What Happened On Wednesday Dec 24, 2011 In NFL

There were 13 regular season games played on Dec 24, 2011. The closest game was a 2 point victory for the San Francisco 49ers over the Seattle Seahawks and the largest margin of victory was 32 points by the Carolina Panthers over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The top fantasy performance on this date was Tom Brady with 31.90 points against the Miami Dolphins. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Marshall Faulk who had 42.05 points on Dec 24, 2000 against the New Orleans Saints.

There were no players born on this date, and 75 total players who share this birthday including: Jack Dibb, Gibby Welch and Henry Adams.

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.