Meanwhile, the two teams in transferred to St. Louis, Missouri and the Raiders moved back to Oakland, California .
The season ended with Super Bowl XXX when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers .
- 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
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''
- 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).
See Also: NFL playoffs, 1995-96
- 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
- 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
The following players set all-time records during the season:
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