1995 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 3, 1995 - December 25, 1995
Playoffs
Start date	December 30, 1995
AFC Champions	Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC Champions	Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXX
Date	January 28, 1996
Site	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Champions	Dallas Cowboys
Pro Bowl
Date	February 4, 1996
National Football League seasons  < 1994 1996 >

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Contents 1 Major rule changes 2 Final standings 2.1 Tiebreakers 3 Playoffs 3.1 AFC 3.2 NFC 3.3 Super Bowl 4 Statistical leaders 4.1 Team 4.2 Individual 5 Milestones 6 Awards 7 References

Major rule changes

• An eligible receiver forced out of bounds by a defensive player may return to the field and automatically become eligible to legally be the first player to touch a forward pass.
• Quarterbacks may now receive communications from the bench from a small radio receiver in their helmets, partly repealing a rule that had been in force since 1956

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Tiebreakers

• Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• San Diego was the first AFC Wild Card based on head-to-head victory over Indianapolis (1-0).
• Cincinnati finished ahead of Houston in the AFC Central based on better division record (4-4 to Oilers' 3-5).
• Seattle finished ahead of Denver and Oakland in the AFC West based on best head-to-head record (3-1 to Broncos' 2-2 and Raiders' 1-3).
• Denver finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Philadelphia was the first NFC Wild Card ahead of Detroit based on better conference record (9-3 to Lions' 7-5).
• San Francisco was the second NFC playoff seed ahead of Green Bay based on better conference record (8-4 to Packers' 7-5).
• Atlanta was the third NFC Wild Card ahead of Chicago based on better record against common opponents (4-2 to Bears' 3-3).
• St. Louis finished ahead of Carolina and New Orleans in the NFC West based on best head-to-head record (3-1 to Panthers' 1-3 and Saints' 2-2).
• Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC West based on better conference record (4-8 to 3-9).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1995-96

Home team in capitals

AFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: BUFFALO 37, Miami 22; Indianapolis 35, SAN DIEGO 20
• Divisional playoffs: PITTSBURGH 40, Buffalo 21; Indianapolis 10, KANSAS CITY 7
• AFC Championship: PITTSBURGH 20, Indianapolis 16 at Three Rivers Stadium, January 14, 1996

NFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: PHILADELPHIA 58, Detroit 37; GREEN BAY 37, Atlanta 20
• Divisional playoffs: Green Bay 27, SAN FRANCISCO 17; DALLAS 30, Philadelphia 11
• NFC Championship: DALLAS 38, Green Bay 27 at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas, January 14, 1996

Super Bowl

• Super Bowl XXX: Dallas (NFC) 27, Pittsburgh (AFC)17, at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, January 28, 1996

Statistical leaders

Team

Points scored	San Francisco 49ers (457)
Total yards gained	Detroit Lions (6,113)
Yards rushing	Kansas City Chiefs (2,222)
Yards passing	San Francisco 49ers (4,608)
Fewest points allowed	Kansas City Chiefs (241)
Fewest total yards allowed	San Francisco 49ers (4,398)
Fewest rushing yards allowed	San Francisco 49ers (1,061)
Fewest passing yards allowed	New York Jets (2,740)

Individual

Scoring	Emmitt Smith, Dallas (150 points)
Touchdowns	Emmitt Smith, Dallas (25 TDs)
Most field goals made	Norm Johnson, Pittsburgh (34 FGs)
Rushing	Emmitt Smith, Dallas (1,773 yards)
Passing	Jim Harbaugh, Indianapolis (100. The NFL playoffs following the 1995 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXX. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Sun Devil Stadium Frank Kush Field is an outdoor football Stadium located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. Tempe (tɛmpiː Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2007 population of 174091 Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys Norman Douglas "Norm" Johnson (born May 31, 1960 in Inglewood California) is a former professional American football Placekicker James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963 in Toledo Ohio) is the American football head coach for the Stanford Cardinal 7 rating)
Passing touchdowns	Brett Favre, Green Bay (38 TDs)
Pass receiving	Herman Moore, Detroit (123 catches)
Pass receiving yards	Jerry Rice, San Francisco (1,848)
Punt returns	David Palmer, Minnesota (13. Brett Lorenzo Favre (ˈfɑrv (born October 10 1969 is an American football Quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League Herman Joseph Moore (born October 20, 1969 in Danville Virginia, USA is a former American National Football League Wide Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford Mississippi) is a former football Wide receiver in the NFL. 2 average yards)
Kickoff returns	Ron Carpenter, New York Jets (27. 7 average yards)
Interceptions	Orlando Thomas, Minnesota (9)
Punting	Rick Tuten, Seattle (45. 0 average yards)
Sacks	Bryce Paup, Buffalo (17. 5)

Milestones

The following players set all-time records during the season:

Most Touchdowns, season	Emmitt Smith, Dallas (25)
Most Passing Attempts, career	Dan Marino, Miami (6,531 at the end of the season)
Most Passes Completed, career	Dan Marino, Miami (3,913 at the end of the season)
Most Passing Yards, career	Dan Marino, Miami (48,841 at the end of the season)
Most Touchdown Passes, career	Dan Marino, Miami (352 at the end of the season)
Most Pass Receptions, career	Jerry Rice, San Francisco (942 at the end of the season)
Most Pass Receiving Yards Gained, career	Jerry Rice, San Francisco (15,123 at the end of the season)

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Brett Favre, Quarterback, Green Bay
Coach of the Year	Ray Rhodes, Philadelphia
Offensive Player of the Year	Brett Favre, Quarterback, Green Bay
Defensive Player of the Year	Bryce Paup, Linebacker, Buffalo
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Curtis Martin, Running Back, New England
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Hugh Douglas, Defensive End, New York Jets

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1991-2000 (Last accessed October 17, 2005)
• 1995 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
• Steelers Fever - History of NFL Rules (Last accessed October 17, 2005)

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