2021–22 NFL playoffs

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
NFL playoffs
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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.

Participants

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Further information: NFL playoffs § Current playoff system

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

This bracket:

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.