What Happened On Wednesday Dec 17, 2011 In NFL

There was 1 regular season game played on Dec 17, 2011. The game was a 16 point victory for the Dallas Cowboys over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The top fantasy performance on this date was Tony Romo with 27.35 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Jim Hart who had 38.75 points on Dec 17, 1978 against the Atlanta Falcons.

There were no players born on this date, and 73 total players who share this birthday including: Billy Young, Adolph Bieberstein and Pete Marcus.

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.