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9 unusual facts about 2012 NFL season


1947 Chicago Cardinals season

As of the start of 2012, this was the team's last NFL World Championship.

1948 NFL season

The last regular season game played on Wednesday until the 2012 season happened on September 22, 1948 between Detroit and Los Angeles.

1969 Cleveland Browns season

In addition, that victory over Dallas would also be the last time the Browns won a postseason game on the road as of 2012.

1970 New Orleans Saints season

Dempsey's record stood alone until it was tied by Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos in 1998 and equaled by Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders in 2011 and David Akers of the San Francisco 49ers in 2012.

1993 Cincinnati Bengals season

The Bengals would finally get their first win against the Los Angeles Raiders 16–10, at Riverfront Stadium, but were the last winless team for the first of two consecutive years – as of the 2012 season, an ignominy suffered by no franchise since.

1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

As of the 2012 season, the 1993 and 1994 Bengals are the most recent franchise to be the last winless NFL team in consecutive seasons.

1995 Cincinnati Bengals season

With Jeff Blake now firmly entrenched as the starting QB, the Bengals won their first two games, an amazing contrast to being as of the 2012 season, the most recent franchise to be the last winless team in successive seasons.

Aaron Kromer

Kromer filled in as the Saints' interim head coach for the first six games of the 2012 NFL season as Joe Vitt served his six-game suspension.

Tyler Holmes

He was drafted by the Argonauts seventh overall in the first round of the 2011 CFL Draft, however, after playing out his college eligibility, he played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for the 2012 season.


Danny McCray

After two seasons of playing in defensive packages as a hybrid linebacker and safety, in 2012 he got his first career start at strong safety against the Chicago Bears, replacing Barry Church who suffered a season ending achilles injury.

Logan Paulsen

By the start of the 2012 season, Paulsen was once again named the third-string tight end behind Fred Davis and Niles Paul.


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