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Сезон НФЛ 2011 года

2011 NFL season is located in the United States
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Команды АФК:Запад,Север,Юг,Восток
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Сезон НФЛ 2011 года стал 92-м регулярным сезоном Национальной футбольной лиги (НФЛ) и 46-м в эпоху Суперкубка . Он начался в четверг, 8 сентября 2011 года, с того, что чемпион Суперкубка XLV Грин Бэй Пэкерс победил чемпиона Суперкубка XLIV Нью-Орлеан Сэйнтс на стадионе Ламбо Филд , а завершился Суперкубком XLVI , игрой чемпионата лиги, 5 февраля 2012 года на стадионе «Ламбо Филд». Стадион «Лукас Ойл» в Индианаполисе , где « Нью-Йорк Джайентс» победили « Нью-Ингленд Патриотс» .

Из-за трудового спора между владельцами лиги и игроками 11 марта начался локаут , который закончился 25 июля и продлился 130 дней. Хотя первоначально сезон угрожал отложить или отменить, единственной игрой, которая была отменена, была игра Зала славы профессионального футбола 7 августа .

В сезоне 2011 года наблюдалось беспрецедентное количество атак в пасах: были установлены три из девяти самых высоких показателей пасовых пасов за все время: № 2 Дрю Брис (5 476), № 3 Том Брэди (5 235) и № 9 Мэтью Стаффорд ( 5038); Эли Мэннинг бросил на 4933 ярда, что ставит его на 14-е место за всю историю. [1] Также квотербек Green Bay Packers Аарон Роджерс установил лучший рейтинг квотербека за один сезон за всю историю - 122,5. [2] Дальнейшее укрепление репутации современной НФЛ как «лиги пасов» [3] [4] [5] заключалось в том, что второй год подряд лига в целом установила рекорд по наибольшему среднему количеству пасовых ярдов на команду за игру, при этом 229,7, побив рекорд 2010 года более чем на восемь ярдов за игру. [6] (Для сравнения, средний показатель ярдов по всей лиге завершил сезон 2011 года на 57-м месте в истории.)

Второстепенным сюжетом сезона 2011 года было определение того, кто будет иметь худший результат и, следовательно, «заслужит» право на общий выбор под первым номером на драфте 2012 года . Старший защитник Стэнфорда Эндрю Лак считался лучшим перспективным защитником за последние годы. Болельщики некоторых команд, начавших сезон с многочисленных поражений (в частности, «Индианаполис Кольтс» ), открыто болели за свои команды, чтобы «сосать удачу». [7] [8]

Трудовой спор

В мае 2008 года владельцы решили отказаться от соглашения 1993 года и провести сезон 2010 года без соглашения. [9] Некоторые из основных спорных вопросов включали открытость финансовой отчетности владельцев, шкалу заработной платы новичков, предлагаемое 18-процентное сокращение доли доходов игроков, конфискацию бонусных выплат для игроков, которые не показывают результатов, здоровье игроков. и пенсионные выплаты, подробности о свободном агентстве, стоимости и выгодах от новых стадионов, зарплатах игроков, продлении регулярного сезона до 18 игр и структуре распределения доходов. [9] К марту 2011 года Ассоциация игроков Национальной футбольной лиги (NFLPA) и НФЛ еще не пришли к соглашению по новому коллективному договору (CBA), таким образом, не сумев разрешить трудовой спор. Соответственно, НФЛПА проинформировала лигу и клубы, что игроки проголосовали за отказ НФЛПА от своих прав на переговоры. [10] После отказа от права на ведение коллективных переговоров защитники Том Брэди , Пейтон Мэннинг и Дрю Брис присоединились к семи другим игрокам НФЛ и подали антимонопольный иск с требованием запретить локаут. [11] [10] [12]

