Wild Card
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Divisional
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Conference Championships
| AFC Divisional Playoffs Results | ||||||
| Season | Date | Winner (Share) | Loser (Share) | Score | Site | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jan. 14 | New England ($19,000) | San Diego ($19,000) | 24-21 | San Diego | 68,810 |
| Jan. 13 | Indianapolis ($19,000) | Baltimore ($19,000) | 15-6 | Baltimore | 71,162 | |
| 2005 | Jan. 15 | Pittsburgh ($19,000) | Indianapolis ($19,000) | 21-18 | Indianapolis | 57,449 |
| Jan. 14 | Denver ($19,000) | New England ($19,000) | 27-13 | Denver | 76,238 | |
| 2004 | Jan. 16 | New England ($18,000) | Indianapolis ($18,000) | 20-3 | New England | 68,756 |
| Jan. 15 | Pittsburgh ($18,000) | N.Y. Jets ($18,000) | 20-17* | Pittsburgh | 64,915 | |
| 2003 | Jan. 11 | Indianapolis ($18,000) | Kansas City ($18,000) | 38-31 | Kansas City | 79,159 |
| Jan. 10 | New England ($18,000) | Tennessee ($18,000) | 17-14 | New England | 68,436 | |
| 2002 | Jan. 12 | Oakland ($17,000) | N.Y. Jets ($17,000) | 30-10 | Oakland | 62,207 |
| Jan. 11 | Tennessee ($17,000) | Pittsburgh ($17,000) | 34-31* | Tennessee | 68,809 | |
| 2001 | Jan. 20 | Pittsburgh ($17,000) | Baltimore ($17,000) | 27-10 | Pittsburgh | 63,976 |
| Jan. 19 | New England ($17,000) | Oakland ($17,000) | 16-13* | New England | 60,292 | |
| 2000 | Jan. 7 | Baltimore ($16,000) | Tennessee ($16,000) | 24-10 | Nashville | 68,527 |
| Jan. 6 | Oakland ($16,000) | Miami ($16,000) | 27-0 | Oakland | 61,998 | |
| 1999 | Jan. 16 | Tennessee ($16,000) | Indianapolis ($16,000) | 19-16 | Indianapolis | 57,097 |
| Jan. 15 | Jacksonville ($16,000) | Miami ($16,000) | 62-7 | Jacksonville | 75,173 | |
| 1998 | Jan. 10 | N.Y. Jets ($15,000) | Jacksonville ($15,000) | 34-24 | East Rutherford | 78,817 |
| Jan. 9 | Denver ($15,000) | Miami ($15,000) | 38-3 | Denver | 75,729 | |
| 1997 | Jan. 4 | Denver ($15,000) | Kansas City ($15,000) | 14-10 | Kansas City | 76,965 |
| Jan. 3 | Pittsburgh ($15,000) | New England ($15,000) | 7-6 | Pittsburgh | 61,228 | |
| 1996 | Jan. 5 | New England ($14,000) | Pittsburgh ($14,000) | 28-3 | New England | 60,188 |
| Jan. 4 | Jacksonville ($14,000) | Denver ($14,000) | 30-27 | Denver | 75,678 | |
| 1995 | Jan. 7 | Indianapolis ($13,000) | Kansas City ($13,000) | 10-7 | Kansas City | 77,594 |
| Jan. 6 | Pittsburgh ($13,000) | Buffalo ($13,000) | 40-21 | Pittsburgh | 59,072 | |
| 1994 | Jan. 8 | San Diego ($12,000) | Miami ($12,000) | 22-21 | San Diego | 63,381 |
| Jan. 7 | Pittsburgh ($12,000) | Cleveland ($12,000) | 29-9 | Pittsburgh | 58,185 | |
| 1993 | Jan. 16 | Kansas City ($12,000) | Houston ($12,000) | 28-20 | Houston | 64,011 |
| Jan. 15 | Buffalo ($12,000) | L.A. Raiders ($12,000) | 29-23 | Buffalo | 61,923 | |
| 1992 | Jan. 10 | Miami ($10,000) | San Diego ($10,000) | 31-0 | Miami | 71,224 |
| Jan. 9 | Buffalo ($10,000) | Pittsburgh ($10,000) | 24-3 | Pittsburgh | 60,407 | |
| 1991 | Jan. 5 | Buffalo ($10,000) | Kansas City ($10,000) | 37-14 | Buffalo | 80,182 |
| Jan. 4 | Denver ($10,000) | Houston ($10,000) | 26-24 | Denver | 75,301 | |
| 1990 | Jan. 13 | L.A. Raiders ($10,000) | Cincinnati ($10,000) | 20-10 | Los Angeles | 92,045 |
| Jan. 12 | Buffalo ($10,000) | Miami ($10,000) | 44-34 | Buffalo | 77,087 | |
| 1989 | Jan. 7 | Denver ($10,000) | Pittsburgh ($10,000) | 24-23 | Denver | 75,477 |
