What Happened On Wednesday Oct 9, 2011 In NFL

There were 12 regular season games played on Oct 9, 2011. The closest game was a 3 point victory for the New Orleans Saints over the Carolina Panthers and the largest margin of victory was 45 points by the San Francisco 49ers over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The top fantasy performance on this date was Michael Vick with 30.75 points against the Buffalo Bills. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Joe Ferguson who had 35.95 points on Oct 9, 1983 against the Miami Dolphins.

There were no players born on this date, and 80 total players who share this birthday including: Vee Green, Paul Kittredge and Tex Irvin.

The pro football champion in 2011 was the New York Giants who defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Drew Brees (pass yds), Maurice Jones-Drew (rush yds) and Calvin Johnson (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '11 were Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Cam Newton, Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford and the top fantasy games were: Aaron Rodgers with 48.00 pts against the Denver Broncos, Matt Flynn with 42.00 pts against the Detroit Lions and Matthew Stafford with 41.00 pts against the Green Bay Packers.

The top pick in the 2011 draft was Cam Newton by the Carolina Panthers, and the 2011 Hall of Fame Class Members were Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter, Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe and Ed Sabol.