Meanwhile, the two teams in Los Angeles relocated to other cities: the Rams transferred to St. Louis and the Raiders moved back to Oakland. During the course of the season it emerged that the Cleveland Browns would relocate to Baltimore for the 1996 season. The Raiders move was not announced until after the schedule had been announced, which resulted in a problem in the third week of the season when both the Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers had games scheduled to air on NBC which ended up overlapping each other (the Raiders game was scheduled for 1 PM in case they were to move and NBC was given the doubleheader so that both Bay Area teams had their games televised locally).
An eligible receiver forced out of bounds by a defensive player may return to the field and automatically become eligible to legally be the first player to touch a forward pass.
Quarterbacks may now receive communications from the bench from a small radio receiver in their helmets, partly repealing a rule that had been in force since 1956
Final regular season standings[]
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points AgainstClinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green
The 1995 season produced four of the top eleven highest single-season totals for receiving yards. The top two receiving yard totals of all time -- Jerry Rice's 1,848 & Isaac Bruce's 1,781 -- were recorded in 1995. Detroit Lions receiver Herman Moore gained 1,686 yards (6th highest all time) and Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin gained 1,603 yards (11th most in NFL history).
Milestones[]
The following players set all-time records during the season:
Most Touchdowns, season
Emmitt Smith, Dallas (25)
Most Passing Attempts, career
Dan Marino, Miami (6,531 at the end of the season)
Most Passes Completed, career
Dan Marino, Miami (3,913 at the end of the season)
Most Passing Yards, career
Dan Marino, Miami (48,841 at the end of the season)
Most Touchdown Passes, career
Dan Marino, Miami (352 at the end of the season)
Most Pass Receptions, career
Jerry Rice, San Francisco (942 at the end of the season)
Most Pass Receiving Yards Gained, career
Jerry Rice, San Francisco (15,123 at the end of the season)