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rdfs:label	NFL playoffs, 2011-12
rdfs:comment	The 2011–12 NFL playoffs following the 2011 regular season began on January 7, 2012, and ended with the New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBC broadcasted the first two Wild Card playoff games and Super Bowl XLVI. CBS aired the rest of the AFC playoff games and Fox the rest of the NFC games.
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AFC 2 div	North
AFC	Houston Texans Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots Cincinnati Bengals
Date	--01-07 --01-15 --02-05 --01-08 --01-14 --01-22
TVAnnouncers	Joe Buck , Troy Aikman , Pam Oliver and Chris Myers Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Jim Nantz , Phil Simms and Steve Tasker Jim Nantz , Phil Simms , and Steve Tasker Kenny Albert , Daryl Johnston , and Tony Siragusa Tom Hammond , Mike Mayock , and Alex Flanagan Al Michaels , Cris Collinsworth , and Michele Tafoya Al Michaels , Cris Collinsworth , Alex Flanagan and Michele Tafoya
NFC 3 div	South
NFC	Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions New York Giants San Francisco 49ers
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Attendance	68658 68756 69732 71547 71725 72080 73038 75970 79909
AFC 3 div	South
H	0 3 6 7 10 14 16 17 20 21
Title	AFC Championship Game – Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots – Game summary Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans – Game summary Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots – Game summary Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Game summary NFC Championship Game – New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants – Game summary Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens – Game summary Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Referee	Ron Winter dbkwik:resource/Y4k1_OVXk79PxCReKzV20Q== Pete Morelli Clete Blakeman Carl Cheffers John Parry (American football official) Gene Steratore Ed Hochuli Bill Leavy Tony Corrente John Parry
NFC 1 div	North
Road	Giants Ravens Lions Saints Falcons Broncos Bengals Steelers Texans
NFC 2 div	West
Home	49 Giants Ravens Saints Patriots Broncos Texans Packers
State	collapsed
AFC 1 div	East
Stats	;Leading passers * CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/42, 257 yards, 3 INT * HOU – T. J. Yates – 11/20, 159 yards, TD ;Leading rushers * CIN – Brian Leonard – 3 rushes, 34 yards * HOU – Arian Foster – 24 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD ;Leading receivers * CIN – A. J. Green – 5 rec, 47 yards * HOU – Andre Johnson – 5 rec, 90 yards, 1 TD ;Leading passers * DEN – Tim Tebow – 9/26, 136 yards * NE – Tom Brady – 26/34, 363 yards, 6 TD, INT ;Leading rushers * DEN – Willis McGahee – 17 rushes, 76 yards, TD * NE – Aaron Hernandez – 5 rushes, 61 yards ;Leading receivers * DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 6 rec, 93 yards * NE – Rob Gronkowski – 10 rec, 145 yards, 3 TD ;Leading passers *BAL – Joe Flacco – 22/36, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT *NE – Tom Brady – 22/36, 239 yards, 2 INT ;Leading rushers *BAL – Ray Rice – 21 rushes, 67 yards *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD ;Leading receivers *BAL – Anquan Boldin – 6 rec, 101 yards *NE – Rob Gronkowski – 5 rec, 87 yards ;Leading passers * ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/41, 199 yards * NYG – Eli Manning – 23/32, 277 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * ATL – Michael Turner – 15 rushes, 41 yards * NYG – Brandon Jacobs – 14 rushes, 92 yards ;Leading receivers * ATL – Julio Jones – 7 rec, 64 yards * NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 6 rec, 115 yards, 2 TD ;Leading passers * PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/40, 289 yards, TD, INT * DEN – Tim Tebow – 10/21, 316 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers * PIT – Isaac Redman – 17 rushes, 121 yards * DEN – Willis McGahee – 19 rushes, 61 yards ;Leading receivers * PIT – Emmanuel Sanders – 6 rec, 81 yards * DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 4 rec, 204 yards, TD ;Leading passers *HOU – T. J. Yates – 17/35, 184 yards, 3 INT *BAL – Joe Flacco – 14/27, 176 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers *HOU – Arian Foster – 27 rushes, 132 yards, TD *BAL – Ray Rice – 21 rushes, 60 yards ;Leading receivers *HOU – Andre Johnson – 8 rec, 111 yards *BAL – Anquan Boldin – 4 rec, 73 yards, TD ;Leading passers * DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/43, 380 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT * NO – Drew Brees – 33/43, 466 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * DET – Kevin Smith – 6 rushes, 21 yards * NO – Pierre Thomas – 8 rushes, 66 yards, TD ;Leading receivers * DET – Calvin Johnson – 12 rec, 211 yards, 2 TD * NO – Marques Colston – 7 rec, 120 yards ;Leading passers *NYG – Eli Manning – 32/58, 316 yards, 2 TD *SF – Alex Smith – 12/26, 196 yards, 2 TD ;Leading rushers *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 20 rushes, 74 yards *SF – Frank Gore – 16 rushes, 74 yards ;Leading receivers *NYG – Victor Cruz – 10 