После урегулирования дела Брейди и др. против антимонопольного иска НФЛ 25 июля 2011 г. большинство игроков подписали доверенности профсоюза, разрешающие Ассоциации игроков НФЛ действовать в качестве их эксклюзивного представителя на коллективных переговорах. [13] 30 июля НФЛ официально признала статус НФЛПА как представителя игроков на коллективных переговорах. [14] НФЛ и НФЛПА приступили к обсуждению условий нового коллективного договора, и соглашение вступило в силу после ратификации игроками 4 августа. [15] Новый коллективный договор действителен до 2021 года. [16]

драфт НФЛ

Драфт НФЛ 2011 года проходил с 28 по 30 апреля 2011 года в нью -йоркском Radio City Music Hall . Первым выбором «Каролина Пантерз» выбрали квотербека Кэма Ньютона из «Оберна» .

Движение игрока

Свободное агентство началось 25 июля 2011 года, после окончания локаута НФЛ 2011 года .

Свободное агентство

Среди известных игроков, сменивших команды во время свободного агента, были:

Сделки

В 2011 году лиги были совершены следующие заметные сделки:

Изменения правил

Ниже приведены изменения в правилах, принятые на ежегодном собрании владельцев лиги в марте. Все изменения вступили в силу после разрешения трудового спора.

Следующие изменения правил были приняты на собрании владельцев НФЛ 24 мая 2011 г.:

«Беззащитный игрок» определяется как:

Лига проинструктировала официальных лиц игры «соблюдать осторожность» при назначении таких наказаний за персональные фолы, и что их рейтинг не будет понижен в случае, если они допустят ошибку, чтобы они не колебались при принятии подобных решений. [34]

Тестирование игрового дня

Расписание

Предсезонное расписание было опубликовано 12 апреля 2011 года. В матче Зала славы, если бы он был сыгран, « Чикаго Беарс» встретились бы с « Сент-Луис Рэмс» всего во второй раз с 1971 года, когда в игре приняли бы участие две команды из та же конференция. [36] Вместо этого предсезонная подготовка началась с того, что 11 августа «Сан-Диего Чарджерс» принимали « Сиэтл Сихокс» ; Оставшаяся часть предсезонной подготовки и все остальные игры были сыграны по первоначальному графику (за исключением предсезонной игры «Нью-Йорк Джетс»«Нью-Йорк Джайентс », которая была отложена на два дня из-за урагана «Ирен» ).

Сезон 2011 года начался в четверг, 8 сентября 2011 года, на стадионе «Ламбо Филд» , где чемпион Суперкубка XLV «Грин Бэй Пэкерс» принимал « Нью-Орлеан Сэйнтс» в стартовом матче ; последние игры регулярного сезона были проведены в воскресенье, 1 января 2012 года. Плей-офф начался в субботу, 7 января 2012 года, и завершился Суперкубком XLVI , игрой чемпионата лиги, 5 февраля 2012 года на стадионе Лукас Ойл в Индианаполисе. .

Согласно формуле планирования НФЛ , матчи внутри конференции и между конференциями были:

Внутриконференция

Интерконференция

Когда лига весной 2011 года составляла расписание, она добавила некоторую подушку безопасности на случай, если трудовой спор затянется до сентября и запланированного начала регулярного сезона. Например, в каждом соревновании третьей недели участвовали команды, которые разделили одну и ту же прощальную неделю позже в сезоне, что позволило бы составить эти игры из того, что изначально было прощанием команд. Недели 2 и 4 были организованы таким образом, чтобы в эти недели не было ни игр соперничества в дивизионах, ни команд, и каждая команда, проводившая домашнюю игру на неделе 2, была в пути на неделе 4, и наоборот. Это сделало бы сезон максимально честным, если бы эти игры пришлось отменить. [37] Эти изменения в расписании, а также исключение недели отдыха перед Суперкубком и перенос Суперкубка на неделю назад позволили бы НФЛ сыграть по расписанию из 14 игр, начиная с середины октября, при этом Суперкубок все еще проводился бы в середине октября. середина февраля.

