2012 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2012 Philadelphia Wings season, Transactions, Dispersal Draft
The Wings chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:


2012 Philadelphia Wings season, Transactions, Entry draft
The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Wings selected the following players:


2012 Philippine Peace Cup
The 2012 Philippine Peace Cup was the inaugural edition of the tournament, four-nation international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It was originally slated for October 12–16 but the PFF moved it to September 25–29 to give way to the participation of local side Loyola Meralco Sparks in the 2012 Singapore Cup. ABS-CBN covered the games on Studio 23.


2012 Philippine Peace Cup
The tournament was due to be the third annual Long Teng Cup, however, the organizers, the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), withdrew from staging the 2012 edition and requested the PFF to host it. The PFF then renamed it as the Paulino Alcántara Cup, after Filipino–Spanish football legend who played for FC Barcelona. It was again renamed to the Paulino Alcántara Peace Cup and eventually to the Philippine Peace Cup as the Philippine Sports Commission, which operates the Rizal Memorial Stadium where the tournament will be held, has a rule against events named after an individual. The month of September is also peace month in the Philippines and the tournament saw involvement of the office of the presidential adviser on the country's peace process.


2012 Philippine Peace Cup
After 99 years, the Philippines won their first international title since the 1913 Far Eastern Games.


2012 Philippine Peace Cup, Competing teams
This tournament was due to be the third staging of the Long Teng Cup, all four participants of the tournament were to take part. However, Hong Kong withdrew from participating with Pakistan initially being mooted as their replacement. The PFF then invited Guam which they eventually accepted, thus replacing Hong Kong as the fourth team.


2012 Philippine Peace Cup, Venue
The tournament was supposed to be held at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. This was due to it supposedly being more financially feasible and that renovations were going to take place from August to September at Rizal Memorial Stadium. However, at the end of August 2012, PFF president Mariano Araneta announced that it will be moved back to the Rizal Memorial Stadium because the project, funded by FIFA which will turn the football field into an artificial turf, didn’t push through. Araneta added that conducting the tournament in Manila will lessen the expenses of the PFF in the event, which is estimated at ₱6 million.


2012 Philippine Peace Cup, Awards
The following were awarded by the PFF after the tournament:


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash
On August 18, 2012, a Piper PA-34 Seneca light aircraft with four people on board, including Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, crashed in the sea near the island province of Masbate, Philippines, while flying from Lapu-Lapu City to Naga, Camarines Sur. Robredo and two other occupants were killed in the accident.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Background
Interior and Local Government Secretary Robredo and his aide, Police Chief Inspector June Paolo Abrazado, were in Cebu to attend the National Summit of the Community Investigative Support and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Robredo originally booked an airline flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila, but instead chartered an aircraft to take him to Naga so he could be with his family.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Accident
The aircraft was a Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I, registered RP-C4431. In addition to Robredo and Abrazado there were two crew on board; the pilot who was also the CEO of Aviatour Air (the company that operated the aircraft); and the co-pilot, a Nepalese national.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Accident
En route to Naga the crew of the Seneca requested an emergency landing at Masbate Airport, citing engine problems. At around 15:30, Abrazado sent a text message, informing the recipient that they were returning to Cebu due to a problem with one of the propellers [sic]. He also asked to be re-booked for the earliest possible flight out of Mactan. However, at 16:02, Abrazado sent more messages, stating that the airplane was making an emergency landing at Masbate Airport.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Accident
The airplane then crashed into the sea off the shores of Masbate Island some 300 meters (980 ft) away from the island's airport. Of the four people aboard the aircraft, the sole survivor, Robredo's aide, said that the airplane broke apart as it hit the water.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Search and recovery
More than 200 rescuers together with Philippine military divers and helicopters started searching for the passengers after the crash. Assistance was also provided by Korean technical divers and a lone German diver. Additionally, the United States Navy sent the USNS Safeguard, a rescue and salvage ship that was undergoing repairs in a dry dock at Subic Bay, to help.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Search and recovery
Abrazado was then found about 500 meters (1,600 ft) off the coast, along with the wreckage. The first part of the airplane found was the tip of the right wing. A flight manifest containing the name of Jesse Robredo was also found near the site of accident the next day. On August 20, debris from the aircraft was recovered.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Search and recovery
President Benigno Aquino went to Masbate the day after the crash to personally receive updates on the situation. He was accompanied by Transport Secretary Mar Roxas, who said that special sonar equipment was also sent to aid in the search and that "we just want to do everything we can to save him [Robredo]." Aquino also said that Abrazado was conscious and had only a few injuries.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Search and recovery
On August 21, Roxas announced that divers had found the inverted fuselage and that Robredo's body was brought to shore by the Philippine Coast Guard. The wreckage was some 800 meters (0.5 mi) from the Masbate shoreline at a depth of about 54 meters (177 ft). On August 22, divers recovered a second body, later identified as that of the pilot, by raising the wreckage to a depth of 21 meters (69 ft). The copilot's body was retrieved by the crew of a passenger ferry the next day after it was seen floating near the crash site.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Reactions
The government called for a prayer vigil at a chapel in Manila. The company that owns the aircraft suspended its operations without waiting for an official order. Following the retrieval of Robredo's remains, President Aquino declared a national day of mourning and announced that a state funeral would be held, while flags were flown at half-mast. Paquito Ochoa, Jr. was named to Robredo's portfolio in an interim capacity.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Investigation
President Aquino revealed details of the accident investigation and its findings during a media briefing on November 13, 2012. The investigation found that improper maintenance led to the right engine suffering an internal failure, which likely would have caused misfiring and intermittent operation of the fuel pump. The failure was gradual and the aircraft developed engine problems 23 minutes after take off. However, instead of turning back to Cebu, the pilot decided to continue the flight, until the engine failed completely 37 minutes later and the aircraft crashed during the subsequent attempt to land at Masbate.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Investigation
The investigation determined that the pilot didn't use the correct procedure for trying to land a Piper Seneca with one engine inoperative, in that he lowered the undercarriage and flaps too soon; and that during his last flight proficiency test he had not been tested with respect to flying with one engine inoperative.


2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash, Investigation
The investigation found that the maintenance of the Seneca had been undertaken by Aviatour Air, but that the company was not authorised or approved to do so. It also found that records relating to a test flight for renewal of the aircraft's certificate of airworthiness in January 2012 had been falsified and that the test flight never took place. An airworthiness inspector of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines was suspended from duty as a result, pending the outcome of a separate investigation. Representatives of the pilot's family and Aviatour Air disputed the findings.


2012 Phillip Island 300
The 2012 Phillip Island 300 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fifth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 18–20 May at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, in Phillip Island, Victoria.


2012 Phillip Island 300
The event was the second in a row in which Ford Performance Racing dominated with Mark Winterbottom winning the Saturday race and Will Davison winning the Sunday race. Although the FPR duo won both races, Shane van Gisbergen was the best performed driver over the whole weekend.


2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour
The 2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour was an endurance race for modified production touring cars, staged at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 29 April 2012. The race was Round 2 of the 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, Round 2 of the 2012 Australian Production Car Championship, Round 1 of the 2012 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 2012 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship. It was the second annual Phillip Island 6 Hour race to be held at the Victorian circuit.


2012 Phillip Island 6 Hour, Results
Drivers whose names are shown in brackets in the above table did not drive the car during the actual race.


2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round
The 2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round was the first round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season and of the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. It took place over the weekend of 24–26 February 2012 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit near Cowes, Victoria, Australia.


2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round, Superbike
Crescent Suzuki's John Hopkins and Team Pedercini's Leandro Mercado, both injured, were replaced by Josh Brookes and Bryan Staring.


2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round, Superbike
During Saturday sessions, a crash in the domestic Supersport race killed Oscar McIntyre, 17, and the circuit was closed for investigation following the fatal crash. The incident forced officials to call off Superpole qualifying, as the investigation curtailed all events at the circuit for the day. The starting grid for both races was then established from the two qualifying sessions.


2012 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round, Superbike
Max Biaggi won the first race with 7.104 secs advantage over Marco Melandri while Carlos Checa lost the rear tire when he was accelerating into the main straight of the circuit. In terms of top speed, both Biaggi and Melandri recorded the highest top speeds of 324.6 and 322.7 km/h respectively. Melandri's result represented the first ever second position for BMW at a superbike race. Phillip Island second race was full of drama when Biaggi went off the track and re-joined in the last position. He remounted all the way to finish second at just +5.707 secs from race winner Checa.


