburgh 6
Dallas 27, GREEN BAY 16
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22
SAN DIEGO 48, N.Y. Jets 29
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 3 0 0 1.000 83 52 Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 78 49
Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 96 63 New England 2 1 0 .667 49 58
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 90 50 NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 59 81
Washington 2 1 0 .667 60 57 Miami 1 2 0 .333 62 64
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 88 71 Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 45 20
Chicago 1 2 0 .333 70 60 Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 54 38
Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 54 52 Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 26 66
Detroit 0 3 0 .000 59 113 Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 40 67
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 2 1 0 .667 56 61 Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 72 29
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 81 59 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 52 67
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 71 57 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 49 58
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 80 83 Houston 0 2 0 .000 29 69
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 71 47 Denver 3 0 0 1.000 114 84
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 77 66 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 60 73
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 77 80 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 110 94
St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 29 116 Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 32 78
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
CAROLINA 24, Atlanta 9 Cleveland 20, CINCINNATI 12
JACKSONVILLE 30, Houston 27 (OT) KANSAS CITY 33, Denver 19
NEW ORLEANS 31, San Francisco 17 NY JETS 56, Arizona 35
TAMPA BAY 30, Green Bay 21 TENNESSEE 30, Minnesota 17
San Diego 28, OAKLAND 18 Buffalo 31, ST. LOUIS 14
Washington 26, DALLAS 24 CHICAGO 24, Philadelphia 20
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29
PITTSBURGH 23, Baltimore 20 (OT)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 3 0 0 1.000 83 52 Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 109 63
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 120 89 New England 2 1 0 .667 49 58
Washington 3 1 0 .750 86 81 NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 115 116
Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 110 74 Miami 1 2 0 .333 62 64
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
GREEN BAY 2 2 0 .500 109 101 Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 77 58
Chicago 2 2 0 .500 94 80 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 65 43
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 71 82 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 46 78
Detroit 0 3 0 .000 59 113 Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 52 87
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 3 1 0 .750 80 70 Tennessee 4 0 0 1.000 102 46
Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 101 78 Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 79 85
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 90 83 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 52 67
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 111 100 Houston 0 3 0 .000 56 99
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 106 103 Denver 3 1 0 .750 133 117
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 94 97 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 138 112
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 77 80 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 78 101
St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 43 147 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 65 97
BYE - Detroit, Indianapolis, Miami, New England, NY Giants, Seattle
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Tennessee 13, BALTIMORE 10 CAROLINA 34, Kansas City 0
Chicago 34, DETROIT 7 Atlanta 27, GREEN BAY 24
Indianapolis 31, HOUSTON 27 MIAMI 17, San Diego 10
NY GIANTS 44, Seattle 6 Washington 23, PHILADELPHIA 17
DENVER 16, Tampa Bay 13 ARIZONA 41, Buffalo 17
DALLAS 31, Cincinnati 22 New England 30, SAN FRANCISCO 21
Pittsburgh 26, JACKSONVILLE 21
MONDAY OCTOBER 6
Minnesota 30, NEW ORLEANS 27
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 4 0 0 1.000 127 58 Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 126 104
Dallas 4 1 0 .800 151 111 New England 3 1 0 .750 79 79
