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NFL playoff results is a listing of the year-by-year results of the NFL Playoff games to determine the final two teams for the championship game. The winners of those games are listed in NFL Championship Game article.
The overall franchise records are shown in the last table.
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions. In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game. This happened nine times during this era.
Playoffs | Title at Issue | Winner | Score | Loser | Ref. |
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1941 | Western Division | Chicago Bears | 33–14 | Green Bay Packers | [1] |
1943 | Eastern Division | Washington Redskins | 28–0 | New York Giants | [2] |
1947 | Eastern Division | Philadelphia Eagles | 21–0 | Pittsburgh Steelers | [3] |
1950 | American Conference | Cleveland Browns | 8–3 | New York Giants | [4] |
National Conference | Los Angeles Rams | 24–14 | Chicago Bears | [5] | |
1952 | National Conference | Detroit Lions | 31–21 | Los Angeles Rams | [6] |
1957 | Western Conference | Detroit Lions | 31–27 | San Francisco 49ers | [7] |
1958 | Eastern Conference | New York Giants | 10–0 | Cleveland Browns | [8] |
1965 | Western Conference | Green Bay Packers | 13–10 (OT) | Baltimore Colts | [9] |
For the 1967 season, the NFL split into four divisions (two conferences of two divisions each). Each of the four division champions played in their respective Conference Championship Game, with those winners advancing to the NFL Championship Game. 1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933–1966 era above).
Year | Eastern Conference Championship | Western Conference Championship | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref | |
1967 | Dallas Cowboys | 52–14 | Cleveland Browns | [10] | Green Bay Packers | 28–7 | Los Angeles Rams | [11] |
1968 | Cleveland Browns | 31–20 | Dallas Cowboys | [12] | Baltimore Colts | 24–14 | Minnesota Vikings | [13] |
1969 | Cleveland Browns | 38–14 | Dallas Cowboys | [14] | Minnesota Vikings | 23–20 | Los Angeles Rams | [15] |
In 1978, the NFL expanded its playoffs pool from 8 to 10 teams, requiring the addition of another round of playoffs. From 1978 to 1989, this round featured one game per conference between the two wild-card (non-division winners) and thus the name "Wild Card" round. In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and again to 14 teams for the 2020 season, with an additional game added to this week in each year.
Starting with the 1970 merger with the American Football League the NFL expanded its playoffs to 8 teams total. The round of 8 has traditionally been known as the "Divisional" round.
Post NFL/AFL Merger | All | Pre NFL/AFL Merger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round: | Overall | Wild Card | Divisional | Conference | Super Bowl | League | Divisional | Tiebreaker | ||||||||||||||||
Active Team | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct |
New England Patriots | 37 | 22 | .627 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
San Francisco 49ers | 38 | 24 | .613 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||||
Green Bay Packers | 37 | 26 | .587 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 28 | .563 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||||
Las Vegas Raiders | 25 | 20 | .556 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Denver Broncos | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |||||||||
Dallas Cowboys | 36 | 31 | .537 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |||
Washington Commanders | 23 | 20 | .535 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 21 | .533 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Carolina Panthers | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||||||
New York Giants | 25 | 26 | .490 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |||
Philadelphia Eagles | 25 | 26 | .490 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 28 | .481 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
New York Jets | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 25 | .479 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Buffalo Bills | 19 | 21 | .475 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 19 | .472 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |||||||||
Miami Dolphins | 20 | 23 | .465 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |||||||||
Chicago Bears | 17 | 20 | .459 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
New Orleans Saints | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |||||||||
Tennessee Titans | 17 | 23 | .425 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
Houston Texans | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||||||
Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||||
Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 31 | .404 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
Detroit Lions | 9 | 14 | .391 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 19 | .387 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
Cleveland Browns | 12 | 22 | .353 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
Team | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct |
Round: | Overall | Wild Card | Divisional | Conference | Super Bowl | League | Divisional | Tiebreaker | ||||||||||||||||
Post NFL/AFL Merger | All | Pre NFL/AFL Merger |
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