2012 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2012 Phoenix Mercury season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.


2012 Piala Indonesia
The 2012 Piala Indonesia was the sixth edition of Piala Indonesia, the nationwide football cup tournament in Indonesia, involving professional clubs from Indonesian Premier League and Premier Division. Sriwijaya FC was the tournament's defending champions. However, the team did not join Piala Indonesia that season.


2012 Piala Indonesia
Persibo Bojonegoro of East Java won the championship after defeating Semen Padang of West Sumatra in the final.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Regulation
Each tie in every round, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team with the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. If aggregate scores finished level, then the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, there was a penalty shootout after extra time.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Team allocation
40 teams participated in the 2012 Piala Indonesia from Indonesian Premier League and Indonesian Premier Division, the top two flights of the Indonesian football league system.


2012 Piala Indonesia, First round
The first leg matches were played on 27–28 March and the second leg on 4 April 2012.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Second round
The first leg matches were played on 11 April and the second legs on 18 April 2012.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Third round
The first leg matches were played on 9 May and the second leg on 23 May 2012.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 6 June and the second leg on 13 June 2012.


2012 Piala Indonesia, Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 20 June and the second leg on 27 June 2012.


2012 Piala Indonesia Final
The 2012 Piala Indonesia Final was a football match that took place on 14 July 2012 at Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul. It was the sixth final of Piala Indonesia and contested by Persibo Bojonegoro and Semen Padang FC. Persibo won the match 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Dian Irawan in the 50th minute to give them their first Piala Indonesia title. As winners, they gained entry to the 2013 AFC Cup.


2012 Piazza di Siena
The 2012 Piazza di Siena – CSIO Rome was the 2012 edition of the CSIO Rome, the Italian official show jumping horse show, at the Piazza di Siena in Rome. It was held as CSIO 5*.


2012 Piazza di Siena
In 2012 the Piazza di Siena horse show celebrates its 80th anniversary. In 1922, the first horse show were held at the Piazza di Siena. Since the year 1926 it is an international horse show. Two years later, in 1928, the horse show was first time the location of the Italian official show jumping horse show (CSIO = Concours de Saut International Officiel).


2012 Piazza di Siena
The 2012 edition of the CSIO Rome was held between May 24, 2012 and May 27, 2012. Main sponsor of the 2012 Piazza di Siena horse show was Fixdesign.


2012 Piazza di Siena, FEI Nations Cup of Italy
The 2012 FEI Nations Cup of Italy is part of the 2012 Piazza di Siena horse show. It was the second competition of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup and was held at Friday, May 25, 2012 at 3:15 pm. The competing teams were: Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, Great Britain, Germany and France. Also an Italian team as host nation had the chance to start in the competition.


2012 Piazza di Siena, FEI Nations Cup of Italy
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. All teams were allowed to start in the second round. The competition is endowed with 200,000 €.


2012 Piazza di Siena, FEI Nations Cup of Italy
Winner of the competition was the German team. It was the first victory of Germany in the Italian Nations Cup since 2000. Before this a German team had won in Rome in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1958, 1971 and 1993.


2012 Piazza di Siena, FEI Nations Cup of Italy
(grey penalties points do not count for the team result)


2012 Piazza di Siena, Grand Prix “Città di Roma”
The Grand Prix “Città di Roma” was the major competition of the 2012 Piazza di Siena horse show. The sponsor of this competition is again Loro Piana. It is held at Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 2:15 pm.


2012 Piazza di Siena, Grand Prix “Città di Roma”
The competition is a show jumping competition with two rounds, the height of the fences was up to 1.60 meters. It is endowed with 200,000 €.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl
The 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 29, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx in the United States. The third edition of the Pinstripe Bowl began at 3:15 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Big East Conference co-champion Syracuse Orange against the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. Both the Orange and the Mountaineers advanced to the game after accomplishing 7–5 records in the regular season.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl
The Orange and the Mountaineers had a notable continuous rivalry from 1955 until 2011. This included the years in the  Big East Conference, which was established in 1979. The winner of the game was awarded the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy from its establishment in 1993. That trophy was not on the line in the Pinstripe Bowl.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams
This was the sixtieth meeting between these two teams. Syracuse leads the all-time record 33–27. The last time they played was in 2011.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Syracuse
With a 5–2 conference record the Orange became one of four Big East co-champions along with the Louisville Cardinals, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and Cincinnati Bearcats.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Syracuse
This was the Orange's second Pinstripe Bowl; in the inaugural 2010 game they had defeated the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 36–34 after a controversial excessive celebration call led to the Wildcats missing what would have been the game-tying two-point conversion. It was also the Orange's final game as a member of the Big East before they joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, West Virginia
The Mountaineers' first season as a member of the Big 12 started out smoothly, cruising to a 5–0 start and a #4 ranking. However, the Mountaineers would later receive a serious reality check in the form of a five-game losing streak. However, after winning their final two games of the season over the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas Jayhawks, the Mountaineers would rebound to a 4–5 conference record.


2012 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, West Virginia
This was the Mountaineers' first appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl.


2012 Pirelli World Challenge
The 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. All races were televised by NBC Sports Network. All telecasts were tape-delayed, with all races being streamed live.


2012 Pirelli World Challenge, Format change
The series began using a four class format. A new "touring car B-spec" class was introduced, similar to the SCCA's amateur divisions, using vehicles such as the Fiat 500, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Nissan Versa. The new class debuted at the event at Miller.


2012 Pirelli World Challenge, Schedule
Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011, with an additional three rounds announced November 18, and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4. A second Touring Car race was later added to the Mid-Ohio round. The GT and GTS classes had 12 races, Touring Car had 14, and Touring Car B-Spec had 9.


2012 Pirelli World Challenge, Championships, Drivers' Championships
Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.


2012 Pirelli World Challenge, Championships, Manufacturer championships
Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points. Points are awarded on the following basis:


2012 Pirelli World Challenge, Championships, Manufacturer championships
In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold.


2012 Pitch and Putt World Cup
The 2012 Pitch and putt World Cup was held on the Royal Meath course (Ireland) and was the fourth edition for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA), with 11 national teams. Ireland won their second World Cup after defeating Australia in the final.


2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Big East Conference. This was Pitt's last season as a member of the Big East. Next season, they began play in the ACC.


2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 126th season as a member of the National League, their 131st season overall, and their 12th season at PNC Park. Despite being 67–54 on August 19, the Pirates finished the season 79–83. This set a record for the longest losing season streak in all of North American professional sports history at 20.


2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The Pirates played just six extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2012.


2012 Pittsburgh Power season
The 2012 Pittsburgh Power season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team played their home games at Consol Energy Center. After a 2–8 start, head coach Chris Siegfried was fired and replaced by defensive coordinator Derek Stingley. The Power finished the season 5–13 and did not qualify for the playoffs.


