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2020 NFL season; Regular season; Duration: September 10, 2020 () – January 3, 2021 () Playoffs; Start date: January 9, 2021: AFC Champions: Kansas City Chiefs: NFC Champions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Super Bowl LV; Date: February 7, 2021: Site: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida: Champions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Pro Bowl; Site: Virtual (via ...
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Contents. hide. Beginning. Regular season standings. Division. Conference. Postseason. Bracket. 2020 NFL season. The 2020 NFL season was the 101st season of the National Football League (NFL). The season ended with Tampa Bay defeating Kansas City in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021.
Jan 9, 2021 · View a summary of the 2020 NFL season, including standings, stats, statistics, game results, playoffs, draft results and leaders.
- Overview
- Offseason
- Officiating Changes
- Rule changes
- 2020 deaths
- Preseason
- Regular Season
- Records, milestones, and notable statistics[edit source]
- Awards
The 2020 NFL season was the 101st season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season started with the NFL Kickoff Game on September 10, in which defending Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City defeated Houston. The season concluded with Tampa Bay defeating Kansas City in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 7, 2021.
The Oakland Raiders relocated to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, now playing at Allegiant Stadium as the Las Vegas Raiders. After a decades-long controversy, the Washington Redskins retired the use of their name and logo and adopted the temporary name "Washington Football Team" for this season.
The 2020 NFL league year and trading period began on March 18. On March 16, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2020 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2019...
Referee Walt Anderson was promoted to NFL senior vice president in charge of the officiating training and development program, a newly created position that works independently from the league's head of officiating, Alberto Riveron. Land Clark was promoted to referee to replace Anderson. Clark previously served as a referee in the Pac-12 Conference before joining the NFL in 2018 as a field judge.
Former coach Perry Fewell was named NFL senior vice president of officiating administration. This position oversees the day-to-day operations of the officiating department and is the primary contact for coaches' and general managers' officiating questions, among other duties.
Permanent changes
The following rule changes for the 2020 season were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting in May 2020: •Extend defenseless player protection to a punt/kick returner who possesses the ball but has not had time to avoid or ward off impending contact with an opponent. •Make permanent the expansion of automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any successful or unsuccessful try attempt. •Prevent teams from committing multiple dead-ball fouls in the fourth quarter or in overtime while the clock is running in an attempt to manipulate the game clock. The clock now starts on the snap following a dead-ball foul. This has been referred to as the "Bill Belichick Rule" for his use of this tactic. •Teams may bring three players back from injured reserve after missing eight games, up from two players. •The temporary rule change for 2019 allowing for the review of pass interference was not renewed. •In November, the league passed 2020 Resolution JC-2A, which rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and GM positions. The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions with a third round pick in each of the next two drafts. These picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks, and are in addition to the 32 compensatory picks already awarded.
Temporary rules for 2020 season
The following temporary rule changes were made on September 9 and will only be in place for 2020 and possibly 2021 if COVID-19 protocols remain in place: •A player on injured reserve may return after missing three games, down from eight. •Teams may return an unlimited number of players from injured reserve throughout the year, instead of the normal limit of three. •Practice squads may include up to 16 players from each team, up from 12. •After 4:00 p.m. ET on the Tuesday of a game week, a team may designate up to four practice squad players as "protected," meaning they are not allowed to sign with another team until after their current team plays its next game. •The NFL instituted a reserve/COVID-19 list for players who either test positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who has it. There is no minimum amount of time a player must remain on this list, only until he is medically cleared to play. •The NFL administers COVID-19 tests to all players and other essential employees every day of the regular season and postseason except game days. •Any player who is on a team's Week 1 roster will earn an accrued season toward free agency as long as he is on full-pay status for at least one regular-season game, down from the normal minimum of six. •Every person at field level must wear a face covering except players actively involved in the game or warming up on the sideline and referees while making announcements. •On October 9, the league announced that coaches who approach officials with their faces uncovered could be penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[edit source]
Herb Adderley Adderley, a cornerback, spent 12 years in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1972. He was inducted into the Hall in 1980 and died on October 30, age 81. Willie Davis Davis, a defensive end, spent 12 years in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1969. He also served as a color commentator for NBC in the early 1970s and was inducted into the Hall in 1981. He also started All-Pro Broadcasting, which owns several stations in Los Angeles and Milwaukee. Davis died on April 15, age 85. Fred Dean Dean, a defensive end, spent 11 years with the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers from 1975 to 1985. He was inducted into the Hall in 2008 and died on October 14, age 68. Chris Doleman Doleman, a defensive end, spent 15 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Hall in 2012 and died January 28, age 58. Kevin Greene Greene, a linebacker, played 15 years in the NFL, spending time with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Hall in 2016 and died December 21, age 58. Paul Hornung Hornung, a running back and placekicker, played ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, and was an inaugural member of the New Orleans Saints roster but never played due to injury. He was inducted into the Hall in 1986 and died November 13, age 84. Floyd Little Little, a former first-round pick and running back, spent his nine-season entire career with the Denver Broncos. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010, and died on January 1, 2021, age 78. Bobby Mitchell Mitchell, a halfback, spent 11 years in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins; he was the first black player on Washington's roster, ending owner George Preston Marshall's 30-year color barrier on the team. He served as an executive with the Redskins for decades after his playing career ended and was inducted into the Hall in 1983. Mitchell died on April 5, age 84. Gale Sayers Sayers, a running back, spent his entire seven-year career with the Chicago Bears. He was inducted into the Hall in 1977 at the age of 34, the youngest player ever inducted. He died September 23, age 77. Don Shula Shula was head coach of the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins for a combined 33 years; he holds the record for both the most regular season wins by a head coach in NFL history (328) and the most total wins including the playoffs (347). Shula was inducted into the Hall in 1997. He died May 4, age 90. Willie Wood Wood, a safety who spent his entire 12-year career with the Green Bay Packers, was inducted into the Hall in 1989. He died February 3, age 83. Larry Wilson Wilson spent 43 seasons in the NFL, all with the St. Louis, Phoenix and Arizona Cardinals, between 1960 and 2002: 13 as a player in which he appeared in eight Pro Bowls as a free safety, and 30 as a front office executive. Wilson, a member of the Hall's class of 1978, died September 17, age 82.