| Jan. 6 | Cleveland ($10,000) | Buffalo ($10,000) | 34-30 | Cleveland | 78,921 | |
| 1988 | Jan. 1 | Buffalo ($10,000) | Houston ($10,000) | 17-10 | Buffalo | 79,532 |
| Dec. 31 | Cincinnati ($10,000) | Seattle ($10,000) | 21-13 | Cincinnati | 58,560 | |
| 1987 | Jan. 10 | Denver ($10,000) | Houston ($10,000) | 34-10 | Denver | 75,440 |
| Jan. 9 | Cleveland ($10,000) | Indianapolis ($10,000) | 38-21 | Cleveland | 79,372 | |
| 1986 | Jan. 4 | Denver ($10,000) | New England ($10,000) | 22-17 | Denver | 75,262 |
| Jan. 3 | Cleveland ($10,000) | N.Y. Jets ($10,000) | 23-20* | Cleveland | 79,720 | |
| 1985 | Jan. 5 | New England ($10,000) | L.A. Raiders ($10,000) | 27-20 | Los Angeles | 87,163 |
| Jan. 4 | Miami ($10,000) | Cleveland ($10,000) | 24-21 | Miami | 74,667 | |
| 1984 | Dec. 30 | Pittsburgh ($10,000) | Denver ($10,000) | 24-17 | Denver | 74,981 |
| Dec. 29 | Miami ($10,000) | Seattle ($10,000) | 31-10 | Miami | 73,469 | |
| 1983 | Jan. 1 | L.A. Raiders ($10,000) | Pittsburgh ($10,000) | 38-10 | Los Angeles | 90,380 |
| Dec. 31 | Seattle ($10,000) | Miami ($10,000) | 27-20 | Miami | 74,136 | |
| 1982 | Jan. 16 | Miami ($10,000) | San Diego ($10,000) | 34-13 | Miami | 71,383 |
| Jan. 15 | N.Y. Jets ($10,000) | L.A. Raiders ($10,000) | 17-14 | Los Angeles | 90,038 | |
| 1981 | Jan. 3 | Cincinnati ($5,000) | Buffalo ($5,000) | 28-21 | Cincinnati | 55,420 |
| Jan. 2 | San Diego ($5,000) | Miami ($5,000) | 41-38* | Miami | 73,735 | |
| 1980 | Jan. 4 | Oakland ($5,000) | Cleveland ($5,000) | 14-12 | Cleveland | 78,245 |
| Jan. 3 | San Diego ($5,000) | Buffalo ($5,000) | 20-14 | San Diego | 52,253 | |
| 1979 | Dec. 30 | Pittsburgh ($5,000) | Miami ($5,000) | 34-14 | Pittsburgh | 50,214 |
| Dec. 29 | Houston ($5,000) | San Diego ($5,000) | 17-14 | San Diego | 51,192 | |
| 1978 | Dec. 31 | Houston ($5,000) | New England ($5,000) | 31-14 | New England | 60,735 |
| Dec. 30 | Pittsburgh ($5,000) | Denver ($5,000) | 33-10 | Pittsburgh | 50,230 | |
| 1977 | Dec. 24 | Oakland ($5,000) | Baltimore ($5,000) | 37-31* | Baltimore | 59,925 |
| Dec. 24 | Denver ($5,000) | Pittsburgh ($5,000) | 34-21 | Denver | 75,059 | |
| 1976 | Dec. 19 | Pittsburgh [$] | Baltimore [$] | 40-14 | Baltimore | 59,296 |
| Dec. 18 | Oakland [$] | New England [$] | 24-21 | Oakland | 53,050 | |
| 1975 | Dec. 28 | Oakland [$] | Cincinnati [$] | 31-28 | Oakland | 53,030 |
| Dec. 27 | Pittsburgh [$] | Baltimore [$] | 28-10 | Pittsburgh | 49,557 | |
| 1974 | Dec. 22 | Pittsburgh [$] | Buffalo [$] | 32-14 | Pittsburgh | 49,841 |
| Dec. 21 | Oakland [$] | Miami [$] | 28-26 | Oakland | 53,023 | |
| 1973 | Dec. 23 | Miami [$] | Cincinnati [$] | 34-16 | Miami | 78,928 |
| Dec. 22 | Oakland [$] | Pittsburgh [$] | 33-14 | Oakland | 52,646 | |
| 1972 | Dec. 24 | Miami [$] | Cleveland [$] | 20-14 | Miami | 78,916 |
| Dec. 23 | Pittsburgh [$] | Oakland [$] | 13-7 | Pittsburgh | 50,327 | |
| 1971 | Dec. 26 | Baltimore [$] | Cleveland [$] | 20-3 | Cleveland | 70,734 |
| Dec. 25 | Miami [$] | Kansas City [$] | 27-24* | Kansas City | 50,374 | |
| 1970 | Dec. 27 | Oakland [$] | Miami [$] | 21-14 | Oakland | 52,594 |
| Dec. 26 | Baltimore [$] | Cincinnati [$] | 17-0 | Baltimore | 49,694 | |
| 1969 | Dec. 21 | Oakland [$] | Houston [$] | 56-7 | Oakland | 53,539 |
| Dec. 20 | Kansas City [$] | N.Y. Jets [$] | 13-6 | New York | 62,977 | |
| 1968 | Dec. 22 | Oakland [$] | Kansas City [$] | 41-6 | Oakland | 53,605 |
* Sudden death overtime
$ Players received 1/14 of annual salary for playoff appearances.
