The 2013 NFL season was the 94th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Seattle Seahawks capture the first championship in the franchise's 38 years in the league with a convincing 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, the league's championship game. The Super Bowl was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2014. It was the first Super Bowl hosted by New Jersey and the first to be held in a cold weather environment. The Seahawks scored 12 seconds into the game and held the lead the rest of the way.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was named the regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) by the voters of the Associated Press (AP) for a record fifth time after compiling unprecedented passing stats which included regular season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Manning also was named the Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career. Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Scoring reached historic levels throughout the league in 2013. As a whole the league set records for total points scored, points scored per game and the number of both touchdowns and field goals scored. The Broncos set a new standard for team scoring in the regular season with 606 points. In addition to the Broncos, ten other teams each scored over 400 points, the greatest number of teams to surpass that benchmark in a single year.
The regular season got underway on Thursday, September 5, 2013, with the Broncos hosting the defending Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens in the annual kickoff game. The game presaged the Broncos' historic offensive production with a strong performance by Peyton Manning in which he tied a league record in throwing seven touchdown passes and led the Broncos to a 49–27. The game was the start of a disappointing season for the Ravens in which they would finish out of the playoffs with an 8–8 record, thus insuring that there would be no repeat Super Bowl winner for a record ninth straight season. The regular season wrapped up on Sunday night, December 29.
The playoffs began with the wild card round which took place the first weekend of January 2014. The league's propensity for scoring didn't abate in the post-season, as exemplified by the Indianapolis Colts' wild come-from-behind 45–44 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs' opening game. The Conference Championship games featured the top seeded teams in each conference, the Seahawks in the NFC and the Broncos in the American Football Conference (AFC), hosting the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots respectively. Both home teams prevailed to set up just the second Super Bowl matchup of #1 seeds in the past 20 seasons. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NFL_season.


Here are the season standings:

Tm	W	L	T	Tm	W	L	T
AFC East				NFC East
New England Patriots*	12	4	0	Philadelphia Eagles*	10	6	0
New York Jets	8	8	0	Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	New York Giants	7	9	0
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	Washington Redskins	3	13	0
AFC North				NFC North
Cincinnati Bengals*	11	5	0	Green Bay Packers*	8	7	1
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	Chicago Bears	8	8	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	8	0	Detroit Lions	7	9	0
Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	Minnesota Vikings	5	10	1
AFC South				NFC South
Indianapolis Colts*	11	5	0	Carolina Panthers*	12	4	0
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	New Orleans Saints+	11	5	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	12	0	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	12	0
Houston Texans	2	14	0	Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0
AFC West				NFC West
Denver Broncos*	13	3	0	Seattle Seahawks*	13	3	0
Kansas City Chiefs+	11	5	0	San Francisco 49ers+	12	4	0
San Diego Chargers+	9	7	0	Arizona Cardinals	10	6	0
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	St. Louis Rams	7	9	0

WildCard	Sat	January 4	boxscore	Indianapolis Colts		Kansas City Chiefs	45	44
WildCard	Sat	January 4	boxscore	New Orleans Saints	@	Philadelphia Eagles	26	24
WildCard	Sun	January 5	boxscore	San Francisco 49ers	@	Green Bay Packers	23	20
WildCard	Sun	January 5	boxscore	San Diego Chargers	@	Cincinnati Bengals	27	10
Division	Sat	January 11	boxscore	New England Patriots		Indianapolis Colts	43	22
Division	Sat	January 11	boxscore	Seattle Seahawks		New Orleans Saints	23	15
Division	Sun	January 12	boxscore	Denver Broncos		San Diego Chargers	24	17
Division	Sun	January 12	boxscore	San Francisco 49ers	@	Carolina Panthers	23	10
ConfChamp	Sun	January 19	boxscore	Denver Broncos		New England Patriots	26	16
ConfChamp	Sun	January 19	boxscore	Seattle Seahawks		San Francisco 49ers	23	17
SuperBowl	Sun	February 2	boxscore	Seattle Seahawks	N	Denver Broncos	43	8