2012 Pittsburgh Power season, Schedule
The Power began the season on the road against the Orlando Predators on March 9. Their home opener was on March 23 against the Philadelphia Soul. They hosted the Jacksonville Sharks on July 20 in their final regular season game.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 80th season as a member of the National Football League (NFL). It was the 13th season under the leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the 6th under head coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2011 and did not reach the postseason for the first time since 2009. After a 6–3 start, the Steelers lost 5 of their last 7 games and finished the season with a record of 8–8, their first non-winning season since 2006. The 2012 Steelers set a new NFL record for the most games decided on the last play, with 6. For the first time since 1997, Hines Ward was not on the team's roster, as he was released in March 2012. Ward retired after he was cut.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened their 2012 season facing the Denver Broncos, the team that had stunned them in the AFC Wildcard Playoffs to end their 2011 season. The game was even more important, as it was former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's first game with the Broncos, and his first since recovering from neck surgery following the 2010 season. The Steelers were playing their first game with new offensive coordinator Todd Haley, but were missing long-time team leaders Hines Ward and James Farrior.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
The first quarter of the game featured multiple punts by both teams, as neither offense could establish any consistency in moving the football. The Steelers scored first, scoring on a 21-yard field goal to take a 3–0 lead early in the second quarter. The Broncos would respond by going no-huddle and scoring the game's first touchdown on a 7-yard run by Knowshon Moreno. The Steelers would end the first half scoring on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller, giving them a 10–7 lead.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
The Steelers would begin the third quarter by methodically driving the offense down the field and kicking a 35-yard field goal, capping off a drive that kept Manning and the Broncos offense on the sideline for nearly 10-minutes. However, it would only take Manning 36-seconds to put the Broncos back on top 14–13, when a short screen pass to Demaryius Thomas resulted in a 71-yard touchdown. The Steelers would put the first points of the fourth quarter on the board, when Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace for a 3-yard touchdown pass.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Denver Broncos
The Steelers would fail to convert on their 2-point conversion attempt, leading 19–14. The Broncos would once again go no-huddle and score on a 1-yard pass to Jacob Tamme, and also convert a two-point attempt, giving the Broncos back the lead, 22–19. After a 26-yard field goal with only 3-minutes remaining in the game, The Steelers were given one more chance to come back and win. However, a Roethlisberger pass would be intercepted and returned 43-yards for a touchdown, sealing the Broncos win over the Steelers 31–19 as the team began their season 0–1 for the 2nd straight year.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Jets
The Pittsburgh Steelers began week two looking to avoid a 0–2 start to their season. They would move the ball down the field on their opening possession, but could only come away with 3-points. The New York Jets responded by scoring the game's first touchdown, and would lead 7–3 at the end of the first quarter. The Steelers would score off another field goal early in the second quarter and a one-yard pass late in the second quarter to lead 13–10 at halftime.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Jets
The Steelers would come out after halftime and quickly take control of the game, scoring on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace. The Steelers defense dominated the Jets offense, completely shutting down Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and his receivers. The Steelers would score one more touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give them a 27–10 victory and move them to 1–1 in the standings.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
The Pittsburgh Steelers headed to Oakland, CA in week three to take on their long-time rivals. The Steelers would score first on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to tight end Heath Miller, but the Raiders would respond when running back Darren McFadden would break loose on a run and take it 64-yards for a touchdown. Heath Miller would catch another 4-yard touchdown pass, and the Raiders would once again respond with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer to Darrius Heyward-Bey.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
The Steelers would kick a 33-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give them a 17–14 lead. The Steelers would begin the second half by driving down the field and scoring on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace. But the Raiders would yet again respond with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Richard Gordon. The Steelers would again drive down the field easily, but Antonio Brown would fumble the football in the endzone.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
After review, it was determined that Brown had recovered his own fumble and the Steelers found themselves leading the game 31–21 with 1:31 left in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh safety Ryan Mundy, playing for the injured Troy Polamalu, committed a helmet-to-helmet hit on Oakland receiver Heyward-Bey. The hit knocked Heyward-Bey unconscious and he was taken to the hospital with a concussion and sprained neck. (Mundy was not flagged for the illegal hit by the replacement referees, but would be fined by the NFL a few days later.)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
The Steelers secondary issues from the past few years continued, as they could not stop Carson Palmer and the Raiders passing attack. The Raiders would score on a 6-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard field goal to tie the game at 31. The Steelers had a chance to win the game late in the fourth quarter, but the Raiders defense held them to a 3-and-out and forced them to punt the ball back.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
Palmer would again exploit Pittsburgh's suspect secondary and kicker Janikowski would kick a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give the Raiders a 34–31 victory over the Steelers, their first of the season. The Steelers would head into their bye-week 1–2, and eventually ended up being the only AFC North team to lose to the Raiders.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers drew first blood as Ben Roethlisberger connected with Rashard Mendenhall for a 13-yard catch for a TD to take a 7–0 lead. With 0:06 left in the first half, the Steelers increased their lead to 10–0 with a 20-yard field goal from Shaun Suisham going into halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Eagles responded with Michael Vick's TD pass to WR LeSean McCoy to shorten the lead 10–7 for the only score of that quarter.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Steelers responded in the 4th quarter with Shaun Suisham kicking a 34-yard field goal to make the score 13–7. The Eagles however took the lead with Vick hooking up with Brent Celek for a 2-yard TD pass as the Eagles moved ahead 14–13. However, the Steelers were able to move down the field in the final seconds and capitalize their victory with another 34-yard field goal from Shaun Suisham as they went on to win the game 16–14.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the win, the Steelers improved to 2–2. They would also increase their record at home to 2–0.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
Still hungry for their first road win of the season, the Steelers traveled to LP Field to take on longtime and former divisional rivals the Tennessee Titans. Scoring began early in the first quarter as the Titans took a 3–0 lead after Rob Bironas's 22-yard field goal. The Steelers responded with Suisham's 29-yard field goal to tie the game 3–3. The Steelers took the lead after Roethlisberger connected with Mike Wallace for an 82-yard touchdown pass to take a 10–3 lead. The Titans drew closer with Bironas's 38-yard field goal to shorten the lead 10–6.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
In the 2nd quarter, the Titans retook the lead with Jamie Harper's 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 13–10. They would increase their lead with yet another Bironas field goal from 47 yards out to increase their lead 16–10 at halftime. The Steelers moved down the field in spite of a 28-yard field goal to make the score 16–13 for the only score of the 3rd quarter.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
In the fourth quarter, the Steelers retook the lead with Baron Batch's 1-yard TD run to make the score 20–16 and then increased their lead with Suisham's 52-yard field goal for a 23–16 lead. After thinking all was lost, the Titans drove down the field for a comeback attempt. Matt Hasselbeck threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt to tie the game at 23–23. After Suisham missed a game-winning 54-yard field goal, the Titans again drove down the field and ended the game with Bironas's 40-yard field goal to make the final score 26–23.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
The loss to the Titans was the first for the Steelers since their 31–14 loss against them in 2008 which was also in Tennessee. The Steelers fell back under .500 and sat at 2–3 and 3rd place in the AFC North while sitting at 0–3 in road games during this point of the season.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals
Looking for their first road win of the season the Steelers traveled to Paul Brown Stadium to take on their division rivals Bengals. In the first quarter, the Steelers would score first with Shaun Suisham kicking a 42-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Bengals responded with Cedric Peerman's 5-yard run for a TD to make it 7–3 as the Bengals took the lead. In the second quarter, the Bengals increased their lead as Andy Dalton connected with A. J. Green on an 8-yard TD pass to make it 14–3.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Steelers responded with a 47-yard field goal from Suisham to make the score 14–6. After an interception from Andy Dalton, the Steelers moved down the field as Ben Roethlisberger connected with Heath Miller for a TD pass with the 2-point conversion successful, the score was tied 14–14 at halftime. After the break, the Bengals score first in the 3rd quarter after Mike Nugent kicked a 48-yard field goal for them to take the lead 17–14. The Steelers however tied the game back up with Suisham kicking a 47-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers would retake the lead with RB Chris Rainey running into the end zone for an 11-yard TD to move ahead 24–17. After consecutive 3 and outs by the Bengals, the Steelers would run the clock out after the 2-minute warning giving them the victory.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals
With their 5th straight win over the Bengals, the Steelers improved to 3–3 and have yet to be above .500 for the season. Also, the team improved to 1–3 in road games and 11–2 at Paul Brown Stadium.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
First quarterSteelers 7–0 – L. Pope 1 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (7:55)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
Steelers 10–0 – S. Suisham 48 Yard Field Goal (2:49)Second quarterSteelers 10–6 – S. Moss 2 Yard Pass from R. Griffin (K. Forbath Kick Blocked) (11:33)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
Steelers 17–6 – H. Miller 7 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (6:17)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
Steelers 20–6 – S. Suisham 27 Yard Field Goal (1:56)Third quarterSteelers 20–9 – K. Forbath 48 Yard Field Goal (11:52)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
Steelers 27–9 – W. Johnson 1 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (5:13)Fourth quarterSteelers 27–12 – K. Forbath 45 Yard Field Goal (12:06)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
The Steelers returned home to take on the Redskins. Scoring began early in the game as the Steelers would score on Roethlisberger's 1-yard pass to Leonard Pope to take a 7–0 lead. Shaun Suisham then kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 10–0. In the 2nd quarter, the Redskins got on the board as RG3 found Santana Moss for a 2-yard TD pass (with a blocked PAT) and the score was left at 10–6.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
The Steelers did not hesitate, however, as they pushed ahead by double digits as Ben Roethlisberger connected with Heath Miller for a 7-yard pass to make the score 17–6. Suisham increased their lead with a 27-yard field goal as the team lead 20–6 at halftime. Coming into the 3rd quarter, the Redskins scored first with a 48-yard field goal from Kai Forbath to make the score 20–9. However, the Steelers responded with Roethlisberger connecting with Will Johnson for a 1-Yard TD pass to make the score 27–9. In the fourth quarter, the Redskins tried to rally a comeback as Forbath kicked a 45-yard field goal to make the score 27–12. They would then be kept from scoring any more points for the remainder of the game by the Steelers' defense.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
With the win, the Steelers improved to over .500 and outright second place in the AFC North at 4–3 and also 3–0 during home games.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Second quarterSteelers 7–0 – E. Sanders 4 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (12:09)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Tied 7–7 – A. Brown 1 Yard Run (L. Tynes Kick) (7:01)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Giants 14–7 – M. Boley 70 Yard Fumble Return (L. Tynes Kick) (5:11)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Giants 14–10 – S. Suisham 99 Yard Field Goal (0:00)Third quarterGiants 17–10 – L. Tynes 50 Yard Field Goal (8:25)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Giants 20–10 – L. Tynes 23 Yard Field Goal (1:32)Fourth quarterGiants 20–17 – M. Wallace 51 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (14:05)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Steelers 24–20 – I. Redman 2 Yard Run (S. Suisham Kick) (4:02)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
Due to Hurricane Sandy's aftermath, the Steelers flew to New Jersey on game day because the team was unable to find a hotel in New York.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
After a scoreless first quarter punt fest, the Steelers drew first blood with Ben Roethlisberger's 4-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders for a 7–0 lead. The Giants however responded to tie the game with RB Andre Brown's 1-Yard Run to make it 7–7. After recovering a fumble, the Giants would take the lead as Michael Boley returned it 70 yards for a TD to move ahead 14–7. The Steelers would shorten the lead to 4 with Shaun Suisham's 30-yard field goal to make the score 14–10 at halftime.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: at New York Giants
After the break, the Giants would increase their lead from 7 to 10 points with 2 Lawrence Tynes field goals from 50 and 23 yards out making the score at first 17–10 then 20–10. However, the Steelers responded in the 4th quarter with Roethlisberger finding Mike Wallace for a 51-yard catch and run pass to shorten the Giants' lead to 3 making it 20–17. After pressuring Eli and the Giants' offense, the Steelers then drove down the field and took the lead with Redman's 2-Yard Run to make it 24–20. Getting the ball back after the Giants' last 3 and out, Roethlisberger took a knee to end the game as the team improved to 5–3, snapping the Giants' 4-game winning streak. Also, the Steelers would improve to 2–3 in road games and 3–0 against the NFC East.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
First quarterChiefs 7–0 – J. Charles 12 Yard Run (R. Succop Kick) (8:37)Second quarterChiefs 10–0 – R. Succop 22 Yard Field Goal (14:20)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs 10–3 – S. Suisham 35 Yard Field Goal (9:02)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Tied 10–10 – M. Wallace 7 Yard Pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (3:16)Third quarter


