2015 NFL season

2015 NFL season

For the 2015 season, a gold-plated NFL logo was used across all league properties in anticipation of the 50th Super Bowl game.[1]
Regular season
Duration	September 10, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Playoffs
Start date	January 9, 2016
AFC Champions	Denver Broncos
NFC Champions	Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl 50
Date	February 7, 2016
Site	Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Champions	Denver Broncos
Pro Bowl
Date	January 31, 2016
Site	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
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NFC teams: West, North, South, East

The 2015 NFL season was the 96th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), and the 50th in the Super Bowl era. To celebrate the 50th season of the Super Bowl, a gold-plated NFL logo and other various gold-themed promotions were used throughout the season. It began on Thursday, September 10, 2015, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers. The season concluded with Super Bowl 50, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California,^[2] with the Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers.

During the 2015 season, the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, and the San Diego Chargers announced their intentions to relocate back to Los Angeles in the ensuing off-season (all three teams had previously resided in the city at various points in their history). NFL owners eventually only approved the relocation of the Rams, by a vote of 30–2 on January 12, 2016. Thus, 2015 ended up being the Rams' last season in St. Louis.