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The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the 45th of the Super Bowl era. The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday, September 9, at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints , the Super Bowl XLIV champions, defeated the Minnesota Vikings .
The 2010 season was the New England Patriots' 41st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 51st overall. The Patriots improved on their 10–6 record from 2009 by finishing with a league-best 14–2 record and clinching the top seed in the AFC, before losing to the New York Jets in the playoffs.
The 2010 season was the Chicago Bears' 91st in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh under head coach Lovie Smith.. Coming off a 7–9 record in the 2009 season and failing to qualify for the NFL playoffs for a third consecutive season, the Bears sought to develop their roster and improve on their record in 2010, particularly their standing in the NFC North.
Weeks 3 through 10 were canceled, but an additional week was added to make a 9-game schedule; the rescheduled week consisted of 12 intradivision games and two intraconference games (Jets-Chiefs, Cowboys-Vikings). The 1982 playoff matchups were determined by conference standings only.
The 2010 season was the New Orleans Saints' 44th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 35th playing home games in the Louisiana Superdome.From 2009, the Saints were coming off their first Super Bowl-winning season and the most successful in franchise history, having begun undefeated for 13 consecutive games only to lose their three final regular season encounters to finish 13–3.
Donovan McNabb prepares to pass against the Minnesota Vikings in week 12, November 28. The 2010 season was the Washington Redskins' 79th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under new head coach Mike Shanahan, who also began his term as the team's Vice President of Football Operations.
The 2010 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 78th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th under general manager Kevin Colbert and their fourth under head coach Mike Tomlin. They reached Super Bowl XLV for the franchise's eighth Super Bowl appearance, but lost to the Green Bay Packers 31–25.
The 2010 season was the Carolina Panthers' 16th in the National Football League (NFL), and their ninth and final season under head coach John Fox.They entered the season trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2009, but failed to do so with a record of 2–14 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention in Week 11.