Includes Second-Round Playoff Games (1982), AFC Inter-Divisional Games (1969), and special playoff games to break ties for AFL Division Championships (1963, 1968)
| NFC Divisional Playoffs Results | ||||||
| Season | Date | Winner (Share) | Loser (Share) | Score | Site | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jan. 14 | Chicago ($19,000) | Seattle ($19,000) | 27-24* | Chicago | 62,184 |
| Jan. 13 | New Orleans ($19,000) | Philadelphia ($19,000) | 27-24 | New Orleans | 70,001 | |
| 2005 | Jan. 15 | Carolina ($19,000) | Chicago ($19,000) | 29-21 | Chicago | 62,209 |
| Jan. 14 | Seattle ($19,000) | Washington ($19,000) | 20-10 | Seattle | 67,551 | |
| 2004 | Jan. 16 | Philadelphia ($18,000) | Minnesota ($18,000) | 27-14 | Philadelphia | 67,722 |
| Jan. 15 | Atlanta ($18,000) | St. Louis ($18,000) | 47-17 | Atlanta | 70,709 | |
| 2003 | Jan. 11 | Philadelphia ($18,000) | Green Bay ($18,000) | 20-17* | Philadelphia | 67,707 |
| Jan. 10 | Carolina ($18,000) | St. Louis ($18,000) | 29-23* | St. Louis | 66,165 | |
| 2002 | Jan. 12 | Tampa Bay ($17,000) | San Francisco ($17,000) | 31-6 | Tampa Bay | 65,599 |
| Jan. 11 | Philadelphia ($17,000) | Atlanta ($17,000) | 20-6 | Philadelphia | 66,452 | |
| 2001 | Jan. 20 | St. Louis ($17,000) | Green Bay ($17,000) | 45-17 | St. Louis | 66,338 |
| Jan. 19 | Philadelphia ($17,000) | Chicago ($17,000) | 33-19 | Chicago | 66,944 | |
| 2000 | Jan. 7 | N.Y. Giants ($16,000) | Philadelphia ($16,000) | 20-10 | East Rutherford | 78,765 |
| Jan. 6 | Minnesota ($16,000) | New Orleans ($16,000) | 34-16 | Minneapolis | 63,881 | |
| 1999 | Jan. 16 | St. Louis ($16,000) | Minnesota ($16,000) | 49-37 | St. Louis | 66,194 |
| Jan. 15 | Tampa Bay ($16,000) | Washington ($16,000) | 14-13 | Tampa Bay | 65,835 | |
| 1998 | Jan. 10 | Minnesota ($15,000) | Arizona ($15,000) | 41-21 | Minneapolis | 63,760 |
| Jan. 9 | Atlanta ($15,000) | San Francisco ($15,000) | 20-18 | Atlanta | 70,262 | |
| 1997 | Jan. 4 | Green Bay ($15,000) | Tampa Bay ($15,000) | 21-7 | Green Bay | 60,327 |
| Jan. 3 | San Francisco ($15,000) | Minnesota ($15,000) | 38-22 | San Francisco | 65,018 | |
| 1996 | Jan. 5 | Carolina ($14,000) | Dallas ($14,000) | 26-17 | Carolina | 72,808 |
| Jan. 4 | Green Bay ($14,000) | San Francisco ($14,000) | 35-14 | Green Bay | 60,787 | |
| 1995 | Jan. 7 | Dallas ($13,000) | Philadelphia ($13,000) | 30-11 | Dallas | 64,371 |
| Jan. 6 | Green Bay ($13,000) | San Francisco ($13,000) | 27-17 | San Francisco | 69,311 | |
| 1994 | Jan. 8 | Dallas ($12,000) | Green Bay ($12,000) | 35-9 | Dallas | 64,745 |
| Jan. 7 | San Francisco ($12,000) | Chicago ($12,000) | 44-15 | San Francisco | 64,644 | |
| 1993 | Jan. 16 | Dallas ($12,000) | Green Bay ($12,000) | 27-17 | Dallas | 64,790 |
| Jan. 15 | San Francisco ($12,000) | N.Y. Giants ($12,000) | 44-3 | San Francisco | 67,143 | |
