[106][107], The league's official investigation into the matter concluded that Martin and other Dolphins employees had been subjected to a "pattern of harassment" at the hands of Incognito as well as fellow linemen John Jerry and Mike Pouncey. "[81], Super Bowl XLVIII featured the top seeded team from each conference for just the second time in twenty years. Prior to his five-year stint in Atlanta where he served as director of college scouting from 2008 through 2011, Caldwell has also worked for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts. [83], This was the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos, the most for any franchise. The ball traveled into the endzone where it was covered by Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno who was touched down for a safety with just 12 seconds of game time elapsed. The season saw the Seattle Seahawks capture the first championship in the franchise's 38 years in the league with a lopsided 43–8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, the league's championship game. Prior to the Seahawks, Idzik worked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Arizona Cardinals in a twenty-year NFL career. [73] The Broncos held a 17–0 lead in the fourth quarter before the Chargers launched a comeback that was too little and too late. [78] Broncos head coach John Fox, who previously led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, became the sixth head coach in NFL history to take two different franchises to the Super Bowl. 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On January 9, the Bills and Rogers Communications had announced a five-year extension of the Bills Toronto Series.[42][43]. Among the high-profile players who changed teams via free agency included: Eight players were assigned the non-exclusive franchise tag by their teams, which ensured that the team would receive compensation were the player to sign a contract with another team. The game was referred to by many as Manning-Brady XV as it was the fifteenth meeting (the fourth in the playoffs) of the two starting quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. The early game featured the Broncos hosting the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. [3] For the first time the league instituted a negotiating period prior to the start of free agency during which time agents representing prospective unrestricted free agent players (though not the players themselves) were allowed to have contact with team representatives with the purpose of determining a player's market value and to begin contract negotiations. AFC South vs. AFC West CBS and Fox continued to carry the Sunday afternoon AFC and NFC packages, respectively. It was played at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio, which is located adjacent to the Hall of Fame building. The Saints built an early 20–7 lead before the Eagles bounced back to take a 24–23 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the game. [40] Although the stadium conversion was complete by 3:30 pm local time, an 8:36 pm kickoff was necessary to avoid conflict with NBC's Sunday Night Football, where the 49ers hosted the Texans at Candlestick Park across the San Francisco Bay. Adams was a second-generation oil tycoon who made his home in Houston, Texas. The only non-quarterback in the top 10 was Wilson's Seahawks teammate, running back Marshawn Lynch. [35], The 2013 regular season began on Thursday, September 5, with the NFL Kickoff Game in which the Denver Broncos hosted the Baltimore Ravens. He is primarily known as a salary cap expert. He was the only owner the franchise, which began in 1960 as the Houston Oilers in the AFL, has ever had. Every other current NFL team has won a playoff game since the Bengals' last playoff victory in January 1991. Upon recommendation by the league's Head, Neck and Spine safety committee, the NFL notified teams in August that clubs would no longer be allowed to use alternate helmets for, All players (except for punters and kickers) were required to wear thigh and knee pads. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton committed three second-half turnovers which led to the Chargers scoring 20 unanswered points to overcome a 7–10 halftime deficit. the team which finished first in its division the previous season would play each other team in their conference that also finished first in its respective division). He was inactive for nine of the Vikings' final ten games. [110], Russell Wilson the second-year quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Seahawks led all NFL players in terms of total licensed product sales (jerseys, T-shirts, figurines, photos, etc.) Prior to joining the Cardinals Keim had a brief playing career in the NFL and CFL. [19] Referee Alberto Riveron was then promoted to the league's Senior Director of Officiating, a newly created position as a second-in-command under Blandino. The game, originally scheduled to start at 1:25 pm PDT, had to be moved to the evening to accommodate stadium schedules — Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics, co-tenants of O.co Coliseum, had hosted the Game 2 of the 2013 American League Division Series the previous night and stadium crews needed nearly 24 hours to convert the stadium from a baseball to a football configuration. Manning set or tied numerous league records in the game including most touchdown passes in a game (tied with five others) and records for most career games with at least six, five and four touchdown passes.[38]. He had previously coached for several NFL teams. [92] In an effort to further distance themselves from the troubled Hernandez, the Patriots offered fans an opportunity to trade-in Hernandez jerseys for another jersey of comparable value. Several teams made changes to their uniforms or logos prior to the 2013 season: Due to a new recommendation that a player should use the same helmet for all games, several teams were forced to make changes in their plans to use alternate and throwback jerseys, including the following: This was the eighth and final year of the TV contracts with CBS, Fox, NBC, and ESPN before the new nine-year contracts began in 2014. Griffin had undergone knee surgery after being injured the previous season in which he was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after being selected second overall in the 2012 draft. [101], Three Buccaneers players — kicker Lawrence Tynes, guard Carl Nicks and cornerback Johnthan Banks — were diagnosed with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections during the season. 