Washington 4 1 0 .800 109 98 NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 115 116
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 127 97 Miami 2 2 0 .500 79 74
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 128 87 Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 103 79
GREEN BAY 2 3 0 .400 133 128 Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 75 56
Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 101 109 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 46 78
Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 147 Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 74 118
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 4 1 0 .800 114 70 Tennessee 5 0 0 1.000 115 56
Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 114 94 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 83 94
Atlanta 3 2 0 .600 117 107 Jacksonville 2 3 0 .400 100 111
New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 138 130 Houston 0 4 0 .000 83 130
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 147 120 Denver 4 1 0 .800 149 130
San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 115 127 San Diego 2 3 0 .400 148 129
Seattle 1 3 0 .250 83 124 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 78 101
St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 43 147 Kansas City 1 4 0 .2000 65 131
BYE - Cleveland, NY Jets, St. Louis, Oakland
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
ATLANTA 22, Chicago 20 HOUSTON 29, Miami 28
INDIANAPOLIS 31, Baltimore 3 MINNESOTA 12, Detroit 10
NEW ORLEANS 34, Oakland 3 NY JETS 26, Cincinnati 14
TAMPA BAY 27, Carolina 3 St. Louis 19, WASHINGTON 17
Jacksonville 24, DENVER 17 ARIZONA 30, Dallas 24 (OT)
Philadelphia 40, SAN FRANCISCO 26 Green Bay 27, SEATTLE 17
SAN DIEGO 30, New England 10
MONDAY OCTOBER 13
CLEVELAND 35, N.Y. Giants 14
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 4 1 0 .800 141 93 Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 126 104
Dallas 4 2 0 .667 175 141 New England 3 2 0 .600 89 109
Washington 4 2 0 .667 126 117 NY Jets 3 2 0 .600 141 130
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 167 123 Miami 2 3 0 .400 107 103
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 3 3 0 .500 168 131 Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 103 79
GREEN BAY 3 3 0 .500 160 145 Baltimore 2 3 0 .400 78 87
Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 113 119 Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 81 92
Detroit 0 5 0 .000 76 159 Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 88 144
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 4 2 0 .667 117 97 Tennessee 5 0 0 1.000 115 56
Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 141 97 Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 114 97
Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 139 127 Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 124 128
New Orleans 3 3 0 .500 172 133 Houston 1 4 0 .200 112 158
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 4 2 0 .667 177 144 Denver 4 2 0 .667 166 154
San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 141 167 San Diego 3 3 0 .500 178 139
Seattle 1 4 0 .200 100 151 Oakland 1 4 0 .200 81 135
St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 62 164 Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 65 131
BYE - Buffalo, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
BUFFALO 23, San Diego 14 CAROLINA 30, New Orleans 7
CHICAGO 48, Minnesota 41 Pittsburgh 38, CINCINNATI 10
Tennessee 34, KANSAS CITY 10 Baltimore 27, MIAMI 13
NY GIANTS 29, San Francisco 17 ST. LOUIS 34, Dallas 14
HOUSTON 28, Detroit 21 GREEN BAY 34, Indianapolis 14
OAKLAND 16, N.Y. Jets 13 (OT) WASHINGTON 14, Cleveland 11
TAMPA BAY 20, Seattle 10
MONDAY OCTOBER 20
NEW ENGLAND 41, Denver 7
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 5 1 0 .833 170 110 Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 149 118
Washington 5 2 0 .714 140 128 New England 4 2 0 .667 130 116
Dallas 4 3 0 .571 189 175 NY Jets 3 3 0 .500 154 146
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 167 123 Miami 2 4 0 .333 120 130
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 4 3 0 .571 216 172 Pittsburgh 5 1 0 .833 141 89
GREEN BAY 4 3 0 .571 194 159 Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 105 100
Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 154 167 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 92 106
Detroit 0 6 0 .000 97 187 Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 98 182
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 5 2 0 .714 147 104 Tennessee 6 0 0 1.000 149 66
Tampa Bay 5 2 0 .714 161 107 Indianapolis 3 3 0 .500 128 131
Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 139 127 Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 124 128
New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 179 163 Houston 2 4 0 .333 140 179
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 4 2 0 .667 177 144 Denver 4 3 0 .571 173 195
St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 96 178 San Diego 3 4 0 .429 192 162
San Francisco 2 5 0 .286 158 196 Oakland 2 4 0 .333 97 148
Seattle 1 5 0 .167 110 171 Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 75 165
BYE - Arizona, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Philadelphia
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
BALTIMORE 29, Oakland 10 CAROLINA 27, Arizona 23
DALLAS 13, Tampa Bay 9 Washington 25, DETROIT 17
MIAMI 25, Buffalo 16 NEW ENGLAND 23, St. Louis 16
NY JETS 28, Kansas City 24 PHILADELPHIA 27, Atlanta 14
Cleveland 23, JACKSONVILLE 17 N.Y. Giants 21, PITTSBURGH 14
Seattle 34, SAN FRANCISCO 13 New Orleans 37, San Diego 32 @ London
HOUSTON 35, Cincinnati 6
MONDAY OCTOBER 27
TENNESSEE 31, Indianapolis 21
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 6 1 0 .857 191 124 Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 165 143
Washington 6 2 0 .750 165 145 New England 5 2 0 .714 153 132
Dallas 5 3 0 .625 202 184 NY Jets 4 3 0 .571 182 170
Philadelphia 4 3 0 .571 194 137 Miami 3 4 0 .429 145 146
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 4 3 0 .571 216 172 Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 155 110
GREEN BAY 4 3 0 .571 194 159 Baltimore 4 3 0 .571 134 110
Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 154 167 Cleveland 3 4 0 .429 115 123
Detroit 0 7 0 .000 114 212 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 104 217
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 6 2 0 .750 174 127 Tennessee 7 0 0 1.000 180 87
Tampa Bay 5 3 0 .625 170 120 Indianapolis 3 4 0 .429 149 162
Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 153 151 Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 141 151
New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 216 195 Houston 3 4 0 .429 175 185
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 4 3 0 .571 200 171 Denver 4 3 0 .571 173 195
St. Louis 2 5 0 .286 112 201 San Diego 3 5 0 .375 227 199
Seattle 2 5 0 .286 144 184 Oakland 2 5 0 .286 107 177
San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 171 230 Kansas City 1 6 0 .143 99 193
BYE - Chicago, Denver, Green Bay, Minnesota
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
N.Y. Jets 26, BUFFALO 17 CHICAGO 27, Detroit 23
CINCINNATI 21, Jacksonville 19 Baltimore 37, CLEVELAND 27
Tampa Bay 30, KANSAS CITY 27 (OT) MINNESOTA 28, Houston 21
Arizona 34, ST. LOUIS 13 TENNESSEE 19, Green Bay 16 (OT)
Miami 26, DENVER 17 NY GIANTS 35, Dallas 17
Atlanta 24, OAKLAND 0 Philadelphia 26, SEATTLE 7
IND 18, New England 15
MONDAY NOVEMBER 3
Pittsburgh 23, WASHINGTON 6
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 7 1 0 .875 226 141 Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 182 169
Washington 6 3 0 .667 171 168 New England 5 3 0 .625 168 150
Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 220 144 NY Jets 5 3 0 .625 208 187
Dallas 5 4 0 .556 219 219 Miami 4 4 0 .500 171 163
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 5 3 0 .625 243 195 Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 178 116
GREEN BAY 4 4 0 .500 210 178 Baltimore 5 3 0 .625 171 137
Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 182 188 Cleveland 3 5 0 .375 142 160
Detroit 0 8 0 .000 137 239 Cincinnati 1 8 0 .111 125 236
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 6 2 0 .750 174 127 Tennessee 8 0 0 1.000 199 103
Tampa Bay 6 3 0 .667 200 147 Indianapolis 4 4 0 .500 167 177
Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 177 151 Jacksonville 3 5 0 .375 160 172
New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 216 195 Houston 3 5 0 .375 196 213
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 5 3 0 .625 234 184 Denver 4 4 0 .500 190 221
St. Louis 2 6 0 .250 125 235 San Diego 3 5 0 .375 227 199
Seattle 2 6 0 .250 151 210 Oakland 2 6 0 .250 107 201
San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 171 230 Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 126 223
BYE - Carolina, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Denver 34, CLEVELAND 30
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
ATLANTA 34, New Orleans 20 Tennessee 21, CHICAGO 14
Jacksonville 38, DETROIT 14 Baltimore 41, HOUSTON 13
MIAMI 21, Seattle 19 MINNESOTA 28, Green Bay 27
NEW ENGLAND 20, Buffalo 10 NY JETS 47, St. Louis 3
Carolina 17, OAKLAND 6 Indianapolis 24, PITTSBURGH 20
SAN DIEGO 20, Kansas City 19 N.Y. Giants 36, PHILADELPHIA 31