rec, 142 yards *SF – Vernon Davis – 3 rec, 112 yards, 2 TD ;Leading passers *NYG – Eli Manning – 21/33, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT *GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/46, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Leading rushers *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 rushes, 63 yards *GB – Aaron Rodgers – 7 rushes, 66 yards ;Leading receivers *NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 7 rec, 165 yards, 2 TD *GB – Donald Driver – 3 rec, 45 yards, TD ;Leading Passer *NYG – Eli Manning – 30/40, 296 yards, TD *NE – Tom Brady – 27/41, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Leading Rusher *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 17 rushes, 72 yards, TD *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 10 rushes, 44 yards ;Leading Receiver *NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 rec, 109 yards *NE – Aaron Hernandez – 8 rec, 67 yards, TD ;Leading passers * NO – Drew Brees – 40/63, 462 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT * SF – Alex Smith – 24/42, 299 yards, 3 TD ;Leading rushers * NO – Chris Ivory – 9 rushes, 23 yards * SF – Frank Gore – 13 rushes, 89 yards ;Leading receivers * NO – Marques Colston – 9 rec, 136 yards, TD * SF – Vernon Davis – 7 rec, 180 yards, 2 TD
NFC 4 div	East
TV	NFL on CBS NFL on Fox NFL on NBC Fox NBC CBS
Time	4 6 8 180.0 480.0 60.0 390.0
Stadium	Houston Lambeau Field Louisiana M&T Bank Stadium Candlestick Park Indianapolis Indiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome California New Jersey Colorado Texas Baltimore San Francisco Gillette Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High New Orleans Denver MetLife Stadium Green Bay, Wisconsin East Rutherford, New Jersey Wisconsin Lucas Oil Stadium Maryland Massachusetts Foxborough, Massachusetts Reliant Stadium Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
R	0 2 3 6 7 9 10 14 17 18
Weather	Played indoors, domed stadium , rain , sunny , partly cloudy Played with roof closed, retractable roof stadium , cloudy and cold , partly cloudy and cold
scoring	;1st Quarter *NE – Wes Welker 7-yard pass from Tom Brady , 13:09. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 10-yard pass from Tom Brady , 6:42. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25 ;2nd Quarter *DEN – Willis McGahee 5-yard run , 14:54. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:06 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 12-yard pass from Tom Brady , 7:42. Patriots 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:35 *NE – Deion Branch 61-yard pass from Tom Brady , 1:57. Patriots 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:30 *NE – Rob Gronkowski 19-yard pass from Tom Brady , 0:05. Patriots 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:04 ;3rd Quarter *NE – Aaron Hernandez 17-yard pass from Tom Brady , 11:46. Patriots 42–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:40 *DEN – Matt Prater 41-yard field goal, 2:14. Patriots 42–10. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:16 ;4th Quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 20-yard field goal, 12:39. Patriots 45–10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:35 ;1st Quarter *PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 11:14. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:46 *PIT – Shaun Suisham 38-yard field goal, 0:23. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 5:50 ;2nd Quarter *DEN – Eddie Royal 30-yard pass from Tim Tebow , 13:24. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 *DEN – Tim Tebow 8-yard run , 10:36. Broncos 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:18 *DEN – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 7:30. Broncos 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:44 *DEN – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 1:05. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:04 ;3rd Quarter *PIT – Mike Wallace 1-yard run , 4:29. Broncos 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:56 ;4th Quarter *DEN – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 13:10. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:19 *PIT – Shaun Suisham 37-yard field goal, 9:59. Broncos 23–16. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11 *PIT – Jerricho Cotchery 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger , 3:48. Tied 23–23. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:47 ;Overtime *DEN – Demaryius Thomas 80-yard pass from Tim Tebow, 14:49. Broncos 29–23. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11 ;1st Quarter *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 8:33. Giants 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:27 *GB – Mason Crosby 47-yard field goal, 5:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:00 *NYG – Hakeem Nicks 66-yard pass from Eli Manning , 3:47. Giants 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:46 ;2nd Quarter *GB – John Kuhn 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers , 14:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:53 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 23-yard field goal, 1:51. Giants 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46 *NYG – Hakeem Nicks 37-yard pass from Eli Manning , 0:00. Giants 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:41 ;3rd Quarter *GB – Mason Crosby 35-yard field goal, 3:50. Giants 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:58 ;4th Quarter *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 7:48. Giants 23–13. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:06 *NYG – Mario Manningham 4-yard pass from Eli Manning , 6:48. Giants 30–13. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05 *GB – Donald Driver 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers , 4:46. Giants 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:02 *NYG – Brandon Jacobs 14-yard run , 2:36. Giants 37–20. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:10 ;1st Quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 49-yard pass from Alex Smith , 2:08. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:46 *SF – Michael Crabtree 4-yard pass from Alex Smith , 0:41. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:15 ;2nd Quarter *SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 14:12. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23 *NO – Jimmy Graham 14-yard pass from Drew Brees , 9:32. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:40 *NO – Marques Colston 25-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:09. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:04 ;3rd Quarter *SF – David Akers 41-yard field goal, 10:36. 49ers 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59 ;4th Quarter *NO – John Kasay 48-yard field goal, 13:08. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:26 *SF – David Akers 37-yard field goal, 7:36. 49ers 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:02 *NO – Darren Sproles 44-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:02. Saints 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:34 *SF – Alex Smith 28-yard run , 2:11. 49ers 29–24. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:51 *NO – Jimmy Graham 66-yard pass from Drew Brees , 1:37. Saints 32–29. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 0:34 *SF – Vernon Davis 14-yard pass from Alex Smith , 0:09. 49ers 36–32. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 1:28 ;1st Quarter * CIN – Cedric Benson 1-yard run , 7:34. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:23. * HOU – Arian Foster 8-yard run , 4:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. ;2nd Quarter * CIN – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 7:09. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15 * HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Tied 10–10. Drive 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:21. * HOU – J. J. Watt 29-yard interception return , 0:52. Texans 17–10. ;3rd Quarter * HOU – Andre Johnson 40-yard pass from T. J. Yates , 1:08. Texans 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:37. ;4th Quarter * HOU – Arian Foster 42-yard run , 5:15. Texans 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:46. ;1st Quarter * None ;2nd Quarter * ATL – Intentional Grounding Penalty on Giants quarterback Eli Manning in the endzone for a safety, 13:44. Falcons 2–0. * NYG – Hakeem Nicks 4-yard pass from Eli Manning , 2:47. Giants 7–2. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:32 ;3rd Quarter * NYG – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 7:51. Giants 10–2. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:47 * NYG – Hakeem Nicks 72-yard pass from Eli Manning , 2:44. Giants 17–2. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:32 ;4th Quarter * NYG – Mario Manningham 27-yard pass from Eli Manning , 9:55. Giants 24–2. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:38 ;1st Quarter *NYG – Intentional Grounding Penalty on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the endzone for a safety, 8:52. NYG 2-0. *NYG – Victor Cruz 2-yard pass from Eli Manning , 3:24. NYG 9-0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:23 ;2nd Quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 13:48. NYG 9-3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:32 *NE – Danny Woodhead 4-yard pass from Tom Brady , 0:08. NE 10-9. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 3:55 ;3rd Quarter *NE – Aaron Hernandez 12-yard pass from Tom Brady , 11:20. NE 17-9. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:40 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 38-yard field goal, 6:43. NE 17-12. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:37 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 33-yard field goal, 0:35. NE 17-15. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 5:01 ;4th Quarter *NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw 6-yard run , 0:57. NYG 21-17. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 2:49'' ;1st Quarter *HOU – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 12:24. Texans 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:36 *BAL – Kris Wilson 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 9:51. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:21 *BAL – Billy Cundiff 48-yard field goal, 6:02. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47 *BAL – Anquan Boldin 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 1:08. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:05 ;2nd Quarter *HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 11:42. Ravens 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:26 *HOU – Arian Foster 1 yard run , 4:48. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:49 ;3rd Quarter * None ;4th Quarter *BAL – Billy Cundiff 44-yard field goal, 2:52. Ravens 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:29 ;1st Quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 73-yard pass from Alex Smith , 7:21. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:13 ;2nd Quarter *NYG – Bear Pascoe 6-yard pass from Eli Manning . Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:16 *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:34 ;3rd Quarter *SF – Vernon Davis 28-yard pass from Alex Smith , 5:18. 49ers 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:30 ;4th Quarter *NYG – Mario Manningham 17-yard pass from Eli Manning , 8:34. Giants 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:34 *SF – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 5:39. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:55 ;Overtime *NYG – Lawrence Tynes 31-yard field goal, 7:06. Giants 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:26 ;1st Quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 5:49. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:20 ;2nd Quarter *BAL – Billy Cundiff 20-yard field goal, 14:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:20 *NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 7-yard run , 10:35. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46 *BAL – Dennis Pitta 6-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 6:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32 *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 3:00. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:03 ;3rd Quarter *NE – Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal, 9:06. Patriots 16–10. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 5:54 *BAL – Torrey Smith 29-yard pass from Joe Flacco , 3:38. Ravens 17–16. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:28 *BAL – Billy Cundiff 39-yard field goal, 0:50. Ravens 20–16. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:36 ;4th Quarter *NE – Tom Brady 1-yard run , 11:29. Patriots 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:21 ;1st Quarter * DET – Will Heller 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 10:58. Lions 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. ;2nd Quarter * NO – Darren Sproles 2-yard run , 14:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:19. * DET – Calvin Johnson 13-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 9:11. Lions 14–7. Drive 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:50. * NO – John Kasay 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 14–10. Drive 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:03. ;3rd Quarter * NO – Devery Henderson 41-yard pass from Drew Brees , 13:09. Saints 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:51. * NO – Jimmy Graham 3-yard pass from Drew Brees , 4:03. Saints 24–14. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 6:27. * DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run , 1:08. Saints 24–21. Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. ;4th Quarter * NO – Darren Sproles 17-yard run , 9:53. Saints 31–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:15. * NO – Robert Meachem 56-yard pass from Drew Brees , 7:29. Saints 38–21. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:14. * DET – Calvin Johnson 12-yard pass from Matthew Stafford , 4:40. Saints 38–28. Drive 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:49. * NO – Pierre Thomas 1-yard run , 3:36. Saints 45–28. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:04.
AFC 4 div	West
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abstract	The 2011–12 NFL playoffs following the 2011 regular season began on January 7, 2012, and ended with the New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBC broadcasted the first two Wild Card playoff games and Super Bowl XLVI. CBS aired the rest of the AFC playoff games and Fox the rest of the NFC games. The Detroit Lions and Houston Texans both made team history with their clinching of playoff spots. The Lions had not been to the playoffs since 1999 while the Texans, who entered the league in 2002, had never made the playoffs in their nine season history. The Buffalo Bills, who were eliminated from playoff contention for the twelfth straight year, are the only team that have not made the playoffs in the 21st century and were tied with the Lions for the overall longest entering the season (the Bills had also not made the playoffs since qualifying as a wild card in 1999 where they were defeated by the Tennessee Titans).