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Fourth quarterSteelers 13–10 – S. Suisham 31 Yard Field Goal (12:37)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Tied 13–13 – R. Succop 46 Yard Field Goal (0:00)OvertimeSteelers 16–13 – S. Suisham 23 Yard Field Goal (14:05)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
After a tough road win over the Giants, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Chiefs. With the win, the Steelers improved to 6–3 and also 4–0 in home games and 1–2 against the AFC West. However, Roethlisberger (9/18, 84 yards, 1TD) would be knocked out of the game in the 3rd quarter with a shoulder injury and is reported to be out for next week's home game against the AFC North-leading Ravens.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
First quarterSteelers 7–0 – B. Leftwich 31 Yard Run (S. Suisham Kick) (14:17)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Steelers 7–3 – J. Tucker 26 Yard Field Goal (8:22)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 10–7 – J. Jones 63 Yard Punt Return (J. Tucker Kick) (3:16)Second quarter


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Third quarterRavens 13–7 – J. Tucker 39 Yard Field Goal (6:49)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 13–10 – S. Suisham 22 Yard Field Goal (0:34)Fourth quarter


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
With their 3rd straight loss to the Ravens, the Steelers dropped to 6–4 and 2 games behind them in the AFC North. They are also now 1–1 in division games and 4–1 at home.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
First quarterSteelers 7–0 – L. Timmons 53 Yard Interception Return (S. Suisham Kick) (13:49)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
Steelers 7–3 – P. Dawson 28 Yard Field Goal (8:25)Second quarterBrowns 10–7 – J. Cameron 5 Yard Pass from B. Weeden (P. Dawson Kick) (12:20)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
Browns 13–7 – P. Dawson 32 Yard Field Goal (3:26)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
Steelers 14–13 – C. Rainey 1 Yard Run (S. Suisham Kick) (0:01)Third quarterBrowns 20–14 – T. Richardson 15 Yard Run (P. Dawson Kick) (5:19)Fourth quarter


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
By losing their first game to the Cleveland Browns in three years, the Steelers fall to 6–5 on the season, 1–2 against division rivals, 2–4 on the road, and 11–3 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. This is only the third time Pittsburgh has lost a game in Ohio ever since their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, an Ohio native who was sitting out of the game due to injury, was drafted by them in 2004. Also, Mike Tomlin's record against the Browns all-time would drop to 9–2. The Browns would eventually become the only division rival whom the Steelers would lose to on the road during the season, after winning in Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football and before winning in Baltimore the next week; the 2000 season was the last time these three events occurred together.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
First quarterSteelers 3–0 – S. Suisham 46 Yard Field Goal (7:12)Second quarterTied 3–3 – J. Tucker 45 Yard Field Goal (13:52)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 6–3 – J. Tucker 23 Yard Field Goal (9:34)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 13–3 – A. Boldin 28 Yard Pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker Kick) (3:16)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 13–6 – S. Suisham 41 Yard Field Goal (0:32)Third quarterTied 13–13 – J. Dwyer 16 Yard Run (S. Suisham Kick) (11:05)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens 20–13 – R. Rice 34 Yard Run (J. Tucker Kick) (4:50)Fourth quarterTied 20–20 – H. Miller 7 Yard Pass from C. Batch (S. Suisham Kick) (7:24)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Steelers 23–20 – S. Suisham 42 Yard Field Goal (0:00)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Coming off an 8 turnover performance against the Browns, the Steelers looked to avoid a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh 3rd-string quarterback, Charlie Batch led the Steelers a 3–0 lead for the first quarter and then after 13 unanswered points by the Ravens, the Steelers outscored the Ravens 20–7 through the rest of the game, giving them a 23–20 victory over the Ravens. This was the Steelers' first win against the Ravens since the 2010–2011 season.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
First quarterChargers 3–0 – N. Novak 51-yard Field Goal (3:06)Second quarterChargers 10–0 – D. Alexander 39-yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak Kick) (3:40)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 13–0 – N. Novak 39 Yard Field Goal (0:50)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 13–3 – S. Suisham 49 Yard Field Goal (0:00)Third quarterChargers 20–3 – M. Floyd 3-yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak Kick) (5:28)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 27–3 – Q. Jammer fumble recovery in end zone (N. Novak Kick) (5:16)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 27–10 – M. Wallace 40-yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (2:33)Fourth quarterChargers 34–10 – D. Alexander 15-yard pass from P. Rivers (N. Novak Kick) (9:46)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 34–17 – M. Wallace 11-yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (6:07)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
Chargers 34–24 – A. Brown 1-yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham Kick) (0:58)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
With the loss the Steelers dropped to 7–6 overall, 4–2 in home games, 1–3 against the AFC West, and 14–1 all-time at home against the San Diego Chargers despite Big Ben returning to the field from injury. They became the only AFC North team to lose to the Chargers, win less than three games against all four AFC West teams, and not win any of those matchups in regulation.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers
With losses by the Ravens and Bengals on the same day, the AFC North title remains in sight for Pittsburgh, who will travel to Dallas next week to take on the Cowboys, a team they have faced three times out of their eight appearances in the Super Bowl. Both teams share the NFL-record number of Super Bowl appearances for a franchise, tied at eight, and remain the only two teams to face each other more than twice in Super Bowl matchups.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys
Ben Roethlisberger threw an interception during their second play of overtime, handing the win to Dallas. With the overtime loss, the Steelers enabled the arch-rival Ravens (9–5) to secure their fifth consecutive playoff berth by dropping to 7–7 on the season, thus moving them down to third place in the AFC North with their playoff hopes in jeopardy. Pittsburgh also finished their regular season at 3–5 in road games after dropping to 0–2 at Cowboys Stadium (the other loss there was to the Packers in Super Bowl XLV).