В матче Международной серии этого сезона 23 октября на стадионе «Уэмбли» в Лондоне приняли участие « Чикаго Беарз» и « Тампа-Бэй Бакканирс» , причем «Буканьерс» выступали в качестве хозяев поля. [38] Медведи выиграли со счетом 24–18. [39] Это была вторая игра «Медведей», сыгранная за пределами Соединенных Штатов за столько же лет, поскольку они были частью серии «Биллс Торонто» в 2010 году. «Буканьерс» ранее участвовали в международной серии в 2009 году. Неделей позже, 30 октября. , «Баффало Биллс» победили «Вашингтон Редскинз » в ежегодной игре «Биллс» в Роджерс-центре в Торонто со счетом 23–0. Хотя это было в рамках сезона КФЛ 2011 года , ни одна из двух команд КФЛ Южного Онтарио не играла в один и тот же день, и обе играли на выезде в те выходные. В сезоне 2011–12 годов также исполнилось 20 лет со дня встречи Биллов и Редскинз в Суперкубке XXVI .

« Детройт Лайонс» провели свой первый футбольный матч по понедельникам вечером с 2001 года , когда они встретились с «Чикаго Беарс» в День Колумба / канадский День Благодарения ( рынок Детройта-Виндзора находится на границе США и Канады). [40] «Львы» победили «Медведей» со счетом 24–13 и одержали пятую победу команды подряд, наибольшее количество побед «Львов» в начале сезона со времен славы команды в 1950-х годах, продолжив серию, которая была воспринята как приятный сюрприз для болельщиков «Львов». после более чем десятилетия посредственности. [41]

В списке Дня благодарения 2011 года чемпион Суперкубка Грин Бэй Пэкерс выиграл со счетом 27–15 на выезде у « Детройт Лайонс» , а « Даллас Ковбойз» вернулись, чтобы победить « Майами Долфинс» со счетом 20–19 дома. В ночном колпаке Дня Благодарения на канале NFL Network было показано, как « Балтиморские вороны» победили «Сан-Франциско 49ers» со счетом 16–6 дома; Это была первая игра «49ers» в День Благодарения с 1972 года, первая игра «Воронов» и игра, в которой главный тренер «49ers»-первокурсник Джим Харбо сразился со своим братом, главным тренером «Воронов» Джоном Харбо .

Рождество выпало на воскресенье. В телевизионных контрактах говорилось, что большинство дневных игр будут проводиться в канун Рождества (суббота), и только одна игра будет перенесена на вечер воскресенья. « Грин Бэй Пэкерс» победили «Чикаго Беарз» (35–21) рождественским вечером на канале NBC .

Следовательно, Новый год 2012 года также выпал на воскресенье, и в этот день НФЛ отыграла весь график 17-й недели. Основные матчи колледжей, которые обычно проводятся в первый день Нового года, а также Зимняя классика НХЛ вместо этого проводились в понедельник, 2 января. Второй год подряд на 17-й неделе проводились только матчи дивизионов.

« Нью-Йорк Джайентс» посетили «Вашингтон Редскинз» 11 сентября 2011 года, в первое воскресенье регулярного сезона, чтобы отметить десятую годовщину терактов 11 сентября , жертвами которых стали Вашингтон, округ Колумбия, и Нью-Йорк, а также первые такая годовщина со дня убийства Усамы бен Ладена в мае. [42] Из-за близости Балтимора к Вашингтону, а также близости Питтсбурга к месту крушения рейса 93 United Airlines , « Питтсбург Стилерс» посетили главного соперника «Балтимор Рэйвенс» на стадионе M&T Bank Stadium в Балтиморе. Это был первый раз с 2003 года , когда две команды сыграли игру открытия сезона , поскольку из-за их ожесточенного соперничества игры обычно приходится планировать на более позднее время в сезоне. Были некоторые предположения, что «Джайентс» и их соперник из того же города, « Нью-Йорк Джетс» могли сыграть друг с другом в тот день, поскольку эти двое должны были сыграть друг с другом в 2011 году; «Джетс» были назначенной командой хозяев на стадионе «Метлайф» в матче, который был заранее определен в соответствии с формулой расписания НФЛ. [43] Однако вместо этого «Джетс» принимали « Даллас Ковбойз» . [44]

