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Nesta temporada foram quebrados vários recordes passando a bola. Quatro das seis das melhores marcas de jardas totais numa temporada foram atingidas em 2011. Foram estas alcançadas pelos quarterbacks [[Drew Brees]] (5 476 jardas), [[Tom Brady]] (5 235 jardas), [[Matthew Stafford]] (5 038 jardas) e [[Eli Manning]] (4 933 jardas).<ref>[http://pfref.com/tiny/YhTy4 Pro-Football-Reference.com: For single seasons, from 1920 to 2011, sorted by descending Passing Yds], as of end of 2011 regular season.</ref>
O ano serviu para sementar a reputação da NFL como uma liga onde passar a bola tornou-se mais importante ("passing league")<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81ac030c/article/in-a-passing-league-what-is-with-all-these-ugly-qb-situations Jason La Canfora: "In a passing league, what is with all these ugly QB situations?"] no [[NFL|NFL.com]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Wild-shootout-sparks-start-of-2011-season.html Wild Shootout Sparks Start of 2011 season] {{Wayback|url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Wild-shootout-sparks-start-of-2011-season.html |date=20130728190812 }} at National Football Post, 9 de setembro de 2011</ref><ref>[http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/correction-has-arrived-for-n-f-l-passing-barrage/ Chase Stuart: Correction Has Arrived for N.F.L. Passing Barrage] no [[New York Times]], 18 de outubro de 2011</ref> devido ao fato de que, pelo segundo ano seguido, foi quebrado o recorde de jardas por jogo com 229,7.<ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/NFL/team_stats.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: NFL Season By Season Team Offense]</ref>
== Disputas trabalhistas ==
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|Chris Johnson<ref name="AFCPotW12">{{citar web|url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/11/30/johnson-suggs-and-janikowski-named-afc-players-of|título=Johnson, Suggs and Janikowski named AFC players of the week|publicado=Profootballweekly.com|data=30 de novembro de 2011 |acessodata=1 de dezembro de 2011|arquivourl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201214038/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/11/30/johnson-suggs-and-janikowski-named-afc-players-of|arquivodata=2011-12-01|urlmorta=yes}}</ref>
|Drew Brees<ref name="NFCPotW12">{{citar web|primeiro =Michael|último =Smith|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/brees-hall-peterson-named-nfc-players-of-the-week/|título=Brees, Hall, Peterson named NFC players of the week|publicado=Profootballtalk.com|data=30 de novembro de 2011 |acessodata=1 de dezembro de 2011}}</ref>
|Terrell Suggs<ref name="AFCPotW12"/>
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|[[Ray Rice]]<ref>{{citar web|último =Alper|primeiro =Josh|título=Ray Rice is AFC Offensive Player of the Week|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/ray-rice-is-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week/|publicado=Profootballtalk.com|acessodata=7 de dezembro de 2011|arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63lGRT5nM ?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/ray-rice-is-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week|arquivodata=7 de dezembro de 2011 -12-07|data=7 de dezembro de 2011|urlmorta= nãoyes}}</ref>
|[[Cam Newton]]<ref name="NFCPotW13">{{citar web|último =Alper|primeiro =Josh|título=Newton, Hawthorne and Masthay are your NFC Players of the Week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/newton-hawthorne-and-masthay-are-your-nfc-players-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com|acessodata=7 de dezembro de 2011|arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63lGcvO5x ?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/newton-hawthorne-and-masthay-are-your-nfc-players-of-the-week/|arquivodata=7 de dezembro de 2011-12-07|data=7 de dezembro de 2011|urlmorta= nãoyes}}</ref>
|Colin McCarthy<ref>{{citar web|último =Florio|primeiro =Mike|título=Colin McCarthy is the AFC defensive player of the week|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/colin-mccarthy-is-the-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com|acessodata=7 de dezembro de 2011|arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63lGv955D ?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/colin-mccarthy-is-the-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/|arquivodata=7 de dezembro de 2011 -12-07|9=date7 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta= nãoyes}}</ref>
|David Hawthorne<ref name="NFCPotW13"/>
|Antonio Brown<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Antonio Brown is the AFC special-teams player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/antonio-brown-is-the-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=7 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63lGo1x9c?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/antonio-brown-is-the-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=7 de dezembro de 2011-12-07 |data=7 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Tim Masthay<ref name="NFCPotW13"/>
