NFL Playoff Bracket

The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.

Wild Card

Divisional

AFC Championship

Super Bowl XLVI

NFC Championship

Divisional

Wild Card

	#5 Steelers							#5 Falcons
	DEN 29-23 (OT) Recap	#4 Broncos					#4 Giants	NYG 24-2 Recap
	#4 Broncos							#4 Giants
			#1 Patriots			#4 Giants
		NE 45-10 Recap					NYG 37-20 Recap
				#1 Patriots
		#1 Patriots					#1 Packers
			NE 23-20 Recap	GIANTS 21-17 Recap		NYG 20-17 (OT) Recap
		#2 Ravens					#2 49ers
					#4 Giants
		BAL 20-13 Recap	#2 Ravens			#2 49ers	SF 36-32 Recap
	#6 Bengals							#6 Lions
	HOU 31-10 Recap	#3 Texans					#3 Saints	NO 45-28 Recap
	#3 Texans							#3 Saints