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10
ARIZONA 29, San Francisco 24
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 8 1 0 .889 262 172 NY Jets 6 3 0 .667 255 190
Washington 6 3 0 .667 171 168 New England 6 3 0 .667 188 160
Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 251 180 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 192 189
Dallas 5 4 0 .556 219 219 Miami 5 4 0 .556 192 182
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 5 4 0 .556 257 216 Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 198 140
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 210 215 Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 212 150
GREEN BAY 4 5 0 .444 237 206 Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 172 194
Detroit 0 9 0 .000 151 277 Cincinnati 1 8 0 .111 125 236
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 7 2 0 .778 191 133 Tennessee 9 0 0 1.000 220 117
Tampa Bay 6 3 0 .667 200 147 Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 191 197
Atlanta 6 3 0 .667 211 171 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 198 186
New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 236 229 Houston 3 6 0 .333 209 254
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 6 3 0 .667 263 208 Denver 5 4 0 .556 224 251
San Francisco 2 7 0 .222 195 259 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 247 218
Seattle 2 7 0 .222 170 231 Oakland 2 7 0 .222 113 218
St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 128 282 Kansas City 1 8 0 .111 145 243
BYE - Cincinnati, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Washington
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13
N.Y. Jets 34, NEW ENGLAND 31 (OT)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Denver 24, ATLANTA 20 CAROLINA 31, Detroit 22
CINCINNATI 13, Philadelphia 13 (T) GREEN BAY 37, Chicago 3
INDIANAPOLIS 33, Houston 27 Tennessee 24, JACKSONVILLE 14
New Orleans 30, KANSAS CITY 20 MIAMI 17, Oakland 15
NY GIANTS 30, Baltimore 10 TAMPA BAY 19, Minnesota 13
SAN FRANCISCO 35, St. Louis 16 Arizona 26, SEATTLE 20
PITTSBURGH 11, San Diego 10 Dallas 14, WASHINGTON 10
MONDAY NOVEMBER 17
Cleveland 29, BUFFALO 27
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 9 1 0 .900 292 182 NY Jets 7 3 0 .700 289 221
Washington 6 4 0 .600 181 182 New England 6 4 0 .600 219 194
Dallas 6 4 0 .600 233 229 Miami 6 4 0 .600 209 197
Philadelphia 5 4 1 .550 264 193 Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 219 218
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 5 5 0 .500 260 253 Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 209 150
Minnesota 5 5 0 .500 223 234 Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 222 180
GREEN BAY 5 5 0 .500 274 209 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 201 221
Detroit 0 10 0 .000 173 308 Cincinnati 1 8 1 .150 138 249
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 8 2 0 .800 222 155 Tennessee 10 0 0 1.000 244 131
Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 219 160 Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 224 224
Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 231 195 Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 212 210
New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 266 249 Houston 3 7 0 .300 236 287
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 7 3 0 .700 289 228 Denver 6 4 0 .600 248 271
San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 230 275 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 257 229
Seattle 2 8 0 .200 190 257 Oakland 2 8 0 .200 128 235
St. Louis 2 8 0 .200 144 317 Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 165 273
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
PITTSBURGH 27, Cincinnati 10
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
ATLANTA 45, Carolina 28 BALTIMORE 36, Philadelphia 7
Houston 16, CLEVELAND 6 DALLAS 35, San Francisco 22
Tampa Bay 38, DETROIT 20 Minnesota 30, JACKSONVILLE 12
Buffalo 57, KANSAS CITY 31 New England 48, MIAMI 28
Chicago 27, ST. LOUIS 3 N.Y. Jets 34, TENNESSEE 13
Oakland 31, DENVER 10 N.Y. Giants 37, ARIZONA 29
Washington 20, SEATTLE 17 Indianapolis 23, SAN DIEGO 20
MONDAY NOVEMBER 24
NEW ORLEANS 51, Green Bay 29
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 10 1 0 .909 329 211 NY Jets 8 3 0 .727 323 234
Washington 7 4 0 .636 201 199 New England 7 4 0 .636 267 222
Dallas 7 4 0 .636 268 251 Miami 6 5 0 .545 237 245
Philadelphia 5 5 1 .500 271 229 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 276 249
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Chicago 6 5 0 .545 287 256 Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 236 160