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|[[Rob Gronkowski]]<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Gronkowski is the AFC offensive player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/gronkowski-is-the-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=14 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63vykX5al?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/gronkowski-is-the-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-14 de dezembro de 2011 |data=14 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|[[Matt Ryan]]<ref name="NFCPotW14">{{citar web|último =Smith|primeiro =Michael David|título=Ryan, Pierre-Paul, Baldwin win NFC player of the week honors |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/ryan-pierre-paul-baldwin-win-nfc-player-of-the-week-honors/|publicado=Profootballtalk.com|acessodata=14 de dezembro de 2011|arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63vyO6YKM ?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/ryan-pierre-paul-baldwin-win-nfc-player-of-the-week-honors/|arquivodata=14 de dezembro de 2011 -12-14|data=14 de dezembro de 2011|urlmorta= nãoyes}}</ref>
|Terrell Suggs<ref>{{citar web |último =Smith |primeiro =Michael David |título=Terrell Suggs is your AFC defensive player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/terrell-suggs-is-your-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=14 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63vyBADoc?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/14/terrell-suggs-is-your-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-14 de dezembro de 2011 |data=14 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Jason Pierre-Paul<ref name="NFCPotW14"/>
|Matt Prater<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Matt Prater named AFC special-teams player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/13/matt-prater-named-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=14 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/63vyxnqFF?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/13/matt-prater-named-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-14 de dezembro de 2011 |data=14 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Doug Baldwin<ref name="NFCPotW14"/>
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|[[Reggie Bush]]<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Reggie Bush is the AFC offensive player of the week |url= http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/reggie-bush-is-the-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=22 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/647lewXMk?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/reggie-bush-is-the-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=22 de dezembro de 2011-12-22 |data=21 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|[[Calvin Johnson]]<ref name="NFCPotW15">{{citar web |último =Smith |primeiro =Michael David |título=Megatron, Abraham, Lee named NFC players of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/megatron-abraham-lee-named-nfc-players-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=22 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/647lZUXp7?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/megatron-abraham-lee-named-nfc-players-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-22 de dezembro de 2011 |data=21 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Antwan Barnes<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Antwan Barnes is the AFC defensive player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/antwan-barnes-is-the-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=22 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/647kyLHPX?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/antwan-barnes-is-the-afc-defensive-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-22 de dezembro de 2011 |data=21 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|John Abraham<ref name="NFCPotW15"/>
|Ryan Succop<ref>{{citar web |último =Florio |primeiro =Mike |título=Ryan Succop, from Mr. Irrelevant to two-time player of the week |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/ryan-succop-from-mr-irrelevant-to-player-of-the-week/ |publicado=Profootballtalk.com |acessodata=22 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl= httphttps://www.webcitation.org/647lpvock?url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/21/ryan-succop-from-mr-irrelevant-to-player-of-the-week/ |arquivodata=2011-12-22 de dezembro de 2011 |data=21 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Andy Lee<ref name="NFCPotW15"/>
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|Tom Brady<ref name="AFCPotWk16">{{citar web |título=Brady, Mathis and Seymour named AFC players of week |url= http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/28/brady-mathis-and-seymour-named-afc-players-of-week |publicado=[[Pro Football Weekly]] |acessodata=29 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/64JBKZatk?url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/28/brady-mathis-and-seymour-named-afc-players-of-week |arquivodata=29 de dezembro de 2011-12-30 |data=28 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
|Drew Brees<ref name="NFCPotWk16">{{citar web|título=Brees, Pierre-Paul, Akers named NFC players of week
{{citar web |título=Brees, Pierre-Paul, Akers named NFC players of week |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/28/brees-pierre-paul-akers-named-nfc-players-of-week |publicado=Pro Football Weekly |acessodata=29 de dezembro de 2011 |arquivourl=httphttps://www.webcitation.org/64JBZJqDE?url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/28/brees-pierre-paul-akers-named-nfc-players-of-week |arquivodata=29 de2011-12-30 dezembro de 2011|data=28 de dezembro de 2011 |urlmorta=yes não}}</ref>
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|[[Robert Mathis]]<ref name="AFCPotWk16"/>
|Jason Pierre-Paul<ref name="NFCPotWk16"/>
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