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys
The Steelers hope to rebound at home against the second-place Bengals (8–6) next week in what is a must-win game for both AFC North rivals, as only one of them will be able to join Baltimore in the playoffs, unless the Indianapolis Colts lose their final two games or the Miami Dolphins lose at least one of their final two games. It will be the fourth straight week in which the Steelers will be featured on NFL on CBS's marquee game.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
First quarterBengals 7–0 – L. Hall 17-yard interception return (J. Brown kick) (02:15)Second quarterBengals 10–0 – J. Brown 41-yard Field Goal (01:53)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals 10–7 – A. Brown 60-yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (01:09)Third quarterTied – 10–10 – S. Suisham 40-yard Field Goal (04:01)Fourth quarterBengals – 13–10 – J. Brown 43-yard Field Goal (00:04)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, for the second week in a row, would throw a costly interception with a chance to win the game. With the loss, the Steelers not only fell to 7–8, but have also been eliminated from the playoff race for the first time since 2009 and faced their first non-winning season since 2006. It is also worth noting that the Steelers have missed the playoffs whenever they lost at least one game to Cincinnati during a given season from 2006 to 2012.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh hopes to avoid getting swept by the Browns for the first time since 1988 during their home finale in Week 17, and facing their first losing season since 2003, which was also the last time the Browns have won a game in Pittsburgh. By virtue of the Browns' loss later that afternoon in Denver, the Steelers are assured of third place in the AFC North for the season.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 3–0 – S. Suisham 41 yd. field goal (7:53)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Browns – 3–3 – P. Dawson 51 yd. field goal (3:48)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 10–3 – L. Pope 1 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (0:47)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Browns – 10–10 – G. Little 7 yd. pass from T. Lewis (P. Dawson kick) (11:03)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 17–10 – A. Brown 9 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (4:39)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 24–10 – P. Burress 12 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (3:20)


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
After losing to the Bengals, the Steelers stayed home for a regular season finale against the 5–10 Browns. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers would draw first blood moving ahead 3–0 off of a Shaun Suisham 41-yard field goal. However, the Browns managed to tie it up with Phil Dawson's 51-yard field goal at 3–3. The Steelers pulled away not long before halftime with Roethlisberger's 1-yard touchdown pass to Leonard Pope to take a 10–3 lead at halftime. After the break, Browns 3rd string QB Thaddeus Lewis to WR Greg Little to tie the game 10–10.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
However, the Steelers responded with Roethlisberger's 9-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown to move ahead 17–10. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers would increase their lead with Roethlisberger's 12-yard touchdown pass to WR Plaxico Burress to make it 24–10. The defense shut down the Browns' offense and therefore the team saved their season and finished 8–8, avoiding a losing season for the first time since 2003.


2012 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
During the game, the Steelers' defense forced 4 turnovers (1 interception, 3 lost fumbles) in retaliation for their 8 turnovers during their 20–14 loss at Cleveland when the Browns' defense got 3 interceptions and 5 lost fumbles. This brings the Steelers' yearly total of turnovers against the Browns to 5 in both games (2 interceptions, 3 lost fumbles). Heinz Field's turnout of 51,831 fans was the smallest for a Steelers game since their current stadium's opening in 2001.


2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election
The 2012 Plaid leadership election was held following the resignation of Ieuan Wyn Jones following the 2011 Assembly Elections. Following the election Jones originally stated that he would resign in the first half of the Assembly term. Nominations officially opened on 3 January 2012.


2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election
The leadership was fought by former Agriculture Minister Elin Jones, former party leader Dafydd Elis-Thomas and backbencher Leanne Wood. Simon Thomas declared his intention to run, but later withdrew in favour of Elin Jones.


2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election
The Guardian reported that 7,863 members were entitled to vote, which was an increase in membership of 23% over the preceding four-month period.


2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election
Leanne Wood was declared leader on 15 March 2012, taking over as leader the day after.


2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Endorsements
Of the 11 Plaid Assembly Members, Elin Jones received the support of 6 (including herself), Leanne Wood won the backing of 3 (including herself) and Dafydd Elis-Thomas 1 (himself). Out going leader Ieuan Wyn Jones did not publicly back any candidate.


2012 Players Championship
The 2012 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 39th Players Championship and was won by Matt Kuchar, two strokes ahead of four runners-up.


2012 Players Championship
Defending champion K. J. Choi missed the 36-hole cut by seven strokes.


2012 Players Championship, Venue
This was the 31st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).


2012 Players Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2011 Senior Players Championship.


2012 Players Championship, Field
Keegan Bradley (2,3,5,9), K. J. Choi (2,3,6,9), Ben Crane (3,9), Ben Curtis, Luke Donald (2,3,7,9), Jason Dufner (2,3,9,11), Rickie Fowler (3,9), Harrison Frazar (3), Bill Haas (2,3,8,9), John Huh, Freddie Jacobson (2,3,9), Chris Kirk (3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,7,9,11), Rory McIlroy (5,9,11), George McNeill (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,8,9,11), Bryce Molder (3), Kevin Na (3), Sean O'Hair (3), Carl Pettersson (3,9,11), Scott Piercy (3), Justin Rose (2,3,7,9,11), Adam Scott (2,3,7,9), Webb Simpson (2,3,9), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,9), Scott Stallings (3), Kyle Stanley (3,11), Steve Stricker (2,3,9), David Toms (2,3,9), Johnson Wagner (3,11), Nick Watney (2,3,7,9), Mark Wilson (2,3,9,11), Tiger Woods (5,7,9)


2012 Players Championship, Field
Aaron Baddeley (3,9), Jonathan Byrd (3), Jason Day (3,9), Charles Howell III (3), Matt Kuchar (3,9), Geoff Ogilvy (3), Chez Reavie (3), John Senden (3,9), Vijay Singh (3), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Gary Woodland (3), Yang Yong-eun (3,5)


2012 Players Championship, Field
Blake Adams, Robert Allenby, Arjun Atwal, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Kris Blanks, Michael Bradley, Chad Campbell, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink (5), Chris Couch, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Chris DiMarco, James Driscoll, Ernie Els (7,9), Jim Furyk (8,9), Tommy Gainey, Sergio García (6,9), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Tom Gillis, Lucas Glover (5), Retief Goosen, Hunter Haas, Pádraig Harrington (5), David Hearn, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman (5), Brandt Jobe, Zach Johnson (9), Kang Sung-hoon, Robert Karlsson (9), Jerry Kelly, Martin Laird (9), Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Spencer Levin, Davis Love III, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Graeme McDowell (5,9), John Merrick, Ryan Moore, Joe Ogilvie, Nick O'Hern, Louis Oosthuizen (5,9), Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice Jr., Ian Poulter (7,9), John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Heath Slocum, Kevin Stadler, Brendan Steele, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Josh Teater, Michael Thompson, D. J. Trahan, Cameron Tringale, Jhonattan Vegas, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Jimmy Walker, Charlie Wi


2012 Players Championship, Field
Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Simon Dyson, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós, Lee Westwood


2012 Players Championship, Field
Bud Cauley, Graham DeLaet, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Brian Harman, Colt Knost, Jeff Maggert, John Mallinger


2012 Players Championship Finals
The 2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the fifth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 30 November–2 December 2012 at the Butlin's Resort Minehead in Minehead, England. This was the second Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.


2012 Players Championship Finals
Kevin Painter was the defending champion, but he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the first round.


2012 Players Championship Finals
Phil Taylor won his third and final Players Championship Finals title with a 13–6 victory over Kim Huybrechts in the final.


2012 Players Championship Finals, Television coverage
The tournament was broadcast in the UK by ITV4 and by Fox Sports in Australia.


2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
The 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland.


2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but he finished 37th on the Order of Merit, and didn't qualify.


2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Stephen Lee won his fifth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–0 in the final. It was Lee's first ranking title for six years, and Robertson's first defeat in a televised final.


2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final, Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:


2012 Players' Championship
The 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship was held from April 17 to 22 at the Consolidated Credit Union Place in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It was the last Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the twentieth time the tournament has been held. The purse is CAD$100,000 for both the men's and women's tournaments, and the winner of each tournament will receive CAD$18,000.


2012 Players' Championship
The Players' Championship was televised on Global Television Network across Canada, since CBC Sports had dropped its broadcast of Grand Slams prior to The National.


2012 Plymouth City Council election
The 2012 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 7 May 2012 as part of the 2012 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2008. In that election, fourteen Conservative candidates and five Labour candidates were elected.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Ahead of the election, the council was split between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with the Conservatives having held a majority for five years.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2008 election.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
The Conservatives lost their overall majority on the council to the Labour Party.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Ward results, Southway
Note: Peter Berrow won this seat for the Conservative Party the previous time it was contested in 2008, but defected to UKIP in January 2012.