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 253 246 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 258 187
GREEN BAY 5 6 0 .455 303 260 Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 207 237
Detroit 0 11 0 .000 193 346 Cincinnati 1 9 1 .136 148 276
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 8 3 0 .727 250 200 Tennessee 10 1 0 .909 257 165
Tampa Bay 8 3 0 .727 257 180 Indianapolis 7 4 0 .727 247 244
Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 276 223 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 224 240
New Orleans 6 5 0 .545 317 278 Houston 4 7 0 .364 252 293
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 7 4 0 .636 318 265 Denver 6 5 0 .545 258 302
San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 252 310 San Diego 4 7 0 .364 277 252
Seattle 2 9 0 .182 207 277 Oakland 3 8 0 .273 159 245
St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 147 344 Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 196 330
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27
Tennessee 47, DETROIT 10 DALLAS 34, Seattle 9
PHILADELPHIA 48, Arizona 20
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30
San Francisco 10, BUFFALO 3 Baltimore 34, CINCINNATI 3
Indianapolis 10, CLEVELAND 6 Carolina 35, GREEN BAY 31
Denver 34, NY JETS 17 Miami 16, ST. LOUIS 12
TAMPA BAY 23, New Orleans 20 N.Y. Giants 23, WASHINGTON 7
Atlanta 22, SAN DIEGO 16 Pittsburgh 33, NEW ENGLAND 10
Kansas City 20, OAKLAND 13 MINNESOTA 34, Chicago 14
MONDAY DECEMBER 1
HOUSTON 30, Jacksonville 17
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
NY Giants 11 1 0 .917 352 218 NY Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268
Dallas 8 4 0 .667 302 260 New England 7 5 0 .583 277 255
Washington 7 5 0 .583 208 222 Miami 7 5 0 .583 253 257
Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 279 259
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 287 260 Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 269 170
Chicago 6 6 0 .500 301 290 Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 292 190
GREEN BAY 5 7 0 .417 334 295 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 213 247
Detroit 0 12 0 .000 203 393 Cincinnati 1 10 1 .125 151 310
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 231 Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175
Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 280 200 Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 257 250
Atlanta 8 4 0 .667 298 239 Houston 5 7 0 .417 282 310
New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 337 301 Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 241 270
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
Arizona 7 5 0 .583 338 313 Denver 7 5 0 .583 292 319
San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 262 313 San Diego 4 8 0 .333 293 274
Seattle 2 10 0 .167 216 311 Oakland 3 9 0 .250 172 265
St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 159 360 Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 216 343
THURSDAY DECEMBER 4
SAN DIEGO 34, Oakland 7
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
BALTIMORE 24, Washington 10 CHICAGO 23, Jacksonville 10
Minnesota 20, DETROIT 16 Houston 24, GREEN BAY 21
INDIANAPOLIS 35, Cincinnati 3 NEW ORLEANS 29, Atlanta 25
Philadelphia 20, NY GIANTS 14 TENNESSEE 28, Cleveland 9
Miami 16, BUFFALO 3 @ Toronto DENVER 24, Kansas City 17
SAN FRANCISCO 24, NY Jets 14 ARIZONA 34, St. Louis 10
PITTSBURGH 20, Dallas 13 New England 24, SEATTLE 21
MONDAY DECEMBER 8
CAROLINA 38, Tampa Bay 23
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
X-NY Giants 11 2 0 .846 366 238 NY Jets 8 5 0 .615 354 292
Dallas 8 5 0 .615 315 280 New England 8 5 0 .615 301 276
Philadelphia 7 5 1 .577 339 263 Miami 8 5 0 .615 269 260
Washington 7 6 0 .538 218 246 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 282 275
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 307 276 Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 289 183
Chicago 7 6 0 .538 324 300 Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 316 200
GREEN BAY 5 8 0 .385 355 319 Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 222 275
Detroit 0 13 0 .000 219 413 Cincinnati 1 11 1 .115 154 345
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 10 3 0 .769 323 254 X-Tennessee 12 1 0 .923 332 184
Tampa Bay 9 4 0 .692 303 238 Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 292 253
Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 323 268 Houston 6 7 0 .462 306 331
New Orleans 7 6 0 .538 366 326 Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 251 293
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
X-Arizona 8 5 0 .615 372 323 Denver 8 5 0 .615 316 336
San Francisco 5 8 0 .385 286 327 San Diego 5 8 0 .385 327 281