Планирование изменений

Следующие игры регулярного сезона были перенесены из-за гибкого расписания , плохой погоды или по другим причинам:

Regular season standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Playoffs bracket


* Indicates OT victory

Records and milestones

Regular season statistical leaders

Awards

All-Pro Team

The following players were named first team All-Pro by the Associated Press:

Players of the Week/Month

The following were named the top performers during the 2011 season:

Regular season awards

For the first time, the league held the NFL Honors, an awards show to salute the best players and plays for the season. The 1st Annual NFL Honors was held at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 4, 2012.[119]

Team superlatives

Offense

[120]

Defense

[121]

Coaching changes

Pre-season

The uncertain labor issues and the possibility of a lockout were speculated to have a minimizing effect on coaching changes prior to the 2011 season, with owners predicted to be more hesitant than usual to hire a high-price, high-profile head coach.[122] Nevertheless, eight coaches were fired either during or immediately after the 2010 NFL season, compared to three in the year prior; only one of the new hires (John Fox) had ever been a head coach in the NFL prior to their hirings or promotions. However, Leslie Frazier, and Jason Garrett did get some experience as interim coaches during the 2010 season, with Garrett being successful in his debut season, going 5–3 in his tenure, improving the 1–7 Cowboys to a 6–10 season.

In-season

The following head coaches were replaced in-season:

Stadiums

Naming rights agreements

The following stadiums received new naming rights:

In addition, the San Diego Chargers' home field, Qualcomm Stadium, was temporarily renamed "Snapdragon Stadium" for a ten-day period from December 16–25, which included the team's Week 15 home game vs. the Baltimore Ravens, as a marketing tie in for Qualcomm's Snapdragon brand.[140]

Uniforms

This was the last season that Reebok exclusively supplied uniforms and sideline caps along with performance and fan apparel for all 32 teams in the league, as Nike and New Era now have the 40-year rights to manufacture on-field uniforms and fan apparel, with Nike handling uniforms and performance apparel, and New Era with on-field caps. For Reebok, this ends a 10-year exclusivity association that began in 2001.[141]

The first Sunday of the season fell on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. To commemorate that event players, coaches, game officials and sideline personnel all wore a special stars and stripes ribbon bearing the dates "9/11/01" and "9/11/11" as a patch or pin. Players were also allowed to wear special red, white and blue gloves and shoes.[142]

The Buffalo Bills introduced redesigned uniforms on June 24, 2011. Early rumors fueled by a Madden NFL 12 trailer featuring a Bills throwback uniform had indicated the team would be adopting the uniforms the team wore between 1975 and 1983;[143] the final product indeed resembled those uniforms, with some minor adjustments.[144] The new uniforms (which marked the first redesign since 2002) were unveiled at a fan appreciation event at Ralph Wilson Stadium.[145] The Bills wore their white "away" uniforms in their week nine home game against the New York Jets as part of a whiteout promotion; the last time the team had worn their white uniforms at home was in 1986.[146]

The New England Patriots' uniforms bore a patch bearing the initials "MHK" in honor of team owner Robert Kraft's wife Myra Kraft who died of cancer in July.[147] The Patriots wore their red throwback uniforms in their week five game against the New York Jets. They wore their white jerseys at home against the Dallas Cowboys in week six, thus forcing the Cowboys to use their navy jerseys for the only time all season and the first time since 2009.[148] As per tradition, the Cowboys wore their throwbacks on Thanksgiving Day (November 24) at home against the Miami Dolphins.[148]

The St. Louis Rams wore their throwback uniforms in week 8 against the New Orleans Saints; the date was determined by fan voting.[149]

The Baltimore Ravens wore their black alternative jerseys twice in 2011: with black pants against the Jets and with white pants against the 49ers.[150]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore their orange throwback uniforms during week 13 against Carolina.[151]

The Oakland Raiders wore stickers featuring "AL" on their helmets after owner Al Davis died on October 8, 2011.[152]

