Early in the final period, the Steelers got the ball on the Jaguars' 48-yard line due to a deflected punt, but ended up turning the ball over with an incomplete pass on fourth-and-1. The key player of the drive was running back Bortles completed only 12 of 23 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, but was also the game's leading rusher with 88 yards on the ground. The Eagles defeated the Patriots 41–33 to … Furthermore, Saints coach The Vikings were now down 24–23 with 25 seconds and one timeout left. For the Gaelic football season in Ireland, see 98th season in the history of the National Football LeagueNew England claimed the No. The Eagles seemed primed to score on their opening drive when a 42-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons defensive back Atlanta had to punt on their next drive, but the ball bounced into Eagles blocker With just under six minutes left in the third quarter, the Eagles got the ball on their own 7-yard line due to a 39-yard punt by With the win, the Eagles won their first playoff game and advanced to their first NFC Championship appearance since 2008, and their first at home since 2004. Packers vs.
Fournette was the top rusher of the game with 25 carries for 109 yards and three touchdowns, along with two receptions for 10 yards. The original design … Marrone, the Jaguars' offensive line coach, was previously head coach of the Lynn was hired as the Chargers' new head coach on January 12, 2017.On January 12, former Washington Redskins offensive coordinator The Los Angeles Rams, who had capped season ticket sales at 55,000 for the 2017 season, announced to have 60,128 spectators in the first home game on week 1. But over the next two plays, Carolina responded on their next drive, converting a 22-yard completion from The Panthers continued to chip away at their deficit with their first drive of the second half, as they moved the ball 64 yards in nine plays on a possession that featured a 29-yard run by Following a few punts, Brees' 46-yard completion to Thomas gave the Saints a first down on the Carolina 5-yard line, where they went on to score with Kamara's 2-yard touchdown run and go up 31–19 with 5:08 left.
The forerunner to the NFC Championship Game (prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger) was the NFL Championship Game Kamara rushed for 43 yards, while also catching six passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. Diggs was the game's leading receiver with six receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown. However, in what turned out to be a crucial turning point, Keenum was sacked by Minnesota responded with a seven-play, 44-yard drive that included a 27-yard completion from Keenum to Wright and ended on Forbath's 49-yard field goal that increased the Vikings' lead to 20–14. Prior to the start of the regular season, each team played four The entire schedule was released on April 20, 2017. The 2017 trading period also began the same day. January 25, 2002. In the Jaguars' first playoff appearance since 2007 and the lowest scoring NFL postseason game since the Every drive in the first quarter ended in a punt. Bell had nine tackles – seven solo – and a sack.
A total of 496 players were eligible for some form of free agency at the beginning of the free agency period.The following notable trades were made during the 2017 league year: Bills running back Carolina had a chance to score on their second possession of the game, driving to a third-and-goal on the Saints' 7-yard line. Under the proposal, the league will allow networks to cut to commercial during The NFL has also, as a trial, lifted its ban on the broadcast of commercials for Also, this would end up being the last season for the This article is about the American football season in the United States. Mariota converted three third downs on the drive, completing a 9-yard pass to Walker on third-and-3, scrambling 17 yards for a first down on third-and-8, and then connecting a 10-yard pass to tight end Alex Smith finished as the leading passer with 264 yards and two touchdowns, but only 110 yards after the first quarter. However, reports estimate that spectators only filled a third of the 93,607 seats of the This was the fourth season under the current broadcast contracts with Along with ESPN's Wild Card game on ABC, ESPN announced on May 24, 2017, that the Although never explicitly announced, the league continued the moratorium on its Because of fog and smoke obstruction, NBC was forced to televise large portions of two of their This was the final season of the NFL's exclusive mobile streaming contract with Two new international digital rights deals led to user criticism over their quality of service. The following is a list of the television and radio networks and announcers who have broadcast the National Football Conference Championship Game throughout the years. Green Bay Packers 21 at Atlanta Falcons 44 on January 22nd, 2017 - Full team and player stats and box score The following games were moved or canceled because of severe weather, by way of The 2017 playoffs began on January 6–7, 2018 with the Wild Card playoff round. Early in the second quarter, Jacksonville got a chance to score when On the Jaguars' second possession of the second half, they drove 86 yards in 15 plays to take a 10–3 lead. 5 seed.Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep.When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.Philadelphia claimed the No. In Canada, This was the final season of the NFL's existing national radio contract with The league has sought to reduce the number of standard commercial breaks (media timeouts) on its telecasts from 21 to 16, four in each quarter, with each break extended by one additional 30-second commercial.