Seattle 2 11 0 .154 237 335 Oakland 3 10 0 .231 179 299
St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 169 394 Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 233 367
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11
CHICAGO 27, New Orleans 24 (OT)
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
ATLANTA 13, Tampa Bay 10 (OT) Pittsburgh 13, BALTIMORE 9
CAROLINA 30, Denver 10 CINCINNATI 20, Washington 13
HOUSTON 13, Tennessee 12 INDIANAPOLIS 31, Detroit 21
JACKSONVILLE 20, Green Bay 16 San Diego 22, KANSAS CITY 21
MIAMI 14, San Francisco 9 NY JETS 31, Buffalo 27
Seattle 23, ST. LOUIS 20 Minnesota 35, ARIZONA 14
New England 49, OAKLAND 26 DALLAS 20, N.Y. Giants 8
MONDAY DECEMBER 15
PHILADELPHIA 30, Cleveland 10
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
X-NY Giants 11 3 0 .786 374 258 NY Jets 9 5 0 .643 385 319
Dallas 9 5 0 .643 335 288 New England 9 5 0 .643 350 302
Philadelphia 8 5 1 .607 369 273 Miami 9 5 0 .643 283 269
Washington 7 7 0 .500 231 266 Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 309 306
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 342 290 X-Pittsburgh 11 3 0 .786 302 192
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 351 324 Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 325 213
GREEN BAY 5 9 0 .357 371 339 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 232 305
Detroit 0 14 0 .000 240 444 Cincinnati 2 11 1 .179 174 358
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Carolina 11 3 0 .786 353 264 X-Tennessee 12 2 0 .857 344 197
Tampa Bay 9 5 0 .643 313 251 Indianapolis 10 4 0 .714 323 274
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 336 278 Houston 7 7 0 .500 319 343
New Orleans 7 7 0 .500 390 353 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 271 309
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
X-Arizona 8 6 0 .571 386 358 Denver 8 6 0 .571 326 366
San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 295 341 San Diego 6 8 0 .429 349 302
Seattle 3 11 0 .214 260 355 Oakland 3 11 0 .214 205 348
St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 189 417 Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 254 389
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY DECEMBER 18
Indianapolis 31, JACKSONVILLE 24
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20
Baltimore 33, DALLAS 24
SUNDAY DECEMBER 21
Cincinnati 14, CLEVELAND 0 New Orleans 42, DETROIT 7
Miami 38, KANSAS CITY 31 Atlanta 24, MINNESOTA 17
NEW ENGLAND 47, Arizona 7 NY GIANTS 34, Carolina 28 (OT)
San Francisco 17, ST. LOUIS 16 TENNESSEE 31, Pittsburgh 14
WASHINGTON 10, Philadelphia 3 Buffalo 30, DENVER 23
OAKLAND 27, Houston 16 SEATTLE 13, N.Y. Jets 3
San Diego 41, TAMPA BAY 24
MONDAY DECEMBER 22
CHICAGO 20, Green Bay 17 (OT)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
X-NY Giants 12 3 0 .800 408 286 Miami 10 5 0 .667 321 300
Dallas 9 6 0 .600 359 321 New England 10 5 0 .667 397 309
Philadelphia 8 6 1 .567 372 283 NY Jets 9 6 0 .600 388 332
Washington 8 7 0 .533 241 269 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 339 329
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 359 314 X-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 316 223
Chicago 9 6 0 .600 371 341 Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 358 237
GREEN BAY 5 10 0 .333 388 359 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 232 319
Detroit 0 15 0 .000 247 486 Cincinnati 3 11 1 .233 188 358
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
Y-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 381 298 X-Tennessee 13 2 0 .867 375 211
Y-Atlanta 10 5 0 .667 360 295 Y-Indianapolis 11 4 0 .733 354 298
Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 337 292 Houston 7 8 0 .467 335 370
New Orleans 8 7 0 .533 432 360 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 295 340
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
X-Arizona 8 7 0 .533 393 405 Denver 8 7 0 .533 349 396
San Francisco 6 9 0 .400 312 357 San Diego 7 8 0 .467 390 326
Seattle 4 11 0 .267 273 358 Oakland 4 11 0 .267 232 364
St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 205 434 Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 285 427
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28
ATLANTA 31, St. Louis 27 BALTIMORE 27, Jacksonville 7
New England 13, BUFFALO 0 CINCINNATI 16, Kansas City 6
GREEN BAY 31, Detroit 21 HOUSTON 31, Chicago 24
INDIANAPOLIS 23, Tennessee 0 MINNESOTA 20, N.Y. Giants 19
Carolina 33, NEW ORLEANS 31 Miami 24, NY JETS 17
PHILADELPHIA 44, Dallas 6 PITTSBURGH 31, Cleveland 0
Oakland 31, TAMPA BAY 24 ARIZONA 34, Seattle 21
SAN DIEGO 52, Denver 21 SAN FRANCISCO 27, Washington 24