2012 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
Following the election, the Labour Party had an overall majority on the council, meaning their group leader Tudor Evans returned as council leader. Labour's newly elected councillor in Devonport, Kate Taylor, was one of the youngest councillors in the country at eighteen years old. The UK Independence Party lost its only seat on the council.


2012 Pocono 400
The 2012 Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 10, 2012 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States. Contested over 160 laps, it was the fourteenth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race from the pole (the second of his career, and the first to have come in a race that went the scheduled distance) while Mark Martin finished second and Tony Stewart finished third.


2012 Pocono 400
There were seven cautions and 21 lead changes among ten different drivers during the race. Logano's win moved him to 15th position in the drivers' championship, 125 points behind leader Matt Kenseth and 18 ahead of Kasey Kahne in 16th. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained the first position with 96 points, 13 ahead of Toyota. Ford was placed third with 71 points, 13 ahead of Dodge with 22 races remaining in the season.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Background
Pocono Raceway is one of six  superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8° and the final turn with 6°. However, each of the three straightaways are banked at 2°. Jeff Gordon was the defending race winner.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Background
In preparation for the race, NASCAR held three test sessions on June 6–7, 2012 for teams to test the newer pavement at Pocono, as the track had been repaved following the previous year's events. During the first test session, which was held on June 6 for four hours, Mark Martin was quickest ahead of A. J. Allmendinger with a speed of 175.380 miles per hour (282.247 km/h) and a time of .


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Background
Allmendinger was quickest in the first of two test sessions on June 7 with a time of 50.793 seconds and a speed of 177.190 miles per hour (285.160 km/h), while Kasey Kahne was quickest in the second test session with a time of 50.142 seconds and a speed of 179.490 miles per hour (288.861 km/h). Top speeds at the end of the front straightaway approached 212 miles per hour (341 km/h), however NASCAR determined that the use of restrictor plates would not be required.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Background
On June 5, 2012, NASCAR suspended Phoenix Racing driver Kurt Busch from the race after verbally abusing a media member and taking actions detrimental to stock car racing one week earlier at Dover International Speedway.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Background
Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 486 points, and Matt Kenseth stood in second with 485. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was third in the Drivers' Championship with 476, twelve points ahead of Denny Hamlin and twenty-three ahead of Jimmie Johnson in fourth and fifth. Martin Truex, Jr., with 453, was one point ahead of Kevin Harvick, as Tony Stewart with 407 points, was one ahead of Kyle Busch and two in front of Clint Bowyer. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 90 points, sixteen points ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 67 points, was twelve points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were also held before the race on June 8, 2012. The first session was 85 minutes long, while the second was 90 minutes. Martin was quickest with a time of 50.173 seconds in the first session, 0.124 faster than Jamie McMurray. Earnhardt, Jr. was third quickest, followed by Johnson, Allmendinger, and Ryan Newman. Kahne was seventh, still within half of a second of Martin's time. In the second and final practice, Joey Logano was quickest with a time of 50.139 seconds. Carl Edwards followed in second, ahead of Gordon and Paul Menard.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Kyle Busch was fifth quickest, with a time of 50.409 seconds. Kahne, Biffle, Brad Keselowski, Allmendinger, and Marcos Ambrose rounded out the first ten positions. McMurray, who was second quickest in the first session, could only manage 34th. Also in the first practice session, Stephen Leicht struck a groundhog with his car, after Truex, Jr. brushed the SAFER barrier attempting to avoid it.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-four cars were entered for qualifying on June 9, 2012, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. After having problems with oil-dry in turn one, Logano of Joe Gibbs Racing clinched the fourth pole position of his Sprint Cup Series career, with a time of 50.112 seconds, which beat the old track record. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards. Menard qualified third, Kyle Busch took fourth, and Hamlin started fifth. Martin, Regan Smith, Earnhardt, Jr., Ambrose and Kahne rounded out the top ten. The driver that failed to qualify for the race was David Stremme.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Once the qualifying session was completed, Logano stated, "The track was dirty. When I went out there and got to that trouble spot, I got loose a little bit and didn't get to the bottom as well as I wanted to. So I felt like I left a tenth and a half [of a second] or so right there, but I felt like I nailed [Turns] 2 and 3 pretty well. I was hoping it would be in the top five, and it ended up being good enough."


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
The race, the fourteenth in the season, began at 1:20 p.m. EDT and was televised live in the United States on TNT. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race with the air temperature around 84 °F (29 °C). Mike Kloton, Archdiocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Next, Naomi Scott performed the national anthem, and Dr. Rose Mattioli, chairman of Pocono Raceway, gave the command for drivers to start their engines.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
At the start of the race, Logano maintained his pole position lead as Hamlin collided into Edwards going into the first turn, causing Edwards' car to rub against the tire. Also on the first lap, the first caution was given after Landon Cassill spun sideways and collided into Truex, Jr. in the third turn. Allmendinger was also involved in the accident. During the caution, Edwards pitted to repair damages to his car, as Cassill drove to the garage. On the sixth lap, Logano led Menard on the restart.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
Two laps later, the three drivers involved in the first caution were forced to pit after being penalized by NASCAR. By the twelfth lap, Logano had extended his lead to two seconds over second placed Menard. Two laps later, J. J. Yeley, Tony Raines and Reed Sorenson crashed into the wall, prompting the second caution. During the caution most of the front-runners pitted while Hamlin stayed on-track. Also under the caution, Montoya drove to the garage after having damage to the right side of his car, as Bowyer received a pit road speeding penalty.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
At the lap 20 restart, McMurray led Keselowski, Hamlin, and Logano into the first turn. On the following lap, Leicht made a pit stop, as Hamlin took the first position. Hamlin, who had won four previous times at Pocono Raceway, continued to extend his lead to 1.1 seconds by the 25th lap. Six laps later on lap 31, Joe Nemechek pitted, only two laps before Hamlin and Keselowski, and three before McMurray. On the 34th lap, Keselowski received a pit road speeding penalty, as Earnhardt, Jr. became the leader.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
Four laps later, Casey Mears drove to the garage, while Michael McDowell pitted. At lap 42, Gordon and Ambrose started the second set of green flag pit stops. On the following lap, Johnson pitted, as Gordon had to return to pit road after receiving a pit road speeding penalty. On the 44th lap, Kyle Busch, Logano and Ambrose pitted, as Johnson received a pit road speeding penalty. Johnson received a second penalty for speeding on pit road on the next lap. Kyle Busch, Harvick, David Reutimann and Newman were also given a pit road speeding penalty. Following pit stops, Hamlin was the leader ahead of Earnhardt, Jr.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
On the 58th lap, Kenseth passed McMurray for the third position, as Johnson remained a lap behind the leaders after three penalties. Two laps later, Earnhardt, Jr. reclaimed the lead from Hamlin. At lap 64, McMurray pitted, as Hamlin told his team he ran out of fuel. The third caution was given two laps later after Allmendinger crashed in the second turn from having no brakes. Most of the leaders pitted during the caution as McMurray, who pitted a few laps earlier, stayed on the track.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
Also during the caution, Jeff Burton became the 17th driver to be penalized for speeding on pit road, as Johnson chose the wave-around to return to the lead lap. At the lap 72 restart, McMurray was the leader ahead of Kahne. Two laps later, the fourth caution was given after debris was located on the track. McMurray, Hamlin, Kahne and Johnson pitted during the caution, as Kyle Busch drove to the garage. On the 83rd lap, the race resumed with Biffle the leader ahead of Martin, Earnhardt, Jr., Logano and Kenseth.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
Nine laps later, Kenseth and Earnhardt, Jr. passed Biffle to claim the first two positions. On the 98th lap, Kyle Busch retired from the race after having engine problems. On the following lap, Edwards began another set of green flag pit stops. On the 101st lap, Ambrose, Newman, Johnson and three others pitted, just one lap before Kenseth, Earnhardt, and Biffle. After every team pitted, Earnhardt, Jr. reclaimed the first position, as Biffle reported engine problems to his team. By lap 118, Newman and Johnson were placed sixth and seventh.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
Five laps later, the fifth caution was given after debris from Aric Almirola collision with the wall was located on the track. During the caution most of the front-runners pitted. At the lap 129 restart, Logano led Martin into the first turn. During the next three laps, Keselowski, Dave Blaney, Reutimann and Harvick pitted.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
At lap 138, Kahne collided into the turn 2 wall, prompting the sixth caution. Only some of the drivers chose to pit during the caution, leaving Logano and Martin in the first two positions for the restart on lap 143. Six laps later, the seventh caution was given after debris was located. Logano and Martin continued to be in the first two positions at the lap 152 restart. During the same lap, Martin claimed the first position from Logano, as Stewart, Hamlin and Johnson rounded out the first five positions.


