Top 10 photos of the 2012 season

Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach celebrates his team's Super Bowl XLVII triumph in a pile of confetti on the Superdome floor. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

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10. Confetti angel

Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach celebrates his team's Super Bowl XLVII triumph in a pile of confetti on the Superdome floor. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster runs past Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny as rain falls at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. (Phil Sears/US Presswire)

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9. Football weather

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster runs past Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny as rain falls at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. (Phil Sears/US Presswire)

A plane flies over Paul Brown Stadium during the national anthem prior to the game against the New York Giants. (Andrew Weber/US Presswire)

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8. A spectacular 'Salute to Service'

A plane flies over Paul Brown Stadium during the national anthem prior to the game against the New York Giants. (Andrew Weber/US Presswire)

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is shoved out of bounds by Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Ahmad Black after a reception. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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7. Keeping up with the Joneses

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is shoved out of bounds by Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Ahmad Black after a reception. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett flips into the endzone for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks. (Todd Rosenberg/NFL)

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6. Scorpion King

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett flips into the endzone for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks. (Todd Rosenberg/NFL)

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) gets past Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Javier Arenas (21) to catch a pass for a touchdown. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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5. Going Green

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) gets past Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Javier Arenas (21) to catch a pass for a touchdown. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver celebrates a touchdown after doing a Lambeau Leap. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

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4. Eye Contact

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver celebrates a touchdown after doing a Lambeau Leap. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

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San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree tries in vain to come up with a potential go-ahead touchdown reception in the final moments of Super Bowl XLVII. The Baltimore Ravens would go on to win the game, 34-31. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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3. So close, yet so far

San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree tries in vain to come up with a potential go-ahead touchdown reception in the final moments of Super Bowl XLVII. The Baltimore Ravens would go on to win the game, 34-31. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins spikes the ball after tying the game with a successful two-point conversion run late in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens. (Evan Habeeb/US Presswire)

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2. KC1 picks up where RG3 left off

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins spikes the ball after tying the game with a successful two-point conversion run late in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens. (Evan Habeeb/US Presswire)

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz holds the ball against his helmet while catching a pass in front of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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1. That's using your head

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz holds the ball against his helmet while catching a pass in front of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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