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - East AMERICAN CONFERENCE - East
X-NY Giants 12 4 0 .750 427 306 X-Miami 11 5 0 .688 345 317
Z-Philadelphia 9 6 1 .594 416 289 New England 11 5 0 .688 410 309
Dallas 9 7 0 .563 365 365 NY Jets 9 7 0 .563 405 356
Washington 8 8 0 .500 265 296 Buffalo 7 9 0 .437 339 342
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - North AMERICAN CONFERENCE - North
X-Minnesota 10 6 0 .625 379 333 X-Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 347 223
Chicago 9 7 0 .563 395 372 Z-Baltimore 11 5 0 .688 385 244
GREEN BAY 6 10 0 .375 419 380 Cincinnati 4 11 1 .281 204 364
Detroit 0 16 0 .000 268 517 Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 232 350
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - South AMERICAN CONFERENCE - South
X-Carolina 12 4 0 .750 414 329 X-Tennessee 13 3 0 .813 375 234
Z-Atlanta 11 5 0 .688 391 322 Z-Indianapolis 12 4 0 .750 377 298
Tampa Bay 9 7 0 .563 361 323 Houston 8 8 0 .500 366 394
New Orleans 8 8 0 .500 463 393 Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 302 367
NATIONAL CONFERENCE - West AMERICAN CONFERENCE - West
X-Arizona 9 7 0 .563 427 426 X-San Diego 8 8 0 .500 442 347
San Francisco 7 9 0 .437 339 381 Denver 8 8 0 .500 370 448
Seattle 4 12 0 .250 294 392 Oakland 5 11 0 .313 264 388
St. Louis 2 14 0 .125 232 465 Kansas City 2 14 0 .125 291 443
X-Clinched Division Title Z-Clinched Wild Card Berth
2008 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard - Jan 3 - SAN DIEGO (8-8) 23, Indianapolis (12-4) 17 (OT)
Wildcard - Jan 4 - Baltimore (11-5) 27, MIAMI (11-5) 9
Divisional - Jan 10 - Baltimore (12-5) 13, TENNESSEE (13-3) 10
Divisional - Jan 11 - PITTSBURGH (12-4) 35, San Diego (9-8) 24
Conference - Jan 18 - PITTSBURGH (13-4) 23, Baltimore (13-5) 14
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard - Jan 3 - ARIZONA (9-7) 30, Atlanta (11-5) 24
Wildcard - Jan 4 - Philadelphia (9-6-1) 26, MINNESOTA (10-6) 14
Divisional - Jan 3 - Arizona (10-7) 33, CAROLINA (12-4) 13
Divisional - Jan 4 - Philadelphia (10-6-1) 23, NY GIANTS (12-4) 11
Conference - Jan 18 - ARIZONA (11-7) 32, Philadelphia (11-6-1) 25
SUPER BOWL 43 (February 1 at Tampa Bay)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (14-4) 27, ARIZONA CARDINALS (12-7) 24 - The Steelers now stand alone with
Miami Dolphins (11-5)
Head Coach: Tony Sparano
Passing Leader: Chad Pennington (3653)
Rushing Leader: Ronnie Brown (916)
Receiving Leader: Ted Ginn, Jr. (56-790)
New England Patriots (11-5)
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Passing Leader: Matt Cassel (3693)
Rushing Leader: Sammy Morris (727)
Receiving Leader: Wes Welker (111-1165)
New York Jets (9-7)
Head Coach: Eric Mangini
Passing Leader: Brett Favre (3472)
Rushing Leader: Thomas Jones (1312)
Receiving Leader: Jerricho Cotchery (71-858)
Buffalo Bills (7-9)
Head Coach: Dick Jauron
Passing Leader: Trent Edwards (2699)
Rushing Leader: Marshawn Lynch (1036)
Receiving Leader: Lee Evans (63-1017)
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Passing Leader: Ben Roethlisberger (3301)
Rushing Leader: Willie Parker (791)
Receiving Leader: Hines Ward (81-1043)
Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
Head Coach: John Harbaugh
Passing Leader: Joe Flacco (2971)
Rushing Leader: Le'Ron McClain (902)
Receiving Leader: Derrick Mason (80-1037)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1)
Head Coach: Marvin Lewis
Passing Leader: Ryan Fitzpatrick (1905)
Rushing Leader: Cedric Benson (747)
Receiving Leader: T.J. Houshmandzadeh (92-904)
Cleveland Browns (4-12)
Head Coach: Romeo Cremel
Passing Leader: Derek Anderson (1615)
Rushing Leader: Jamal Lewis (1002)
Receiving Leader: Braylon Edwards (55-873)
Tennessee Titans (13-3)
Head Coach: Jeff Fisher
Passing Leader: Kerry Collins (2676)
Rushing Leader: Chris Johnson (1228)
Receiving Leader: Bo Scaife (58-561)
Indianapolis Colts (12-4)
Head Coach: Tony Dungy
Passing Leader: Peyton Manning (4002)
Rushing Leader: Joseph Addai (544)
Receiving Leader: Reggie Wayne (82-1145)
Houston Texans (8-8)
Head Coach: Gary Kubiak
Passing Leader: Matt Schaub (3043)
Rushing Leader: Steve Slaton (1282)
Receiving Leader: Andre Johnson (115-1575)
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)
Head Coach: Jack Del Rio
Passing Leader: David Garrard (3620)
Rushing Leader: Maurice Jones-Drew (824)
Receiving Leader: Matt Jones (65-761)
San Diego Chargers (8-8)
Head Coach: Norv Turner
Passing Leader: Phillip Rivers (4009)
Rushing Leader: LaDainian Tomlinson (1110)
Receiving Leader: Antonio Gates (60-704)
Denver Broncos (8-8)
Head Coach: Mike Shanahan
Passing Leader: Jay Cutler (4526)
Rushing Leader: Peyton Hillis (343)
Receiving Leader: Brandon Marshall (104-1265)
Oakland Raiders (5-11)