| 1992 | Jan. 10 | Dallas ($10,000) | Philadelphia ($10,000) | 34-10 | Dallas | 63,721 |
| Jan. 9 | San Francisco ($10,000) | Washington ($10,000) | 20-13 | San Francisco | 64,991 | |
| 1991 | Jan. 5 | Detroit ($10,000) | Dallas ($10,000) | 38-6 | Detroit | 78,290 |
| Jan. 4 | Washington ($10,000) | Atlanta ($10,000) | 24-7 | Washington | 55,181 | |
| 1990 | Jan. 13 | N.Y. Giants ($10,000) | Chicago ($10,000) | 31-3 | East Rutherford | 77,025 |
| Jan. 12 | San Francisco ($10,000) | Washington ($10,000) | 28-10 | San Francisco | 65,292 | |
| 1989 | Jan. 7 | L.A. Rams ($10,000) | N.Y. Giants ($10,000) | 19-13* | East Rutherford | 76,526 |
| Jan. 6 | San Francisco ($10,000) | Minnesota ($10,000) | 41-13 | San Francisco | 64,918 | |
| 1988 | Jan. 1 | San Francisco ($10,000) | Minnesota ($10,000) | 34-9 | San Francisco | 61,848 |
| Dec. 31 | Chicago ($10,000) | Philadelphia ($10,000) | 20-12 | Chicago | 65,534 | |
| 1987 | Jan. 10 | Washington ($10,000) | Chicago ($10,000) | 21-17 | Chicago | 65,268 |
| Jan. 9 | Minnesota ($10,000) | San Francisco ($10,000) | 36-24 | San Francisco | 63,008 | |
| 1986 | Jan. 4 | N.Y. Giants ($10,000) | San Francisco ($10,000) | 49-3 | East Rutherford | 75,691 |
| Jan. 3 | Washington ($10,000) | Chicago ($10,000) | 27-13 | Chicago | 65,524 | |
| 1985 | Jan. 5 | Chicago ($10,000) | N.Y. Giants ($10,000) | 21-0 | Chicago | 65,670 |
| Jan. 4 | L.A. Rams ($10,000) | Dallas ($10,000) | 20-0 | Anaheim | 66,581 | |
| 1984 | Dec. 30 | Chicago ($10,000) | Washington ($10,000) | 23-19 | Washington | 55,431 |
| Dec. 29 | San Francisco ($10,000) | N.Y. Giants ($10,000) | 21-10 | San Francisco | 60,303 | |
| 1983 | Jan. 1 | Washington ($10,000) | L.A. Rams ($10,000) | 51-7 | Washington | 54,440 |
| Dec. 31 | San Francisco ($10,000) | Detroit ($10,000) | 24-23 | San Francisco | 59,979 | |
| 1982 | Jan. 16 | Dallas ($10,000) | Green Bay ($10,000) | 37-26 | Dallas | 63,972 |
| Jan. 15 | Washington ($10,000) | Minnesota ($10,000) | 21-7 | Washington | 54,593 | |
| 1981 | Jan. 3 | San Francisco ($5,000) | N.Y. Giants ($5,000) | 38-24 | San Francisco | 58,360 |
| Jan. 2 | Dallas ($5,000) | Tampa Bay ($5,000) | 38-0 | Dallas | 64,848 | |
| 1980 | Jan. 4 | Dallas ($5,000) | Atlanta ($5,000) | 30-27 | Atlanta | 59,793 |
| Jan. 3 | Philadelphia ($5,000) | Minnesota ($5,000) | 31-16 | Philadelphia | 70,178 | |
| 1979 | Dec. 30 | Los Angeles ($5,000) | Dallas ($5,000) | 21-19 | Dallas | 64,792 |
| Dec. 29 | Tampa Bay ($5,000) | Philadelphia ($5,000) | 24-17 | Tampa Bay | 71,402 | |
| 1978 | Dec. 31 | Los Angeles ($5,000) | Minnesota ($5,000) | 34-10 | Los Angeles | 70,436 |
| Dec. 30 | Dallas ($5,000) | Atlanta ($5,000) | 27-20 | Dallas | 63,406 | |
| 1977 | Dec. 26 | Dallas ($5,000) | Chicago ($5,000) | 37-7 | Dallas | 63,260 |
