2021–22 NFL playoffs

playoff tournament for the 2021 NFL season

The 2021–22 NFL playoffs was the playoff tournament for the 2021 season. This was the first playoff with a 17 game season. The playoffs ended with Super Bowl LVI on February 13, with the Los Angeles Rams becoming champions.

2021–22 NFL playoffs
DatesJanuary 15 – February 13, 2022
Season2021
Teams14
Games played13
Super Bowl LVI site
Defending championsTampa Bay Buccaneers
ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Runners-upCincinnati Bengals

Participants

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Seeds are based off a team's placement in their conference.

Playoff seeds
Seed AFC NFC
1 Tennessee Titans (South winner) Green Bay Packers (North winner)
2 Kansas City Chiefs (West winner) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (South winner)
3 Buffalo Bills (East winner) Dallas Cowboys (East winner)
4 Cincinnati Bengals (North winner) Los Angeles Rams (West winner)
5 Las Vegas Raiders (wild card) Arizona Cardinals (wild card)
6 New England Patriots (wild card) San Francisco 49ers (wild card)
7 Pittsburgh Steelers (wild card) Philadelphia Eagles (wild card)


Bracket

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Jan 16 – AT&T Stadium Jan 22 – Lambeau Field
6 San Francisco 23
3 Dallas 17
6 San Francisco 13
Jan 30 – SoFi Stadium
Jan 17 – SoFi Stadium 1 Green Bay 10
NFC
5 Arizona 11 6 San Francisco 17
Jan 23 – Raymond James Stadium
4 LA Rams 34 4 LA Rams 20
NFC Championship
Jan 16 – Raymond James Stadium 4 LA Rams 30
2 Tampa Bay 27
7 Philadelphia 15
Divisional playoffs Feb 13 – SoFi Stadium
2 Tampa Bay 31
Wild Card playoffs
N4 LA Rams 23
Jan 15 – Paul Brown Stadium Jan 22 – Nissan Stadium A4 Cincinnati 20
Super Bowl LVI
5 Las Vegas 19
4 Cincinnati 26
4 Cincinnati 19
Jan 30 – Arrowhead Stadium
Jan 15 – Highmark Stadium 1 Tennessee 16
AFC
6 New England 17 4 Cincinnati 27*
Jan 23 – Arrowhead Stadium
3 Buffalo 47 2 Kansas City 24
AFC Championship
Jan 16 – Arrowhead Stadium 3 Buffalo 36
2 Kansas City 42*
7 Pittsburgh 21
2 Kansas City 42


* Indicates overtime victory

Schedule

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Winners of each game are in Bold

Away team Score Home team Date Kickoff
(ET / UTC–5)
TV
Wild Card playoffs[1]
Las Vegas Raiders 19–26 Cincinnati Bengals January 15, 2022 4:35 p.m. NBC
New England Patriots 17–47 Buffalo Bills January 15, 2022 8:15 p.m. CBS
Philadelphia Eagles 15–31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 16, 2022 1:05 p.m. Fox
San Francisco 49ers 23–17 Dallas Cowboys January 16, 2022 4:40 p.m. CBS[2]
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–42 Kansas City Chiefs January 16, 2022 8:15 p.m. NBC
Arizona Cardinals 11–34 Los Angeles Rams January 17, 2022 8:15 p.m. ABC/ESPN
Divisional playoffs[3]
Cincinnati Bengals 19–16 Tennessee Titans January 22, 2022 4:35 p.m. CBS
San Francisco 49ers 13–10 Green Bay Packers January 22, 2022 8:15 p.m. Fox
Los Angeles Rams 30–27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 23, 2022 3:05 p.m. NBC
Buffalo Bills 36–42 (OT) Kansas City Chiefs January 23, 2022 6:40 p.m. CBS
Conference Championships
Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs January 30, 2022 3:05 p.m. CBS[4]
San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams January 30, 2022 6:40 p.m. Fox[4]
Super Bowl LVI
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Winner of SF vs LAR Winner of KC vs CIN February 13, 2022 6:30 p.m. NBC[5]

References

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  1. "NFL announces Super Wild Card Weekend schedule". NFL.com. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. AlBaroudi, Wajih (December 16, 2021). "NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon set to return a after Slime-filled, Emmy-winning debut last season". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. "NFL announces Divisional Round schedule". NFL.com. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hipes, Patrick (December 14, 2011). "UPDATE: NBC, CBS And Fox Score Nine-Year NFL Extensions Taking Them To 2022". Deadline.
  5. Lynch, Jason (January 28, 2018). "NBC Sports Is About to Make $1.4 Billion in 22 Days Thanks to the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics". Adweek.