2009 National Football League season
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 10, 2009 – January 3, 2010 |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | January 9, 2010 |
| AFC Champions | Indianapolis Colts |
| NFC Champions | New Orleans Saints |
| Super Bowl XLIV | |
| Date | February 7, 2010 |
| Site | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Champions | New Orleans Saints |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | January 31, 2010 |
| Site | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
The 2009 NFL season was the 90th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL).
The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium with the New Orleans Saints defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31–17. in Miami Gardens, Florida.The Colts and Saints began the season 14-0 and 13-0 respectively. This was the first time in NFL history two teams won their first 13 games or more.
The 2009 NFL Draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The 2009 season began on September 10, 2009 (under the current scheduling system, this is the latest date the NFL can start its season as the season typically starts the weekend after Labor Day, which falls on its latest possible date in 2009).
For the 2009 season, the intraconference and interconference matchups were:
Intraconference
Interconference
The 2009 schedule was released on April 14, 2009 and featured the following highlights:
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was on August 9, 2009 at 8:00 pm EDT on NBC. The Tennessee Titans defeated the Buffalo Bills 21–18, and both wore "throwback" jerseys celebrating the two franchises' AFL origins. It was the first time since 1970 that the teams have not been from opposing conferences; also, both Bills owner Ralph Wilson, a 2009 Hall of Fame inductee, and Titans owner Bud Adams have owned their teams continuously since the AFL's inception in 1960, making them the longest-tenured team owners in the league. Both teams made their first Hall of Fame Game appearance since the 1980s (Buffalo last played in Canton in 1989, Tennessee in 1985 as the former Houston Oilers).
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