2012 Pocono 400, Report, Race
With four laps remaining, Logano reclaimed the lead from Martin with a bump-and-run. Logano maintained the first position to claim his second Sprint Cup Series career win. Martin took the second position ahead of Stewart and Johnson. Hamlin finished in the fifth position, as Bowyer, Kenseth, Earnhardt, Jr., Menard and McMurray completed the first ten positions.


2012 Pohang Steelers season
The 2012 season was Pohang Steelers' thirtieth season in the K-League in South Korea. Pohang Steelers is competing K-League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.


2012 Pohang Steelers season, Current squad
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2012 Pohang Steelers season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2012 Pohang Steelers season, Transfer, In
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2012 Pohang Steelers season, Transfer, Out
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2012 Pohang Steelers season, Match results, K-League
[ 1] Round 15 Match of Incheon vs Pohang was originally K-League restricted non-attendance match.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl
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2012 Poinsettia Bowl
The 2012 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 20, 2012 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California in the United States. The eighth edition of the Poinsettia Bowl began at 5:00 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl
It featured the Mountain West Conference co-champion San Diego State Aztecs (whose regular home stadium is Qualcomm) against the BYU Cougars (which had been in the MW until 2011 before playing as an FBS independent), and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Cougars accepted their invitation after earning a 6–4 record in their first ten games of the season (and would finish 7-5), while the Aztecs accepted their invitation after finishing with a 9-3 record in their season


2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams
In 2009, the Poinsettia Bowl announced that it had extended its agreement to continue to feature the Mountain West's second bowl-eligible team until at least 2013. In addition, BYU has a three-year deal to play in the Poinsettia Bowl should they not qualify for a Bowl Championship Series game.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams
This was the thirty-sixth meeting between these two teams. BYU leads the all-time record 28-7-1. The last time they played was in 2010.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams, BYU
The Cougars' season followed a specific pattern for the first ten games, winning their first two games, losing their next two, winning their next two, losing their next two, and again winning their next two. After defeating the Idaho Vandals to bring their season record to 6–4, the Cougars accepted the second invitation of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season to the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl. BYU finished the regular season with a 7–5 record.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams, San Diego State
The Aztecs are on a seven-game winning streak, with their last loss coming from a game against Fresno State on September 29. After defeating the Wyoming Cowboys, the Aztecs accepted an invitation to the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl. San Diego State finished the regular season with a 9–3 record.


2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams, San Diego State
This will be the Aztecs' second Poinsettia Bowl, following the 2010 game where they defeated the Navy Midshipmen by a score of 35-14.


2012 Point Optical Curling Classic
The 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 21 to 24 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, with the purse for the event being CAD$50,000. The winning team of John Epping received CAD$12,000 for their win.


2012 Polaris Music Prize
The 2012 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2012  at Toronto's Masonic Temple.


2012 Polaris Music Prize
The award was won by Feist for her album Metals.


2012 Polaris Music Prize, Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14 at The Waldorf Hotel in Vancouver.


2012 Polish Masters
The 2012 Polish Masters was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in July 2012. All matches were played in Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Poland. This was the first Polish Masters.


2012 Polish Masters, Matches
July 20 during a press conference with coaches and players of all teams was draw for the semi-final pairs. The winners will play in the finals and the loser of the match for 3rd place.


2012 Polish Masters, Top scores
The topscorer of the 2012 Polish Masters was Carlos Martins, because he played fewer minutes than Georginio Wijnaldum.


2012 Polish Super Cup
The 2012 Polish Super Cup was held on 12 August 2012 between the 2011–12 Ekstraklasa winners Śląsk Wrocław and the 2011–12 Polish Cup winners Legia Warsaw. Śląsk Wrocław won the match on penalties after the match finished 1–1, winning the trophy for the second time in their history.


2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown
The 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown was held from March 8 to 11 at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event is being held in a triple knockout format. The purse for the event was a total of CAD$100,000, with the men's and women's events splitting the purse equally at CAD$50,000 apiece. The winner of each event received CAD$15,000.


2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown
Because the event planners missed the registration deadline for this season's World Curling Tour events, this year's bonspiel will not count for ranking points on the Order of Merit or the Canadian Team Ranking System.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries
The 2012 Popular Democratic Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2012 general elections. They were held on March 18, 2012 and coincided with the Republican Party primaries in the island.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, Background
At the time of the primaries, the Popular Democratic Party had already chosen current Senator Alejandro García Padilla, as their gubernatorial candidate. He would be joined in the ballot by Rafael Cox Alomar as candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, Background
In the Senate, there were 5 sitting senators looking to retain their election spots. In the House, there were around 5 sitting representatives as well. Also, some returning candidates from previous years, like Roberto Vigoreaux, and other former officeholders, like Miguel Pereira and Aníbal José Torres, were entering the political race. Some relatives of known politicians also made the jump to politics. Eduardo Ferrer, brother of Héctor Ferrer, was aspiring for a Senate spot, while Javier Aponte Dalmau, brother of current mayor of Carolina, José Aponte Dalmau, both sons of former mayor José Aponte de la Torre, was running for a spot as representative for District 38.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, Background
Francisco Zayas Seijo, who was mayor of Ponce, was also attempting a return to politics after his defeat in 2008. He was running for the mayoral candidacy again, this time against Ramón Torres. The only sitting mayor from the PPD that was challenged in a primary was Edgardo Arlequín, from Guayanilla.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, Background
Also, the amount of primaries per municipality and districts were few, when compared to previous years. As a result, the primaries were expected to be of low participation among the party members.


2012 Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, Candidates, Mayors
The Popular Democratic Party held primaries in 20 of 78 municipalities.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
The 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season was the 27th German Porsche Carrera Cup season. It began on 28 April at Hockenheim and finished on 21 October at the same circuit, after seventeen races, with two races at each event bar Round 3. It ran as a support championship for the 2012 DTM season. René Rast won his second championship ahead of his teammate countryman Sean Edwards at an action packed final round. This was the first season in the championship with two races at each event supporting the DTM rounds. The B-class was introduced for the first time for amateur drivers.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Race calendar and results
1#  – Race stopped due to torrential rain resulting in only half points being awarded.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Race calendar and results
2#  – Sean Edwards recorded the fastest lap but was not counted due to being disqualified from the race.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Championship standings, A-class
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is a multi class championship, with drivers grouped based on their ability and experience into three classes: Professional, Professional-Amateur 1 (Pro- Am 1)and Professional-Amateur 2 (Pro- Am 2). It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
This season was the tenth Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 21 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Entry list
The official entry list was released on 13 March, including 21 full-season entries.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Race calendar and results
On 20 September 2011, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2012 season, for all of the series competing on the TOCA package. All races were held in the United Kingdom.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Championship standings
A driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
The 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia season was the sixth Porsche Carrera Cup Italy season. It began on 5 May in Vallelunga and finished on 21 October in Monza. Vito Postiglione won the championship driving for Ebimotors, which won the teams' championship.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Teams' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Michelin Cup
The Michelin Cup is the trophy reserved to the gentlemen drivers.


2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Scholarship Programme
The Scholarship Programme Cup is the trophy reserved to the under-26 drivers elected by Porsche at the beginning of the season.


2012 Porsche Supercup
The 2012 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season was the 20th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 21 April on Bahrain International Circuit and finished on 9 September at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, after ten scheduled races.


2012 Porsche Supercup, Race calendar and results
On 20 October 2011 the series schedule was announced, consisting of ten races at nine circuits. Sakhir will return and replaces the round at the Yas Marina Circuit. Following the 4 May incident at Fuji International Speedway during the 500km Super GT event that severely injured Porsche driver Tim Bergmeister, an investigation of the crash and numerous wheel failures found during the Barcelona round led to officials moving the round to the Hungaroring, making that round a two-race weekend, with the replacement race on Saturday and the regular round on Sunday.


2012 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated. Julia Görges /  Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 7–5


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Sabine Lisicki and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová won the tournament defeating Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Julia Görges was the defending champion, but she lost to Samantha Stosur in the second round.


