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Prior to 1975, the NFL rotated hosting rights of playoff games between divisions, and the NFC East champion Cowboys had the right to host the 1971 title game. It was the fourth title game played by the Cowboys, [a] and the 49ers' second title game appearance as an NFL team after the preceding season's game. [b]
The contest remains the lowest-scoring postseason game in NFL history and was just the second time in league history a game ended with a 5–0 score. [3] It was the first playoff game without a touchdown in twenty years. [4] [5] This was the first postseason meeting between the Lions and Cowboys. [2]
This is a list of playoff records set by various teams in various categories in ... 1971, 1982, 1992 ... 1967 (1967 NFL Championship Game) Baltimore Ravens (99) vs ...
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 ...
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.
The Cowboys playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.. The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd regular season of the National Football League.The Boston Patriots changed their name to New England Patriots to widen their appeal to the entire New England region after moving to their new stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, located between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island.
The longest NFL overtime game played to date is 82 minutes, 40 seconds: Miami Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian made the walk-off 37-yard field goal after 7:40 of the second overtime to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–24, in an AFC playoff game on December 25, 1971. [14] [15] [16]
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 ...