This season was the last in which the Denver Broncos wore their navy blue jerseys as their primary jersey, as the team has designated their orange jerseys—the team's alternate home jersey since 2002—as their new primary home jersey color, beginning with the 2012 season. The move was made due to overwhelming fan support to return to using orange as the team's primary home jersey color, which harkens back to the days of the Orange Crush Defense, as well as John Elway's return to the organization as the team's executive vice president of football operations. The team had considered making the switch for the 2011 season, but were too late to notify the NFL of the changes.[153] The team's navy blue jerseys, which had been their primary home jersey since they were first introduced in 1997, will become the alternate jerseys which will be worn in one or two home games each year.[154]

This season was the last in which the Seattle Seahawks wore their pacific blue (or "Seahawks blue") jerseys as the team's home jersey, as the team changed their home jersey color to dark navy for the 2012 season.[155]

Media

This was the sixth season under the television contracts with the league's television partners: CBS (all AFC afternoon away games), Fox (all NFC afternoon away games), NBC (17 Sunday Night Football games and the kickoff game), ESPN (Monday Night Football), NFL Network (eight late-season games on Thursday night and Saturday nights), and DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package. These contracts originally ran through at least 2013.

ESPN extended its contract for Monday Night Football on September 8, during the opening week of the season. This new contract, valued between $14.2 billion and $15.2 billion, extended ESPN's rights for eight seasons until 2021. It also gave them rights to expanded highlights, international and digital rights, the Pro Bowl beginning with the 2015 installment, and possibly a wild card playoff game.[156] The league also signed a nine-year extension with CBS, Fox and NBC on their current contracts starting with the 2014 season through 2022.[157]

CBS added Marv Albert as a commentator,[158] while Gus Johnson departed from CBS to Fox Sports to call NFL and college football games.[159] ESPN lost both of their sideline reporters from 2010: Michele Tafoya moved to NBC, where she replaced the departing Andrea Kremer,[160] and Suzy Kolber reduced her on-field work to focus on hosting studio programming. ESPN, who had reduced the roles of its sideline reporters in recent years in response to NFL rule changes, used only one sideline reporter for each game of the 2011 season; among the rotating reporters include Kolber, Wendi Nix, Ed Werder, Sal Paolantonio, and Rachel Nichols. At NFL Network, Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock became its new broadcasting crew, replacing Bob Papa, Matt Millen, and Joe Theismann.

On December 22, 2010, the league announced that its national radio contract with Westwood One, which was acquired by Dial Global in the 2011 offseason, had been extended through 2014.[161] The league also extended its contract with Sirius XM Radio through 2015.[162] In addition to these contracts, and in a first for an NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys signed a deal to allow for nationwide broadcasts of all of its home and away games broadcast on Compass Media Networks, in addition to its existing local radio network. Compass also acquired exclusive national broadcast rights to both the International Series and Toronto Series contests.[163]

The league did not announce plans to compensate their media partners had the season been shortened or canceled as a result of the work stoppage. NBC had ordered several low-cost reality television shows for the 2011–12 TV season in the event that Sunday Night Football could not be played, but other networks had not made public any contingency plans in the event NFL games could not be televised (in the case of CBS and Fox, the Sunday afternoon time slots could have been left unfilled and turned over to the affiliates, likely to be used for time buys by minor and extreme sports organizations, or locally programmed infomercials or movies as they are during the offseason). A work stoppage could have potentially cost these networks billions of dollars in ad revenue and other entertainment platforms that depend on the games being played. (Under the NFL's television contracts, the networks must still pay the league a rights fee regardless of whether or not the league plays any games; a March 2 ruling states that this money must be put into escrow and not be spent.)[164] Meanwhile, the United Football League had set aside a portion of their television contract for their 2011 UFL season, as a potential package of replacement programs for the networks;[165] while CBS and Fox briefly negotiated with the UFL regarding the package, neither network committed to carrying the games, forcing the UFL to postpone its season by a month.

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