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–4. This tournament was the first since Wimbledon in 2009 in which the top four players in the world reached the semifinals.


2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election
A by-election occurred in the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide on 11 February 2012. Labor's Susan Close won the seat on a 52.9 percent two-candidate-preferred (TCP) vote. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Deputy Premier, Treasurer and state Labor MHA Kevin Foley.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Background
Foley and Mike Rann resigned from their parliamentary seats, which created twin by-elections for 11 February, the other being the 2012 Ramsay by-election. On two-party-preferred vote (TPP) margins of 12.8 and 18.0 points from the 2010 election, considered safe margins on the current pendulum, Labor would have likely retained both seats on the TPP vote based on unchanged statewide Newspoll since the previous election. In the lower house, 24 seats form a majority, the Labor government held 26 of 47 seats. If one or both seats had been lost, Labor would still have retained majority government.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Background
Foley was first elected as the member for the new north-western metropolitan seat of Hart at the 1993 election. Hart was mostly replaced with a recreated Port Adelaide ahead of the 2002 election, and Foley followed most of his constituents into the new seat. From Rann Labor's election to government in 2002 until 2011, Foley became the longest-serving Deputy Premier of South Australia and the third-longest-serving Treasurer of South Australia.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Background
The last by-election was the 2009 Frome by-election, when another former Premier, Rob Kerin, retired from politics. The seat was narrowly won by an independent candidate.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Candidates
A record nine candidates nominated for the seat of Port Adelaide. The Liberal Party, Family First Party, and independent candidate Max James, who contested the previous election and gained a primary vote of 26.8 percent, 5.9 percent, and 11.0 percent respectively, did not contest the by-election.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Polling
Three opinion polls were conducted and released by the in-house polling group at The Advertiser, Adelaide's main newspaper:


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Polling
Under instant runoff voting with voters' full preference allocation, on the above polling and without a Liberal candidate, it was possible for one of several candidates to win. On how-to-vote cards located on all polling booths at each polling place, Briton recommended preferences to the Greens and then Labor, the Greens recommended preferences to Labor, Thomas had a split ticket recommending Labor or Johanson, while the remaining party and independent candidates including Johanson generally recommended preferences between each other in varying order. The by-election was expected to be a close contest on both eliminated candidate preference flows and the final TCP vote.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Result
Labor retained the seat on a 52.9 percent TCP vote against Johanson, with a majority in seven of 11 polling places. Postal votes were included on 13 February, absentee and pre-poll votes were included on 14 February. Preference distributions occurred on 18 February. Results are final.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Result
Neither a TPP or TCP swing could be produced, as the 2010 result was between Labor and Liberal rather than Labor and independent with no Liberal candidate. An increase or decrease in margins in these situations cannot be meaningfully interpreted as swings. As explained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Antony Green, when a major party does not contest a by-election, preferences from independents or minor parties that would normally flow to both major parties does not take place, causing asymmetric preference flows.


2012 Port Adelaide state by-election, Result
Examples of this are the 2008 Mayo and 2002 Cunningham federal by-elections, with seats returning to TPP form at the next election. This contradicted News Ltd claims of large swings and a potential Liberal Party win in Port Adelaide at the next election. At the 2014 election, Port Adelaide was Labor's 7th safest seat on a margin of over 10 percent. Johanson unsuccessfully contested the neighbouring seat of Lee at the 2014 election with a primary vote of 11.2 percent.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
The 2012 Port Huron Patriots season is the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. After the disappointing end to the Port Huron Predators season in 2011, Dave and Cyndi Kinsman wanted to bring back a team to Port Huron in 2012 and the future. Kinsman stated, "We are aware of the history of teams in this city and the bottom line is that you have to win on and off the field to make this succeed.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
Other teams could win on the field, but couldn't win off the field meaning they didn't have the front office and leadership it takes to succeed. We are confident in the direction this franchise will head and we are thrilled to be in Port Huron." The team announced that they would be playing at McMorran Arena. In early September 2011, the Patriots signed former Pradators head coach John Forti, as well as re-signed local players who had played for the Predators. On December 24, 2011 the team announced its training camp roster.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
On February 11, 2012, the team played its first ever preseason game. They defeated the outdoor semi-professional Southern Michigan Timberwolves 35-21. This first unofficial win came in the wake of the tragic loss of Offensive Lineman Ken Hamilton, who was killed in a shooting outside of a Detroit nightclub. Teammate Antonio Martin was also injured in the shooting.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
On March 29, 2012, Kinsman fired the entire coaching staff consisting of Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator John Forti, Defensive Coordinator Ron Gadowski, Special Teams and Line Coach Ryan Nolin and Defensive Backs Coach Jude Carter. Kinsman named himself the head coach of the Patriots and hired the coaching staff from the Michigan Gators, a semi-professional team that the Patriots had played in the preseason.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
Kinsman's decision to make himself the head coach did not sit well with some of the players, as a group, led by Terry Mitchell, left the team due to Kinsman's lack of football coaching experience.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season
Kinsman went on to lead the Patriots to a 3-4 record, making them 4-6 overall, clinching the 4th seed in the CIFL playoffs, but despite this factor, the league decided to shorten the playoffs. This left the Patriots and the Evansville Rage both out of the playoffs.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Players, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated April 24, 201225 Active, 1 Inactive, 10 PS


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs Chicago Vipers
In the first ever regular season game for the Vipers and Patriots, it was a tale of two halves. The Patriots started the scoring on an 8-yard run by Tracey McIntyre less than two minutes into the game followed by a 39-yard pass from Darryl Johnson to Jose Morris to grab a 14-0 Patriot lead. Chicago answered on a 4-yard touchdown run by Bill Ziemba, but the Patriots extended their lead to 20-7 as Johnson and McIntyre hooked up for a 25-yard touchdown pass.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs Chicago Vipers
Chicago quarterback Anthony Kropp added a 1-yard touchdown run and Port Huron capped the first quarter scoring on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Morris. The Patriots' first points of the second quarter came from a safety when the snap was over the head of Kropp and recovered by the Vipers in the end zone. Darryl Johnson threw his fourth touchdown of the half on a 7-yard pass to Dan Johnson. The Patriots added an 11-yard touchdown run by McIntyre to close the first half scoring.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs Chicago Vipers
The Vipers outscored the Patriots 21-6 in the third quarter and pull within 11, trailing 46-35. The third quarter scoring was started by Chicago, who on a 12-yard pass from Kropp to Dan Carter. Port Huron quarterback Johnson added a 3-yard touchdown run to keep the Patriot lead at 25. The next four scores in the game belonged to the Vipers. Kropp threw another touchdown pass to Dominique Jackson, this one 27 yards, and Khyree Copeland added a touchdown run from 22 yards to end the third quarter.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs Chicago Vipers
The 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter quickly disappeared as defensive back Lawrence Harvey intercepted Johnson and returned it for a 13-yard touchdown. Just 30 seconds into the final quarter and the lead was trimmed to four. The Vipers took their first lead of the game as Johnson completed a pass to Dominique Jackson at the Port Huron 16. Jackson fumbled the football and it was picked up by Dan Carter at the 5-yard line and taken in for a touchdown. Julie Harshbarger added the extra point and Chicago led 49-46. The game winning score came with just over two minutes to play as Mark Carter scored from 1 yard out to put the Patriots up 52-49. Chicago had one last chance to tie the game, but Harshbarger's kick was no good as time expired.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs Dayton Silverbacks
Dayton opened the scoring first with Evan Sawyer taking the ball in from 1 yard out. The PAT was kicked by Zack VanZant and the Silverbacks led 7-0. The Patriots came right back down the field and scored on 4-yard run by Tracey McIntyre with 5:52 left in the opening stanza. Mark Carter ran in the two-point conversion and the host led 8-7. Dayton took the next possession and moved down the field and answered the call with touchdown with 1:47 left in the quarter. Sawyer passed the ball to Bruce Peters from seven yards out, and VanZant added the PAT. At the end of the first quarter, Dayton led 14-8.


2012 Port Huron Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs Dayton Silverbacks
With 9:59 left in the first half, VanZant kicked a 16-yard field goal. With 5:45 left in the half, Sawyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Antwain Weeden. The extra point was good and they led 24-8. Port Huron answered the bell when Terry Michell caught a 6-yard pass from Michael McKinley, but Carson Nowakowski's kick was no good. Weeden took the ensuing kickoff and ran 52 yards for a touchdown to close the half, but the PAT failed. At halftime, Dayton led 30-14.