National Football League (NFL)
2012 NFL Season Overview

Leagues Football NFL 2012 Season Overview

The 2012 NFL season, the 93rd regular season of the National Football League, began on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the 2012 NFL Kickoff game at MetLife Stadium, and ended with Super Bowl XLVII, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, with the Jim Harbaugh-coached San Francisco 49ers facing the John Harbaugh-coached Baltimore Ravens. Super Bowl XLVII marked the first time two brothers were head coaches for opposing teams in the championship game.

The 2012 NFL season, the 93rd regular season of the National Football League, began on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the 2012 NFL Kickoff game at MetLife Stadium, and ended with Super Bowl XLVII, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, with the Jim Harbaugh-coached San Francisco 49ers facing the John Harbaugh-coached Baltimore Ravens. Super Bowl XLVII marked the first time two brothers were head coaches for opposing teams in the championship game.

2012 NFL champion Baltimore Ravens

2012 Baltimore Ravens

2012 NFL Season
Baltimore Ravens

32 teams competed during the regular season

Baltimore Ravens defeated San Francisco 49ers for the championship

Commissioner

Union Director

DeMaurice Smith

Player President

2012 NFL Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Andrew Luck QB Colts

2 Robert Griffin III QB Redskins

3 Trent Richardson RB Browns

4 Matt Kalil T Vikings

5 Justin Blackmon WR Jaguars

View Entire 2012 NFL Draft

Related Content

Stories, Photos, Videos, Podcasts, and Publications featuring National Football League 2012 Season

F i l t e r & S o r t

2021 NFL Season Recap

2021 NFL Season Recap

2021 · Awards · Broadcasting · Draft Picks · Playoffs

1934 Boston Redskins Team Photo

1934 Boston Redskins Team Photo

1934 · Coaches · Uniforms

1934 Pittsburgh Football Team Photo

1934 Pittsburgh Football Team Photo

1934 · Uniforms

1934 Redskins dominated Pittsburgh

1934 Redskins dominated Pittsburgh

1934 · Publications

Jim Brown was a beast

Jim Brown was a beast

Top 3 Quarterbacks of the 1930s & 1940s

Top 3 Quarterbacks of the 1930s & 1940s

Coach Lambeau hired by Chicago Cardinals

Coach Lambeau hired by Chicago Cardinals

1950 · Coaches

Johnny Unitas with the San Diego Chargers in his final season

Johnny Unitas with the San Diego Chargers in his final season

1934 Chicago Bears…almost perfect

1934 Chicago Bears…almost perfect

1934 · Publications