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.
| Dates | January 15 – February 13, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2021 | ||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||
| Games played | 13 | ||||
| Super Bowl LVI site | |||||
| Defending champions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Champions | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Runners-up | Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
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Participants
changeSeeds are based off a team's placement in their conference.
| 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
change| 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
changeWinners 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
change- ↑ "NFL announces Super Wild Card Weekend schedule". NFL.com. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NFL announces Divisional Round schedule". NFL.com. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hipes, Patrick (December 14, 2011). "UPDATE: NBC, CBS And Fox Score Nine-Year NFL Extensions Taking Them To 2022". Deadline.
- ↑ 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.