Season Description
The 2011 NFL season was the 92nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the 46th of the Super Bowl era. It began on Thursday, September 8, 2011, with the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers defeating the Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field and ended with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21–17.
Due to a labor dispute between league owners and players, a lockout began on March 11 and ended on July 25, lasting 130 days. Although it initially threatened to postpone or cancel the season, the only game that was canceled was the August 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
The 2011 season saw an unprecedented amount of passing offense: Three of the nine highest passing yardage totals of all time were established: No. 2 Drew Brees (5,476), No. 3 Tom Brady (5,235), and No. 9 Matthew Stafford (5,038); Eli Manning threw for 4,933 yards, which places him 14th all time. It also saw Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers establish the all-time single-season best quarterback rating of 122.5. Further cementing the modern NFL's reputation as a "passing league" was that, for the second consecutive year, the league overall set a record for most average passing yards per team per game, with 229.7, breaking 2010's record by more than eight yards per game. (For comparison, the league-wide average rushing yards total finished the 2011 season at 57th all-time.)
A subplot of the 2011 season was determining who would have the worst record, and therefore "earn" the right to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft. Stanford senior quarterback Andrew Luck was seen as the best quarterback prospect in years. Fans of some teams that started the season with numerous losses (notably the Indianapolis Colts) were openly rooting for their teams to "Suck for Luck."
Event List
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r12   | Detroit LionsDetroit Lions | 15 - 27 | Green Bay PackersGreen Bay Pac |
| 24 Nov |
r12   | Dallas CowboysDallas Cowboy | 20 - 19 | Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphin |
| 24 Nov |
r12   | Baltimore RavensBaltimore Rav | 16 - 6 | San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falco | 24 - 14 | Minnesota VikingsMinnesota Vik |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati Be | 23 - 20 | Cleveland BrownsCleveland Bro |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis | 19 - 27 | Carolina PanthersCarolina Pant |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville | 13 - 20 | Houston TexansHouston Texan |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | New York JetsNew York Jets | 28 - 24 | Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | St. Louis RamsSt. Louis Ram | 20 - 23 | Arizona CardinalsArizona Cardi |
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r12   | Tennessee TitansTennessee Tit | 23 - 17 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buc |
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r12   | Oakland RaidersOakland Raide | 25 - 20 | Chicago BearsChicago Bears |
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r12   | Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seaha | 17 - 23 | Washington RedskinsWashington Re |
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r12   | Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia | 20 - 38 | New England PatriotsNew England P |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | San Diego ChargersSan Diego Cha | 13 - 16 | Denver BroncosDenver Bronco |
| 27 Nov |
r12   | Kansas City ChiefsKansas City C | 9 - 13 | Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh St |
| 28 Nov |
r12   | New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans S | 49 - 24 | New York GiantsNew York Gian |
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