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| NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2012 | |
 Aaron Rodgers, the #1 ranked player | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NFL Network |
| Original release | April 28 – June 27, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 was the second season of the series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers being ranked #1, while Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was ranked #31. [1]
| Episode No. | Air date | Numbers revealed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 28 | 100–91 |
| 2 | May 5 | 90–81 |
| 3 | May 12 | 80–71 |
| 4 | May 19 | 70–61 |
| 5 | May 26 | 60–51 |
| 6 | June 2 | 50–41 |
| 7 | June 9 | 40–31 |
| 8 | June 16 | 30–21 |
| 9 | June 23 | 20–11 |
| 10 | June 30 | 10–6 |
| 11 | June 30 | 5–1 |
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