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[181], Bradley was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks the previous three seasons. [62], The Saints beat the Eagles 26–24 in the Saturday night game. The Raiders visited the Cowboys in the late afternoon game at 3:30 pm CST. The win put the 49ers into their third straight and fifteenth overall conference championship game, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers for most conference championship appearances. The Lions hosted the Packers in the early game at 12:30 pm EST, marking the Packers' 21st Thanksgiving game in Detroit. Each of the league's 32 teams played a 16-game schedule which included one bye week for each team between weeks four and twelve. In addition, defensive players are prohibited from blocking low at the snap of a scrimmage kick. [6] None of these players changed teams. Kubiak went on medical leave to recover from a, Heckert was fired after a three-year tenure as the Browns GM during which the team went, Smith had been with the franchise since its inception in 1994 and had served as GM for the previous four seasons. [60] The loss was the Chiefs' eighth straight in the playoffs which broke an NFL record for consecutive playoff losses the franchise had previously shared with the Lions. In the six games (seven weeks) that Kromer served as interim head coach, the Saints compiled a record of 2–4 (.333);[190] in the ten games under Vitt, the team went 5–5 (.500). [61] The Colts and Chiefs combined to gain 1,049 total yards which established a new single-game postseason record, breaking the record of 1,038 yards that was set by the Bills–Dolphins first-round game on December 30, 1995, and matched in a Saints–Lions first-round matchup on January 7, 2012. [99] Shortly after his release, Freeman was signed by the Vikings. There were also seventeen games played on Thursday, including the National Football League Kickoff game in prime time on September 5 and three games on Thanksgiving Day. He left the Packers briefly following Mike Holmgren to the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, but returned after 14 months. All teams were in camp by July 27. The 40-year-old Whaley had been groomed as Nix' replacement since he was hired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. The top two seeds in each conference — the Seahawks, Panthers, Broncos and Patriots — all had first-round byes. The Buccaneers camp was the first to open with rookies reporting on July 17. [102] The potentially deadly strain of staph had been encountered by other NFL teams including the Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns in previous seasons. [79], The NFC Championship Game had the Seahawks hosting the 49ers in the late game. Any player at least three yards downfield or outside of the "tackle box" who leads with his helmet on a hit will be penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness. For the Gaelic football season in Ireland, see, Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (. [183], Reid had been fired earlier in the offseason after spending the past 14 seasons as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. NFC South vs. NFC West, Inter-conference [95], In August, just prior to the start of the season, a US$765,000,000 settlement proposal was announced in a class-action lawsuit brought against the league by former players who contended that the league concealed a link between head injuries sustained by players and traumatic brain injury which may only become apparent later in life. The slate featured seventeen games on Monday night including a doubleheader in the season's opening week. Copyright @2021 TigerDroppings.com. As the Browns prepare for Sunday’s divisional playoff game in Kansas City against the defending Super Bowl Champion Chiefs, they . [116][117], Aside from those mentioned above, the following people associated with the NFL died in 2013: Hall of Fame members Jack Butler, Art Donovan, Mike McCormack and Clarence "Ace" Parker; former coaches Bill Austin, Chuck Fairbanks, John Idzik, John Mazur, Jack Pardee, Jim Sweeney, Bum Phillips and Ray Willsey; former players Scott Adams, Tom Alberghini, Bill Albright, John Alderton, Jim Barton, Hezekiah Braxton, Don Brown, George Brown (1949 New York Yankees of the AAFC), Tom Brown, Ted Burgmeier (1987 Kansas City Chiefs), Jim Canady (1948 Chicago Bears), Rick Casares, Jim Cason, Frank Chamberlin, Todd Christensen, Ken Clark, Walt Clay (1946 Chicago Rockets of the AAFC), Ray Coates (1949 N.Y. Giants), Angelo Coia, Fred Cole (L.A. Chargers), Dave Costa, Bobby Crespino, Billy Cross, Jack Davis, Art DeCarlo, Jack Del Bello (1953 Baltimore Colts), Burt Delavan (1955 Chicago Cardinals), Frank Dempsey, John Didion, Walt Dubzinski (1944 Boston Yanks), Dick Duden, Ron Duncan (1967 Cleveland Browns), Jeff Durkota (1948 Los Angeles Dons of the AAFC), Walt Easley, Allan Ellis, Dick Evey, Joe Francis, Willie Frazier, Sonny Gandee, Frank Gaul, Ronnie Goodwin (1964 Philadelphia Eagles), L. C. Greenwood, Glynn Gregory (1961 Dallas Texans), Earl Gros, Bob Heck (1949 Chicago Hornets), Robert "Bob" Hecker (1952 L.A. Rams), Carey Henley (1962 Buffalo Bills), Tom Higgins, Sr. (1955 Philadelphia Eagles), Harlon Hill, John Holt, Thomas Howard, Jim Hudson, Ken Hutcherson, Claudis James, Dave Jennings, Fred Julian, Bob Kahler, Dave Kocourek, Johnny Kovatch, Chester "Chet" Lagod (1953 N.Y. Giants), Mike LaHood (1969 L.A. Rams), Dave Leggett, Jimmy Lesane (1952 Chicago Bears), Jeff Lewis, Toni Linhart, Bob Livingstone (1948 Chicago Rockets of the AAFC), Tony Lorick, John Maczuzak (1964 Kansas City Chiefs), Errol Mann, Lew Mayne, Frank Maznicki, Geno Mazzanti (1950 Baltimore Colts), Darris McCord, John McCormick, Greg McCrary, David McMillan, Bronzell Miller, Bert Milling (1942 Philadelphia Eagles), Norm Mosley (1948 Pittsburgh Steelers), Chuck Muncie, Hamilton Nichols, Rick Norton, Bob Oliver (1969 Cleveland Browns), Paul Oliver, Francis Peay, Tom Pennington, Gordon Polofsky (1954 Chicago Cardinals), Jim Powers, Ben Pucci, John Reger, Ernie Richardson (1974 Cleveland Browns), Jerry Robinson, Reggie Rogers, Curtis Rouse, Marion Rushing, Tino Sabuco (1949 S.F.