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (1-3)/Tom Cable (4-8)
Passing Leader: JaMarcus Russell (2423)
Rushing Leader: Justin Fargas (853)
Receiving Leader: Zach Miller (56-778)
Kansas City Chiefs (2-14)
Head Coach: Herman Edwards
Passing Leader: Tyler Thigpen (2608)
Rushing Leader: Larry Johnson (874)
Receiving Leader: Tony Gonzalez (96-1058)
six Super Bowl championships, but this title was one for the ages. Santonio Holmes soared into the air to make a toe-tapping, six-yard touchdown catch of a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the end zone with 35 seconds remaining, giving Pittsburgh a dramatic win. Larry Fitzgerald caught a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 64-yard strike from Kurt Warner with 2:37 left, as the Cardinals, in their first Super Bowl, rallied from a 13-point deficit to grab the lead. Roethlisberger, who led the Steelers to the Super Bowl championship against Seattle just three years ago, then engineered the winning drive, which included a 40-yard connection to Holmes to move the ball to the six. On the next play, a leaping Holmes had the ball go through his hands in the left corner of the end zone. Holmes then came up with a catch for history, securing his feet to the ground while stretching to make the catch in triple-coverage in the back right corner, just as safety Aaron Francisco forced out the receiver. The TD was confirmed after a video review. Ironically, Giants' receiver Plaxico Burress' famed touchdown grab to give New York the Super Bowl XLII title over the New England Patriots also came with 35 seconds remaining on the clock. Arizona had little time to work with, but managed to push past midfield; however, Warner was stripped of the football and the Steelers recovered in the waning seconds. Warner's arm may have been moving forward when he was hit by LaMarr Woodley, but there was no replay review by officials.
UNITED NATIONAL GRIDIRON LEAGUE - The UNGL was a proposed minor professional football league. The league was formed in August 2007 and was originally called the United National Football League. The league's inaugural draft took place January 8–9, 2009. The league had planned to begin the season on February 8, 2009, but it would eventually be pushed back to March 2010, because of financing problems. On March 10, 2010, the UNGL sent an email saying it was canceling the 2010 season and suspending league operations indefinitely. The teams planned for the 2010 season were: Alabama Blackbirds (Birmingham), Dallas Bluestorm, Georgia Slashers (Columbus), Louisiana Lancers (Shreveport), Miami Scorchers, North Carolina Comets (Winston-Salem), Ohio Marauders (Massillon) and Virginia Swarm (Salem)
ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - The AAFL planned to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates. It was originally scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but postponed its launch to the spring of 2008. One of the more unusual features of the league was that the teams had no nicknames: Team Alabama – (Birmingham, Legion Field), Team Arkansas – (Little Rock, War Memorial Stadium), Team Florida – (Gainesville, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The two final home games would have been played in Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville and Raymond James Stadium, Tampa), Team Michigan – (Detroit, Ford Field), Team Tennessee – (Knoxville, Neyland Stadium), Team Texas – (Houston, Rice Stadium). The league announced a 10-game season for 2008, from April 12 to June 14, with all six teams to play in one division during the first season, but the AAFL cancelled the season a month before kickoff. The announcement, on March 13th, came after The Houston Business Journal reported that Team Texas had sold only 250 season tickets, and was laying off its ten employees. The league had announced one week earlier that the league was considering a postponement of its season, stating that "Since inception, the League's finances have been indirectly tied to the $300 billion federally guaranteed student loan asset backed securities market. In August, the subprime mortgage crisis began
spreading into other sectors such as municipal bonds and federally guaranteed student loans. The situation, which was considered to be temporary at the time, has continued to worsen. Despite the fact that the Federal Reserve has repeatedly lowered interest rates during this financial crisis, their efforts have not yet restored liquidity in many asset backed markets, including municipal bonds and student loans." The league again postponed their launch each successive year, with the most recent postponement taking place in February 2010.