| Dec. 26 | Minnesota ($5,000) | Los Angeles ($5,000) | 14-7 | Los Angeles | 70,203 | |
| 1976 | Dec. 19 | Los Angeles [$] | Dallas [$] | 14-12 | Dallas | 63,283 |
| Dec. 18 | Minnesota [$] | Washington [$] | 35-20 | Minneapolis | 47,466 | |
| 1975 | Dec. 28 | Dallas [$] | Minnesota [$] | 17-14 | Minneapolis | 48,050 |
| Dec. 27 | Los Angeles [$] | St. Louis [$] | 35-23 | Los Angeles | 73,459 | |
| 1974 | Dec. 22 | Los Angeles [$] | Washington [$] | 19-10 | Los Angeles | 77,925 |
| Dec. 21 | Minnesota [$] | St. Louis [$] | 30-14 | Minneapolis | 48,150 | |
| 1973 | Dec. 23 | Dallas [$] | Los Angeles [$] | 27-16 | Dallas | 63,272 |
| Dec. 22 | Minnesota [$] | Washington [$] | 27-20 | Minneapolis | 48,040 | |
| 1972 | Dec. 24 | Washington [$] | Green Bay [$] | 16-3 | Washington | 52,321 |
| Dec. 23 | Dallas [$] | San Francisco [$] | 30-28 | San Francisco | 59,746 | |
| 1971 | Dec. 26 | San Francisco [$] | Washington [$] | 24-20 | San Francisco | 45,327 |
| Dec. 25 | Dallas [$] | Minnesota [$] | 20-12 | Minneapolis | 47,307 | |
| 1970 | Dec. 27 | San Francisco [$] | Minnesota [$] | 17-14 | Minneapolis | 45,103 |
| Dec. 26 | Dallas [$] | Detroit [$] | 5-0 | Dallas | 69,613 | |
| 1969 | Dec. 28 | Cleveland [$] | Dallas [$] | 38-14 | Dallas | 69,321 |
| Dec. 27 | Minnesota [$] | Los Angeles [$] | 23-20 | Minneapolis | 47,900 | |
| 1968 | Dec. 22 | Baltimore [$] | Minnesota [$] | 24-14 | Baltimore | 60,238 |
| Dec. 21 | Cleveland [$] | Dallas [$] | 31-20 | Cleveland | 81,497 | |
| 1967 | Dec. 24 | Dallas [$] | Cleveland [$] | 52-14 | Dallas | 70,786 |
| Dec. 23 | Green Bay [$] | Los Angeles [$] | 28-7 | Milwaukee | 49,861 | |
| 1965 | Dec. 26 | Green Bay [$] | Baltimore [$] | 13-10* | Green Bay | 50,484 |
| 1958 | Dec. 21 | N.Y. Giants (#) | Cleveland (#) | 10-0 | New York | 61,274 |
| 1957 | Dec. 22 | Detroit (#) | San Francisco (#) | 31-27 | San Francisco | 60,118 |
| 1952 | Dec. 21 | Detroit (#) | Los Angeles (#) | 31-21 | Detroit | 47,645 |
| 1950 | Dec. 17 | Los Angeles (#) | Chicago Bears (#) | 24-14 | Los Angeles | 83,501 |
| Dec. 17 | Cleveland (#) | N.Y. Giants (#) | 8-3 | Cleveland | 33,054 | |
| 1947 | Dec. 21 | Philadelphia (#) | Pittsburgh (#) | 21-0 | Pittsburgh | 35,729 |
| 1943 | Dec. 19 | Washington (¢) | N.Y. Giants (¢) | 28-0 | New York | 42,800 |
| 1941 | Dec. 14 | Chicago Bears (¢) | Green Bay(¢) | 33-14 | Chicago | 43,425 |
* Sudden death overtime
[$] Players received 1/14 of annual salary for playoff appearances.
# Players received 1/12 of annual salary for playoff appearances.
¢ Players received 1/10 of annual salary for playoff appearances.
Includes Second-Round Playoff Games (1982), NFL Conference Championship Games (1967-69), and special playoff games to break ties for NFL Division or Conference Championships (1941, 1943, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1965)