Others[edit source]
•Joe Beauchamp •Ed Biles •Rodger Bird •Matt Blair •Sam Boghosian •Pete Brewster •Allen Brown •Barry Brown •Rush Brown •Timmy Brown •Walter Bryan •Joe Bugel •Reche Caldwell •Chuck Crist •Mike Curtis •Tom Dempsey •Larry Eisenhauer •Jim Fraser •Jesse Freitas Sr. •Nesby Glasgow •Doug Hart •Carlton Haselrig •Conway Hayman •Mario Henderson •Zac Henderson •Paul Howard •Tarvaris Jackson •Les Josephson •Jim Kiick •Jon Kilgore •Phil Krueger •Lew Luce •Benny Malone •Orlando McDaniel •Pellom McDaniels •Howard Mudd •Ron Marciniak •Derland Moore •Manfred Moore •Gern Nagler •Jerry Norton •Markus Paul •Ray Perkins •Dan Radakovich •Joe Reid •Pete Retzlaff •Gloster Richardson •Ken Riley •Tootie Robbins •John Rushing •Jake Scott •Goldie Sellers •Del Shofner •Mike Stratton •Jerry Sturm •Lorenzo Taliaferro •Terry Tausch •Roosevelt Taylor •Max Tuerk •Ron Widby •Sam Wyche •Tom Yewcic •Mack Yoho •Jim Youel •Don Zimmerman •John Zook
Training camps were held from late July through August. By league order, all training camps were held at teams' regular practice facilities.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was scheduled for August 6 between Dallas and Pittsburgh, but was canceled on June 25 due to the pandemic. On July 3, the NFLPA voted to cancel the preseason, which was agreed to by the league later that month.
The NFL released its regular season schedule on May 7. The season was played over a 17-week schedule beginning on September 10. Each of the league's 32 teams played a 16-game schedule, with one bye week for each team. The regular season concluded with a full slate of 16 games on January 3, 2021, all of which were intra-division matchups, as it had been since 2010.
The NFL suspended its international games for the season due to travel restrictions imposed because of the pandemic; the league had previously announced that Jacksonville would host two games at Wembley Stadium in London, Atlanta and Miami would each host a game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, and Arizona would host a game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. These games were moved back to the teams' respective home stadiums.
Week 1
•Drew Brees broke the career record for pass attempts with his 10,170th attempt. The previous record of 10,169 attempts was held by Brett Favre.
•Tom Brady became the third player to attempt 10,000 passes, joining Brees and Favre.
•Frank Gore broke the NFL record for the most regular season games played by a running back, with 227. The previous record of 226 was held by Emmitt Smith.
•Russell Wilson became the second player to pass for at least 30,000 yards and rush for over 4,000 yards in his career, joining Steve Young.
•The Baltimore Ravens set an NFL record by winning their third consecutive season-opener by 30+ points.
Individual season awards
Further information: 10th Annual NFL Honors The 10th Annual NFL Honors, honoring the best players and plays from 2020 season, was held on February 6, 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
All-Pro team
Further information: 2020 All-Pro Team The following players were named First Team All-Pro by the Associated Press: Defense Edge rusher T. J. Watt, Pittsburgh Myles Garrett, Cleveland Interior lineman Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams DeForest Buckner, Indianapolis Linebacker Fred Warner, San Francisco Bobby Wagner, Seattle Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Cornerback Xavien Howard, Miami Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams Safety Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Budda Baker, Arizona
Players of the week/month[edit source]
The following were named the top performers during the 2020 season:
American football teams established in 2020 (3 C, 10 P) C. 2020 college football season (5 C) N. 2020 National Football League season (1 C, 9 P) X.
College Football All-America Team. 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. ← 2019 2021 →. The 2020 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions.
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