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The National Football League playoffs for the 1977 season began on December 24, 1977. The postseason tournament concluded with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII , 27–10, on January 15, 1978, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana .
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 is a complete listing of National Football League (NFL) playoff games, grouped by franchise. Games featuring relocated teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. "(Years in italics)" indicate a pending playoff game. Tables are sorted first by the number of games, then the number of wins ...
Divisional playoffs: N1 Dallas 27 Dec 24 – Memorial Stadium: A1 Denver 10 Super Bowl XII: 4 Oakland: 37** Jan 1 – Mile High Stadium 2* Baltimore: 31 AFC: 4 Oakland 17 Dec 24 – Mile High Stadium: 1 Denver 20 AFC Championship: 3 Pittsburgh: 21 1* Denver: 34
The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is the conclusion of the NFL playoffs. The winner receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Longest playoff game, 82 minutes, 40 seconds; Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 25, 1971 (2OT, Divisional Round) Longest playoff drought, 25 seasons; Washington Redskins, 1946–1970 Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, 1949–1973. Longest playoff drought, expansion team, 20 seasons; New Orleans Saints, 1967–1986. Longest playoff drought ...
NFL ‡ NFC * East ^ 1st ^ 13 3 0 .813 Won Divisional playoffs 34–10 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20 Won Super Bowl XXVII (3) (vs. Bills) 52–17 Troy Aikman (SB MVP Tooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award) [61] [34] 1993: 1993: NFL ‡ NFC * East ^ 1st ^ 12 4 0 .750 Won Divisional playoffs 27–17 Won NFC Championship 38–21
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...